Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 1
R
OBOT
P
ACKAGE
........................................................................................................................................ 1
Basic Components (all shipments).......................................................................................................... 1
Optional Components and Attachments (partial list) ............................................................................. 1
User-Supplied Components / System Requirements ............................................................................... 2
A
DDITIONAL
R
ESOURCES
............................................................................................................................ 2
Software.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Newsgroups ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Support ................................................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 WHAT IS PIONEER? .......................................................................................................... 4
C
LIENT
S
OFTWARE
...................................................................................................................................... 4
ActivMedia Robotics Basic Suite
...................................................................................... 5
ARIA ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Saphira ................................................................................................................................................... 6
T
HE
P
IONEER
L
EGACY
................................................................................................................................. 7
Pioneer 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Pioneer 2 and PeopleBot ........................................................................................................................ 7
M
ODES OF
O
PERATION
................................................................................................................................ 9
CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS & CONTROLS ................................................................................. 10
P
HYSICAL
C
HARACTERISTICS
.................................................................................................................... 10
M
AIN
C
OMPONENTS
.................................................................................................................................. 10
Deck(s) and Console............................................................................................................................. 11
Body, Nose, and Accessory Panels ....................................................................................................... 12
Sonar Arrays with Gain Adjustment ..................................................................................................... 13
Motors and Position Encoders ............................................................................................................. 14
Batteries and Power ............................................................................................................................. 14
E
LECTRONICS
............................................................................................................................................ 14
Motor-Power Board ............................................................................................................................. 15
Microcontroller .................................................................................................................................... 15
Sonar Boards ........................................................................................................................................ 15
C
ONTROLS
, P
ORTS
,
AND
I
NDICATORS
....................................................................................................... 15
Main Power, Fuse, and Indicator......................................................................................................... 15
Recharge/Power Port ........................................................................................................................... 15
Liquid-Crystal Display & Contrast Adjustment ................................................................................... 16
RESET and MOTORS ........................................................................................................................... 16
SERIAL ................................................................................................................................................. 17
RADIO .................................................................................................................................................. 17
FLASH .................................................................................................................................................. 17
P
EOPLE
B
OT
S
ENSORS AND
E
MERGENCY
STOP......................................................................................... 18
Pioneer 2 Arm-related SIPs and Commands ...........................................
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S
AFETY
W
ATCHDOGS AND
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER 4 QUICK START................................................................................................................... 19
P
REPARATIVE
A
SSEMBLY
.......................................................................................................................... 19
Saphira Client Installation ................................................................................................................... 19
S
APHIRA
C
LIENT
S
TART
-U
P
...................................................................................................................... 20
R
OBOT
C
OLD
S
TART
-U
P
........................................................................................................................... 20
RADIO ON............................................................................................................................................ 21
S
TARTING
C
LIENT
-S
ERVER
C
OMMUNICATIONS
......................................................................................... 21
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