Radio Shack Mobile Robot manual Precautions

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Precautions

The following precautions must be taken to insure trouble free operation of ARobot. The order that these precautions are listed does not indicate their importance. Failure to observe these precautions may result in loss of life, damage of property and/or damage to the Robot.

￿Never attach or remove cables while power is applied to the Robot.

￿Never use the robot in areas near water such as swimming pools.

￿Never allow the whisker wires to be inserted into electrical outlets or other dangerous places.

￿Never use the robot in areas that could result in a fall such as lofts, stairways, hills.

￿Never allow cables to fall out or to be broken by the robot©s motion.

￿Never control devices with the robot that could be dangerous to life or property such as lawn mowers or high power lasers.

￿Never connect the robot©s controller to inappropriate equipment.

￿Never use the robot in situations where a programming error or other

malfunctions could cause damage to property or life.

￿￿ Never exceed the specifications such as payload, incline, current drain, etc.

Failure to observe these precautions may result in loss of life, damage to property and/or damage to the robot.

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Contents Assembly and User Guide ARobot Mobile Robot Connectors About ARobot IntroductionBasic Stamp II Control Computer What You’ll Need Feature ListTechnical Specifications Precautions Controller Component LocatorGlossary of Terms Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms Assembly Overview Quantity Description Used For PartsAbout Screw, nut, and washer sizes Parts Motor Brackets Finish Coat PaintingSanding Paint PrimerSummary WhiskersHow it Works 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 Don’t install batteries yet Battery PackSummary Don’t install batteries yet Body Cable Finishing Up About the Controller Board Basic Stamp II InstallationProgramming Programming Note Cable to your PCPC Editor/Downloader Software USB PortWander Program WANDER.BS2 Steering Adjustment Program STRAIGHT.BS2Programs Test Program TEST.BS2About the Controller Board Reset Button Power On/Off SwitchBatteries Speaker LED indicatorsDrive Motor and Encoder Push Buttons and Jumpers switchesSteering Motor Example !1M11200E7 Coprocessor Command SummaryCoprocessor Communication Rules RC Servo Motor and Steering Motor ControlHexadecimal, Binary, Bytes, Words, etc Pinout Battery Connector J9Body Connector J8 Serial Port J12Voltage 12 volts Maximum Current 500ma Pinout RC Servo Motor Connectors J2-J5Drive Motor Connector J10 Powerful Connector J11Expansion Port RC Servo Motor Signals Expansion Connector J1Expansion Port Circuit Examples Sensor Input Example Switch Input ExampleDigital/Power Output Digital InputsBasic Stamp II light sensor example code Analog InputsCommunications Coprocessor Network ExpansionUsing ARobot’s controller as a coprocessor Using Other ControllersCabling between ARobot’s controller and another controller Suggested Reading Component Suppliers SuperCircuits Sava IndustriesSmall Parts Stock Drive ProductsWeb Sites Internet Robot ResourcesNewsgroup NameDescription Internet News GroupsTroubleshooting Arrick Robotics Warranty InformationRobotics.com