Texas Instruments TI-Innovator Rover, Setup Manual

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Page 3: ...Connecting TI Innovator Hub to a Graphing Calculator 8 Exploring the Assembled TI Innovator Rover 9 Top Side of the Rover 9 Bottom Side of the Rover 10 Front Side of the Rover 11 Back Side of the Rover 11 Right Side of the Rover 12 Left Side of the Rover 13 General Precautions for the TI Innovator Rover 14 TI Innovator Rover 14 General Information 16 Online Help 16 Contact TI Support 16 Service an...

Page 4: ... software version 4 5 or later Follow this guide to setup your TI Innovator Rover with your TI CE Graphing Calculator or TI Nspire CX Handheld Learn More Refer to the TI Innovator Technology eGuide for more details The eGuide is a web based source of TI Innovator information including Programming with the TI CE Family of Graphing Calculators and TI Nspire Technology including sample programs Avail...

Page 5: ...able feedback through the Red Green Blue RGB LED and for displaying battery charge levels Marker Holder For inserting a marker to draw paths on paper Ultrasonic Ranger Front mounted for measuring distance to obstacles ON OFF I O Switch For turning Rover on or off Wheels Each with electric motor and rotary encoder to track rotations PWR port For charging Rover s high capacity rechargeable battery O...

Page 6: ...Connects the Rover to the Hub s I2C port TI Innovator Hub with TI LaunchPad Board Controls the Rover through TI Basic programming commands USB Unit to Unit Mini A to Mini B Cable Included with the Hub Connects the Hub to a TI CE Graphing Calculator or a TI Nspire CX Handheld USB Standard A to Micro Cable Included with the Hub Connects the PWR port of the Rover to a TI approved power source TI CE G...

Page 7: ...ector into the PWR port on the side of the Rover 3 Insert the free end of the cable the A connector into the USB port on your computer or TI Wall Charger Note The Battery Level Indicator shows solid green when the battery is fully charged Make sure the TI Innovator Rover is switched OFF before connecting to the TI Innovator Hub Flip the On Off I O switch to the Off O position 4 ...

Page 8: ...Hub Connecting TI Innovator Rover to TI Innovator Hub 1 Insert the Breadboard Ribbon Cable into the Breadboard Connector on the Hub Note It is critical that you insert the cable correctly Make sure the red dark wire pin is inserted into the 5v hole on the Hub s Breadboard Connector 2 Carefully guide the attached Ribbon Cable through the opening at the back of the Rover 3 As the cable comes through...

Page 9: ... Cable Connector 5 Align the notch in the ribbon cable with the slot on circuit board connector 6 Insert the ribbon cable and close the latches 7 Insert one end of the I2C Cable into the Rover circuit board Note There are two possible I2C ports Use Port 1 6 ...

Page 10: ... 8 Insert the slack I2C Cable into the side rails 9 Align the tab on the I2C Cable with the top of the I2C port 10 Insert the free end of the I2C Cable connector into the I2C port at the back of the Hub ...

Page 11: ...gs so that the CE or CX Label is positioned inward to match the graphing calculator The pegs will snap into place when they are positioned correctly Caution Do not turn the Calculator Holder Pegs without lifting them first They could break 5 Identify the B connector on the USB Unit to Unit Mini A to Mini B cable Each end of this cable is embossed with a letter 6 Insert the B connector into the DAT...

Page 12: ... the Rover Marker Holder Holds a marker to draw paths ON OFF I O Switch Turns the Rover ON or OFF O Calculator Holder Pegs Secures a graphing calculator to the calculator platform Calculator Platform Holds either a TI CE Graphing Calculator or TI Nspire CX Handheld LED Panel RGB LED Battery Level Indicator Displays programmable feedback through the Red Green Blue RGB LED and displays battery charg...

Page 13: ...etect gray level scale of black 0 to white 255 Gyroscope Measures or maintains orientation I2C expansion port Ball Caster Provides smooth movement on hard surface Note Not recommended for use on carpet Caution If you dislodge or disconnect any of the cables use this image as a reference for correct hookups 10 ...

Page 14: ...ver and connect to the Rover circuit board Note With the TI Innovator Hub inserted access a sensor and two ports Light Brightness Sensor Reads as BRIGHTNESS in Hub command strings I2C port Uses I2C cable to connect the Hub to the Rover circuit board DATA Mini B port Uses USB Unit to Unit Mini A to Mini B Cable to connect the Hub to a Graphing Calculator ...

Page 15: ...ry power cable when charging the Rover s Rechargeable battery Front and Back Mounts For adding structures to the Rover using interlocking plastic blocks Note With the Hub inserted access three ports for controlling output modules OUT 1 and OUT 2 provide 3 3V power OUT 3 provides 5V power 12 ...

Page 16: ...er Front and Back Mounts For adding structures to the Rover using interlocking plastic blocks Note With the Hub inserted access three ports for collecting data or status from input modules IN 1 and IN 2 provide 3 3V power IN 3 provides 5V power ...

Page 17: ...ase off of your graphing calculator For best performance use Rover on the floor not on tables Damage may occur from Rover falling off a table For best performance use Rover on a hard surface Carpet may cause the Rover wheels to catch or drag Do not turn the Holder pegs on the Calculator Platform without lifting them first They could break Do not use the marker as a lever to pull or push the Rover ...

Page 18: ...15 Caution If you dislodge or disconnect any of the cables use this image as a reference for correct hookups Reference to Bottom View ...

Page 19: ...nce will not occur in a particular installation If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the device off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the device and receiver Connect the devic...

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