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Hobbytronics 2018                

https://www.hobbytronics.co.za

 

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Arduino 2WD Smart Robot Car Kit 

You’ll need the following: 

1 x Arduino Sensor Shield v5.0 

       - Use a needle nose plier if pins need alignment 

1 x L298N Dual H-Bridge Motor Driver    - Connected to both DC  
1 x Arduino Uno board  

 

      - DO NOT plug in USB & DC at the same time 

1 x 40 Pin Breakable Headers  

      - Not needed for the kit 

4 x Servo Mounting Brackets              - You’ll need this for fastening the servo 
3 x Servo beams 

 

 

      - You’ll need this for mounting the servo 

1 x Servo Motor (SG90)      

       - You’re going to mount HC-SR04 on this  

1 x Arduino USB Cable 

 

      - To program your Arduino board 

1 x HC-SR04 Sensor   

 

      - Ultrasonic Ranging Detector 

2 x DC Motors  
2 x 2.51” Rubber wheels     

      - High Grip Rubber Tires 

1 x Acrylic Robot Chassis    

      - That’s covered with adhesive protection 

2 x Speed encoders    

 

      - Not needed for the kit 

1 x DC 1.5V Battery Holder   

      - Will be connected to the switch 

4 x Motor Blocks  

 

 

      - To connect DC Motors to the chassis 

2 x Stranded 24 AWG Wire Sets          - To connect switch and other components 
1 x ON/OFF Switch    

 

      - Kill Switch 

1 x Metal ball Caster   

 

      - The third wheel 

1 x Female DC Power Adapter  

      - To be connected to the Arduino board 

1 x M3 Screw, Spacer and Nut Set 
1 x Jumper Wire Set 
1 x Untapped Spacer Set 

 

Recommended Tools 

1 x Needle Nose Plier 

1 x Flush Wire Cutter 

1 x Wire Stripper 

1 x Screwdriver (+) 

1 x Hammer 

1 x Soldering Iron (Optional) 

Heat Shrink (Optional) 

Brass Sponge (Optional) 

 

Summary of Contents for Arduino 2WD

Page 1: ...board 1 x HC SR04 Sensor Ultrasonic Ranging Detector 2 x DC Motors 2 x 2 51 Rubber wheels High Grip Rubber Tires 1 x Acrylic Robot Chassis That s covered with adhesive protection 2 x Speed encoders Not needed for the kit 1 x DC 1 5V Battery Holder Will be connected to the switch 4 x Motor Blocks To connect DC Motors to the chassis 2 x Stranded 24 AWG Wire Sets To connect switch and other component...

Page 2: ...picture on the right 3 Between the blocks and on the chassis fasten the DC using the long screws and two nuts The mounted motors should look like the picture on the left below 4 Do the same with the second motor 5 Add the ON OFF switch in the middle of the chassis in its rectangular position 6 Use the four brass standoffs and eight screws provided to install the metal ball caster Mount it on the f...

Page 3: ... sides of the motor can be screwed onto the chassis plate You don t need to connect the other two sides 9 You are now going to install your Arduino Uno board On the opposite side of the motor mount your board on the chassis by using one plastic spacer one screw and one nut You can see in the picture on the right that you don t need screw both sides of the Arduino board to the chassis 10 You now ne...

Page 4: ...ound as an object in the software is to tilt it slightly upwards 12 Now that all the parts are assembled we need to connect them all For that we are going to use the jumper wires and AWG wires The wires can be hooked on or soldered on Connect the power wire red of the battery holder to the lead under the O part of the ON OFF switch The ground wire black should go to the negative sign on the power ...

Page 5: ...se a ground wire black to connect the middle lead to one of the ground GND pins on your Arduino Board 15 On top of your Arduino board place your Arduino Sensor Shield and connect the matching pins together on both boards 16 Using the jumper wires connect the HC SR04 and the servo to the correct pins on the Shield The orange wire goes to the Trig pin the yellow wire to the Echo pin the red wire to ...

Page 6: ...pins on the Shield like this 18 You re almost done Connect the pins of the motor driver to the Shield pins as below 19 One more step Add batteries in the battery holder and connect the Female DC Adapter to the Arduino For codes check out www abraelectronics com You can use the codes for calibration as well ...

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