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@gbr1 gbr1 released this 16 Oct 15:27
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1.1.0 - updates πŸŽ‰

🚨 New features:

  • ⏰ timer, one shot and continuos. It is now possible to trigger a callback by a timer, check examples for more;
  • βš™οΈ servomotors, now it is possible to call also alvik.servo_<label>.set_position(<degrees>), also get_position() is available;
  • πŸͺ‡ movements events, it is possible to trigger callbacks via shaking or tilting Alvik, spare methods such as on_shake() and on_<axis>_tilt() are also available;
  • πŸ—£οΈi2c rework, it is possible now to use alvik.i2c as qwiic or Grove I2C, take a look on communication folder in examples
  • πŸͺ« battery, new behaviour available by default, at 20% Alvik will blink red and at 10% it stops motors asking to be charged, method to check charging is availble;
  • πŸ›ž wheels, position is now blocking, it is possible to set as non-blocking by a parameter such as move and rotate methods;
  • πŸ€–versioning, it is possible to check the firmware version compatibility and versions by: get_lib_version() and get_fw_version();
  • πŸ”₯ minor fixes and thread performance improveme

🚨 NOTE:

Since this release firmware version is checked, so update also Alvik firmware with right version is required.
It is possible to find here.

Now Alvik will check constantly the battery charge!
Under 20% it will start blinking red leds and under 10% it will stop motors. Please take care of charging your Alvik

πŸ₯³ πŸ›œ We also created 2 new web tools! πŸ₯³ πŸ›œ

πŸ€– Alvik update tool
Alvik update tool is now availble here: https://alvikupdate.arduino.cc/
This tool will update Alvik micropython library and Alvik Carrier firmware.

πŸ§ͺπŸ’» Arduino Lab For Micropython web
Program Alvik on a webpage, available in Arduino Cloud resources: https://lab-micropython.arduino.cc/

Note: These tools work on Chromebooks, too