Does the boost color distance sensor work on the lego technic hub?

[sillyguy28093214]

I have tried the color sensor and it does the same thing that my boost hub does but pybricks ownt detect it. is the boosts color sensor compatible with the technic hub or no?

[dlech]

It should be working on all hubs with Pybricks. Can you share more about the error you got that makes you think it isn't working?

[sillyguy28093214]

A sensor or motor is not connected to the specified port:
--> Check the cables to each motor and sensor.
--> Check the port settings in your script.
--> Check the line in your script that matches
the line number given in the 'Traceback' above.

[sillyguy28093214]

if i remove the color sensors code it works fine

[BertLindeman]

The color and distance sensor is documented as compatible with all documented hubs:

Can you show the program you used here, and if there is an error, the error you get?

Bert

[sillyguy28093214]

from pybricks.hubs import TechnicHub
from pybricks.pupdevices import Motor, , ColorDistanceSensor,
from pybricks.parameters import Port, Color

#Initialize hub, motor, and color sensor
hub = TechnicHub()
motor_c = Motor(Port.C)
color_distance_sensor = ColorDistanceSensor(Port.D)  # Color sensor on Port D. Don't forget

#Motor settings, don't change
speed = 120
angle_aim = 90  # how far to turn when gray detected

while True:
    color = color_sensor.color()  # read color
    if color == Color.GRAY:
        #Aim at the object by rotating motor to target angle
        motor_c.run_target(speed, angle_aim)
    else:
        # Return to origin if no gray detected
        motor_c.run_target(speed, 0)

and I got the error

A sensor or motor is not connected to the specified port:
--> Check the cables to each motor and sensor.
--> Check the port settings in your script.
--> Check the line in your script that matches
the line number given in the 'Traceback' above.

[BertLindeman]

Hello,

I cleaned up your program.
There were syntax errors, probably because you made the program simpler for us.

First step:

from pybricks.hubs import TechnicHub
from pybricks.pupdevices import Motor, ColorDistanceSensor
from pybricks.parameters import Port, Color

#Initialize hub, motor, and color sensor
hub = TechnicHub()
motor_c = Motor(Port.C)
color_distance_sensor = ColorDistanceSensor(Port.D) # Color sensor on Port D. Don't forget

#Motor settings, don't change
speed = 120
angle_aim = 90 # how far to turn when gray detected

while True:
    color = color_sensor.color() # read color
    if color == Color.GRAY:
        #Aim at the object by rotating motor to target angle
        motor_c.run_target(speed, angle_aim)
    else:
        # Return to origin if no gray detected
        motor_c.run_target(speed, 0)

Shows:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "issue_2462.py", line 16, in <module>
NameError: name 'color_sensor' isn't defined

Changed line 16 to:

    color = color_distance_sensor.color() # read color

And this configuration runs OK here.
Remains Laurens' question:

Is it an original LEGO device or is it a replica?

Another look at the ColorDistanceSensor documentation shows:

Scans the color of a surface.

You choose which colors are detected using the detectable_colors() method. 
By default, it detects Color.RED, Color.YELLOW, Color.GREEN, Color.BLUE, Color.WHITE, or Color.NONE.

Returns
    Detected color.

GRAY is not a default color for this sensor.

Bert

[laurensvalk]

Is it an original LEGO device or is it a replica?

[sillyguy28093214]

Lego