1. Fork and check out ArduBlock and our version of OpenBlocks
2. Open both in the Eclipse
3. The language description is located at ardublock/src/main/resources/com/ardublock/block/ardublock.xml
4. To add a block, create a BlockGenus. We will use the “Digital Push Button” as an example here:

   

   <BlockGenus name=”df_digital_push_button“ kind=”data” color=”255 102 0″ initlabel=”bg.df_digital_push_button“>
   
     <BlockConnectors>
   
       <BlockConnector connector-type=”boolean” connector-kind=”plug”/>
   
       <BlockConnector connector-type=”number” connector-kind=”socket” label=”bc.pin_number“>
   
         <DefaultArg genus-name=”number” label=”1″/>
   
       </BlockConnector>
   
     </BlockConnectors>
   
     <Images>
   
       <Image>
   
         <FileLocation>com/ardublock/block/dfrobot/dfr0029.jpg</FileLocation>
   
       </Image>
   
     </Images>
   
   </BlockGenus>
   

   • Each block has a plug side expressing its data output. For the sensor block, it is either “boolean” or “number.”
   • The socket sides of the block express the data needed for its function. In this case, the “pin” the button is attached.
   • The image is located under src/main/resources and the relative path name to this directory should be used.
   • all text in the attributes “initlabel” or “label” will get run through a localization process and the localized text are stored in “src/main/resources/com/ardublock/block/ardublock.properties” for English. Translation into other language is managed at the ArduBlock Translation.
5. Add the block to a Drawer.

   <BlockDrawer button-color=”255 102 0″ name=”bd.dfrobot” type=”factory”>
   
     <BlockGenusMember>df_digital_viberation_sensor</BlockGenusMember>
   
     <BlockGenusMember>df_digital_infrared_motion_sensor</BlockGenusMember>
   
     <BlockGenusMember>df_digital_ir_receiver_module</BlockGenusMember>
   
   </BlockDrawer>
   

6. The code generation backend is located at src/main/java/com/ardublock/translator/block/

Voici un exemple de programme réalisé avec Ardublock.

Il s’agit un feu de carrefour assez simpliste.

Les fichiers Ardublock, Arduino (.ino) ainsi qu’un exemple de simulation sont disponibles ici.

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Korean and Italian Translation

Download Here

Loading Bug Fix: there is an issue of loading a saved program.

Translation update

Thanks a lot for all of those help with the translations. ArduBlock are now localized in 8 languages with full translations of French, Spanish, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese.

Again, for feedback and suggestion, please post them here and to help with translations, please go here