1.3 Location of the Base Station
There are two options to set the Base Station:
1.3.1 Internal (inside the lawn)
Choose a place where you want to setup the Base Station in your lawn, based on the inputs given
in paragraph 2.1.
Place the Base Station concomitantly to the lawn edge on the lawn where the fence faces towards
the inner side of the lawn (Figure 1.13).
1.3.2 External (outside the lawn)
Choose a place outside the lawn where you want Robomow to be docked and charged.
Confirm the pass between the lawn and the outside area is smooth with no height difference, so
Robomow will not get stuck and will follow the wire smoothly.
The surface between the lawn and the Base Station should be hard (such as a sidewalk or rigid
ground) and not sandy or stoney, so Robomow will not slip or get stuck on it.
The area between the lawn and the Base Station should be clear of obstacles and objects.
Hard surface clean from
obstacles so Robomow can
drive on without slipping
Smooth pass between the lawn
and the area around with no
height difference
Figure 1.10 –
External Base Station Setup
The setup of the entering to the narrow pass leads to the Base Station should include triangles to
reduce the chance that Robomow will enter towards the station while mowing the inner area
(scanning); to perform the triangle setup refer to Figure 1.7.
The distance between the wires lead to the Base Station and back to the lawn is 26cm (10 inches).
The Base Station should be placed on the right wire of the narrow pass (when standing inside the
lawn).
Important:
as the two wires are very close and affect the wire sensors readings, the Base Station
should not be aligned with the central lines marked on the Base Station; it should be placed with a
shift of 10-20cm (4-8 inches) to the right.
It is reccomneded to placed the Base Station at least 25cm (10 inches) before the end of the
external pass to allow the mower smooth entrance to the Base Station.
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