Brain

Introduction

Brain blocks allow your robot to return information about the battery connected to the V5 Brain, such as battery voltage, current, and charge capacity.

Below is a list of available blocks:

• Battery voltage – Reports the voltage of the V5 Brain’s battery.

• Battery current – Reports the electrical current drawn from the battery.

• battery capacity — Reports the brain’s current battery percentage.

Battery voltage

Voltage is the electrical pressure supplied to the battery. The Battery voltage reporter block reports the battery’s current voltage, which can help you check whether the battery is charged enough for the robot to run reliably, ranging from 10.0 to 14.4 Volts.

  (battery voltage in volts)

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Battery current

Current is how much electrical flow the robot is using from the battery. The Battery current reporter block reports the battery’s current draw, which can help you see how hard the robot is working or whether motors may be under extra load, ranging from 0.0 to 20.0 Amps.

  (battery current in amps)

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Battery capacity

The Battery capacity reporter block reports the battery level, as a percentage from 0% to 100%

  (battery capacity in %)

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.