@@ -79,14 +79,19 @@ Running a motor
7979~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8080
8181Now plug a motor into the ``A `` port and paste this code into the Python prompt.
82- This little program will run the motor at 500 ticks per second (around 0.4
83- rotations per second) for three seconds.
82+ This little program will run the motor at 500 ticks per second, which on the EV3
83+ "large" motors equates to around 1.4 rotations per second, for three seconds
84+ (3000 milliseconds).
8485
8586.. code-block :: python
8687
8788 m = ev3.LargeMotor(' outA' )
8889 m.run_timed(time_sp = 3000 , speed_sp = 500 )
8990
91+ The units for ``speed_sp `` that you see above are in "tacho ticks" per second.
92+ On the large EV3 motor, these equate to one tick per degree, so this is 500
93+ degress per second.
94+
9095Using text-to-speech
9196~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9297
@@ -128,9 +133,15 @@ Library Documentation
128133 You can always go there to get information on how you can use this
129134 library's functionality.
130135
136+ ev3python.com
137+ One of our community members, @ndward, has put together a great website
138+ with detailed guides on using this library which are targeted at beginners.
139+ If you are just getting started with programming, we highly recommend
140+ that you check it out at `ev3python.com `!
141+
131142ev3dev.org
132- `ev3dev.org `_ is a great resource for finding guides and tutoials on
133- using ev3dev.
143+ `ev3dev.org `_ is a great resource for finding guides and tutorials on
144+ using ev3dev, straight from the maintainers .
134145
135146Support
136147 If you are having trouble using this library, please open an issue
@@ -180,18 +191,14 @@ The ev3dev-lang Project on GitHub
180191 generate the binding. Only developers of the ev3dev-lang-python _ binding
181192 would normally need to access this information.
182193
183- Python2 .x and Python3 .x Compatibility
194+ Python 2 .x and Python 3 .x Compatibility
184195-------------------------------------
185196
186- The ev3dev _ distribution comes with both python2 _ and python3 _ installed
187- but this library is compatible only with Python3.
188-
189- Note that currently, the Python3 binding for ev3dev _ is not installed
190- by default - this will be addressed in the next package we
191- release.
197+ Some versions of the ev3dev _ distribution come with both `Python 2.x `_ and `Python 3.x `_ installed
198+ but this library is compatible only with Python 3.
192199
193- Until then, you must follow the instructions at the top of this README to make
194- sure that you have installed the newest version of the Python 3-based library .
200+ As of the 2016-10-17 ev3dev image, the version of this library which is included runs on
201+ Python 3 and this is the only version that will be supported from here forward .
195202
196203.. _ev3dev : http://ev3dev.org
197204.. _ev3dev.org : ev3dev _
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ sure that you have installed the newest version of the Python 3-based library.
204211.. _ev3dev-usb-internet : http://www.ev3dev.org/docs/tutorials/connecting-to-the-internet-via-usb/
205212.. _our Read the Docs page : http://python-ev3dev.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
206213.. _source repository for the generic API : ev3dev-lang _
214+ .. _ev3python.com : http://ev3python.com/
207215.. _ev3dev-lang : https://github.com/ev3dev/ev3dev-lang
208216.. _ev3dev-lang-python : https://github.com/rhempel/ev3dev-lang-python
209217.. _our Issues tracker : https://github.com/rhempel/ev3dev-lang-python/issues
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