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AWS DeepRacer and Sensor Kit

Getting Started Guide

The AWS Sensor Kit is intended for use only with the AWS DeepRacer

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Page 1: ...AWS DeepRacer and Sensor Kit Getting Started Guide The AWS Sensor Kit is intended for use only with the AWS DeepRacer ...

Page 2: ...vehicle Preparation Install sensors Install LiDAR Install Stereo Cameras Connect battery Connect Dell battery Turn on power Connect to Wi Fi Turn on vehicle Lights and action Test drive Drive and experiment Track building Race Tips 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 32 Get rolling in approximately 60 90 minutes ...

Page 3: ...B to USB A cable 3 Pins 4 Compute battery connector cable USB C 5a Vehicle battery charging adapter 5b Vehicle battery charging cable 6 Compute battery 7 Vehicle battery unlock cable 8 Vehicle battery 9a Power cable 9b Power adapter 10 Vehicle body shell 11 White marking tape not shown ...

Page 4: ...Sensor kit In the box 2 3 2 6 1 Vehicle body shell 2 LiDAR 3 Camera 4 Pins 5 LiDAR screws 6 USB A extender cable 7 LiDAR to USB port connector cable 8 Phillips screwdriver 8 7 5 1 4 ...

Page 5: ...ance Front Front Back Back Cameras 4 MP cameras with MJPEG SD card slot Power button HDMI Micro USB USB C Reset button Power on oﬀ Vehicle chassis Status LEDs Micro USB LiDAR LED light Compute battery on oﬀ LiDAR LiDAR holder 3 ...

Page 6: ...w when battery is charged or at capacity 2 Charge vehicle battery Connect the vehicle battery charge adapter the vehicle battery charge cable and the vehicle battery Plug into an power outlet Note Green LED full charge and ready Preparation Charge batteries Approximately 2 hours Red and green LED indicates vehicle battery is charging 4 4 6a 6b 8 9a 9b Next Preparation continued ...

Page 7: ...Vehicle battery DeepRacer vehicle Compute battery Compute battery connector cable Preparation Gather these items 5 Next Setup vehicle ...

Page 8: ...n and remove vehicle shell 2 Unpin chassis by removing four pins 4 Connect vehicle battery Use the red connector cable the white connector is for charging Note wires attached 3 Lift compute module 6 Next Setup vehicle continued ...

Page 9: ...dle 6 Secure vehicle battery with velcro strap 7 Turn switch on then off Setup your vehicle Listen for an indicator sound then switch oﬀ Note Sound indicates the vehicle battery has charge and everything is working 7 Next Install sensors ...

Page 10: ...8 Secure vehicle with four pins 8 9 Secure compute battery and cable velcro strap Hold rounded side to insert Next Sensor preparation Setup your vehicle ...

Page 11: ...Preparation 9 LiDAR and LiDAR bracket LiDAR screws Phillips screwdriver LiDAR to USB port connector cable Camera Gather these items Next Install LiDAR sensor ...

Page 12: ... from USB port Note Dell battery cable is longer Grab the camera module firmly and pull upward to remove it from the USB port 2 Unplug USB C cable from compute battery 10 3 Place LiDAR on vehicle chassis Next Install LiDAR sensor continued ...

Page 13: ...11 Fasten LiDAR front and back 4 Fasten front screw 5 Fasten back screw Install LiDAR sensor Note Use screws from shell bracket Next Install LiDAR sensor continued ...

Page 14: ...12 7 Plug the USB Micro B cable into the LiDAR 6 Plug USB A cable in middle USB A port USB Micro B Next Install stereo cameras USB A Install LiDAR sensor ...

Page 15: ...13 Plug camera into the left and right USB A ports USB A Install stereo cameras Next Connect battery ...

Page 16: ...Connect battery 14 USB C Connect compute battery with USB C Next Connect Dell battery ...

Page 17: ...ers with a Dell compute battery If you do not have a Dell compute battery skip these instructions 1 Plug cable in Dell compute battery 2 Slide cable under LiDAR frame 4 Plug in USB C 3 Wrap cable around base of liDAR USB C Next Turn on power ...

Page 18: ... Turn on vehicle compute and wait for blue LED Next Connect to Wi Fi Approximately 2 minute for connection See LED Tips on pages 30 31 for additional information 16 1 Turn on compute battery Turn on power ...

