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AWS DeepRacer and Sensor Kit
Getting Started Guide
The AWS Sensor Kit is intended for use only with the AWS DeepRacer

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  • Page 1 AWS DeepRacer and Sensor Kit Getting Started Guide The AWS Sensor Kit is intended for use only with the AWS DeepRacer...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Getting started guide Get rolling in approximately 60-90 minutes Contents AWS DeepRacer: In the box AWS DeepRacer Sensor kit: In the box Assembled vehicle at a glance Preparation Setup your vehicle Preparation Install sensors 10-13 Install LiDAR 10-12 Install Stereo Cameras...

  • Page 3: Aws Deepracer: In The Box

    AWS DeepRacer: In the box 1. Vehicle chassis 7. Vehicle battery unlock cable 2. Micro-USB to USB-A cable 8. Vehicle battery 3. Pins 9a. Power cable 4. Compute battery connector cable (USB-C) 9b. Power adapter 5a. Vehicle battery charging adapter 10.

  • Page 4: Aws Deepracer Sensor Kit: In The Box

    Sensor kit: In the box 1. Vehicle body shell 5. LiDAR screws 2. LiDAR 6. USB-A extender cable 3. Camera 7. LiDAR to USB port connector cable 4. Pins 8. Phillips screwdriver...

  • Page 5: Assembled Vehicle At A Glance

    Assembled vehicle at a glance LiDAR Cameras LiDAR holder 4 MP cameras with MJPEG Compute battery on/off LED light Status LEDs Vehicle Power SD card Power Reset Front Back chassis on/off slot button button Micro USB LiDAR USB-C Micro USB HDMI Back Front...

  • Page 6: Preparation

    Preparation Charge batteries Approximately 2 hours 1. Charge compute battery Connect the power cable, power adapter and the compute battery. Plug into a power outlet to charge. Note: Press button to power on. Battery indicator LEDs glow when battery is charged or at capacity. 2.
  • Page 7 Preparation Gather these items DeepRacer vehicle Vehicle battery Compute battery connector cable Compute battery Next: Setup vehicle...

  • Page 8: Setup Your Vehicle

    Setup your vehicle 1. Unpin and remove vehicle shell 2. Unpin chassis by removing four pins 3. Lift compute module 4. Connect vehicle battery Note: wires attached Use the red connector cable, the white connector is for charging Next: Setup vehicle continued...
  • Page 9 Setup your vehicle 5. Insert vehicle battery in the cradle 6. Secure vehicle battery with velcro strap 7. Turn switch on, then off Listen for an indicator sound, then switch off Note: Sound indicates the vehicle battery has charge and Next: Install sensors everything is working...
  • Page 10 Setup your vehicle 8. Secure vehicle with four pins 9. Secure compute battery and cable Hold rounded side to insert velcro strap Next: Sensor preparation...

  • Page 11: Preparation

    Preparation Gather these items LiDAR and LiDAR bracket LiDAR screws Camera LiDAR to USB port connector cable Phillips screwdriver Next: Install LiDAR sensor...

  • Page 12: Install Sensors

    Install LiDAR sensor 2. Unplug USB-C cable from 1. Pull out camera from USB port compute battery Grab the camera module firmly and pull upward to remove it from the USB port. Note: Dell battery cable is longer 3. Place LiDAR on vehicle chassis Next: Install LiDAR sensor continued...
  • Page 13 Install LiDAR sensor Fasten LiDAR - front and back 4. Fasten front screw Note: Use screws from shell bracket 5. Fasten back screw Next: Install LiDAR sensor continued...
  • Page 14 Install LiDAR sensor 6. Plug USB-A cable in middle USB-A port USB-A 7. Plug the USB Micro-B cable into the LiDAR USB Micro-B Next: Install stereo cameras...

  • Page 15: Install Stereo Cameras

    Install stereo cameras Plug camera into the left and right USB-A ports USB-A Next: Connect battery...

  • Page 16: Connect Battery

    Connect battery Connect compute battery with USB-C USB-C Next: *Connect Dell battery...

  • Page 17: Connect Dell Battery

    Connect Dell battery *ONLY for customers with a Dell compute battery. If you do not have a Dell compute battery, skip these instructions. 1. Plug cable in Dell compute battery 2. Slide cable under LiDAR frame USB-C 3. Wrap cable around base of liDAR 4.

  • Page 18: Turn On Power

    Turn on power 1. Turn on compute battery 13. Turn on vehicle compute and wait for blue LED Approximately 2 minute for connection Next: Connect to Wi-Fi See LED Tips on pages 30-31 for additional information...

