DropLit Assembly Guide
4 – Building the DropLit Chassis
Now that you're familiar with the basic assembly tasks for the DropLit, let's get started on the
main chassis! I'm going to break the chassis assembly down into a series of sub-tasks that will make it
easier to document the build. Each task will contain its own component list so you won't see one huge
list at the beginning of this chapter.
Mounting the Arduino Uno
First, we're going to install the Arduino Uno into the DropLit base plate. The reason for this is
that the screws used to mount the Arduino Uno will be nearly impossible to reach later on in the build.
Here's the components you'll need for this task:
You're going to mount the Arduino
Uno to the base plate using the holes marked
in green.
The Arduino Uno mounts to the
bottom face of the base plate, so make sure
you've got the base plate oriented the same as
shown in Fig. 4-1.
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Fig. 4-1: Arduino Uno mounting holes.
