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  • Page 2 This manual contains crucial information including the precautions that must be taken seriously to insure trouble free operation of MA-VIN robot as well as prevent damage for the user and others. In addition, this user manual should be placed in a place where it is accessible to as many users as possible.
  • Page 3 Exploded View / Explosionszeichnung...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Arranging Modules ................................. 23 3.2.2. Converting Programming into Machine Language ......................24 3.2.3. Downloading Compiled Program to MA-VIN......................... 25 PROGRAMMING IN MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB (BASICS OF MOTION MODULE)............. 27 4.1. LCD .................................. 27 NSCRIBING 4.1.1. Characteristics of LCD Module ............................27 4.1.2.
  • Page 5 Programming Avoid Robot ............................. 40 6.3. MA-VINL ............................... 40 RACE OBOT 6.3.1. Programming Line Tracer .............................. 41 PROGRAMMING IN MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB (USE OF APPLICATIONS MODULES) ..........42 7.1................................ 42 PPLICATION ODULES 7.1.1. Making Application Module............................42 2 of 43...

  • Page 6: How To Assemble Ma-Vin Body

    1. How to Assemble MA-VIN Body 1.1. How to Assemble MA-VIN Body 1. Check if you are missing any of the MA-VIN 2. Tighten the screws on the battery pack components 3. Assemble the left gear box 4. Assemble the right gear box 5.
  • Page 7 7. Attach the Front/Rear sensor 8. Take out the main board 9. Attach the main board to the body of MA-VIN 10. Screw the main board to the body 11. Connect LCD, power supply, motor etc. to the 12. Put the cover on the body...

  • Page 8: Ma-Vin Components

    Speaker Plays melodies Buzzer Buzzes Displays 0~9, A, B, C, D, F Controls 4 LED’s Perceives the light intensity Touch Sensor Perceives touch sense Switch 1~7 switch input Screw Needed in assembling MA-VIN 2.1.2. MA-VIN Controller Body 5 of 43...

  • Page 9: Input/Output Module Function

    Power switch DL Jack connects to download cable displays the download status Download LED(Green LED) connects DC motor to the MA-VIN body Motor Connector connects module to KIT(1~5) Module Connector receives remote control signal IR Receptor...

  • Page 10: How To Connect Modules

    2.1.4. How to Connect Modules a. Align the MA-VIN body and the module as shown in (picture) (texts on module and board aligned) b. Plug the module into any of number from 1 to 5 of MA-VIN Body Module. c. There are Buzzer Module, LED Module, FND Module, Speaker Module, Touch Sensor Module, CdS Sensor Module, and Switch Module that could be plugged into MA-VIN Body Module.

  • Page 11: Installing Ma-Vin Robotics Lab

    C programming language. However, such programming requires significant devotion of time and effort. In order to make programming easier, we have created MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB in GUI setting. Such icon-based programming according to different kinds of modules has already made the robotics education experience much more effective and fun.

  • Page 12: Installing Ma-Vin Robotics Lab

    CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller is being installed. 2.2.2.2. Installing MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB After CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller Driver installation is complete, start MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB installation in following order. Double click Setup.exe in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB Setup CD. Click “Next” 9 of 43...
  • Page 13 Enter your name and the name of your organisation and click “next”. Select “Complete” Installation and click next. The default folder of installation is “C:\Program Files\MA-VIN”. 10 of 43...
  • Page 14 Click “Install”. MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB is being installed. 11 of 43...

  • Page 15: Installing Usb Drive Manually

    Installation complete. Click “Finish”. 2.2.2.3. Installing USB Drive Manually Control Panel • Add New Hardware 12 of 43...
  • Page 16 Controller Driver window as shown below, skip procedure 3)~6) and start from 7). If your computer does not automatically search for a new hardware, manual install window as shown below will appear. If MA-VIN is connected to the PC, select ‘Yes’ as below. 13 of 43...
  • Page 17 Select ‘CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller’ and click ‘Next>’ Install completed After ‘Add Hardware Wizard’ is completed, ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ as shown below will appear. 14 of 43...
  • Page 18 Select ‘(Advanced)’ and click ‘Next>’. Select the folder that contains the drivers as shown below. Check if the folder is the right one, and click ‘Next’. 15 of 43...
  • Page 19 Installing Installing Hardware is completed when ‘Completing The Found New Hardware’ appears. 16 of 43...

