This is because you use the home edition of the EV3 software. This article describes how to add the gyro and ultrasonic sensor to the home edition: http://robotsquare.com/2014/06/25/tutorial-gyro-ultrasonic-sensor-ev3-home-edition/ On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Kathleen Walsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I don't know if you can help me, but our team has recently purchased a > gyro. We would like to discover how this sensor works, but the programming > folder on the EV3 programming pallet does not have a gyro sensor. Can you > help? Is there an update that I need to make? Thanks for your help! > > Team: STARS > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:08 PM, Naren Botlaguduru <[log in to unmask] > > wrote: > >> First of all thanks to this community for clarifying lot of questions. >> Great work. >> >> We are using Gyro sensor this year and understand about the Drift. >> >> We tried following but still Robot sometimes just spins.... >> >> 1. Kids are resetting the sensor before every program and also couple of >> times in the program. >> 2. Compare is set to equal to rather than Greater than Equal to or Less >> than equal to as those both options didn't work for us. >> 3. We are also deducting some drift value to get right angle value. >> 4. Kids are using a very slow power to do the turns. >> >> But still the program that works one day is not working another day due >> to the Gyro sensor keeps on rotating sometimes. Kids are restarting the >> Robot when they see that but still not helping. >> >> Any tips and tricks to solve this will be a great help. Is there firmware >> or something that need to be done so that Gyro sensor doesn't give us that >> drift and gives perfect angle stop. >> >> Thanks in advance for any help with Gyro Sensor. >> >> >> -- >> >> Thx >> Naren >> ------------------------------ >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or >> leave the list". >> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via >> VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to >> subscribe. > > > > > -- > *Peace,* > *Kathleen Walsh, M.Ed.* > > > *Middle School TeacherSt. Thomas Aquinas Regional School* > 2011 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence > > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.