@robolink_hansol We're currently updating the CoDrone libraries, and we apologize if things are a little dusty as we make updates. The new version should be ready to go in about 1 month, and it will be much cleaner and easier to use. @arnold_robolink will be able to give a more specific answer, but please stay tuned and mind our dust as we make our updates.
Hi there @nathanbentley! Uh oh, looks like that might be a packaging error, which we can handle for you. You can e-mail us at admin@robolink.com with your shipping address and order number, if you have it.
@magnus Sure thing, you can get a hold of Snap here: Installing CoDrone Snap
@hansol Great question! So the drones themselves are the same drone. The only difference is that the Pro includes a buildable transmitter remote, which has an Arduino-compatible main board. That means you're doing full-on text-based coding, whereas the Lite is only the drone. You program that primarily using block-based coding, which you can do using Snap.
So the Pro can do everything the Lite can, it just includes an additional buildable remote for more advanced text programming.
Hi folks, here's a webinar we just did today about how to use this forum. You can find it on our facebook page's weekly webinar.
How to Use the Robolink Community Forum
I go over the different categories, how to sort posts, how to format your post, notifications, and a few different features the forum has, such as GIFs, sharing sample code, tagging people. Let me know if you all have questions!
@jbasketts It sounds like it must be a lack of contact between the wire and main board. If you're having trouble still, I'll put you in touch with @robolink_grace, who can help with handling replacing a defect.
Hello @magnus, the library is uploaded, but we're still making some fixes and prepping documentation. If you need a quick walkthrough of how to use it, I can schedule a call this week for you to talk to our developer. We're currently still putting together the site with all the documentation so that it's easily readable to the public. Let me know if you'd like to do that 
I'll make sure to include a section for release notes.
Hi @JeffHunt! This is something we're working on, but one I would recommend for storing 4 would be the HDX Interlocking Organizer. Here's a picture of how we set it up. This photo only has a single un-built remote in it though.
Hello @magnus, thanks for the suggestion! Folks have definitely requested this, and it's something we're trying to figure out how to do at an affordable price. Both 1 and 2 are great ideas. In order to keep it within an affordable price for teachers and students, it may take some time and clever engineering, but rest assured we've got that goal in mind. Thanks!
Hey there @magnus, we're currently making updates to the CoDrone library, so there are a few rough edges, such as that comment. The specifics, I believe @arnold_robolink will be able to answer more specifically. But essentially, within the next month, we should have a pretty significant update to the library with better function names and the ability to read sensor data.
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We do all of our programming in Arduino or Snap, at the moment. That said, those are both publicly available programming platforms for free, so you don't necessarily need to own a CoDrone to see what our code looks like. Here are the links in or tutorials for how to install either platform.
Yes! That was a demo we put together for CES. We're currently still working on putting that together for public use, so we don't have a set of instructions for how to do that yet. It's pretty rough, but what we have is weekly webinar videos that go over how to set it up. It's pretty rough, but you can take a look here on our facebook page.
Python instructions with computer vision should be ready towards the end of the school year, so late spring.
@gregoryconely It sounds like there may be an error in your loop() function. Could you post your code here in a code block so @robolink_arnold can take a look?
@Loui2 Thanks for the recommendations! Yes @delanecarty, if you're able to post to a Drive and share it, or just share an unlisted YouTube video, or use @Loui2's recommendation for streamable, that'd be an easy way to share video. You can also e-mail us the video at info@robolink, if you'd like to just share the file. I'm sure @robolink_carl will be able to help you with the video capturing the issue.
Hi @gregoryconely! Your feedback is all valuable, so thanks for that. We're definitely interested in trying to reduce the amount of time it takes to do setup and troubleshooting, so this is all useful. I'll have @robolink_arnold answer these, since he's our veteran CoDrone instructor.
Hi @gregoryconely, welcome! Sorry to hear you're having trouble. We've found that Bluetooth often has this problem when there are several devices in the same space, so issues with disconnection will appear more often with a large number of drones. This is something we're working on resolving!
In the meantime, what we do is pair the remotes one-to-one prior to the class, going through this tutorial about pairing with a specific drone. That way, during your setup() function, you're actually running a connection to the specific drone address. Like so:
void setup(){
CoDrone.begin(115200);
byte droneAddress[6] = {0xEC, 0x3F, 0xE5, 0xC2, 0xB5, 0xD0};
//This will be replaced with your CoDrone's unique address
CoDrone.AutoConnect(AddressInputDrone, droneAddress);
}
You'll be able to see in the step #5 of that lesson how to find your unique address in the serial monitor.
Then, if you're having issues reconnecting, we recommend grabbing the drone and remote and stepping behind a closet or just outside the classroom until the drone's tail light turns solid green. Hopefully that's helpful!
Yes indeed! It is absolutely fine to use rechargeable batteries for the remote. We do so all the time, especially with the classes we teach and schools we visit.
@delanecarty Just checking in here to see if you were able to get your issues resolved. If not, we're here to help!