Page 19: ...S Catalina or later 10 15 5 You will need a USB drive the first time you connect your vehicle to W Fi After you connect and your vehicle s software updates you can set up connections to new Wi Fi networks using the USB cable in the box How to use a USB Flash Drive to Connect your AWS DeepRacer Use a Firefox browser to connect to deepracer aws or the device s wireless IP Chrome is not supported Nex...

Page 20: ... and proceed 3 Proceed with a non private connection 2 Open browser enter deepracer aws https deepracer aws Note Disable Wi Fi on your computer and disconnect ethernet cable Note Trouble connecting see Wi Fi Tips on page 32 18 Vehicle access password is found printed at the bottom of the vehicle 4 Turn over vehicle Next Connect to WiFi continued ...

Page 21: ... password you will need to use it later Note Some letters in the password might be hard to recognize Try l I o O 0 and i l if your password doesn t work 5 Find password and write it down 6 Enter password to control vehicle xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx Connect to Wi Fi ...

Page 22: ...s on by checking LED lights Next Lights and action 3 Switch on vehicle Listen for two short beeps and one long beep 2 Wait for LEDs to light Two blue LED lights indicate battery is charged and Wi Fi connected See Tips on page 30 31 for LED behavior ...

Page 23: ...Lights and action 21 LiDAR spinning LiDAR LED light LED tail light Next Test drive Check for visual cues that your sensors are ready Is your LiDAR spinning Is its LED lit ...

Page 24: ...2 Enter password Note This is an example not your vehicle IP address Note Found printed on the bottom of your vehicle https 192 12 68 04 Use any device with a browser to drive your AWS DeepRacer Connect your device to the same Wi Fi network as your AWS DeepRacer Next Test drive continued ...

Page 25: ...he LiDAR view finder is switched oﬀ by default Switch it on to verify that it s connected 23 1 Check the sensors 2 Put the vehicle in manual mode Connected Stereo cameras Connected LiDAR Forward Next Test drive continued Move the joystick in the forward direction and watch how the vehicle responds Does the vehicle move in the forward direction ...

Page 26: ... Start vehicle button 3 Gradually increase the Maximum speed until model begins to move Optimizing a trained model for transfer to a physical AWS DeepRacer vehicle can be a challenging learning process It requires iterations through trial and error For more tips see Optimize Training AWS DeepRacer Models for Real Environments Next Drive and experiment ...

Page 27: ...L models Train your own RL models and watch training in simulation Evaluate models and download models to your AWS DeepRacer to test on tracks When loading models on your vehicle make sure the sensor configurations match Models trained with LiDAR and stereo camera need to run on vehicles with LiDAR and stereo camera ...

Page 28: ...tch your vehicle begin its Machine Learning journey Build a straight track Build a straight track segment to experiment with pre loaded reinforcement learning RL sample_model The model has been optimized to stay within boundaries 1 Lay down tape on one border of the straight line Length varies on available space Next Race Track design templates ...

Page 29: ... League Summit Circuit Find a Race Welcome to the world s first global autonomous racing league open to anyone Join the community DeepRacer forum DeepRacer Slack channel DeepRacer Github issues DeepRacer documentation Next Tips ...

Page 30: ...mpute battery charge Charge compute battery Tips Battery level and recharging Press the power button to turn on oﬀ Note LED represents battery level Connect charger and charger cable to an outlet 28 USB C ...

Page 31: ...heck vehicle power switch Check 3 Drive your vehicle If the problem persists contact AWSDeepRacer Help amazon com Note When not using the DeepRacer please make sure the vehicle is either turned off or the battery disconnected Turn the vehicle switch on by moving the button away from the wheels Listen for an indicator sound two short beeps and one long beep if the compute is on confirming the vehic...

Page 32: ... Battery LED Guide Solid blue Battery charged application running Blinking blue updating software Yellow Device booted to OS Blinking Yellow Loading BIOS and OS Red Error in system when rebooting or starting application Tips 30 ...

Page 33: ...Connecting to Wi Fi Solid red then off Failed to connect to Wi Fi Troubleshooting Check your Wi Fi network password Public Wi Fi that requires CAPTCHA enabled sign in commonly found in hotels gyms and cafes is not supported Understanding LED behavior Tips 31 ...

Page 34: ...t button and wait for blue battery LED 4 Visit advanced troubleshooting https docs aws amazon com deepracer latest developerguide deepracer troubleshooting html Having trouble connecting try these tips If waiting doesn t work then try step 2 If disabling the Wi Fi doesn t work then try step 3 Once the LED turns solid blue refresh the deepracer aws page If it doesn t work then try step 4 32 ...

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