  • Page 20: Basic Uses Of Ma-Vin Robotics Lab

    “view”, and “help” has its own menu within. Click the menu for its submenu. Using icon toolbar can ease the burden of having to click through the submenus. Once you get used to using MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB, toolbar will become much handier than the menu.
  • Page 21 3.1.2.1.1. New Creates a blank file. Click the icon button or “file” • “new” Abb. 1 File 3.1.2.1.2. Open Opens a created file. Click the icon button or “file” ->”open”, then select a file to open and click “open” Abb. 2 File Open 3.1.2.1.3.

  • Page 22: Source(S)

    3.1.2.1.5. Make app module Making Application Modules : Menu used in creating application modules for programming in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB. Details will be described in “VI. Programming in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB (Use of Application Modules)”. 3.1.2.2. Source(S) View Source, Edit Source, External Source not offered.

  • Page 23: View(V)

    View’ icons smaller. Press the button as shown in the picture or‘view’ • ‘zoom out’. Abb. 3 Zoom Funktion 3.1.2.5. Help(H) Unter diesem Menüpunkt finden Sie die Funktionen „Content“, „Search“, „Online Update“ und „MA-VIN info“. Mit diesen Funktionen können Hilfethemen andere Informationen eingesehen werden. 20 of 43...

  • Page 24: Modules : Logic Module, Branch Module, Output Module

    Whole numbers from 1 to 65,535 can be input. Its unit is Delay millisecond (1/1000 sec). Program end 3.1.3.1.2. Branch module Branch Module” is also in purple like “Logic Module”. It is a group of modules that control external sensors which MA-VIN uses. Modul Module Function...

  • Page 25: Output Module

    Depending on whether the switch is on or not, it branches off Switch either to down or right 3.1.3.2. Output Module Modules icons are in red. They carry out different kinds of output commands that MA-VIN has. Modul Module Function Motor Motor operates according to velocity and direction input values.

  • Page 26: Module Properties And Programming Result

    PC to MA-VIN. 3.2.1. Arranging Modules It is the most basic step of programming in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB. Select and arrange the modules as needed. In order to move the robot deliberately, arrange the modules in a logical order.

  • Page 27: Converting Programming Into Machine Language

    This procedure converts the icon-based programming language into machine language and is composed of internal programming grammar check and compile process. However, in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB process mentioned above is automatically carried out from “compile” button in toolbar, and therefore the user can easily convert icon-based language into machine language without any professional knowledge of programming.

  • Page 28: Downloading Compiled Program To Ma-Vin

    3.2.3. Downloading Compiled Program to MA-VIN This process enables carrying out the commands of MA-VIN by saving the program to the robot. After connecting PC and MA-VIN with USB cable, press “download” icon of toolbar. 25 of 43...
  • Page 29 Note : When MA-VIN and PC are not connected or MA-VIN’s power is not turned on, windows shown below will appear. PC and MA-VIN are connected, but MA-VIN is not turned on. PC and MA-VIN are not connected. 26 of 43...

  • Page 30: Programming In Ma-Vin Robotics Lab (Basics Of Motion Module)

    4. Programming in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB (Basics of Motion Module) 4.1. Inscribing LCD 4.1.1. Characteristics of LCD Module LCD Module displays 2x8 texts. Texts to be displayed should be input within “ ”. LCD Module accepts only English letters, and distinguishes between capitalized and non-capitalized letters.

  • Page 31: Changing Parameters

    When done inputting the properties of buzzer module, complete the modules as shown in the diagram. Then, press ‘compile’ and ‘download’ to download the program to MA-VIN. Once the download is completed, buzzer module connected to MA-VIN will buzz according the input values of properties.

  • Page 32: Turning On/Off Led

    LED’s. After completing the program above, download it to MA-VIN and check how the LED’s turn on and off. LED’s will turn on consecutively from 1 to 4, and all will turn off. Thus, we can use delay modules to control the duration for which the LED’s are on.

