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mePed v2 Assembly Manual v1.0

mePed v2 Assembly Manual

The mePed is an open source quadruped robot designed by Scott Pierce of Spierce Technologies, LLC.
This design is released under the Creative Commons, By Attribution, Share Alike License.  
Please keep open source projects going for everyone!
Hardware source files can be found at: www.meped.io
 
Additional information, wiring schematics, and sample programs can be found at the official website of the mePed: www.meped.io

Copyright 

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 2016 Spierce Technologies, LLC

 

Summary of Contents for mePed v2

Page 1: ...ies LLC This design is released under the Creative Commons By Attribution Share Alike License Please keep open source projects going for everyone Hardware source files can be found at www meped io Additional information wiring schematics and sample programs can be found at the official website of the mePed www meped io Copyright 2016 Spierce Technologies LLC ...

Page 2: ...e is a list of fasteners and other hardware included with your new mePed The Servo Screws and Servo Mount Screws referenced in this assembly manual are included with the servos and do not need to be purchased seperately 32ea M3 Nyloc Nut 28ea M3 Hex Nut 40ea M3 x 10mm Screw 16ea M3 x 12mm Screw 4ea M3 x 16mm Screw 4ea Nylon Spacer 1ea Allen Wrench 1ea End Wrench 1ea Body Top Plate 1ea Body Bottom ...

Page 3: ... the end stop of the Servo Remove the Servo Arm from the Servo and reposition it to be perpendicular to the Servo body as shown in this illustration Gently rotate the Servo Arm counter clockwise until the Servo Arm is parallel with the Servo body as shown After the Servo Arm is parallel with the Servo Body remove the Servo Arm and set it aside for later assembly This is the Servo s center position...

Page 4: ...t Step 4 Attach the Leg piece to a Leg Servo Arm using an M3 x 10mm Screw and an M3 Nyloc Nut IMPORTANT Do not over tighten the screws in Steps 2 and 3 The Leg joints should move freely to prevent excess friction which could cause the servos to fail Leg Assembly Step 5 Insert a Servo into a Servo Retainer Step 6 Insert the top end of the Servo into the Leg Servo Mount Step 7 Attach the Servo Retai...

Page 5: ...Manual v1 0 7 7 10 7 7 10 3 7 7 10 3 7 7 10 3 4 3 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 3 8 8 3 8 3 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 Body Assembly Step 11 Attach four Body Spacers to the Body Bottom Plate using four M3 x 10mm Screws and four M3 Plain Nuts Step 12 Insert four Servos into the top side of the Body Top Plate Step 13 Slide a Servo Retainer onto the top of each Servo Step 14 Attach each Servo Retainer to the Body Top Plate usi...

Page 6: ...ver tighten these screws The leg joints should move freely to prevent excess friction which could cause the servos to fail Step 16 Attach the Body Bottom Plate Assembly to the Body Top Plate Assembly using four M3 x 10mm Screws and four M3 Plain Nuts Step 17 Rotate each Leg so they are oriented at a 45 angle as shown Attach a Leg Top Pivot Plate Assembly to each Pivot Servo and Leg Assembly using ...

Page 7: ... 26 21 19 25 25 25 24 24 24 3 3 3 19 26 Step 19 Attach the mePed Circuit Board to the Body Top Plate using four M3 x 16mm Screws four M3 x 8mm Spacers and four M3 Plain Nuts Step 20 Attach the Battery Holder to the bottom of the Body Top Plate using two Servo Screws and two Battery Holder Spacers Feed the battery cable through the back of the mePed body and plug it into the match power socket on t...

Page 8: ...t the IR Sensor into the port labeled IR on the mePed Circuit Board Be sure to orient the IR Sensor as shown The pin labeled S on the IR Sensor should plug into the socket lableled SIG on the mePed Circuit Board 28 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S8 S7 Step 24 Plug the servos into the Servo Ports as follows NOTE The Orange wire of the servo goes to the S terminal and the Brown wire goes to terminal on the mePed...

Page 9: ...re plugged into their corresponding pins insert four AA batteries into the battery holder on the bottom side of the robot and use the power switch to turn the robot on Here is a list of the pre programmed remote control functions that are already on your mePed robot Buttons that do not have a movement associated with them are intentionally left un programmed so you can program your own custom func...

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