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CHASSIS 2
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TESTING THE CHASSIS
1. Position the model with its wheels on a smooth floor (or large
tabletop) in an open area, holding it upright with your hand
but with all its weight resting on the floor, and slide the
switch to the on position. Hold the robot upright until you feel
the motors working. This helps the model balance.
Once the switch is turned on, the robot will remember and use
the last balance setting (see page 11) that was loaded onto it.
The balance setting for the test chassis is file A, which is the
default setting on your robot. When you build different robot
models on top of the robotic base unit, you will need to
manually change the balance setting, because balance
setting A might not be the correct setting to make a particular
robot model balance.
Tip: If you lift the robot up off the floor, its wheels will spin as
it is attempting to balance itself. You can lay the robot on its
back to stop the motors from spinning.
2. The robot should now be balancing on its own, staying in one
place and making slight adjustments so as to not fall over. If
it's not balancing, try laying it on its back and then tilting it
upright again, keeping the wheels firmly on the floor. Or try
turning it off and on again, and trying again.
3. Open the control app on your device.
4. Establish a Bluetooth connection between the app and the
robotic base unit. See the next page for more details on
establishing the connection.
5. Enter remote control mode and experiment with using the
test chassis in remote control mode. See the next page for
more details.
6. Enter the programming mode. Tap the folder icon to open the
program library. Open the test chassis program and press the
run button. What does the test chassis do? See the following
pages for more details on how the app works.
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Done!
CHASSIS 3
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Balance
Setting:
A
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
When the program runs, the chassis should drive
forward for five seconds, then rotate to the right
in place for five seconds, then light up a yellow
light, and finally play the sound of a robot.
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Done!
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