Parallax 28990, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...le with Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio RDS4 Two tiered design provides plenty of room for electronics as well as convenient laptop mounting for un tethered autonomous navigation High torque 12 VD...

Page 2: ...Control Board as some components may become hot after prolonged operation As in most electronic devices Eddie contains components which are sensitive to static discharge Exercise proper grounding pra...

Page 3: ...vo extension Cable 14 Length 805 28995 3 Sharp IR Sensor to Servo Cable 725 28995 3 Sharp IR Stand Acrylic 725 32008 2 Ping Stand Acrylic 710 00033 10 Screw Cap SKT 6 32x1 2 710 00035 24 4 40 x 5 8 bl...

Page 4: ...IR Stand 725 28995 Refer to Figure 3b and note the different locations of the spacers on each assembly In each case make sure the labeled or etched sides of the Stands are on the opposite side from t...

Page 5: ...tighten Figure 3b You should now have assemblies that look like those shown in Figure 3c Repeat these steps for the remaining Ping and IR Sensor assemblies Figure 3c Connect the appropriate cables to...

Page 6: ...ews The physical sizes of SLA batteries differ depending on brand and capacity Figure 4b shows typical locations for standoff placements for the batteries that come with the Eddie platform Mount the s...

Page 7: ...e bottom of the Base with short screws that do not mar the finish of the top side Figure 5a Use the 7 64 ball end Allen wrench to screw in the 3 3 8 long socket head cap screws to attach each of the C...

Page 8: ...ad screws for each motor as shown Tighten using a 5 32 Allen wrench Connect 2 long three pin servo extension cables to each of the Quadrature Encoder Boards Be sure to observe proper polarity as noted...

Page 9: ...n Figure 6a The long standoffs are for the Eddie Control Board and the 1 5 standoffs are for the Wiring Harness Switch Plate assembly Figure 6a Place but do not attach the Wiring Harness Switch Plate...

Page 10: ...ttom of the Base and connect the Red and Black wires to the corresponding colored terminals as shown in Figure 7a Figure 7a Refer to Figure 7b Carefully rotate the batteries and gently place them betw...

Page 11: ...k Secure the Battery Tray with 4 20 x long button head screws as shown in Figure 7c Figure 7c Step 8 Switch Plate and 5 Upper Deck Supports Installation Place the assembly on its side as shown in Figu...

Page 12: ...sembly down into full contact with the Base Make them snug but do not over tighten Figure 8b Step 9 Eddie Control Board Installation Orient the Control Board as shown in Figure 9a and use 4 4 40 x 1 4...

Page 13: ...right side motor s innermost cable into header pin 11 on the Control Board and then the final Encoder cable to header pin 12 Be certain that all the black wires are oriented towards the outside edge...

Page 14: ...Eddie in a non destructive manner That is there are no modifications necessary to the Kinect unit itself The bottom of the Kinect unit has two rectangular holes as shown in Figure 11a Note the orienta...

Page 15: ...28990 28992 v1 1 1 16 2013 Page 15 of 17 Rotate or cam the hook into the slot as shown in Figure 11c Figure 11c Do the same with the remaining cam hook in the other slot The assembly should now look...

Page 16: ...nnections Slide the rectangular Screen Clip down onto one of the 12 long standoffs as shown in Figure 12a Using two 20 x black button head screws attach the Kinect Plate assembly to the top of the two...

Page 17: ...with Kinect 24 50 65 4 cm Overall Weight 27 5 lbs 11 5 kg Maximum Cargo Capacity 1 50 lbs 22 7 kg Run Time 2 4 to 7 hours Ground Clearance 3 0 88 2 23 cm Wheel Center to center Distance 15 4 39 0cm O...

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