Quick Start
Quick Start
Chapter 4
This chapter describes how to quickly set up and operate your new Performance
PeopleBot with the ARIA demonstration software. For more details about programming
and operating your
Activ
Media mobile robot with ARIA, Saphira, or other client software,
see their respective programming manuals.
P
REPARATIVE
A
SSEMBLY
Your Performance PeopleBot comes fully assembled and ready for out-of-the-box
operation, including the onboard PC and demonstration software. The only device you
may need to attach is the optional laser range finder accessory, but you don’t need it to
complete the Quick Start tests. If for any reason you need to install the PC system and/or
software, please follow the software’s README instructions or contact
Activ
Media
Robotics’ support email for instructions.
The ARIA client software-development environment, including the ARIA demonstration
programs and robot simulator, come installed in your robot’s onboard PC. You also may
obtain ARIA and related software and updates from our support website:
http://robots.activmedia.com
With Windows, ARIA is in the
C:\Program Files\ActivMedia Robotics\ARIA
directory.
The ARIA demonstration program and simulator (SRIsim) get put into the
bin\
subdirectory. For convenience, you may access all these from the
Start Menu’s
Programs
option. The demonstration program’s source code and MSVC++ project and
workspace files are in the
examples\
subdirectory.
Linux ARIA gets installed in
/usr/local/Aria
. The ARIA demonstration program and
simulator get put into the
bin/
subdirectory. The demonstration sources and makefile
are in the
examples/
subdirectory.
Linux users should also be sure they have permission to read/write through their PC’s serial
port that connects with the robot. The default is
/dev/ttyS0
. ARIA is a terminal
application that does not include a GUI, so its programs do not require X-Windows.
Install Batteries
Out of the box, your
Activ
Media robot comes with its batteries fully charged, although
shipped separately. Slide all three batteries into the robot’s battery box through the
back door.
CAREFUL
Slide the batteries into the robot TERMINALS LAST.
Otherwise, you will damage the robot.
D
RIVE
S
ELF
-T
EST
Position your Performance PeopleBot on the floor in an open space, or up on blocks if
you have attachments to the Computer Control Panel. Slide the
Main Power
(computer
power switch off) switch to
ON
. You should hear an audible beep, and the
Power
and
Battery
light should glow while the
Status
light blinks rhythmically on the User Control
Panel. The same AROS initialization sequence occurs whenever you press the red
RESET
button, too.
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