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AmigoBot Users Guide
Reset, Motors/Test Buttons and System/User LED's
Figure 9: Pushbutton controls and LED indicators on top of
Motors/Test button once to enable and a second time to begin AmigoBot's self-tests. Then,
while in self-test mode, pressing the Motors/Test button advances the sonar tests.
When not in self-test mode, pressing the Motors/Test button in combination with the Reset
button enables System Mode on the controller to download sounds and other special activities.
When connected with the ARIA software, the Motors/Test button manually enables and
disables the motors.
We detail the Motors/Test
operations where appropriate throughout this guide.
The green System and amber User LEDs indicate AmigOS activities, depending on the current
mode of operation. For example, on start-up or after reset, the green LED flashes slowly and
rhythmically, while the amber LED is OFF. While connected with software like ARIA, the amber
User LED flashes rapidly indicating Control Mode serial communications activity; the green
System LED flashes rapidly when the motors are disabled, and slowly when the motors are
enabled.
Alternatively, the System LED's rate of flashing indicates the distance from a target during the
sonar' self-test, for instance. We detail the User and System LED actions and functions during
self-tests and other functions where appropriate throughout this guide.
Sounds
As part of its microcontroller, AmigoBot has an onboard audio system capable of reproducing
recorded voices, music, and sound effects. Up to 255 sounds can be stored in AmigoBot's 1MB
of onboard FLASH memory, for a total of about 90 seconds of assorted audio playback. The first
49 sounds are dedicated system cues automatically played when the robot is started up or
reset, during self-tests, after making a connection with software like ARIA, and so on.
remaining sounds are under user control. ARIA, for instance, lets you play an individual user
sound by name through a simple pull-down menu.
Use AmigoSounds to manage and download sets of system and user sounds ("themes"). The
software contains details about the system sounds, too. Future versions will let you create your
own sound themes.
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AmigoBot
button's actions and functions during Self-Tests and other
On top, near the back of AmigoBot
next to the red Power LED, are two
push-button
switches
additional
LED's.
pushbutton switch is the Reset
button. Press it at any time to reset
the AmigoBot controller to its start-
up state with motors disengaged
and not connected for operation
with any software.
The
black
pushbutton's function depends on
the current operating state of the
robot.
For instance, after power
start-up or reset, press the black
and
two
The
red
Motors/Test
The
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