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Th  S2 Robot Start-up Guid  will g t your S2 rolling, but th r ’s a tr m ndous 
amount of customizing that can b  accomplish d using th  many a ailabl  Prop ll r 
programming tools. You can program th  S2 on a PC, a Mac, or in Linu  using Spin, 
ass mbly languag , C, or PropBASIC.

SCHeMATICS, De MOS AND TIPS (http://www.paralla .com/go/S2)
Download S2 resources including schematics and hacker port details 
that you may need to program the S2.

PARALLAx  FORUMS (http://forums.paralla .com)
Join our Propeller and Robotics forums where 20,000 customers 
exchange ideas and help.

PARALLAx  BOOk S
Many books are available for the Propeller through our online shop at www.parallax.com. 
Some books which are authored and published by Parallax are also available for FREE 
download in PDF format.

PARALLAx  OPe N-SOURCe INITIATIv e
That’s right—the entire S2 design is released under Creative Commons 
open source license. You have full access to all original design ¿les required 
to build the S2, including PCB layouts, bill of materials, software source 
code, and mechanical design. Design ¿les and Creative Commons license 

details are available at www.parallax.com/go/S2.

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Summary of Contents for S2

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Page 4: ...4 t o P VIew light sensors penport speaker infraredemitters infrareddetector reset button power switch power light programmingport for serial cable bi color indicator LEDlights...

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Page 15: ...15 The S2 has a stall sensor inside If it gets stalled on an object it cannot see it will back up turn and try driving forward again...

Page 16: ...at the printed tracks look like see page 18 of this booklet Do not usephotograph printing ink which re ects infrared light Draw your own tracks by making a black line inch 2 cm wide on white paper To...

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Page 24: ...e hacker port The hacker port can be used for RF devices ultrasonic sensors passive infrared sensors and anything else you wish to attach or power from your S2 robot Page 27 includes a variety of help...

Page 25: ...that turn wheels blink lights play sounds and more Arrange them in the sequence you want download the program and your S2 robot will perform your routine When you are done you can press the Restore b...

Page 26: ...Spin or assembly language under a Windows platform but other suppliers offer C or PropBASIC on Mac PC or Linux operating systems The Propeller Tool Code Editor is used extensively by hobbyists engine...

Page 27: ...tics forums where 20 000 customers exchange ideas and help PARALLAx BOOk S Many books are available for the Propeller through our online shop at www parallax com Some books which are authored and publ...

Page 28: ...ion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions ma...

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