7. Attaching the Beetle to the robot body
Use the supplied 3M double side foam tape to stick the Beetle shield with the Beetle controller on
the back of the robot body.
8. Wire-up
The final task is to wire up the robot.
8.1.
IR Sensor: Connect the sensor cable to the socket on the sensor and then to the
pin A1 on the Beetle shield. The socket on the sensor is coded, so only one direction is
possible. However, the other side of the cable has a black plug. The wire colors are
Black, Red, Blue. The Black wire connects to ground. The ground pins are the pins on
the outer edge of the shield. The blue wire connects to the signal pin. All signal pins on
the shield are the ones which faces directly to the Beetle.
8.2.
Optional LDR's: Connect the sensor cable with the sockets on the sensor holder
and the other end with the Beetle shield. The right LDR connects with A0 and the left
sensor with A2. The sensor cable for the LDR may have a different color for the signal
pin but ground and VCC stays the same. Black for ground and blue or green for the
signal pin.
