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Summary of Contents for MECHF-01

Page 1: ...OSEPP Mechanical Functional Kits Tutorials create interactive robotics projects with our Robotics Functional Kit OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 1 ...

Page 2: ...F 01 MECHF 01 contains an Arduino UNO microcontroller our new TB6612 motor driver shield a wide field of view line follower IR sensor an ultrasonic range sensor and an IR object avoidance sensor We will look at how to connect these components together and use the sample code download sample code from the main product page http osepp com functional kit OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 109 ROBOTICS FUNCTIO...

Page 3: ...ablets etc Ultrasonic Sensor This module allows your robot to avoid walls obstacles IR Follower With this module we show you how to turn any directed light source led flashlight etc into a remote control Line Tracker Module create your own custom course using a solid black line to create a line following robot OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 110 ...

Page 4: ...Driver TB6612 Motor Shield drive up to 13v motors A TVS diode SMAJ13A to limit motor interference and a MAX rating of 5 Amps OSEPP UNO R3 Our most popular Arduino compatible microcontroller OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 111 ...

Page 5: ...ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 112 Jumper Wire FF 10cm 20 Jumper Wire FF 15cm 20 10 10 4 10 Phillips screw driver 1 USB Cable Wire 1 Nut M3 Screw M3 6 Screw M1 6 8 Nut M1 6 Screw M3 8 2 Standoff M3 40 6 2 Standoff M3 10 ...

Page 6: ...used applications with the parts included in the MECHF 01 The MECHF 01 kit is 100 compatible with all of the Mechanical Kits The assembling of MECHF 01 components will vary depending on your Mechanical Kit but the arrangement should be the same OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 113 ...

Page 7: ... example code takes into account your Mechanical Kits motors attached to TB6612 motor driver pins M3 M4 If you are having issues check the code and switch motors to M1 M2 pins OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 114 ...

Page 8: ...OLLOWER In this example we will have our Mechanical Kit follow a solid black line autonomously Parts Needed OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 115 2 Standoff M3 40 6 2 2 Screw M3 8 Screw M3 6 2 1 Nut M3 Line Follower ...

Page 9: ...screw in the M3 8 screws into the Line Follower Module into the Standoff M3 40 6 Make sure the IR Modules are pointing down OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 116 ...

Page 10: ... the Arduino software for your OS Mac Windows or Linux Follow the guides below to install the Arduino software for your OS Windows http arduino cc en guide windows Mac http arduino cc en guide macOSX Linux http playground arduino cc Learning Linux OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 117 ...

Page 11: ...After you install the Arduino software you will need to download the MECHF 01 Examples from our website http osepp com robotics functional kit OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 118 ...

Page 12: ...You will need to unzip the sketches folder and install in your Arduino sketch folder OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 119 ...

Page 13: ...zipped MECHF 01 examples sketch folder into the sketch folder Quit the Arduino software completely force close and relaunch You will see the new MECHF 01 examples in your sketches folder OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 120 ...

Page 14: ...WIRING OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 121 ...

Page 15: ...ARDUINO CODE Navigate to the Line Follower example in the sketches folder then to the advanced folder Open the Tanklr example OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 122 ...

Page 16: ...n your Mech Kit will now have Line following capabilities Now we need to build a specific course for our robot to navigate You MUST use black tape on a solid white surface for the robot to register a line OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 123 ...

Page 17: ...LIGHT FOLLOWER In this tutorial we will make our Mech Kit robot follow a light source using our Light Follower Module OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 124 ...

Page 18: ...Depending on your Mechanical Kit you will have a mounting plate screws to attach the light follower sensor OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 125 ...

Page 19: ...WIRING OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 126 ...

Page 20: ...o navigate to the folder of examples we installed in Arduino Open the Light_Follower ino example and upload to your Mechanical Kit When you point a flashlight at your Mech Kit it will follow the light OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 127 ...

Page 21: ...BLUETOOTH APP CONTROLLER In this tutorial we are going to control our Mechanical Kits with an Android app through bluetooth Parts Needed OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 128 10 1 Screw M3 8 Bluetooth Module ...

Page 22: ...You can directly insert the Bluetooth Module into the TB6612 shield We are on our way to adding Bluetooth control to our Mechanical Kit OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 129 ...

Page 23: ...the TB6612 motor shield you will see the LED on the Bluetooth Module continuously blink The BT module is looking for devices close by to pair with This is what we want We need to pair our Android device to our BT Module OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 130 ...

Page 24: ...e to your Android devices settings and enter the bluetooth menu As your BT module is powered and blinking you will see HC 06 as the BT module name pop up in the available devices OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 131 ...

Page 25: ...Once selected you will need to enter the BT module security code The code is 1234 OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 132 ...

Page 26: ... our way to controlling our Mech Kit with a Bluetooth App Since our app is not in the Google Play store we are an unknown developer You need to allow unknown apps to be installed on your device Navigate to the settings security to allow unknown sources OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 133 ...

Page 27: ...Next you will need to transfer the APK Android file that came with the MECHF 01 examples to your Android device OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 134 ...

Page 28: ...id 5 1 1 API level 22 and above Some Android users can open our APK file without any issues If you do run into issues we suggest downloading the apk install program installer or a range of others that do the same thing OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 135 ...

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Page 30: ...Open the App and select our OSEPP apk App to install OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 137 ...

Page 31: ...After install Open our App It will present you with a screen to select which bluetooth device you want to pair with Select HC 06 OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 138 ...

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Page 33: ...ats you have launched the BT app We have an issue though we need to upload the appropriate code to our Arduino Uno board Navigate to our examples and upload the tankBT1 example OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 140 ...

Page 34: ...After you have uploaded the code quit the Android app and relaunch You will now be able to control any of our Mechanical Kits with the BT module from our MECHF 01 kit OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 141 ...

Page 35: ...OBJECT AVOIDANCE in this tutorial we will create an autonomous robot that is able to navigate itself OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 142 ...

Page 36: ...Parts Needed Depending on your Mechanical Kit you will have all the hardware to mount the Ultrasonic sensor to the bot OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 143 1 Ultrasonic Sensor ...

Page 37: ...WIRING OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 144 ...

Page 38: ...INSTALL EXAMPLES Navigate to the OSEPP example tank_ServoUltrasonic ino OSEPP ROBOTICS KITS GUIDE 145 ...

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