mikroElektronika Buggy Assembly Manual

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Page 1 A motorized development platform...
Page 2: To Our Valued Customers
The primary aim of our company is to design and produce high quality electronic products and to constantly improve the performance thereof in order to better suit your needs. We hope you’ll have great fun with the Buggy, and that it’ll be a great learning experience as well. Nebojsa Matic,...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Introduction Motors Package contains Power supply It has the look and the features mikroBUS sockets ™ Assembling click boards ™ Choose your driver Firmware clicker 2 & mikromedia pinout Android app clicker 2 – a click board two-seater Schematic ™...
Page 6: Introduction
We also published a free Android App for remotely controlling the Buggy and we made the code 61 mm available to you. Finally, we took great care to provide you with 2 401.57 mils...
Page 7: Package Contains
Package contains LiPo battery hoizontal bar 2 x side panels 4 x removable wheels the main panel with circuitry, motors, lights 3 x mikroBUS plates ™ Mini USB cable The kit contains 1) the main panel with circuitry, motors, lights, and the mikromedia connector; 2) a pair of battery holder tabs; 3) two side panels and a horizontal bar;...
Page 8: It Has The Look And The Features
A motorized development platform It has the looks... Multiple slots for soldering the top bar Top bar with mounting holes for antennas Two mikroBUS socket ™ plates on the front Front signal light Front (main beam) headlight Removable wheels...
Page 9 ... and the features Analog input screw terminals (shared with mikroBUS ™ sockets 2 & 3) Power screw terminal (5 and 3.3V) Rear and stop light Rear signal light ON/OFF switch Mini USB connector for charging the battery Rear mikroBUS ™...
Page 10: Assembling
A motorized development platform Assembly With basic soldering skills you’ll assemble the Buggy in no time. Check out the “package contains” section on page 7 to make sure you have everything prepared. Then proceed with step 1 and all the way through.
Page 11 STEP 2 - Connect the battery STEP 3 - Insert the battery The Buggy’s main board is packed in the box with Pull the battery wire under the rail and attach it Push the whole battery under the rail. Be careful not wheels attached.
Page 12 Now flip the Buggy back top bar. You can use whichever one suits you best. on its wheels. You’re done assembling!
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Page 17: Choose Your Driver
Choose your driver Now that you’ve assembled the Buggy, the only remaining thing is to put a microcontroller in the driver’s seat. You have two types of choices: (1) clicker 2 is a compact development platform with a MCU and two mikroBUS ™...
Page 18: Clicker 2 & Mikromedia Pinout
A motorized development platform clicker 2 & mikromedia pinout Not connected System power supply The Buggy carries a stan- Reference Ground Reference Ground dard clicker 2/mikromedia mikroBUS 1 AN pin Not connected mikroBUS 2 AN pin pinout with a pair of 1x26...
Page 19: Clicker 2 - A Click ™ Board Two-Seater
You can use it to quickly ™ ™ build your own gadgets with unique functionalities and features. It’s an ideal Buggy driver because it lets you leverage the huge potential of click boards, our ™ constantly expanding range of over 100 add-on boards.
Page 20: Lights
PMEG3010ER Just like a real car, the Buggy has a set The Buggy has a differential motor drive. The four DC motors are split by left and right axis (controlled by DRV833RTY motor of front and rear lights for signaling and for lighting the way.
Page 21: Power Supply
Screw teminals ON/OFF switch The Buggy runs on a 3.7V 2000mA battery. The Buggy’s expandability is not limited to The ON/OFF switch on the rear of the Buggy, Once you install the battery, there’s no need to mikroBUS sockets and click boards.
Page 22: Mikrobus Sockets
VCC and GND power supply pads. The Buggy comes with three mikroBUS sockets, two in the front, one in ™ the rear. If you connect a clicker 2 board to the Buggy you’ll get two more sockets for a total o five mikroBUS sockets. ™...
Page 23: Click ™ Boards
™ For a few years now, MikroElektronika has been expanding For the complete list of available click boards, please visit: ™ boards. Almost each month several their range of click ™ www.mikroe.com/click new click boards are released, carrying all types of ™...
Page 24: Firmware
A motorized development platform Firmware Android application If your clicker 2 board came with the Buggy as A free open-source Android App for driving the part of a kit, then you’re all set — the firmware Buggy is available from mikroe.com/buggy. The App...
Page 25: Schematic
Schematic 1.5uH Vusb_IN VOUT VBUS VCC-IN VCC-5V PWR-EN PGND VAUX 100K 10uF 10uF TPS63060 VCC-3.3V VCC-5V VCC-3.3V VCC-5V C140 C141 100K PMEG3010ER USB MINIB 100K 22uF 22uF 22uF 22uF 100nF 10nF 100pF USB-VBUS 100nF 10pF Vbat 16PIN HOLDER 16PIN HOLDER 100K DMP2305U PWR-EN...
Page 26: What's Next
What’s Next? You have now completed the journey through each and every feature of the Buggy.You got to know its features, supported microcontrollers and other expandability options. Now you are ready to start building your own robotic vehichle. We are suggesting several steps which are probably the best way to begin.
Page 27 No part of this manual, including product and software described herein, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of MikroElektronika. The manual PDF edition can be printed for private or local use, but not for distribution.
Page 28 If you are experiencing some problems with any of our products or just need additional information, please place your ticket at www.mikroe.com/support If you have any questions, comments or business proposals, do not hesitate to contact us at office@mikroe.com BUGGY manual ver. 1.02 0 100000 027523...