How to declare Motor parameters using block ?

[GenghisHan-op]

I'm moving my code from Python to Block, please tell me how to declare all parameters of the Motor using block ?
ClassMotor(port, positive_direction=Direction.CLOCKWISE, gears=None, reset_angle=True, profile=None)
Thank you

[BertLindeman]

Do you need all these parameters or are the defaults OK?

Obvious you need Port and in the setup block you define the positive_direction.

The doc of the reset_angle argument:

• reset_angle (bool)
  Choose True to reset the rotation sensor value to the absolute marker angle (between -180 and 179).
  Choose False to keep the current value, so your program knows where it left off last time.

As we "prooved" in #1913 the default reset_angle is 'False' The default actually is True.

Bert

[GenghisHan-op]

I need to add reset_angle parameter "False" to the motor. I can do this easily with python, but can you tell me how to do in block coding ? In the block, I can only choose port and direction for the motor.

[BertLindeman]

I do not know of an easy way to import a small python program to do this.

And I do not know if there is an expanded motor block in the planning. @laurensvalk DO you know?

[laurensvalk]

This feature isn't available in blocks. We try to strike a balance between usability and simplicity. People who use an advanced feature like this have usually already made the jump to Python.

But if you must, you can do it by opening this program: motor_with_reset.zip

[GenghisHan-op]

Thanks a looooot for this.
I wrote the code with Python, after that translated to Block so that I can teach my son (3rd grade).
This means alot for me.

[BertLindeman]

Thanks Laurens, you make it look so simple.
Would be nice to have a box full of these nice examples 😄

[laurensvalk]

This is technically "not possible". The Port and Direction parameters aren't normally available as separate blocks on the palette. But they still exist... 😄