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==Gearbox component==
==Gearbox component==
A simple component to couple together two rotating shafts via a gearbox. The gearbox can be used to scale the input rotational speed and optionally reverse the output direction.
A simple component to couple together two rotating shafts via a gearbox. The gearbox can be used to scale the input rotational speed and optionally reverse the output direction.
==Component Source Code==
Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_GearBox.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_GearBox.fcfx]
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_GearBox.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_GearBox.fcfx]


==Detailed description==
==Detailed description==


''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''




==Downloadable macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Rotate'''
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Angle
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Stop'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Stops both motors&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LEDOff'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Switches off a single LED on the front of the Formula Flowcode.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | LED
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadMic'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the current audio signal level from the on-board microphone.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadSwitch'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the value of one of the switches from the front of the Formula Flowcode.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Switch
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SpinLeft'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Spins the formula flowcode on the spot in an anticlockwise direction as seen from above.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Power
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Forward'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Drives both motors of the formula flowcode forwards with the power specified.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Power
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLineSensor'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the digital value from the line sensor specified.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Sensor
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SpinRight'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Spins the formula flowcode on the spot in a clockwise direction as seen from above.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Power
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CheckIR'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Checks to see if a IR sensor is within the master threshold distance.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Sensor
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadIRSensor'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the analogue value from the specified IR distance sensor.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Sensor
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMotors'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the speed and direction of the Formula Flowcode motors.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Left_Power
|-
| colspan="2" | Valid Range = -255 to 255&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Right_Power
|-
| colspan="2" | Valid Range = -255 to 255&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Reverse'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Drives both motors of the formula flowcode backwards with the power specified.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Power
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WaitForSwitch'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Waits for the specified switch to be pressed.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Switch
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLDR'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the current audio signal level from the on-board light sensor.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


==Macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===Rotate===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WriteLEDs'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Rotate'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows control of all 8-LEDs on the front of the Formula Flowcode.&nbsp;
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | LED_Byte
| width="90%" | Angle
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
==Property reference==
 
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''  
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Starts up the formula flowcode PWM for motor control and performs the wait for button press&nbsp;
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Geabox
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
 
 
==Property reference==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
|-
|-
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" | Sets the input to output gear ratio. For example a ratio of 2:1 would be 0.5, a ratio of 1:5 would be 5.0. Negative ratio values allow the input direction to be reversed. &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | Sets the input to output gear ratio. For example a ratio of 2:1 would be 0.5, a ratio of 1:5 would be 5.0. Negative ratio values allow the input direction to be reversed. &nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Width
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Connections
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Height
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Depth
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
|-
|-
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" | Distance along the X axis from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object.&nbsp;
| colspan="2" | Distance along the X axis from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Simulations'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Panel Properties
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Width
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Height
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Depth
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 14:37, 13 July 2026

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Mechatronics


Gearbox component

A simple component to couple together two rotating shafts via a gearbox. The gearbox can be used to scale the input rotational speed and optionally reverse the output direction.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_GearBox.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_GearBox.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples







Macro reference

Rotate

Rotate
 
- FLOAT Angle
 
- VOID Return


Property reference

Properties
Geabox
Gear Ratio
Sets the input to output gear ratio. For example a ratio of 2:1 would be 0.5, a ratio of 1:5 would be 5.0. Negative ratio values allow the input direction to be reversed.  
Connections
Input
Input connection for example a motor or other active component or primitive. 
Output
Output connection for example a primitive or a component such as a linear slide or gearbox. 
Input Offset
Distance along the shaft from the center of the input object to the center of the coupling. 
Output Offset
Distance along the shaft from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object. 
Output Translation X
Distance along the X axis from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object. 
Output Translation Y
Distance along the X axis from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object. 
Panel Properties
Width
 
Height
 
Depth
 
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