Startup

1. To power on mTiny, turn the knob clockwise until you hear a click sound.

2. Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds to power on the tap pen controller.

Sleep/Wake up

When the displays turn off and the side indicators turn blue breathing lights, mTiny is in Sleep mode.

Move the joystick on the tap pen controller or shake mTiny to wake it up.

Check the current battery level

Tilt mTiny and hold it for a while, then the battery level of both mTiny and the tap pen controller will be displayed.

Button instruction

1: Power button Long press the button to turn on or turn off the tap pen controller. 2: Confirm button Run the input program, or repeat the last program. 3: Stop button Stop the action in progress.

Enable/disable the joystick

In the mTiny Discover Kit, the joystick of the tap pen controller is disabled by default. To use the joystick to control mTiny, you need to enable the joystick first.

In the mTiny Coding Kit, the joystick of the tap pen controller is enabled by default. You can use it to control mTiny without enabling it.

Hold down the power button, confirm button, and stop button at the same time to enable or disable the joystick of the tap pen controller.

Pairing

Before pairing, restart the robot and the tap pen controller. Then follow the instructions below to complete pairing:

1. Press and hold these two buttons for 2 seconds. 

2. Move the tap pen controller close to mTiny to start pairing. The indicator will alternately flash blue and red.

After the pairing is successful, a blue light indicator is steady on.

Joystick calibration

The joystick might misbehave after used for a long term, follow the instruction below to calibrate it to maintain precise control. 

1. Begin calibration. 

Press and hold these two buttons for 2 seconds. 

The indicator alternatively flashes blue and green.

2.Push the joystick fully forward and then release.

3. Push/pull the joystick fully in the other three directions and then release to complete calibration.

4. Exit calibration.

Press and hold these two buttons for 2 seconds. 

Status indicator

Blue breathing light	Sleep mode
Red breathing light	Charging
Green light steady on	Charging complete
Red light flashes	Low battery
Blue light flashes	Not paired with tap pen controller
The indicator alternately flashes red and blue	Pairing with tap pen controller
Blue light steady on	Pairing succeeded

Blue breathing light	Sleep mode
Red breathing light	Charging
Green light steady on	Charging complete
Red light flashes	Low battery
Blue light flashes	Not paired with mTiny
The indicator alternately flashes red and blue	Pairing with mTiny
Blue light steady on	Pairing succeeded

Joystick control

Push the joystick in different directions to move mTiny.

Use maps and cards to create more fun

mTiny can interact with maps and cards, check out the storybook “mTiny and His Friends” and game cards in the map pack to play with him!

Map pack
Theme maps	Coding cards	Activity cards	Game cards	Flags

 

Decorate mTiny

Flags + masks

Charging

Firmware update

1. Preparation for update

A computer with USB ports	USB cable in the product package	Paired mTiny and tap pen controller (with at least 50% battery level)

2. Go to https://www.makeblock.com/support/ps-mtiny#firmware and download the latest firmware update package.

3. Use the USB cable with the mTiny icon to connect mTiny to the computer.

4. After connection, the computer will recognize mTiny as a USB drive. Open it, a folder named “system” will be displayed.

5. Extract the update package. Find the folder named “update” in the extracted directory. Copy and paste the whole “update” folder into the root directory of mTiny’s disk.

6. Disconnect mTiny from the computer.

7. Restart mTiny and the tap pen controller, and the update process will start automatically.  

The update process will take 3 to 5 minutes. Please be patient.  

There will be a prompt sound when the update is successful.

 Update completed. Try mTiny’s new features!