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AndyMark Rover am-4100 MK6 Series User Manual

6” mecanum drive

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Rover 6" Mecanum Drive (am-4100_MK6)
Variants:
am-4100k_MK6
am-4100m_MK6
am-4100mk_MK6

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  • Page 1 User Guide Rover 6” Mecanum Drive (am-4100_MK6) Variants: am-4100k_MK6 am-4100m_MK6 am-4100mk_MK6...
  • Page 2: Update History

    Additional Instructions Available We encourage customers to seek product information at AndyMark.com. Contact us via e-mail at support@andymark.com, or call Toll-Free 877-868-4770 with questions about any of our products. Update History: 10-17-19: Initial Release Rover Chassis Recommended Hand Tool List (not included)
  • Page 3 Gearbox Assembly Bill of Materials Component Part Number Part Photo RedLine Motor with 16 Tooth Pinion am-3775a_16t Gear Installed 57 Sport 3 Inch Shaft am-3791 57 Sport Gearbox, 64:1, SD am-3973_064 57 Sport Motor Block am-3765 57 Sport Flange Mount am-4132 10-32 x 0.5 Inch Button Head Cap am-1512...
  • Page 4 1/2 Inch Hex Spacer x 1.0 Inch am-3948-1000 10-32 x 0.625 Inch Socket Head Cap am-1007 Screw 10-32 Nylock Jam Nut am-1063 Rover End Rail am-4131 1/4-20 x 1.75 Inch Self Tapping am-1372 Screw 0.375 in. OD x 0.257 in. ID x 0.875 in. am-1513 Aluminum Spacer 10-32 x 0.375 Inch Socket Head Cap...
  • Page 5 Victor SPX Motor Controller am-3748 M4 Nylock Nut am-1435 M4 x 50mm Socket Head Cap Screw am-1401 1/4-20 x 1.0 Inch Socket Head Cap am-1341 Screw 1/4-20 Nylock Nut am-1015 120A Circuit Breaker am-0282 6mm Standoff ip-3749_standoff M3 x 10mm Socket Head Cap Screw am-1021 Hero Development Board am-3206...
  • Page 6 Powerpole Kit, 8 Pack am-2198 Female Spade Connector, 12-10 am-2211 AWG, Yellow, 10 Pack Rover Chassis Top Plate, am-4100_top Polycarbonate 10-32 x 1.375 Inch Socket Head Cap am-1154 Screw Nylon Spacer ¾ Inch Long am-4107 10-32 Nylock Jam Nut am-1063 AM14U Family Horizontal Battery am-2940 Mount Strap Plate...
  • Page 7 Other ratios or wheel sizes (sold separately) can be used with the Rover chassis to suit your specific needs. *Stall Torque and Free Speed are calculated using the unmodified specs of a pair of AndyMark 775a RedLine Motors...
  • Page 8 Gearbox Assembly Instructions (QTY 4) Step 2: The short output shaft needs to be replaced Step 1: The 57 Sport gearbox is pre-assembled with a with the longer 3 inch output shaft. Using a pair of plastic cap on the back. Remove the four (4) #10-32 snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring from the Socket Head Cap Screws from the front of the backside of the face plate.
  • Page 9 Gearbox Assembly Instructions (QTY 4) Step 8: Attach the Redline Motor with 16 Tooth Step 7: The 57 Sport Gearbox Assembly is now Pinion (am-3775a_16t) to the 57 Sport Back Plate complete. The Motor and Motor Plate will be assembled next. The long Socket Head Cap Screws will (am-3765) using M4 x 8mm screws and lock washers remain loose for now.
  • Page 10 Wheel Assembly Instructions (QTY 4) The Rover 6” Mecanum Chassis includes a complete set of SR Mecanum wheels, two Left and two Right. Mecanum wheels will give your robot the ability to move in any direction while maintaining the simplicity of a traditional four wheel drive configuration.
  • Page 11 Chassis Assembly Instructions Step 2: Insert four (4) #10-32 x 0.625 inch Socket Step 1: Into one of the Rover Drive Rails (am-4094), Head Cap Screws (am-1007) through the clearance press two ½ Inch Flanged Hex Bearings (am-2986) into the face with the large clearance holes adjacent to holes and use four (4) #10-32 Nylock Jam Nuts (am- the bearing holes.
  • Page 12 Chassis Assembly Instructions Step 4: Place a 1.0 inch long Hex Spacer (am-3948- Step 5: Place one of each completed wheel assembly (left and right) onto the two drive shafts. The hub 1000) onto each of the two output shafts. flange should be to the outside of the assembly.
  • Page 13 Chassis Assembly Instructions Step 8: Flip the chassis over so the rounded edges of the End Rails are on top and place the Rover Chassis Bottom Plate (am-4100_bottom) on top of the four rails oriented as shown below (the small groove should be on the bottom face on the right, as seen below).
  • Page 14 Electronics Assembly Instructions Step 1: The Rover 6” Mecanum Chassis is designed to use four (4) Victor SPX (am-3748) speed controllers and a Hero Development Board (am-3206). The Rover Chassis Bottom Plate (am-4100_bottom) has mounting holes for all pre-selected components. The following steps cover how and where to install the components but wires have been removed from the images for clarity.
  • Page 15 Electronics Assembly Instructions Step 4: Attach the CAN Connector (am-4130) to the Step 5: Add PowerPoles (am-2198) to the four power Bottom Plate using two (2) #10-32 x 0.5 long inch leads on each Victor SPX. Red PowerPoles should be Button Head Cap Screws (am-1512) and #10-32 added to the Red and White leads and black Nylock Jam Nuts (am-1063) on the underside of the...
  • Page 16 Electronics Assembly Instructions Step 10: Attach the 120A Circuit Breaker (am-0282) Step 11: Press the smaller end of four (4) 6mm on the other side of the robot from the previous Standoffs (am-3749_standoff) into the top side of the components using two (2) ¼-20 x 1.0 inch long Socket Bottom Plate and secure from underneath with four Head Cap Screws (am-1341) and ¼-20 Nylock Nuts (4) M3 x 10mm Socket Head Cap Screws (am-1021).
  • Page 17 Electronics Assembly Instructions Step 17: Insert five (5) 30 Amp Resettable Fuses (am-4113) into the terminals of the PowerPole Distribution Board. Step 18: From the 12 Guage Red and Black Bonded Wire (am-0904_05), cut four extensions long enough to connect the white/green wires from the Victors to the motors. One end of each extension will need PowerPoles (am-2198) and the other end will need Yellow Spade Connectors (am-2211) (alternatively this end can be soldered directly to the motor terminals).
  • Page 18: Wiring Diagram

    Programming: The default source code for the Rover RedLine Motor: The back of the RedLine motor has a 6” Mecanum Chassis found positive and negative terminal. The positive terminal www.andymark.com/products/rover. is in the black plastic housing with a notch: NOTCH...