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How to Attach Butler Robotics to a Prodigy 12/18/2014...
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Bag # Contents Picture 10” & 7” Universal Display Brack- Motor Pulley Cover Cables Stylus, zip ties, anchor...
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Bag # Contents Picture Carriage bracket, Belt bracket, eye bolt Motor box bracket, screws X brackets, eye bolts, T nut screws...
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Attach the Front Carriage Bracket Attach the black belt bracket to the carriage bracket using the provided screws. Screw Winged-screw Attach the carriage bracket to the frame as indicated at right using the provided screws. Screws Install Belt Bracket Page 4...
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Install Front Idle Bracket Install a front idle bracket using the provided screws. Attach Carriage Brackets Page 5...
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Rear Motor Box Bracket Attach Motor Bracket to top of motor box with provided screws. Screws Attach motor box to rear of machine with provided screws. Install Motor Box Bracket Page 6...
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Install White Belt Slide each pair of T Nuts into the grooves at the back corners of the frame. T Nut Attach Belt Bracket to T-nuts and tighten securely using provided screws. Use belt clamps to attach end of white belt to an eye bolt.
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Follow steps 1-3 to secure remaining end of white belt to the other side of the frame. Make sure that the teeth side of the belt are facing the motor box pulley. Install White Belt Page 8...
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Install Black Belt Using the belt clamps, attach one end of the black belt to the carriage bracket. Wrap the toothed side of the black belt (highlighted at right) around both the Idle and Motor Box pulleys, then use belt clamps to attach the remaining end of the belt to the carriage bracket.
Install Display Insert SD card into Display display. Bracket Install display bracket onto the machine using the provided screws. Attach display to display bracket with provided screws. Plug one end of the display cable the black motor box remote port. Plug the remaining end into display port found on the bottom edge of...
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Install 10” Display For “Android” Display Handle Bar Screws Install display brackets, then install display onto display brackets using provided screws. For instructions on Display how to install and Brackets use your display please see the “In- stalling/ Trouble shooting your an- droid tablet manu- al”.
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If you have a Quilt-EZ Perfect Stitch Regulator, then set your machine type to Default. 7” Tablet: Power on the display, go to Home> Setup Go to the Advanced tab and set the machine type to Prodigy. 10” Android Tablet: Power on the display, go to Settings > Advanced tab. Select Machine Type and set the machine type to Prodigy.
Check Belt Tension A correctly tensioned belt won’t be as tight as a piano string but not sagging either. Aim for a taught belt. Adjust belts as necessary. Check Belt Tension Page 13...
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Motor Pulley Cover (Optional) Place cover onto two screws near the top motor box pulley. Pulley cover screws Pulley cover Tighten nuts onto top of screws to secure the Pulley cover. (Refer to Bag #28) Nuts What is the Pulley Cover for? The Motor Pulley cover is an extra safety precaution to protect...
Appendix A - How to use Belt Clamps A belt clamp consists of two clamps and two screws. Using a Phillips screwdriver, insert each screw on opposite sides of the clamps and tighten halfway. Appendix A - Belt Clamps Page 15...
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Thread the belt between the clamps, loop it around and reinsert it between the clamps. Align the belt teeth, then finish tightening the clamps. Appendix A - Belt Clamps Page 16...
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Installing/Troubleshooting your Android Tablet Contents Page 1 Install onto quilt machine Page 5 Power on tablet Page 6 Unlock screen, open/close apps Page 8 Update the soft ware Page 9 Troubleshooting 12/1/2014...
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Install Display Line up display holder with handle bar brackets and install with provided screws. Unlock clamp from back of display holder and raise clamp. Install Display Page 2...
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Position tablet in clamps, camera side up. Lower clamps and tighten in place. Lock clamps back in place and plug in wires to the DC IN and OTG ports. Install Display Page 3...
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Plug the Ethernet end of the black cable into the display junction. For Robotics Only: Plug the ethernet end of the black cable into the Remote port on the Black Motor Box. For Tin Lizzie Machines: Plug the remaining end of the wire into the side port near the front of the Tin Lizzie machine.
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Adding robotics to a machine that has already been upgraded: Remove the rear PCB box, and connect the remaining end into the indicated remote port. (Route the cable internally if possible.) Power on Tablet Press the power button on the top right corner to power on the tablet.
Unlock The Screen Press and hold on the lock icon, then drag your fi nger to the right lock icon and release. Touch Lock Drag to Right Lock Open an App Press the apps button in the top right corner and select the app you would like to boot.
Close an App While on the home screen, press the recent apps icon. A list of currently running apps will appear. Press and hold onto an app, then drag it to the right until it is no longer visible. Th e app has now been closed.
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Update the Tablet Press the Settings Button from the main menu. Press the ‘System Info’ button. Press Check for update. A button will appear that you can press to update the machine. Press this button to update. (If the display is already up to date, you will see the message indicated at right.)
Troubleshooting Solution Possible Problem Symptom Press and hold the power When the tablet is powered on/off I’m losing communication several times in a row, it can cause with the USB button on the side of the communication issues. tablet. Shut down the tablet. Once completely shut down, restart the tablet.
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