PictoBlox Extensions
  1. Scratch Based Default Extensions
    1. Motion
    2. Looks
    3. Sound
    4. Control
    5. Events
    6. Sensing
    7. Operators
    8. My Blocks
    9. Variables
  2. Artificial Intelligence
    1. Face Detection
    2. Object Detection
    3. Human Body Detection
    4. Computer Vision
    5. Text Recognition
    6. Speech Recognition
    7. ChatGPT
    8. Natural Language Processing
    9. Recognition Cards
    10. Text to Speech
    11. Translate
    12. Open CV
  3. Innovative Extensions
    1. QR Code Scanner
    2. Weather Data
    3. Physics Engine
    4. IFTTT Webhooks
    5. Internet of Things (IoT)
    6. Data Logger
    7. Music
    8. Video Sensing
    9. Pen
  4. Machine Learning Environment
    1. Image Classifier (ML)
    2. Object Detection (ML)
    3. Pose Classifier (ML)
    4. Hand Pose Classifier (ML)
    5. Audio Classifier (ML)
    6. Number Classifier and Regression (ML)
    7. Text Classifier (ML)
  5. Quarky
    1. Quarky (Main)
    2. Display (Quarky)
    3. Robot (Quarky)
    4. Sensors (Quarky)
    5. Speaker (Quarky)
    6. Quarky Ultimate Robots
    7. Quarky Expansion Board
    8. Mars Rover
    9. Humanoid (Quarky)
    10. Quadruped (Quarky)
    11. IoT House (Quarky)
    12. Quarky Mecanum
    13. Quarky Robotic Arm
    14. Dabble
    15. Quarky Advance Line Following
PictoBlox Extension

Speaker (Quarky)

Quaky-sensors
Extension Description
Controls the speaker of the Quarky to play music.
  • 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

The extension allows you to control the speaker of the Quarky.

Connecting Quarky with PictoBlox

Let’s begin by first connecting Quarky to PictoBlox. Select your preferred type of device i.e. either the desktop/laptop or your smartphone and follow the instructions.

Desktop

Follow the steps below for connecting Quarky to PictoBlox:

  1. First, connect Quarky to your laptop using a USB cable.
    Power Quarky
  2. Next, open PictoBlox on your desktop.
  3. After that, select Block or Python Coding as your coding environment.
  4. Then, click the Board button in the toolbar and select board as Quarky.
  5. Next, select the appropriate Serial port if the Quarky is connected via USB or the Bluetooth Port if you want to connect Quarky via Bluetooth and press Connect.
    COM Port

And voila! Quarky is now connected to PictoBlox.

Mobile

Follow the steps below for connecting Quarky to PictoBlox:

  1. First, power ON Quarky.
  2. Open PictoBlox on your smartphone. Go to My Space and make a new project by clicking the ‘+(plus)’ button in the bottom-right corner.
    PictoBlox in Mobile Phone
  3. Then, tap the Board button in the top-right corner of the toolbar.
    PictoBlox BoardSelect board as Quarky.
  4. Next, tap the Connect button:
    PictoBlox ConnectSelect your device from the list.

And voila! Quarky is now connected to PictoBlox.

Stage Mode

Stage mode is one of the two modes you can write your programs in Pictoblox. In this mode, you can write scripts for the sprite and boards to interact with sprites in real-time. If you disconnect the board with Pictoblox, you cannot interact with the board anymore. In this mode, you can make games and animation interacting with Quarky.

You can toggle between the upload mode and stage mode using the button on the top right side of Pictoblox.

Note:  You have to upload the firmware into the device before interacting with it. Please refer to this doc: https://ai.thestempedia.com/docs/updating-quarky-firmaware-with-pictoblox/

In Python Coding Environment, use the following object declaration to use Python functions in Stage Mode:

quarky = Quarky()

Upload Mode

Upload mode is one of the two modes you can write your programs in Pictoblox. This mode allows you to write scripts and upload them to the board so that you can use them even when it is not connected to your computer, for example, you need to upload a script for making moving robots.

In this case, Quarky will run offline according to the program and it can not interact with the stage.

In Python Coding Environment, use the following object declaration to use Python functions in Upload Mode:

from quarky import *
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PictoBlox Blocks

The block plays the specified audio on the Quarky speaker. The block does not have any callbacks, so other blocks can be executed while this block is running.
The block plays the specified audio on the Quarky speaker. The block has a callback, so other blocks will be executed after the audio is played.
The block stops the execution of the audio running on Quarky.
The block plays the tone on the speaker for the specified note and duration.
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Block Coding Examples

Dance Party

The example demonstrates how to run different actions with the Quarky touch sensor to make a disco party in PictoBlox.

Dance Sequence with Quadruped and Music

Learn how to create a dance sequence with Quadruped and Music using PictoBlox in this tutorial. With this tutorial.

Flame Based Alarm System

This example shows you how to use the flame sensor to detect heat or flame nearby, and then how to create an alarm system that is triggered by the flame sensor.

Robot Pet

The example demonstrates how to make a vertical robot pet that senses the hand on the IR sensor and acts accordingly.

Sign Detection With Humanoid

Learn how to code logic for video input detection .set the bounding box threshold, and detect signals to control Humanoid movements.

Sign Detection with Quadruped

Learn how to set the bounding box threshold, and detect signals such as 'Go', 'TurnRight', 'TurnLeft', and 'Stop' to control quadruped movements.

Sign Detection with Quarky

The example demonstrates how to use sign detection and make the Quarky show the detection on the LED.

Touch Piano

The example demonstrates using the Quarky touch display to make touch piano.
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Python Functions

playsound()
The function plays the specified audio on the Quarky speaker. The function does not have any callbacks, so other functions can be executed while this function is running.
Syntax: playsound(audio = “QuarkyIntro”)
playsounduntildone()
The function plays the specified audio on the Quarky speaker. The function has a callback, so other functions will be executed after the audio is played.
Syntax: playsounduntildone(audio = “QuarkyIntro”)
stopaudio()
The function stops the execution of the audio running on Quarky.
Syntax: stopaudio()
playtone()
The function plays the tone on the speaker for the specified note and duration. The duration is calculated by the factor.
Syntax: playtone(note = “C4”, duration_factor = 1)
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Python Coding Examples

Dance Party – Python

The example demonstrates how to run different actions with the Quarky touch sensor to make a disco party in Python Coding Environment.

Robot Pet – Python

The example demonstrates how to make a vertical robot pet that senses the hand on the IR sensor and acts accordingly in the Python Coding Environment.

Sign Detection with Humanoid

Learn how to set the bounding box threshold, and detect signals such as 'Go', 'TurnRight', 'TurnLeft', and 'Stop' to control humanoid movements.

Sign Detection with Quadruped

Learn how to set the bounding box threshold, and detect signals such as 'Go', 'TurnRight', 'TurnLeft', and 'Stop' to control quadruped movements.

Touch Piano – Python

The example demonstrates using the Quarky touch display to make a touch piano in the Python Coding Mode.
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