I received my Rover V2 and assembled the gearbox, tracks, chassis (just the board), and so on, but I am not sure how to mount that sensor up front or which boards to put in which locations on the mother board.
My three year old little boy is even more excited than I am about this “tank truck” (as he calls it) and I suspect he may have lost some assembly instructions, schematic images, or something that just shows me, at a very general level, where all the parts go.
Is there a top-down, side, front and back view of this robot, somewhere? I just need the basic picture or diagram so I can figure out how to mount the sensor up front.
I don’t have a side or top-down view. I am not sure how to connect the “turret” of if it is meant to hold the IR sensor and the ultrasonic or just one at a time. I think I can figure it out if I know how it is meant to look. The photo in this links is nice but not enough for me.
Any ideas? This has got to be quite simple. My box just didn’t come with a mechanical schematic.
It appears that a 90 degree, L-shaped piece holds the ultrasonic sensor but I have no idea how to put on the panning sensor holder. The image appears that it can hold both sensors at once (which is great!) but how do I attach it? I need some kind of diagram.
Another thing that is a bit confusing is that, in the image, just behind the sensor swivel mount, there are some raised black electronic parts. I think it’s just a box that mounts on the metal vias (right word?) to accept another bunch of pins on top. My board doesn’t have these. I didn’t see the parts in the box, either.
Also, how am I meant to attach the LiPo battery? Is that what the 2-sided sticky pad is for?
The Autonomous Rover Kit is a development platform and as such, the user is supposed to use whichever parts they see fit: The Autonomous version of the DFRobotShop Rover includes a vairety of components to allow you to learn about Arduino. Note however that this kit does NOT include code to use all sensors together. “Arduino” is close to custom robotics and in this spirit, it is up to the customer to learn about each component one at a time, as this is the approach one hast to take when building a new robot.
We strongly suggest not basing yourself off the image since an autonomous robot which uses all sensors shown would actually be quite complex. If you really want to reproduce the robot in the photo, assemble the pan/tilt kit (assembly instructions included) but place the 90 degree sensor mount between the pan servo and the bottom bracket. The pan servo is then stuck to the frame using the included double-sided tape.
The “raised part” would be the IO shield which is included in the kit. The new IO shield has a lot of colors.
The original 3.7V LiPo battery fit perfectly between the motor and the lower axle (it was dimensioned as such so it was held in using slight pressure).
We had to change the battery, and the new one is slightly thinner, so you may need a small piece of foam to make it a snug fit. We apologize for any inconvenience and are working towards a better solution.
I am just wondering if you have a photo I can see, ideally from the side.
Taping that servo to the frame looks very weak. There must be a more secure way. Do I have to machine some pieces myself? Is that part of the game?
I’m a professional SW engineer, not worried about learning how to code up the robot. I just want to make sure I get all the mechanical pieces in the right spots. Once I’m moving, I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to do all this myself.
Ah, great! So you’re in an R&D process and I’m in a development process. Okay, cool. This is my whole gosh-darned career (I’m a firmware developer).
Okay, I’ll be glad to help you as a customer test case as best I can and I won’t be shy with questions or suggestions to make things clear for future customers. Team effort.
