RP6 ROBOT SYSTEM - 1. The RP6v2 M256 WIFI Expansion Module
1.1. Safety Instructions
Before you start with the RP6-M256
, you should familiarize yourself with the robot
itself and try all its example programs WITHOUT the installed RP6-M256 expansion
module! This manual is a small addition to the big RP6 manual. Please read it thor-
oughly before you do anything with the RP6-M256!
The safety instructions in the
RP6 manual apply in addition to these, especially the instructions about ESD
and the risk of injuries due to sharp pins on the PCB.
Important hint for beginners:
Programs written for the RP6-M256 DO NOT run properly on the microcontroller of the
base unit and the other way round (completely different pin assignment, clock fre-
quency and totally different hardware environment, even different processor in this
case)! The same applies for all other expansion modules.
CAUTION:
If you upload a program into the wrong controller, this or the
controlled circuits might well be damaged! E.g. if an I/O pin
is normally used as an input but the program for the wrong
controller configures it as an output, it could get overloaded
because of the connected circuit!
Normally nothing serious will happen if you make a mistake but this can not be guar-
anteed. The RobotLoader can not distinguish the programs because the hexfiles are all
built up in the same way. Therefore it will not prevent you from uploading the pro-
grams into the wrong controller.
Make use of the function of RobotLoader to
define different categories! For every expansion module you can create its
own category!
For the RP6-M256 there is an extra hexfile list in the WIFI Loader tab
of the RobotLoader software.
CAUTION:
Unplug the antenna cable from the small connector on the
PCB (u.FL) only if it is absolutely necessary! Because of the
small dimensions, this connector does not support many mat-
ing cycles. Handle the plug with care!
The big RP-SMA connector on the other side of the cable is
much more reliable!
Here you can screw and unscrew the antenna
many times without any problem although it is advisable to limit the
mating cycles as much as possible as wearout will reduce the signal
quality.
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