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About the Controller Board

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Radio Shack Mobile Robot manual About the Controller Board

Contents

Assembly and User Guide ARobot Mobile Robot Connectors About ARobot IntroductionBasic Stamp II Control Computer What You’ll Need Feature List Technical Specifications Precautions Controller Component Locator Glossary 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 Primer Summary 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 Port Wander Program WANDER.BS2 Steering Adjustment Program STRAIGHT.BS2Programs Test Program TEST.BS2 About the Controller Board Reset Button Power On/Off SwitchBatteries Speaker LED indicators Drive Motor and Encoder Push Buttons and Jumpers switches Steering Motor Example !1M11200E7 Coprocessor Command Summary Coprocessor Communication Rules RC Servo Motor and Steering Motor Control Hexadecimal, Binary, Bytes, Words, etc Pinout Battery Connector J9Body Connector J8 Serial Port J12 Voltage 12 volts Maximum Current 500ma Pinout RC Servo Motor Connectors J2-J5Drive Motor Connector J10 Powerful Connector J11 Expansion Port RC Servo Motor Signals Expansion Connector J1 Expansion Port Circuit Examples Sensor Input Example Switch Input ExampleDigital/Power Output Digital Inputs Basic Stamp II light sensor example code Analog Inputs Communications Coprocessor Network Expansion Using 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 Products Web Sites Internet Robot Resources Newsgroup NameDescription Internet News Groups Troubleshooting Arrick Robotics Warranty Information Robotics.com