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1. Get to Know your Robot 

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Key Points 

You will learn

 

*Recognize every component of the car 
*How to use Arduino IDE and finish some preparation work 
Equipment needed

 

*MiniQ II 

with batteries

 

*USB cable 

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Introduction 

First of all

congratulations to you for getting such an attractive robot. This is an interesting 

and  fully functioning robot

at  the  same  time, it  also can help you learn  Arduino well.  You  can 

realize  your  idea  like  hunting  the  light  or  transport  drink  and  orientation  recognition  and  so  on. 

Now, let’s have a look at our robot

 

 

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Front view of MiniQ II 

Summary of Contents for MiniQ II

Page 1: ...tteries USB cable 2 Introduction First of all congratulations to you for getting such an attractive robot This is an interesting and fully functioning robot at the same time it also can help you learn...

Page 2: ...2 LEDs on the bottom of MiniQ II Components on the car 3 Components and their locations...

Page 3: ...simple song 8 Controller runs your code 9 Motor can be controlled to run forward or backward so that the car can turn left or right freely 10 Reset button Reset the robot the program in the robot wil...

Page 4: ...age You should download the right version to fit your system of your computer take windows for example if you finish the download and open the software you will see 6 ArduinoIDE OK connect miniQ to yo...

Page 5: ...ou will see the leds on the bottom of the MiniQ will be ligthed this shows that the robot gets power successfully Next step install the driver Open the device manager Right click my Computer Propertie...

Page 6: ...driver you can install it by windows itself but it is faster do it yourself right click Arduino Leonardo Browse my computer for driver software C arduino 1 0 4 windows arduino 1 0 4 drivers Next you w...

Page 7: ...on above open the Arduino IDE you will see 11 Arduino Serial Port Click Tools Board to choose Leonardo and Tools Serial Port to choose the port Now open the file ObstacleAvoidance ino 12 You need to o...

Page 8: ...13 Program has bee opened Click the upload button and wait for the the message below...

Page 9: ...No 1 count from the left A1 IR1 No 2 count from the left A2 IR2 in middle A3 IR3 No 2 count from the right A4 IR4 No 1 count from the right Follow light A5 Motors D5 PWM control from left motor D12 E...

Page 10: ...nsmitter D13 IRL left transmitter sensor D8 IRR right transmitter sensor Receiver D17 IRS receiver sensor Receiver IRS D17 Button D4 Encoder D0 INT2 Right Motor D1 INT3 Left Motor Buzzer D16 MOSI Buzz...

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