![]() It has a built-in RGB light surface that can show up to 10 different colors that be controlled by the software/App It has two I/O ports to connect to external motors, sensors or any new component belonging to the LPF 2.0 system. It is powered from a battery source, 2 AA batteries or a rechargeable battery pack. It has built-in Bluetooth low energy to wireless connect to the control software/App. ![]() WeDo 2.0 Smarthub – The Smarthub is an electronic system based building brick that is part of the LEGO Power Functions (LPF) 2.0, a new technology platform for LEGO Education.As it (finally) performs as suggested I cant give it 1 star, but as it underwhelms the child's expectations I cannot give it 5 so a happy medium 3 and a warning caveat.Every WeDo 2.0 Core Set is delivered in a sturdy, plastic storage bin that comes with a sorting tray and contains: I have to be fair given it three months to monitor its value to my grandson. To be fair Dad and granddad had a great Christmas day whilst grandson watched bereft - takes you back to your first train set you couldn't get near because the grown ups were playing with it. I should further expand on this as I have just retired from the tech support arm of a multinational tech firm and my son is the IT leader for a major UK charity so no lack of expertise on our behalf. As for getting it working, here comes the caveat - between my son and I we have Ipads, tablets and laptops including MS Surface out of 5 machines we could only get system wireless integration with one of these. Whilst undoubtedly a very clever future leaning tool the limitations to integration do not become clear until after you buy it. when we finally got it working (see below) He cracked the building and coding quite quickly and then lost interest as its integration into his wider Lego passion was not as an exciting proposition as we had hoped. Bought one of these for my Grandson aged 7. ![]()
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