1. mBlock

The Makeblock Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is based on Scratch and is a complete, self-contained program used to program and code behavior into Makeblock robots. The Makeblock IDE is called mBlock. When you start mBlock, it should look like the following.

_images/ide.png — The Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

Note that there are 7 major components to mBlock.

mBlock Components
	Component	Purpose
1	Menu	Load and save files.
2	Code Blocks	Reusable code blocks to control and add behavior to your program.
3	Script Editor	Area to build your code logic.
4	Stage	Area that shows your program in execution.
5	Device Control	Area to add and remove different types of robots.
6	Sprite Control	Area to add, update, remove and define your sprites.
7	Background Control	Area to add, update, remove and define backgrounds.

We breakdown these major components of mBlock and discuss each below.

1.2. Code blocks

As different devices or robots have different capabilities, the code blocks available will change depending on the currently selected device. The screenshot below shows the available code blocks for the Codey robot.