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BombiniBot – Parts and Assembly

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Page 1: ...BombiniBot Parts and Assembly Copyright 2015 mindsensors com 1 12 ...

Page 2: ...Tire 2 Motor Mount 2 4 Wire Encoder Cable 2 Encoder Wheel 2 Velcro Strip 2 Top Chasis Plate 1 Bottom Chasis Plate 1 Battery Holder 1 Arduino Mount 1 Feeler Plate 1 Caster Mount 1 Charger Optional 1 Copyright 2015 mindsensors com 2 12 ...

Page 3: ...um Screw 8 Large Screw 90380A110 4 Standoff Spacer 4 Optical Encoder board 2 Plastic Caster 1 Left Feeler 1 Right Feeler 1 Electronic Parts excludes optical encoder Motor 2 BombiniBot Board 1 Arduino Compatible Board 1 Copyright 2015 mindsensors com 3 12 ...

Page 4: ... on the top and bottom plates If the motor mount slides into the slots easily it is recommended to leave the paper on that mount piece If the Motor Mount does not fit or fits very tightly remove the paper on that mount Motors Locate the flat side of the motor without nub Press the encoder wheel down on to the flat side axle so that the pin wheel is facing the motor Ensure that encoder wheel is flu...

Page 5: ...hem into place with two large screws Repeat the above steps for the second wheel flipping the motor mount so that it resembles the picture below Connect the female end of the 4 wire cables to the encoder boards Be sure to match the white wire with the white box on the encoder boards Chasis With the white side up line up the six holes of the Arduino mount with the smaller holes of the top plate Cop...

Page 6: ... From the top screw the caster mount into place using two small screws on diagonal corners Using medium screws fasten the spacers into place on the top of the bottom plate so that it resembles the picture below Remove paper from one side of the velcro strip Stick the velcro strip on battery holder on the second and last flanges from the clip Copyright 2015 mindsensors com 6 12 ...

Page 7: ...posed axles toward the outside of the bottom plate position the wheel assemblies so that the notches of the wheel mounts fit directly into the holes of the bottom plate The white motor end should be facing in the direction of the caster mount and the motors should be flush against the bottom plate If motors are not flush swap the motor assemblies Position the top plate so that the notches of the m...

Page 8: ...feeler should fit into the small hole marked by the red arrowin the image below underneath the exposed copper plate of the board Feeler should be flush with the board and curling out toward the side of the board If the feeler is not flush with the board ensure the bends are 90 degrees right angles with a pair of pliers If the feeler is curling in put this feeler on the right side Hold the first fe...

Page 9: ...g three small screws Electronics Place the Arduino onto the Arduino mount plate so that the USB is towards the caster mount side of the BombiniBot Line up the three screw holes of the Arduino mount with three of the holes on the Arduino Screw the Arduino into place with the three remaining small screws Proper screw placement is marked by red arrows in the image below Copyright 2015 mindsensors com...

Page 10: ...ombiniBot control board to the Arduino Be sure to line up the boards so that all male BombiniBot control board pins insert into the female Arduino headers Connect the left and right encoder wires to the Encoder labeled pins of the BombiniBot control board Be sure to match the white wire with the black triangle on the BombiniBot control board Copyright 2015 mindsensors com 10 12 ...

Page 11: ...or labeled pins of the BombiniBot control board Red wires should be toward the right side of the BombiniBot Finishing Touches Attach the wheels on to the exposed motor axles Insert the caster into the caster mount Copyright 2015 mindsensors com 11 12 ...

Page 12: ...is recommended into the battery holder with correct polarity Velcro side down insert the battery holder into the BombiniBot from the back Once the velcro strips line up apply slight downward pressure Connect the battery clip to the battery holder Warning Battery holder has sharp edges Take special care when inserting and removing the batteries To avoid scratches and cuts use a strong thin tool whe...

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