Version 1

Version 1 of our IR Seeker

Our version 1 board uses different firmware version to provide advanced functionality.

Firmware Links

Standard Version

The standard mode of the IR Seeker supports the following configurations:

• EV3 (EV3G - Via our custom blocks)

• EV3 Python

• Micro:Bit (via Adapter)

• I2C - Via EV3 Port or Grove style connector

• Spike Prime (Distance Sensor)

Standard Version (Defender)

The defender mode of the IR Seeker supports the following configurations with half the field visibility of the standard firmware.

• EV3 (EV3G - Via our custom blocks)

• EV3 Python

• Micro:Bit (via Adapter)

• I2C - Via EV3 Port or Grove style connector

• Spike Prime (Distance Sensor)

Advanced Version

This mode can only be used from Spike Python, the sensor will no longer show up as a distance sensor. This mode will return both the direction and signal strength.

• EV3 (EV3G - Via our custom blocks)

• EV3 Python

• EV3 (Classroom - Distance Sensor)

• Micro:Bit (via Adapter)

• Spike Prime Python ONLY

Do I have a version 1 board?

The version 1 IR Seeker has a single expansion port as shown in the image below.

Version 1 of the IR Seeker

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