coding kit motion sensor...the bluetooth li˜ht on the side will tell you if your kit is connected...
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PCB + SensorsPCB SENSORS
Light ringLIGHT RING
POWER
Powerpower
Batteriesbatteries
Take out the pieces
You’ve taken your first step into a larger world
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It’s called a Printed Circuit Board or PCB
Let’s begin. Pick up this piece
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Take a closer look
It’s made of sensors, LEDs, microprocessors,resistors and tracers
SENSORSSENSORS
LEDsleds
Size matters not
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Each sensor has two lenses. The top lens sends out an infrared beam
Infrared is a type of light invisible to humans
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so the sensor can see where your hand is
When your hand breaks the beam, it gets reflected back to the bottom lens
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All four sensors work together to tell if your hand is going…
up, down, forwards, backwards, left, right, or tilting
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Now, reach out… put your hand over the sensors. What do you see?
The PCB tells the lights to brighten as your hand gets closer to the sensors
X: 10
Y: 3
Z: 52
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A simple language your computer can understand
The PCB also turns your movements into 1s and 0s – binary code
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I am fluent in over six millionforms of communication
X: 10
Y: 3
Z: 52
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It beams those 1s and 0s to your computer
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letting you make things move on a screen
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Now, simply download the Star Wars™ Coding Kit by Kano app onto your device to start playing with the Star Wars™ The Force™ Coding Kit motion sensor
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Download it at kano.me/app/starwars
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so the kit knows which way it is facing
The power button should always point towards you
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POWERPOWER
I’ll take good care of her. She won’t get a scratch
HOLD FOR
SECONDS
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To save battery power, put the kit into sleep mode
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Press and hold the button for three seconds
CONNECTED TO YOUR DEVICE
SOLID BLUESEARCHING FOR
YOUR DEVICE
FLASHING
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The Bluetooth light on the side will tell you if your kit is connected
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LOW BATTERYLOW battery
CHANGE BATTERIESchange batteries
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The lights on top also tell you di�erent things
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HE
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Something not working? Get help fast at help.kano.me
Use these help codes
The Force™ Coding Kit not powering up
The Force™ Coding Kit won’t connect to device
Help installing or using the Star Wars™ Coding Kit by Kano app
Device isn’t supported
FK2
FK3
FK4
FK5
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