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4.3.8 Motors calibration
If you see that the robot is no more moving forward and does not rotate well anymore,
you can try to recalibrate its motors with the instructions below. But as already said before, the
Kilobot should be operated on a smooth, flat surface to ensure proper robot mobility.
Only one Kilobot can be calibrated at the same time.
1.
Place the Kilobot in PAUSE mode
2.
Open the KiloGUI interface, then open the Calibration mode
Figure 4.15: Calibration mode
3.
The first line (Unique ID) can be used to save an ID in your Kilobot. This can be useful if
you want to save all calibration value for each Kilobot.
4.
The second line (Turn Left) will configure the kilo_turn_left parameter to set the CCW
movement. Set a value for the motor (approximately 70) and press the Test button. The
Kilobot must start turning left. Adjust the value to obtain a smooth move.
5.
Do the same as explain in point 4, for the right motor (Turn Right line).
6.
Next is to set the straight move parameters. Start with the same value for the left and right
motor (approximately 60) and press the Test button. Now adjust the two value to move
the Kilobot as straight as possible.
7.
Finally, when all the parameters are fine, you can press the Save button to write the
parameters in the EEPROM of the Robot.
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