What is Pioneer?
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Analog inputs
5 and 12 VDC power
Heading correction gyro port
2-axis, 2-button joystick port
User Control Panel
Main power and bi-color LED battery level indicators
2 AUX power switches (5 and 12 VDC) with related LED indicators
RESET and MOTORS pushbutton controls
Programmable piezo buzzer
Motor/Power Board (drive system) internal interface to motors and encoders
M
ODES OF
O
PERATION
Normal (aka Server) Mode
In normal mode, the robot’s controller boots into its embedded ARCOS firmware which allows external software running
on an onboard or user-supplied computer to control the robot’s velocity, change acceleration and other operating
parameters, and to receive estimated position and other data from the robot.
See Chapter 6 below for details on connecting with software.
Maintenance Mode
The ARCOScf utility is provided to flash the robot’s microcontroller with new ARCOS firmware and change configuration
parameters. When in maintainence mode, the robot can only be configured or reflashed using ARCOScf. (When in
normal server mode, any software can connect and control all the features of the robot).
Use maintainence mode when there is a problem with the ARCOS firmware that prevents startup in normal mode.
To enter maintainence mode, hold down the white MOTORS button, then press the red RESET button and release.
Press and release the red RESET button to re-enter normal mode.