LearnOBots Kit
Assembly manual
COMPONENTS
This a list of components in the basic kit
Item
Robot Base
Tyres
Servo Motors
Mini Tyre base
Mini Tyre castor
Arduino Board
Arduino USB cable
Sonar Sensors
Battery
Wires
Screws
Quantity
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
N/A
N/A
Assembling Hardware
1) Take your robot base, and place it face up.
2) Attach a lobe to the motor using a small
screw.
3)
Attach the servo motor on
side of the robot base as
shown in the picture. Make
sure the motor is oriented
in the right
direction.
Align the holes of the servo motor with the base
Once the servo motor is at proper position, screw in the holes
to secure it in place.
Repeat the whole procedure on the other servo motor.
4) Now that your
robot has the
base ready, lets
attach the tires.
Here only the tire
rim is shown, the product provided to
you might already have the rubber cover on.
There are a total of four holes in the tire rim. Orient
them with the servo motor holes and screw them in.
Repeat the procedure with the other tire.
5) Attach the mini tire castor support. Make sure to secure
this very well.
6) Attach the tire holder. Leave this a little bit loose. The
front of the holder should be as shown for maximum
freedom of movement.
Screw in the holder secure.
7) The small tire can now be attached using a screw. This
screw will have its own stud to secure the tire.
Make sure the tire can move around.
If it doesnt, loosen the screw a bit.
8) Put the battery and Arduino board on the base.
9) Secure the two using a wire support.
10)
The sonar sensor is secured in front using wire
supports.
11)
Congratulations! Now your
basic robot kit is
assembled. Head on
over to the next
section to set up
the programming
environment!
Setting up Software Environment
1) Download the Arduino IDE : http://arduino.cc/en/main/software.
Choose your operating
software
2) Once the download has been completed execute it and follow the instructions.
3) Connect your Arduino to the compiler using the USB cable. Wait for the computer to install its
driver.
4) Once the Arduino is set up, go to http://blog.ardublock.com/engetting-startedardublockzhardublock/.
5) At the bottom of the page you will get the download link. Download the software on to your
computer.
6) Once the download has been completed, right click on the file and click copy.
7) Open Arduino and click File-> Preferences.
Check the Sketchbook Location.
8) Close Arduino and go to this directory. To make sure this is the right directory, confirm that
there is a folder with the name libraries in it.
9) Once in the right directory, make a new folder here.
Name this folder tools.
10) Double click tools. Make another folder here named ArduBlockTool.
11) Double click ArduBlockTool. Once inside the folder make another folder named tool
12) Double click the tool folder. Right click and press Paste.. If you had copied the ardublock file
it will show up here. If nothing shows up, go back to the downloaded file of ardublock and copy
it again.
13) Open Arduino again. On top click Tools and click ArduBlock.
14) Congratulations! Your robot is ready. Head over to the programming manuals to start.
Notes:
Make sure to select the right board for your Arduino. The Arduino provided with the Kit is Arduino
Uno. Select the board from Tools and then going to Board.
If the program wont load in arduino
Try changing the port, from Tools -> Serial Port.
If Serial port is grayed out, try attaching the Arduino to another USB port.
If Serial port is still grayed out then your computer did not install the driver for Arduino
automatically. Download the driver manually from the Arduino website.
