Gears in MotorBlock

[roykrikke]

Is there a possibility to use a list of gears linked to the motor inside:

I'm assuming it's a feature yet to come!
https://docs.pybricks.com/en/stable/pupdevices/motor.html

I could not find any good hint of the community. Therefor my question.

[roykrikke]

Can no one give me a hint please?

[Debenben]

The function is not implemented in block code. You can:

• instead of e.g. the argument gears=[12, 36] simply multiply your motor speeds, angles etc. with the fraction 12/36 yourself
• create a second program "eval_helper_file":

from pybricks.pupdevices import Motor
from pybricks.parameters import Port, Direction

def eval_helper(string_args):
    return eval(string_args)

and include it like this:

[roykrikke]

The function is not implemented in block code. You can:

• instead of e.g. the argument gears=[12, 36] simply multiply your motor speeds, angles etc. with the fraction 12/36 yourself
• create a second program "eval_helper_file":

from pybricks.pupdevices import Motor
from pybricks.parameters import Port, Direction

def eval_helper(string_args):
    return eval(string_args)

and include it like this:

Thanks for sharing and also thanks for sharing with an example!

@laurensvalk and @dlech Are there any plans to implement gears into blocks in the near future (I ask with a great deal of respect, because I think the idea behind Pybrick is fantastic)? I think it would help the kids I'm helping a great deal. I'm curious to hear your feedback.