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Summary of Contents for Mindsensors BombiniBot
- Page 1 BombiniBot – Parts and Assembly mindsensors.com 1/12 Copyright © 2015...
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Page 2: Loose Parts
Parts Loose Parts: Part Quantity Tire Motor Mount 4-Wire Encoder Cable Encoder Wheel Velcro Strip Top Chasis Plate Bottom Chasis Plate Battery Holder Arduino Mount Feeler Plate Caster Mount Charger (Optional) mindsensors.com 2/12 Copyright © 2015... - Page 3 Small parts in bag: Part Quantity Small Screw Medium Screw Large Screw (90380A110) Standoff/Spacer Optical Encoder board Plastic Caster Left Feeler Right Feeler Electronic Parts (excludes optical encoder): Motor BombiniBot Board Arduino Compatible Board mindsensors.com 3/12 Copyright © 2015...
- Page 4 Before attempting to assemble the BombiniBot, remove the paper from each side of the top and bottom plates. This will make the BombiniBot feel more secure with his body. To make the strongest BombiniBot possible, place each motor mount piece into the slots on the top and bottom plates.
- Page 5 Connect the female end of the 4-wire cables to the encoder boards. Be sure to match the white wire with the white box on the encoder boards. Chasis: With the white side up, line up the six holes of the Arduino mount with the smaller holes of the top plate. mindsensors.com 5/12 Copyright © 2015...
- Page 6 Using medium screws, fasten the spacers into place on the top of the bottom plate so that it resembles the picture below. Remove paper from one side of the velcro strip. Stick the velcro strip on battery holder on the second and last flanges from the clip. mindsensors.com 6/12 Copyright © 2015...
- Page 7 If motors are not flush, swap the motor assemblies. Position the top plate so that the notches of the motor mounts fit directly into the holes of the top plate. mindsensors.com 7/12 Copyright © 2015...
- Page 8 90 degrees (right angles) with a pair of pliers. If the feeler is curling in, put this feeler on the right side. Hold the first feeler into place while inserting the second feeler. mindsensors.com 8/12 Copyright © 2015...
- Page 9 Place the feeler holder plate over the feelers and adjust it so that the feelers fit into the groves of the feeler holder plate. From the bottom of the BombiniBot board, fasten the feeler holder plate using three small screws.
- Page 10 Move the encoder wires to the side and thread the motors wires through the same long oval holes. Attach the BombiniBot control board to the Arduino. Be sure to line up the boards so that all male BombiniBot control board pins insert into the female Arduino headers.
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Page 11: Finishing Touches
Connect the left and right motor wires to the 'Motor' labeled pins of the BombiniBot control board. Red wires should be toward the right side of the BombiniBot. Finishing Touches: Attach the wheels on to the exposed motor axles. Insert the caster into the caster mount. - Page 12 To remove the battery holder, push the battery holder from the feeler side (front) of the BombiniBot so that it comes out of the caster mount side (back). Insert 6 AA (Rechargeable NiMh is recommended) into the battery holder with correct polarity.
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