Perhaps no block in BlocklyProp has more programming power per pixel than the factory restore block. You can find it in the ACTIONS > RESET category.
It looks like this:
Notice that this block has no connecting tabs. That is because it is meant to be used alone. Its purpose is simple: to restore the factory demo program that came pre-loaded on your new S3 robot. These demo programs are designed to show off the capabilities of the S3, right out of the box.
One side has product, safety, and other information. The other side shows all the demonstration programs from the factory. Each different demo is accessed by pressing the reset button the specified number of times, and they are meant to showcase one or more of the S3’s sensors or abilities.
This factory program is probably the largest and most complex program your S3 will ever load to EEPROM and run. It takes advantage of every sensor and, except the Hacker Port, most every bit of hardware that is built into the powerful S3 robot. This one block restores all of that original code in one simple step.
Every time you write and send a program to the S3, this demo is replaced by your new code. To make your S3’s software factory fresh, simply follow the instructions in the next section. You can do this anytime you want.
To restore correctly, be sure the factory restore block is the only block in your workspace.
That’s all there is to it. You have now restored the S3’s factory demo code. See the S3 Info Poster for complete features.
Special thanks to Parallax friend Whit Stodghill for his assistance in writing, editing, and testing material for these S3 tutorials.
Links
[1] https://www.parallax.com/downloads/scribbler-s3-robot-info-poster