Battery Indicators And Controls - Omron Pioneer LX User Manual

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Recharge time is approximately 3.5 hours.
The robot's motors will be automatically disabled while on the charging station.

Battery Indicators and Controls

The battery module has one push-button and four LEDs. From left to right, they indicate:
The push-button "wakes up" the battery, so it displays its state of charge. This can be useful when a
battery is in storage, and you need to know its state of charge.
Charging Station
The charging station, or "dock", is both a manual and an automated means for recharging your Pioneer
LX.
During autonomous operation using ARNL, if Auto Dock is enabled (via
MobileEyes and "Auto Dock" configuration parameter), the robot can
automatically recharge itself when idle or if at a low state of charge, using the
charging station. The robot will navigate to a special Dock indicator object in
the map (place this Dock point approximately 1-2 meters away from the
charging station in the map, pointing towards it), use the laser rangefinder to
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LED Color
1 Red
Green 25% state of charge
2 Green 50% state of charge
3 Green 75% state of charge
4 Green 100% state of
Battery LEDs, Push-Button, Power Cable, and Data Cable
Meaning
Error condition
charge