Artec Robo 2.0 User manual

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TheCoreUnitisthepartoftherobotthatrunsprograms.
⑥
①
③②
④ ⑦
⑧
⑤⑨
⑩
PartsoftheCoreUnit
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⑫ ⑬ ⑭
⑪
⑤5x5FullColorLEDMatrix
TheseLEDslightupinRGBcolorstodisplayvariousimages.
⑨Buzzer
Transformselectricalsignalsintosound.
①TemperatureSensor
⑥LightSensor
Thissensorusesaphototransistorthatconvertslightinto
electricitytomeasuretheintensityofsurroundinglight.
②/③A/BButtons
TheCoreUnitdetectswhenthesebuttonsarepressed.
④PowerLight(Green)
Thislightturnsonwhenthepowerison.
⑦ConnectionLight(Blue)
Thislightturnsonwhenwirelesscommunications
(throughBluetooth/Wi-Fi)areoccurring.
⑧ArtecBlockConnectingCover
Thiscovercanbeattachedtotheedgeconnector.
IthasstudsonitthatcanbeusedtoconnecttoArtecBlocks.
Thissensormeasuresexternaltemperature.★TheinternaltemperatureoftheCore
Unitmayaffectthereadingsofthetemperaturesensorifitbecomesheatedbyextend-
eduseofsignificantelectricalpower,forinstanceusingtheLEDmatrix.
(Back)(Front)
Instructions
⑩9-AxisSensor
⑫USBPort(microB)
⑬ResetButton
Thisbuttonisusedtorestartthedevice.
⑭PowerConnector
AportusedtoplugaBatteryBoxintothedevicetosupply
power.
⑪EdgeConnector
Aconnectorforexternalexpansiondevices.
・3-AxisAccelerometer:Quantifiesthedevice'smotionandtilt
bymeasuringacceleration.
・3-Axis Gyroscope: Measures angular velocity to quantify
rotationalmotionstheaccelerometercan'tdetect.
・3-AxisCompass:Quantifieswhichwaythedeviceisfacingby
measuringtheEarth'smagneticfield.
AportusedtoplugUSBcablesintothedevicetotransfer
programsfromacomputerorsupplypower.
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●Thesematerialsarenotdesignedforchildrenunder8yearsofage.Childrenunder8should
onlyusethesematerialswithadultsupervision.
●Pleaseseeanymanualortextbookincludedwiththeproductforinstructionsonsafe
assemblyanduse.Makesuretofollowcableconnectioninstructionstoavoiddamageor
injuryfromincorrectassembly.
●Thisproductisnotedible.Donotputanypartsofthisproductintoyourmouthtoprevent
accidentalingestion.
●Donotwrapcordsorcablesaroundyourhands,fingers,neck,etc.Donotpluganycables
 intohouseholdoutlets,oryoumayreceiveanelectricshock.
●Toavoidinjury,donottouchtherotatingpartsofthemotorswhenthepoweristurnedon.
●ShouldtheCoreUnit,motororBatteryBoxbecomeveryhot,immediatelyturnoffthe
powerandceasehandlingthedevice.
●BeawarethatusingthemotororCoreUnitundercertainconditions
(improperhandling,
excessiveload,extremetemperatures)
maycauseittooverheat,andtakecaretoavoidburns.
●BesurethatthemotionoftheincludedDCMotor'saxleisnotobstructedwhenthemotor
ispowered.Evenbriefobstructionmaycauseburningdependingontheconditionofthe
motor.
●Somepartshavesharpedges,sohandlewithcare.
●Donotleavepartslyingonthefloor,astheymaycauseinjuryifsteppedon.
●Becarefulnottogetfingerspinchedbetweenmovableparts.
●Donotsubjecttheproducttostrongimpacts,setheavyobjectsontopofit,etc.
●Foryoursafety,avoidusingpartsthathavebeendamaged.
●Whennotinuse,shutoffallpowertotheproductandstoreoutofreachofsmall
children.
Improperbatteryusagemayresultinoverheating,rupture,orleakage,sotakenoteofthe
followingwhenusingbatteries:
●Donotusenon-alkalinebatteries.Rechargeablebatteriesinparticularareknownto
causeproblems,sodonotusethem.
●Batteriesaretobeinsertedwithcorrectpolarity.
●Donotmixoldandnewordifferentkindsofbatteries.
●Donotattempttoshortcircuit,recharge,disassemble,orheatbatteries.Donotinsert
batteriesintofire.
●Ifitwillbeoutofuseforanextendedperiodoftime,removethebatteriesfromthe
batterybox.
●Ifbatteryleakageoccursandanybatteryfluidgetsintotheeyes,immediatelyflushwith
waterandseekmedicaltreatment.Iffluidcomesintocontactwithskinorclothes,wash
immediatelywithwater.
Warning CHOKINGHAZARD-Smallparts.Thisproductcontainschokinghazardsandisnotsuitableforchildrenundertheageof3.
WARNING Makesuretoreadtheseinstructionscarefullybeforeassemblyoruseofthesematerials.
(Parents/Guardians:besuretoreadtheinstructionsandensurechildrenreadthemaswell.)
ArtecRobo