  • Page 33: Changing Parameters

    MA-VINto see how the numbers of FND module change. 4.5. Ringing Melody (1) 4.5.1. Characteristics of Speaker Module Speaker module plays a selected melody. Currently, MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB provides up to 10 different melodies. 30 of 43...

  • Page 34: Changing Parameters

    4.6. Ringing Melody (2) 4.6.1. Characteristics of Compose Module Compose module like speaker module can produce sound through MA-VIN. However, compose module, unlike speaker module which plays the whole melody, plays only the selected notes. Therefore, the user can compose and produce his/her own music.

  • Page 35: Create Your Own Melody

    Using compose modules, try creating your own melody. 4.7. Moving MA-VIN 4.7.1. Characteristics of Motor Module Motor module is used to operate one of the basic devices of MA-VIN, motor. Also, it is used to connect more than one motors to module. 4.7.2. Changing Parameters Left-click motor module to see the properties.

  • Page 36: Programming In Ma-Vin Robotics Lab (Basics Of Sensor Module)

    5. Programming in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB (Basics of Sensor Module) 5.1. Making Doorbell Using Touch Sensor (1) 5.1.1. Characteristics of Touch Sensor Module Touch sensor module has a touch sensor on its top. If you touch silver-colored part of the touch sensor, it perceives the touch, and LED of the module turns on.

  • Page 37: Doorbell Using Melody

    Program MA-VIN to play a melody 10 seconds after it starts moving. Also, using FND module, program MA-VIN to countdown from 9 to 0 and play the melody when it is done counting. Once programming is done, download it to MA-VIN and see it operate.

  • Page 38: Ringing Melody In Daylight - Characteristics Of Cds Module

    In section (1), we have made a alarm that rings at a specific time. Now, let us make an alarm system that rings when it is exposed to light. In order for MA-VIN to determine whether there exists light or not, we need to use a CdS module. CdS cell of the module uses the chemical known as Cadmium Sulfide(CdS).

  • Page 39: Burglary Alarm

    Let us make an MA-VIN burglary alarm program capable of sensing the unexpected presence of noise at night. When a burglar enters a house, some noise is most likely to be made. Using microphone module of MA-VIN, we can devise a burglary alarm.

  • Page 40: Remote Controlled Ma-Vin

    “Move Forward” will be represented by ‘1’, “Move Backward” by ‘2’, “Move Left” by ‘3’, and “Move Right” by ‘4’. Also, when there is no signal input at all, let LCD module of the MA-VIN display “Nothing”. Arrange the modules as shown in the diagram in the next page.

  • Page 41: Remote Controlled Ma-Vin

    5.4.4. Remote Controlled MA-VIN Let us control MA-VIN with Remote Control. Arrange the modules as shown in the next page to allow MA-VIN to move forward, backward, and turn right and left. When done with programming, download the program to see how MA-VIN operates.

  • Page 42: Programming In Ma-Vin Robotics Lab (Applications Of Front/Rear Module)

    Front/Rear Module is an application module of MA-VIN that is composed of six luminescent diodes and phototransistors. Three of them are located on the front part of MA-VIN, and the rest three on the rear. The front modules perceive the obstacles that lie ahead in the course of MA-VIN’s movement.

  • Page 43: Ma-Vin Avoid Robot

    Front/Back module was perceived by MA-VIN, let us program MA-VINusing FND modules. 6.3. MA-VINLine Trace Robot Let us create a Line Trace Robot that traces a line and moves along the line using motor module of MA-VIN. Using Front/Back module, create a robot that perceives the line and dodges it.

  • Page 44: Programming Line Tracer

    In order to program a Line Trace Robot, “Sensor Direction” of Front/Back module has to be ‘backward’. Arrange the modules as shown in the previous page. Download the program to MA-VIN and see how it operates. In order to visually be able to determine whether infrared signal was received or not, create a program that uses LED module.

  • Page 45: Programming In Ma-Vin Robotics Lab (Use Of Applications Modules)

    7. Programming in MA-VIN ROBOTICS LAB (Use of Applications Modules) 7.1. Application Modules 7.1.1. Making Application Module Select ‘Making Application Modules’ in the main menu After changing the application module name, save it. 42 of 43...
  • Page 46 Click Application Output Module Lab to view the Application modules. Arrange the modules as shown below and download the program to MA-VIN. 43 of 43...

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