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Please include your robot's serial number (look for it beside the Main Power switch)we often need to understand your robot's configuration to best answer your question.

Tell us your robot’s SERIAL NUMBER.

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Because this is a support option, not a general-interest newsgroup like pioneer-users, we reserve the option to reply only to questions about problems with your robot or software.

See Chapter 8, Maintenance & Repair, for more details.

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Contents Pioneer H8-Series Operations Manual Page Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Operating the Aria Demonstration Client Appendix C Robot Package IntroductionBasic Components all shipments Optional Components and Attachments partial listAdditional Resources User-Supplied Components / System RequirementsSupport Website NewsgroupsSupport@activmedia.com SupportPioneer Reference Platform What Is Pioneer?Hitachi H8S-BASED Microcontroller Plus MOTOR-POWER BoardHttp//robots.activmedia.com Client SoftwarePioneer Legacy Supporting SoftwarePioneer 2 and PeopleBot Pioneer 1 and ATActivMedia Robotics Maintenance and Standalone Modes Server ModeModes of Operation Joydrive and Self Test ModesPhysical Characteristics Specifications & ControlsMotor Stop Button Main ComponentsP3-DX User Control Panel User Control PanelSonar Arrays with Gain Adjustment Body, Nose, and Accessory PanelsMotors, Wheels, and Position Encoders Batteries and PowerRecharging Battery Indicators and Low Voltage ConditionsManual Operation Robot Power OFF Manual Operation Robot Power and Systems onDOCKING/CHARGING System Client-server connection options Radio Controls and AccessoriesComputer Control Panel Onboard PCPC Networking Operating the Onboard PCUPS and Genpowerd Safety Aros Watchdogs Preparative Assembly Install AriaQuick Start Client-Server Communications Install BatteriesStarting UP Client and Server Drive Self-TestIpthru Demo Startup OptionsOperating the Aria Demonstration Client Successful ConnectionDisconnecting Quickstart TroubleshootingProper Connections SRIsim OFFJoydrive and Self-Tests Joydrive ModeEngaging SELF-TESTS CLIENT-SERVER Communication Packet Protocols ActivMedia Robotics Operating SystemPacket Checksum Packet ErrorsMultiply by DistConvFactor‡ Server Information PacketsBefore Client Connection Client CommandsP2OS CLIENT-SERVER Connection Opening the Servers-OPEN Autoconfiguration SYNC2Keeping the Beat-PULSE Closing the Connection-CLOSERotation Motion CommandsPlatform Dependent and Independent Variables ActivMedia Robots in MotionInternal coordinate system PID ControlsPosition Integration Enable/Disabling SonarSonar Polling Sequence and Rate11-15 Reserved Stalls and EmergenciesPacket Processing Accessory Commands and PacketsCONFIGpac and Config Command Serial Port CommunicationsChanging Baud Rates and Autobauding HOST-to-AUX Serial Transfers Encoder PacketsGripper packets TCM2 SoundsHeading Correction Gyro Onboard PCUser I/O Input Output I/OIO packets Bumper and IR I/ODOCKING/CHARGING System I/O Expansion I/ODigital Port Controls Docking/Charging ServersCharge State Overcharge ~Volts Charge current ID7 Monitoring the Recharge CycleActivMedia Robotics Operating System Where to GET Aros Software Updating & Reconfiguring ArosAros Maintenance Mode Simple Aros UpdatesStarting Aroscf Updating and Reconfiguring ArosConfiguring Aros Operating Parameters Interactive CommandsChanging Parameters PID Parameters Save Your WorkKeyword 0056 0057 0060 0034 Ticksmm and RevcountBumpers Stallval and StallcountUpdating and Reconfiguring Aros Tire Inflation Maintenance & RepairDrive Lubrication BatteriesAlternative Battery Chargers Automated Docking/Charging SystemTightening the AT Drive Belt Removing the Nose Getting InsideFactory Repairs Opening the DeckAppendix a Power ConnectorH8S Ports & Connections H8S MicrocontrollerUser I/O, Gripper, Docking/Charging Port Serial PortsExpansion I/O Bus OD7Bumper Ports Motors, Encoders, and IR SensorsUser Control Interface Joystick Port Pioneer 3 and 2-PLUS MOTOR-POWER Board Configuration for Current and Temperature SensingAppendix B Radio, Auxiliary, and User Power Connectors Controller Power and InterfaceGND IR Signal and PowerAppendix C Radio Modem SettingsSerial Ethernet Settings Console modeAppendix D Peer-to-Peer Networking WebpageAppendix E SpecificationsControls and Ports Warranty & Liabilities Columbia Drive Amherst, NH 603