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Parts List

Make sure you have all of the parts! contact mineko@robomov.net if any are missing. PARTS MAIN PCB X1 FEMALE HEADER PINS X2 SWITCH X1 MALE T CONNECTOR X1 FEMALE T CONNECTOR X1 AA BATTERY HOLDERX1 TEENSY LC X1 MALE HEADER PINS X2 MOTORS X3 MOTOR MOUNT X3 OMNIWHEELS X3 WIRE X6 4 PIN SOCKET (I2C) X1 LINE SENSORS X3 M3 BOLTS X36 M3 NUTS X12 M3 STANDOFFS X12 TOOLS SOLDERING IRON SOLDER BIG AND SMALL PHILLIPS HEAD SCREW DRIVER PLIERS WIRE CUTTERS VOLTMETER

September 15, 2020 · 1 min · 83 words · Mark Ogata

The Battery

Materials used MAIN PCB X1 FEMALE HEADER PINS X2 SWITCH X1 MALE T CONNECTOR X1 FEMALE T CONNECTOR X1 AA BATTERY HOLDERX1 TEENSY LC X1 MALE HEADER PINS X2 MOTORS X3 MOTOR MOUNT X3 OMNIWHEELS X3 WIRE X3 4 PIN SOCKET (I2C) X1 LINE SENSORS X3 M3 BOLTS X36 M3 NUTS X12 M3 STANDOFFS X12 Tools needed SOLDERING IRON SOLDER BIG AND SMALL PHILLIPS HEAD SCREW DRIVER PLIERS WIRE CUTTERS VOLTMETER Soldering If you do not know how to solder, it is recommended you practice first with something like https://www....

September 15, 2020 · 1 min · 194 words · Mark Ogata

The Teensy

Materials used Teensy LC x1 Male header pins x2 Tools needed Solder Soldering iron Header Pins It is important to solder the header pins straight, and not have them slanted To break header pins into the right length, use your fingernails or a wire cutter on the indent between the pins where you want to make a cut. With fingernail: Apply pressure as close you can to the fingernail to bend the header pin to minimise the chance of the header pin breaking at some other point....

September 15, 2020 · 2 min · 316 words · Mark Ogata

Main Board

Materials used Male T connector x1 Zircon PCB x1 Female header pins x2 Switch x1 4 pin JST port (inside the compass bag) x1 Ball sensors x8 Tools needed Solder Soldering iron Wire cutters T connector If you inserted the Male T connector into the female T connector when soldering the battery case, take the Male T connector out to use it in this step. Insert the male T connector into the T shaped hole in the Zircon PCB....

September 15, 2020 · 2 min · 309 words · Mark Ogata

The Motors

We will now react to the ball! PUT VIDEO OF PRINTING WHEN BALL IS IN FRONT AND ANOTHE PRINT WHEN IT IS NOT HINT: We need to get the ball sensor value using analogRead(A8) and check if the value indicates there is a ball in front with in if statement. for example if (analogRead(A8) < 500) { // CODE HERE WHEN ROBOT SEES THE BALL } else { // CODE HERE WHEN ROBOT DOES NOT SEE THE BALL } checks if there is a ball in front because analogRead(A8) returns around 1024 when the ball sensor does NOT see the ball, and a lower number when it does....

September 15, 2020 · 2 min · 331 words · Mark Ogata