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PictoBlox Extension

Quarky Connect

Quarky Connect v3_1
Extension Description
Control multiple Quarky wirelessly.
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 Available in: Block Coding, Python Coding
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 Mode: Stage Mode, Upload Mode
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 WiFi Required: No
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 Compatible Hardware in Block Coding: Quarky
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 Compatible Hardware in Python: Quarky
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 Object Declaration in Python: quarky = Quarky()
  • STEMpedia-Rocket-800x800 Extension Catergory:

Introduction

This extension lets you connect multiple Quarky robots together wirelessly using ESP-NOW. With this, you can make one Quarky control others, send messages between them, or make them work together as a team — all without needing a Wi-Fi Router or the internet!
It’s perfect for fun classroom projects where students build smart robots that talk to each other, like a group of robots moving in sync or passing information. Designed for students, teachers, and makers, this extension helps you explore wireless communication and teamwork between robots in a simple, block-based way using PictoBlox.

Accessing Quarky Connect in Block Coding

Following is the process to add Quarky Connect capability to the PictoBlox Project.

  1. Open PictoBlox and create a new file.

  2. Select the coding environment as Blocks
  3. Select Quarky Board
  4. Now, select the “Add Extension” button and add the Quarky Connect extension.
  5. The Quarky Connect blocks can all be accessed here.
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PictoBlox Blocks

To initialize Quarky Connect extension
To receive the wireless command from [Master]. Master: Here we have to enter a Quarky ID, written on the top sticker.
if [Message] is received. Message: This message is in String format. Return true if particular string is received.
add peers [Peer ID] as Quarky [Number]. Peer ID: Here we have to enter the BLE name of the peer we want to control. Number: We will map this ID as Quarky 1 or 2 or 3. In a similar way at a time we can connect up to 16 Quarky with one master.
With the help of this block we can remove all of the connected peers connected to master.
send [message] to Quarky [Number] We can send message to given peer Quarky.
Sensor Stream is the collection of sensor values coming from a connected peer. With the help of this block, we can start/stop this stream. By default sensor stream is enabled, when using Expansion or Addon blocks it is recommended to stop the stream.
Display [emotion] in Quarky [No] Example: Display happy emotion in peer quarky 1.
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