  • Page 19: Connect To Wi-Fi

    USB cable in the box. How to use a USB Flash Drive to Connect your AWS DeepRacer Use a Firefox browser to connect to deepracer.aws or the device’s wireless IP (Chrome is not supported). 1. Connect vehicle to computer with...
  • Page 20 3. Proceed with a non-private connection Note: Disable Wi-Fi on your computer Select advanced and ‘Proceed to deepracer.aws’ disconnect ethernet cable. to get to unlock your AWS DeepRacer Note: Trouble connecting, see Wi-Fi Tips on Note: Firefox requires a trust certificate, ‘accept and proceed’...
  • Page 21 Connect to Wi-Fi 5. Find password and write it down Write down the password, you will need to use it later. Note: Some letters in the password might be hard to recognize. Try ‘l/I, o/O/0 and i/l’ if your password doesn’t work.

  • Page 22: Turn On Vehicle

    Turn on vehicle 1. Confirm compute battery is on by checking LED lights 2. Wait for LEDs to light Two blue LED lights indicate battery is charged and Wi-Fi connected. See Tips on page 30-31 for LED behavior. 3. Switch on vehicle Next: Lights and action! Listen for two short beeps and one long beep...

  • Page 23: Lights And Action

    Lights and action! Check for visual cues that your sensors are ready: Is your LiDAR spinning? Is its LED lit? LiDAR spinning LED tail light LiDAR LED light Next: Test drive...

  • Page 24: Test Drive

    Test Drive Use any device with a browser to drive your AWS DeepRacer. Connect your device to the same Wi-Fi network as your AWS DeepRacer. 1. Enter vehicle IP address to access your vehicle on an internet browser https://192.12.68.04 Note: This is an example, not your vehicle IP address.
  • Page 25 Test drive 1. Check the sensors Look beneath the camera viewfinder to find your sensor connection status. The connection is successful if you see green check marks. The LiDAR view finder is switched off by default. Switch it on to verify that it's connected. Stereo cameras LiDAR Connected...
  • Page 26 3. Gradually increase the Maximum speed % until model begins to move Optimizing a trained model for transfer to a physical AWS DeepRacer vehicle can be a challenging learning process. It requires iterations through trial and error. For more tips, see...

  • Page 27: Drive And Experiment

    Drive and experiment Train reinforcement learning (RL) models Train your own RL models and watch training in simulation. Evaluate models and download models to your AWS DeepRacer to test on tracks. Visit https://www.aws.amazon.com/deepracer When loading models on your vehicle make sure the sensor configurations match.

  • Page 28: Track Building

    Track building Build a straight track Build a straight track segment to experiment with pre-loaded reinforcement learning (RL) sample_model. The model has been optimized to stay within boundaries. Track design templates 1. Lay down tape on one border 2. Measure a width of approx. 3.

  • Page 29: Race

    Race Join the DeepRacer League Welcome to the world’s first global autonomous racing league, open to anyone. Summit Circuit: Find a Race Join the community DeepRacer forum DeepRacer Slack channel DeepRacer Github issues DeepRacer documentation Next: Tips...

  • Page 30: Tips

    Tips Battery level and recharging Compute battery charge Press the power button to turn on/off. Note: LED represents battery level Charge compute battery Connect charger and charger cable to an outlet. USB-C...
  • Page 31 Connect your vehicle to Wi-Fi, enter vehicle IP address on a browser (Firefox with MacOS Catalina users) and manually drive with the joystick. If the problem persists, contact AWSDeepRacer-Help@amazon.com. Note: When not using the DeepRacer, please make sure the vehicle is either turned off or the battery disconnected.
  • Page 32 Tips Understanding LED behavior Battery LED Guide Solid blue: Battery charged, application running Blinking blue: updating software Yellow: Device booted to OS Blinking Yellow: Loading BIOS and OS Red: Error in system when rebooting or starting application...
  • Page 33 Tips Understanding LED behavior Wi-Fi LED Guide Solid blue: Wi-Fi connected Blinking blue: Connecting to Wi-Fi Solid red then off: Failed to connect to Wi-Fi Troubleshooting • Check your Wi-Fi network password • Public Wi-Fi that requires CAPTCHA-enabled sign-in commonly found in hotels, gyms, and cafes is not supported...
  • Page 34 If disabling the Wi-Fi doesn’t work, then try step 3 3. Push the reset button and wait for blue battery LED Once the LED turns solid blue, refresh the deepracer.aws page. If it doesn't work, then try step 4. 4. Visit advanced troubleshooting https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deepracer/latest/developerguide/deepracer-...

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