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Wild Thing Adapter

 

USER MANUAL 

2018-08-31 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Wild Thing Adapter

Page 1: ...Wild Thing Adapter USER MANUAL 2018 08 31 ...

Page 2: ... to be fitted to a Fisher Price Power Wheels Wild Thing battery operated ride on toy to facilitate connection of alternative control surfaces that a child with a disability may find easier to operate than the Wild Thing s standard controls Assumptions This manual assumes the Wild Thing Adapter has been installed on a fully assembled Fisher Price Power Wheels Wild Thing If that is not the case plea...

Page 3: ...5 Control with Proportional joystick ONLY 6 Powering on the Wild Thing Adapter 7 Operating an adapted Wild Thing 8 Switch Inputs 8 Proportional Joystick Input 8 Emergency Stop State 9 LED Indications 10 Normal Operation 10 Startup 10 Emergency Stop 10 No LEDs 10 Adjusting Maximum Speed 11 Wild Thing Adapter Speed Factor 11 Adjusting SmartDrive Speed Setting 12 Where to buy Proportional Joysticks a...

Page 4: ...this switch into the E Stop port The Emergency Stop Switch is used to deactivate the input devices and prevents the Wild Thing from driving Useful when positioning the child in their Wild Thing or to pause the action while learning See the Emergency Stop State section for more information Emergency Stop Dipswitches ...

Page 5: ...the devices in the manner you desire CONTROL WITH PROPORTIONAL JOYSTICK AND SWITCHES Connect a proportional joystick compatible with the Trace SET Standard to the 9 pin port Connect a mechanical switch to the each of the four direction ports Set Dipswitches 5 8 to the OFF position as shown Dipswitches 1 4 have other uses do not change their position at this time Use a paperclip to activate the Res...

Page 6: ...onnect a mechanical switch to each of the four direction ports Set Dipswitches 5 8 to the ON position as shown Dipswitches 1 4 have other uses do not change their position at this time Use a paperclip to activate the Restart button Dipswitches Restart ...

Page 7: ...ct a proportional joystick compatible with the Trace SET Standard to the 9 pin port Set Dipswitch 5 ON 6 OFF 7 ON 8 OFF as shown Dipswitches 1 4 have other uses do not change their position at this time Use a paperclip to activate the Restart button Dipswitches Restart ...

Page 8: ...g Adapter Step 1 Check the connections on the Wild Thing Adapter Ensure they are all securely plugged in Step 2 Confirm the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch is in the ON position Step 3 Plug the battery connector into the 12 volt battery Step 4 Slide the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch to the OFF position Step 5 Slide the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch to the ON position Step 6 Drive On Your...

Page 9: ...th the Trace SET Standard Proportional Joysticks compatible with this standard are available from multiple sources online and are also widely used in the powered mobility device industry Proportional joysticks send the direction and position they are moved from their center position as a varying signal to the control system they are connected to This performance makes it is possible to achieve ver...

Page 10: ...ate is triggered the LEDs will alternately flash green and red While in the Emergency Stop State input device signals are ignored To exit Emergency Stop State and resume normal operation perform the following steps Step 1 Ensure all input devices are in their inactive or neutral state Step 2 Press and release the Emergency Stop Switch Step 3 Confirm the Green READY LED is steady on illuminated not...

Page 11: ... is configured for a joystick input and isn t seeing this connection Check the joystick and or configuration EMERGENCY STOP Flashing green and red LEDs indicate the unit is emergency stopped See the Emergency Stop State section for more information NO LEDS If there are No LEDs illuminated on the Wild Thing Adapter the Fisher Price SmartDrive control board has likely entered its power saving mode a...

Page 12: ...artDrive Speed Setting and the Wild Thing Adapter Speed Factor 5 MPH SmartDrive Speed Setting 4 MPH SmartDrive Speed Setting 3 MPH SmartDrive Speed Setting 2 MPH SmartDrive Speed Setting Speed Factor Top Speed 100 5 MPH 75 3 75 MPH 50 2 5 MPH 25 1 25 MPH Speed Factor Top Speed 100 4 MPH 75 3 MPH 50 2 MPH 25 1 MPH Speed Factor Top Speed 100 3 MPH 75 2 25 MPH 50 1 5 MPH 25 0 75 MPH Speed Factor Top ...

Page 13: ...ont of the seat area Step 2 Ensure the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch is in the ON position Step 3 Press and Hold the Adjust button Step 4 Wait 10 seconds Step 4 Slide the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch to the OFF position Step 5 Slide the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch to the ON position Step 6 Count the number of flashes emitted by the SmartDrive LED 5 flashes 5 MPH 4 flashes 4 MPH 3 fl...

Page 14: ... OFF position Step 8 Slide the Wild Thing Adapter s Power Switch to the ON position Step 9 Count the number of flashes emitted by the SmartDrive LED 5 flashes 5 MPH 4 flashes 4 MPH 3 flashes 3 MPH 2 flashes 2 MPH Step 10 Repeat Steps 7 9 until the number of flashes match your desired Speed Setting Step 11 Release the Adjust button Adjust ...

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