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  • Page 3: How It Works

    Blubber Bots are part of a family of “Transitional Species,” a body of networked sculptures that interact with their en- vironment, people and each other. The Blubber Bots are offspring of the Autonomous Light Air Vessels (ALAVs). www.alavs.com...
  • Page 4 PART LIST & TOOLS_ MECHANICAL PARTS No. 01 IR photocell No. 02 phone flasher No. 03 10 pin header No. 04 DC motor No. 05 LED (red & blue) Qty: Qty: Qty: 2.5 (25 pins) Qty: Qty: No. 06 shrink tube 3/32 No.
  • Page 5 No. 26 PCB, motor mounts and battery holder (carriage) No. 27 envelope attachment No. 28 eyelid No. 29 feeler (bump support) Qty: Qty: Qty: Qty: ELECTRONIC PCB PARTS No. A1 Printed Circuit Board No. Q1 transistor 2N7000 No. X1 crystal 4mhz No.

  • Page 6: Tools You Need

    TOOLS YOU NEED Hot glue gun (OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED) Wire cutters Double sided Scotch tape (permanent) Red marker Tape measure or ruler Putty (INCLUDED) Needle nose pliers Tack (INCLUDED) Soldering iron Helium tank Scissors Rosin core solder (60/40) Duct tape Wire stripers (30 gauge setting)

  • Page 7: Pcb Assembly

    1. PCB ASSEMBLY_ *polarized components must be inserted into the PCB (U3, 20pin) in the right direction *polarized (U2, LB1630) *polarized (R1, 10k) (R6, 10k) (Q1, 2N7000) *polarized (S1) (S2) (C4, .1µF (104m)) (C5, 1µF (104m)) (C3, 1µF tantalum) *polarized (R2, 33ohm) (VIB, 2 pin header) (SPK, 2 pin header)

  • Page 8: Tips And Tricks

    TIPS AND TRICKS Using a pair of needle-nose pliers, bend (A) Slip the resistor leads in the through- Radial capacitors are polarized and their the leads of the resistors at a 90º angle. holes. (B) Bend the leads on the backside of leads MUST be inserted into the appropriate the PCB away from each other, securing them through-hole in order for the circuit to operate...
  • Page 9 Look for the PCB locations marked You will need to bend the leads of the Make sure you place both the DIP sock- “VIB”, “SPK”, “REY”, “LEY”, and “BUM”. (A) Atmega168v inwards on both sides to fit it et and the Atmega168v chip in the correct Starting with the through-hole marked “VIB,”...
  • Page 10 2. WIRING SENSORS & ACTUATORS_ MOTORS Using wire cutters, cut four 4 1/4” lengths Using wire strippers, strip one end of the Loop the longer side (3/4”) of the stripped of wire. wire about 3/4”. Strip the other end about wire through the motor’s lead.
  • Page 11 (A) Slip the tubing over each lead. (B) Us- (A) Strip 1/4” off the opposite end of each (A) Twist together both sets of LED wires. ing the shaft of the hot soldering iron, shrink wire. (B) Twist the wires together. (C) Repeat B) Cut 1/4”...
  • Page 12 VIBRATOR Remove the black or white rubber piece (A) Cut two 36” pieces of wire. (B) Strip (A) Cut 3/4” piece of heat shrink tubing. from the vibrator. You will be soldering onto 1/4” off of one end of both wires. (C) Solder (B) Slip the heat shrink over both wires and the metal leads.
  • Page 13 The leads of the photocell should be (A) Cut two 22” pieces of wire and strip 1/4” sandwiched in between part No. 28 and the off one end of both wires. (B) Cut two pieces foam. of heat shrink tubing longer than the soldered connections (a little more than a 1/4”).
  • Page 14 Submerge the shrink tube in the hot glue (A) Bend the leads of the photocell at a until is seems to be glued in place covering 90º angle. (B) Solder a two pin header to the the LED. end of the leads. FEELER Holding the piano wire with pliers, push Using pliers, bend the wire into a hook.
  • Page 15 It should look like the one pictured above. Using pliers, straighten the bend to the left. The paperclip should look similar to the one pictured above. Grip the paperclip at the loop, bending Your clip should look identical to the Peel off the protective coating from part the loop 90º...
  • Page 16 (A) Grab the piano wire and pierce it Using pliers, bend 3/4” of the piano It should look similar to the photo through one of the holes, aligning it with the wire 90º. above. center of the paperclip’s loop. The piano wire must go through the center of loop.

  • Page 17: Carriage Assembly

    3. CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY_ Using wire cutters, cut the small peg off (A) Cut the positive and negative leads to (A) Locate the “Bat +” and “Bat -” marked the back side of the battery holder. 2”. (B) Strip 1/8” of wire from both leads. on the front side of the board.
  • Page 18 Your assembly should now look like this. (A) Place the PCB front side up. (B) Grab the opposite ends of the top carriage part and bend them towards each other, pinching the motor mount holes together. If the motor holes are obstructed, gently push out the excess plastic. Gently insert the motor through both holes.
  • Page 19 (A) Flip the assembly over. Repeat the process for the second motor, attaching it to the second carriage piece. (B) Place the assembly with the back sides of the motors (side with the leads) facing you. This will be refereed to as the back side of the carriage system. Each motor has two leads: one with a (A) Place the wire in the through-hole NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU...

  • Page 20: Final Assembly

    4. FINAL ASSEMBLY_ FILLING THE ENVELOPE (A) Take the envelope out of its package. Fill the envelope halfway with hellium. Carefully insert a straw into the valve and (You don’t need the foam wings). (B) Carefully fill the rest of the envelope with air by blowing slip the valve of the envelope over the nozzle it up like a beach ball.
  • Page 21 Fasten the envelope attachment to the Your final assembly should look similar to carriage using a rivet. You can secure the rivet the one above. in place with a washer. Repeat for the other three. FASTENING SENSORS AND ACTUATORS Now it’s time to attach the rest of the sen- (A) Peel the backing off the photocell foam (A) Plug the pin header of the feeler into sors and actuators on the PCB and the enve-...
  • Page 22 The vibrator should be placed towards the Next you will be placing the red and blue Plug the pin header of the phone flasher back on the top right side of the envelope. LED wires in the appropriate through-hole and into the PCB marked “FLA”...

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    5. TROUBLESHOOTING_ . Once the Blubber Bot is assembled, review all the connections making sure that everything is connected properly. . If you have these components lying around, it’s a good idea to test for a hard short to ground before powering up with a 1.5V AA battery, an LED, a 220 Ohm resistor.

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