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60x60x25mm(incase)
microB
802.11ｂ/ｇ/ｎ
Classic,BLE4.2(dualmode)
ESP32
8MB
520KB
8MB
240MHｚ
3.3V
USB,3xAA/R6batteries(Useonlyalkalinebatteries.)
5x5fullcolorLEDmatrix,buzzer,2xpushbuttons,lightsensor,
temperaturesensor,3-axisaccelerometer,3-axisgyroscope,3-axiscompass
EquippedwithWindows/MacUSBSerialConverterIC
★DevicedriverssupportWindows10orlater,andMacOSX.
iPad/AndroidTablets/Chromebook
BLEcommunications
Size
USBConnector
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
SoC
FlashMemory
SRAM
PSRAM
ClockSpeed
OperatingVoltage
Communication
Protocol
Parts
PowerSupply
⑪FunctionsofEachEdgeConnectorPin
CoreUnit DigitalI/O Analog Communications
DigitalI/O I2CSDA
DigitalI/O I2CSCL
DigitalI/O
DigitalI/O SPIMOSI
DigitalI/O SPIMISO
DigitalI/O SPISCK
LEDMatrixdata DigitalI/O
buttonB
DigitalI/O
DigitalI/O UARTTXD
DigitalI/O UARTRXD
ICM20948-INT DigitalI/O
DigitalI/O
buttonA
Buzzer DigitalI/O
AnalogIN
DigitalI/O
AnalogIN
DigitalI/O
AnalogIN
AnalogIN
●CoreUnitSpecifications
GND
GND
GND
P20
P19
P16
P15
P14
P13
P2
P1
P0
+3v3
P7
P6
P5
P4
+3v3
P11
P10
P9
P8
P12
+3v3
P3

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3StartingtheCoreUnit
UsingtheBatteryBox
●UsesthreeAAbatteries.
●Batteriesmustbeinsertedwith
thecorrectpolarity.
●Removethebatteriesifthedevice
 willbeoutofuseforanextended
periodoftime.
①Connectthepower(standardstart-up)
②GotoProgramSelectMode ResetButton
AButton
③ProgramSelection/Start-Up
TheBatteryBoxplugsintothepowerconnector(markedBATT)ontheCoreUnit.TopoweraDCMotoror
Servomotor,powermustbesuppliedviathepowerconnectorontheRobotExpansionUnit(seepage7).
(1)PressingtheAbuttonwheninProgramSelectModewill
changethedisplayednumber(0,1,2,etc.).Thenumbercan
goupto9beforereturningto0.
(1)PlugtheBatteryBoxoraUSBcableintotheCoreUnit.
(2)ThepowerwillautomaticallyswitchONandthegreen
powerlightwillilluminate.
(1)HolddownAandpresstheresetbutton.Pressingthereset
buttonwillrestartthedevice,sothepowerlightwillturnoff
briefly.
(2)Ifthepowerlightturnsbackon3secondsafteryourelease
theresetbutton,thenreleasetheAbutton.
(3)Ifthedisplayshowsa0ingreenLEDs,youhaveentered
ProgramSelectMode.
(2)PressingtheBbuttonwhenanumberisdisplayedwillrun
theprogramthathasbeenassignedtothatnumber.
★Onfirststart-up,thedevicewillcontainsampleprograms
fortestingpurposes.
Pleasetestthisfunctionalitybeforeyoubeginprogramming
thedeviceyourself.
(Seepages4-5forinformationonthesampleprograms.)
★Downloadinganewprogramfromthesoftwaretooneof
theprogramslotswilloverwritethesampleprograminthat
slot.

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④Turnoffthepower
DisconnecttheBatteryBoxand/orUSBcablefromtheCoreUnit.
Thenexttimeyouconductastandardstart-up(asin①)theprogramyouselectedin③willrun.

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RunningtheSamplePrograms
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No Program Effects
0
1
2
3
4
AdjustableLight
NightLight
Thermometer
RollingLight
AllthedisplayLEDsturnon.
PressingtheAbuttonwill
adjustthebrightnessofthe
lights,andpressingtheB
buttonwillchangetheir
color.
Coveringthelightsensorto
createdarknesswillmake
theLEDslightup.
Thecurrenttemperaturewill
scrollacrossthedisplay.
Theaccelerometerwillmake
thepositionofthelighton
thedisplaymoveasyoutilt
thedevice.
Thissectiondescribesthesampleprogramsthedevicecanruninitsinitialstateon
firststart-up.Thefollowingprogramsareincluded:
Noprogramassigned.

