Each Edison robot arrives in a small orange box. Open the box and remove Edison
by unrolling the interior cardboard. To get Edison ready for use, you need to
complete the following three steps:
1. Open the battery compartment at the back of Edison and remove the
EdComm programming cable. You can
learn more about using the door at
https://meetedison.com/lockable-
battery-door/
2. Insert 4 ‘AAA’ batteries. Please refer
to the picture and ensure that the
batteries are inserted correctly to avoid
damaging Edison. Be sure to reclose
the battery case by clipping the battery
cover back on.
Please note: Low or flat batteries can cause
a range of issues with Edison. For this reason, always use fresh, fully charged
batteries in your robots.
Choosing batteries: If using disposable batteries with Edison, only ever use alkaline
batteries. (These are the most common standard AAA batteries you will find in just
about any shop.) If you are using rechargeable batteries with Edison, only use
nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries. Never use lithium rechargeable,
heavy-duty disposable, super heavy-duty disposable or carbon-zinc batteries.
3. Turn Edison on by flipping the robot over. Slide the power switch to the ‘on’
position, as shown in the picture.
Doing this will turn Edison on. Edison
will make a chirping ‘beep’ and the
red LED lights will start flashing.
Please note: While Edison will turn off
automatically if not used after five
minutes, we recommend you turn the
robots off manually when not in use.
Edison can be programmed using a range of different computers and tablets.
Depending on which programming language (EdBlocks, EdScratch or EdPy) you are
planning on using initially and the type of computing device you have, there are
slightly different setup steps you will need to take. Please follow the steps on the
following pages to get your computing device ready to program Edison.
