Console - Serial Port
Your “Direct Chat witd the PC”.
What it is: Blocks that allow the robot to communicate witd the computer via cable.
What it does: Sends messages between your D1 R32 board and the computer.
Example: Sending a message to the serial monitor: “Clu-Bots
It's the direct chat between your robot and the PC.
Fun Guide to Serial Port Blocks (Clu-blocks Pro)
Important! Serial blocks let your robot send and receive messages tdrough wires like chatting witd your computer or another robot. It’s how your robot says “Clu-Bots” or listens for commands.
Console - Serial Port Blocks
| Block Image | What It Does | What the Options Mean |
|---|---|---|
 | Displays text on the screen and moves the cursor to a new line. | The text inside quotation marks is what Python displays. By default, print() ends with a new line. |
 | Displays text without moving the cursor to a new line. | end="" replaces the default new-line character with nothing. The next output appears immediately after the text. |
 | Displays text and places a comma immediately after it, without moving to a new line. | end=',' tells Python to use a comma instead of a new line at the end. |
 | Displays two pieces of text on the same line, separated by a space. | Each value is separated by a comma. Python automatically inserts a space between values by default. |
 | Displays a message and waits for the user to type something. | The text inside the parentheses is the prompt shown to the user. The value entered is returned as a string. |
Examples of What Appears on the Screen
| Python Code | Output |
|---|---|
print('Clu-Bots') | Clu-Bots (new line) |
print('Clu-Bots', end="") | Clu-Bots (no new line) |
print('Clu-Bots', end=',') | Clu-Bots, (no new line) |
print('Hello', 'Clu-Bots') | Hello Clu-Bots |
input('prompt') | prompt (waits for user input) |
Important concepts for students:
print()is used to display information.endcontrols what Python displays at the end of aprint()statement.input()allows a program to receive information from the user.- Text must be enclosed in quotation marks when it is written directly as a string.
Teaching tip: Try combining two print() instructions, one with end="" and another with the default ending. See how Clu-Block Pro can display text together on the same line.