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No Program Effects
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Turntable
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Compass
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Thecompasswillmakethe
devicedisplayanarrow
pointingnorth.
CurrentTester
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LightGame
Spinthedevicearoundto
reverseorchangethespeed
ofthesongit'splaying.
Thebuzzerwillproduce
differentsoundsdepending
ontheelectricalresistance
betweenpointsGNDand0-2
ontheedgeconnector.
Grasppoint0,1,or2along
withGNDtomakea
measurement.
PresstheAandBbuttonsto
moveagreenlightleftand
rightandavoidtheredlights
fallingfromabove.
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Wi-FiConnectionChecker
ThecurrentMACaddress
willscrollacrossthedisplay.
YoucanconfirmtheWi-Fi
connectionisworkingwith
theMACaddressdisplayed
onatabletorotherdevice's
Wi-Fiselectionscreen.
★Thisrequiresthecompasstobe
calibratedafterdevicestart-up.To
calibrate,rotatetheCoreUnituntil
alltheLEDsontheouterborderof
thedisplayareilluminated.
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UsingArtecBlocks
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●Ifyouhavetroubleseparatingblockswithyourhands,tryusingtheBlockRemover.
Studs
●ArtecBlock'sspecialshapemeansyou'llhavetokeepthepositionofthestudsinmindasyoubuild.
ReadalongwiththeInstructionManualstoseewherethestudsshouldbe.
●RemoveArtecBlocksfromoneanotherbypullingthemstraightapart.
Forcingtheblockstobendmaybreakthem.
Damage
Pullapart
inthedirection
ofthearrow
②Pulltheblockout.
②Slidetheremoverandpull.
BlockRemover!
Useyour
BlockRemover!
Useyour
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Andifyou'restillhavingtrouble...
Soyou'rehavingtroubletakingapartyourblocks...
①Usetheclawstopinchthebaseof
theblock.You'llhearapopasa
gapopens.
①Placetheupperpartoftheremover
(shownbyA)intothegapbetweenthe
blocks.

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6TheRobotExpansionUnit
●UsingConnectors
Artec
Robo
plug
Artec
Robo2.0
plug
●NoteonUsingSeparatelyPackagedArtecRoboParts
(RightSide) (Front) (LeftSide)
(Bottom)
P15
P16
P14 P13 P0 P1
P2
I2C
M1 M2
②
①
③ ⑤
⑥
CoreUnit
RobotExpansionUnit
④
OriginalArtecRobopartscan
beconnectedtotheunit,but
theconnectingcablesfor
sensorsandServomotorsdo
nothavenonreversibleplugs.
Makesuretoconnectthemso
thatthecolorsofthewiresline
upwiththematching□marks
abovetheport,asshownto
theleft.
★ ArtecRobo's4-wiresensor
connectingcable(forAccelerometers)
isnotcompatiblewiththisunit.
①PowerSwitch
②PowerConnector
AportusedtoplugaBatteryBoxintothedevice
tosupplypower.
③DigitalOutputTerminals(P13/P14/P15/P16)
OutputterminalswhereLEDs,Buzzers,and
Servomotorscanbeconnected.
④DCMotorTerminals(M1/M2)
OutputterminalswhereDCMotorscanbeconnected.
⑤AnalogInputTerminals(P0/P1/P2)
⑥I2CCommunicationTerminal
Powersuppliesshouldbepluggedintothisportif
youareusingaServomotororDCMotorwiththe
RobotExpansionUnit.
Holddownthisswitchforroughly2secondsto
switchtheCoreUnit'spowerON.Holddownfor
thesamelengthoftimetoswitchthepowerOFF.
A terminal where sensors that use I2C buses
(Accelerometers)canbeconnected.
Terminals where various analog sensors can be
connected.
ConnectingtheCoreUnittotheexpansionunitallowsyoutoaddmotorsandsensorsneeded
foryourrobot.
★TheCoreUnitcanbe
connectedfacingthe
oppositedirectionas
well.
Alloftheportsinthisunitarepolarized.
AllconnectorsusedinArtecRobo2.0
havenonreversibleplugs.
Makesuretheplugisfacingtherightway
whenyouconnectit.

