Radio Shack manual ARobot Mobile Robot

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ARobot Mobile Robot

Table of Contents

Introduction

 

Introduction

1

About ARobot

1

What You’ll Need

2

Feature List

2

Specifications

3

Precautions

4

Component Locator

5

Glossary of Terms

6

Assembly

 

Assembly Overview

9

Parts

10

Painting

13

Whiskers

14

Drive Motor and Brackets

16

Encoder Sensor

17

Front Wheel Assembly

18

Steering Motor and Rear Wheels

19

Controller Board

21

Battery Pack

22

Body Cable

23

Finishing Up

24

Usage

 

About the Controller

25

Basic Stamp II Installation

25

Cable to your PC

26

PC Editor/Downloader

26

The Test Program

27

Steering Straightening Steering

27

Wander Program

27

Controller Schematic

28

Batteries

29

Power On/Off Switch

29

Reset Button

29

Whiskers

30

Speaker

30

LED Indicators

30

Push Buttons and Jumpers

31

Drive Motor and Encoder

31

Steering Motor

32

Coprocessor Command Summary

33

Hexadecimal, Binary, Bytes, Words

35

Revision D 11/17/2005

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Contents Assembly and User Guide ARobot Mobile Robot Connectors Basic Stamp II Control Computer IntroductionAbout ARobot Feature List What You’ll NeedTechnical Specifications Precautions Component Locator ControllerGlossary of Terms Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms Assembly Overview About Screw, nut, and washer sizes PartsQuantity Description Used For Parts Motor Brackets Paint Primer PaintingSanding Finish CoatHow it Works WhiskersSummary Whisker Detail Full Scale Whisker Wire Pattern Drive Motor and Brackets Encoder Sensor Front Wheel Assembly Steering Motor and Rear Wheels Steering Motor Mounting Wheel and Axle Steering System Controller Board Summary Don’t install batteries yet Battery PackDon’t install batteries yet Body Cable Finishing Up Programming Basic Stamp II InstallationAbout the Controller Board USB Port Cable to your PCPC Editor/Downloader Software Programming NoteTest Program TEST.BS2 Steering Adjustment Program STRAIGHT.BS2Programs Wander Program WANDER.BS2About the Controller Board Batteries Power On/Off SwitchReset Button LED indicators SpeakerPush Buttons and Jumpers switches Drive Motor and EncoderSteering Motor Coprocessor Command Summary Example !1M11200E7RC Servo Motor and Steering Motor Control Coprocessor Communication RulesHexadecimal, Binary, Bytes, Words, etc Serial Port J12 Battery Connector J9Body Connector J8 PinoutPowerful Connector J11 RC Servo Motor Connectors J2-J5Drive Motor Connector J10 Voltage 12 volts Maximum Current 500ma PinoutExpansion Connector J1 Expansion Port RC Servo Motor SignalsExpansion Port Circuit Examples Digital Inputs Switch Input ExampleDigital/Power Output Sensor Input ExampleAnalog Inputs Basic Stamp II light sensor example codeCoprocessor Network Expansion CommunicationsCabling between ARobot’s controller and another controller Using Other ControllersUsing ARobot’s controller as a coprocessor Suggested Reading Component Suppliers Stock Drive Products Sava IndustriesSmall Parts SuperCircuitsInternet Robot Resources Web SitesInternet News Groups Newsgroup NameDescriptionTroubleshooting Warranty Information Arrick RoboticsRobotics.com