User Guide I、 Equipment necessary before Hardware: ①.mDrawBot kit ②. Assemble Instruction V1.1 20150704 Software: a. Necessary software mDraw Inksape B. Software possibly required Arduino IDE (Note: If Mac OS system is used, click hyperlink to Makeblock main board drive...
1. mDrawBot mDrawBot is advanced drawing kit designed based on Makeblock open platform and may be constructed to four types: mScara, mSpider, mEggBot and mCar. In addition to specially designed hardware structure, we specially equip mDrawBot software – mDraw. A. mEggBot A drawing robot able to draw beautiful pattern on egg or other cylinder or spheroid III、...
User Guide IV、 Recommended wiring diagram (Bluetooth communication for Bluetooth version) Note: When Bluetooth is used as serial port, connect Bluetooth with port 5 OF Makeblock Orion board. 6P6C RJ25 cable-20cm Connect to Port 1 6P6C RJ25 cable-20cm Stepper motor A...
Makeblock and support Windows system, Mac system and Linux system, and perfectly supports four types of mDrawBot such as mSpider, mScara, mEggBot and mCar, and supports the steering engine mode and laser mode of Makeblock XY drawing robot kit V2.0.
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User Guide (1) Main interface Back to Drop-down box of origin point robot configuration Update firm ware for a Wire map Servo mode (2) Button function : Open the file : Delete SVG file : Begin/ suspend : Stop...
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User Guide : Machine returning to initial position : Robot mode switching button: five modes such as mScara, mSpider, mEggBot, mCar, : Setting button, mainly used for setting arm length parameter, operation speed, and front and reverse rotation of motor...
While leading BMP file, the software automatically pop up SVG file change dialog box, and according to adjustment parameter, change the file to SVG format. 4. Use of mEggBot (1) mEggBot a). Inspect and confirm that the wire connection is correct (Note: you may click inspect.
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User Guide c). Single click the icon to access the setting interface Under general condition, default setting is used. When you find that drawing direction is incorrect, modify the selection direction of stepping motor, and click Ok to confirm.
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User Guide Pen Up Pen Down Rudder Note: Software default value is here, and the value is subject to the value set during debugging during use. Please attention direction The set parameter may be stored in the main board.
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) f). After setting the parameter, turn off the power switch on the main board, manually reset mEggBot to initial position, turn on the power switch on the main board, and click the button 9/ 12...
User Guide VII、 Example of completely using mDraw software As the test is passed as described above, mEggBot can operate smoothly. You may draw complex graph. Automatically or manually reset mEggBot to initial position. ( ensure that the serial port is properly connected, the parameter of the pen lift mechanism is correctly set, and the power supply is properly connected.
User Guide Click the button of mDraw software mEggBot begins to work. When the machine stops operation, the graph has been drawn. The drawing effect is shown below: VIII、 Please see “How to use inkscape+corelDRAW software” 11/ 12...
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