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Checkthelabel
andyou'llsee
Buzzerwrittenthere
●LEDs
●Servomotors
７PartsCompatiblewiththeRobotExpansionUnit
3-wire
Red
Green
Blue
White
●Buzzers
Buzzerscantransformelectricsignalsintosound.
BuzzersareeasytoconfusewithIRPhotoreflectors
basedontheirappearance,sopayattentiontothe
writingonthecircuitboardthatlabelsthepart.They
canbeconnectedtotheRobotExpansionUnit'sdigital
outputterminals(P13/P14/P15/P16)witha3-wire
sensorconnectingcable.
ThedevicecancontroluptofourBuzzersatonetime,
includingtheinternalbuzzerintheCoreUnit.
LEDscomeinfourcolors:white,blue,green,andred.
Theycanbedistinguishedfromoneanotherbythe
writingontheircircuitboards.
TheycanbeconnectedtotheRobotExpansionUnit's
digitaloutputterminals(P13/P14/P15/P16)witha
3-wiresensorconnectingcable.
Servomotorsaremotorsthatturntopreciselyspecified
angles.TheycanbeconnectedtotheRobotExpansion
Unit'sdigitaloutputterminals(P13/P14/P15/P16).
Thedefaultangleofaservomotoris90°,anditcanmove
leftandrightfrom0-180°.Therotationaldirectionof
yourServomotorisprintedinthelocationshownonthe
right. DefaultPosition
90°
0°
180°
WhenusingServomotors,
takecarenottoconfusethe
blockdirectlyattachedtothe
motorandtheblocksimply
connectedbyascrew.
DirectionofRotation

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●DCMotors
●TouchSensors
●SoundSensors
ThespeedanddurationofaDCMotor'srotationcanbe
changedbyadjustingtheamountofandlengthoftimethat
electricityrunsthroughit.Multipleinternalgearstransferthe
rotationsofthemotortotheaxis.Theycanbeconnectedto
theRobotExpansionUnit'sDCMotorterminals(M1/M2).
DCMotorsrequirepowerfromanexternalpowersupplyeven
whenyourdeviceisreceivingpowerfromaconnectedUSBcable.
DCMotorSlip
Topreventdamagetotheinternalgears,themotorisdesignedto
emitclicksandbeginturningfreely("slip")whenexcessivestrainis
placedontheaxis.Shouldthisoccur,youwillneedtoinspectthe
motorandfixanystrainbeingplacedonthegears.Thewearand
tearcausedbycontinuouslyrunningamotorinthiscondition
reducestheamountofstrainrequiredforanothersliptooccur.
ATouchSensorisaphysicalsensorwithabuttononone
end.TheTouchSensorreadsasONwhenthebuttonis
pressedandOFFwhenitisnot.Theycanbeconnectedto
theRobotExpansionUnit'sanaloginputterminals(P0/P1/P2)
witha3-wiresensorconnectingcable.
SoundSensorshaveablackspongeonthefrontendanduse
acondensermicrophonetopickupsound:thelouderthe
sound,thehigherthevaluefromthesensor.Theycanbe
connectedtotheRobotExpansionUnit'sanaloginput
terminals(P0/P1/P2)witha3-wiresensorconnectingcable.
●LightSensors
LightSensorsuseanelectronicdevicecalledaphototransistor
thatconvertslightintoelectricitytomeasuretheintensityof
surroundinglight.Thebrighterthelight,thehigherthevalue
fromthesensor.
LightSensorslooksimilartoLEDs,butyoucantellthemapart
bythecolorofthecircuitboard(black)andthelabelwritten
onthem.TheycanbeconnectedtotheRobotExpansion
Unit'sanaloginputterminals(P0/P1/P2)witha3-wiresensor
connectingcable.
Phototransistor
●Accelerometers
Accelerometersconvertchangesinslopeandmovementinto
numericalvalues.ItcanbeconnectedtotheRobotExpansion
Unit'sI2Ccommunicationterminalwitha4-wiresensor
connectingcable.

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ABitAboutIRPhotoreflectorsABitAboutIRPhotoreflectors
AnIRPhotoreflectoremitsinvisibleinfraredlightusinganLEDanddetectstheamountoflightreflected
back,convertingittoanumericvalue:thecloseranobjectis,thehigherthevalue.However,thesensor
maynotbeabletodetectobjectsthataretooclose.Thecolorofanobjectcanalsoaffectthereflection,
whichinturnaffectsthevalue.
★Naturallightcontainsdetectableinfraredlight.Dependingonyourenvironment,thiscanaffectyoursen-
sor'svalues.
InfraredLED
InfraredReceiver
●IRPhotoreflectors
IRPhotoreflectorscanbeeasilyconfusedforBuzzers.Youcan
tellthemapartusingthetextontheircircuitboards.Theycan
beconnectedtotheRobotExpansionUnit'sanaloginput
terminals(P0/P1/P2)witha3-wiresensor
connectingcable.
●SensorConnectingCables(4-wire)
Accelerometers
UsedWith
●SensorConnectingCables(3-wire)
UsedWith
LEDs,Buzzers,IRPhotoreflectors,
TouchSensors,LightSensors,
SoundSensors
Checkthelabel
andyou'llsee
IRPhotoreflector
writtenthere

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https://www.artec-kk.co.jp/artecrobo2/
SoftwareInstructions
Forinstructionsonhowtousethesoftware,gotothesoftwaredownloadpageatthisURL:
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