Artec Robotist Transporter User manual

AssemblyInstructions
AssemblyInstructions
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AssemblingtheMotor
ｘ2
ｘ2 ｘ2ｘ2
M2M2
ConnecttheassembledDCMotortoM2.
Makesurethecablesare
insertedcorrectly!
SliptheO-ringontothegroovesofthewheel.
M1M1
M2M2
M2M2
Components
BasicCube(white)BasicCube(white)
StuduinoUnitStuduinoUnit
HalfB(blue)HalfB(blue)
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ｘ1
ｘ3
ｘ19 ｘ2
ｘ4 ｘ4
ｘ8
BatteryBoxBatteryBox
ｘ1
HalfC(lightaqua)HalfC(lightaqua) HalfD(aqua)HalfD(aqua)
TriangleA(gray)TriangleA(gray)
USBCableUSBCable
SensorConnectingCable
(three-wire15cm)
SensorConnectingCable
(three-wire15cm)
ｘ2
DCMotorDCMotor
AssemblyInstructionLabels
ｘ2
HubHub WheelWheel
ｘ2 ｘ2
RotorAxisCRotorAxisC
ｘ2ｘ2
O-ringO-ring
ｘ2
ReflectiveInfraredSensorReflectiveInfraredSensor
ｘ2
HalfA(lightgray)HalfA(lightgray)
ｘ1
TouchSensorTouchSensor
DiskDisk
Showsthepartsneeded
forassembly.Indicates
thenumberofparts
neededforassembly.
Indicateswhenthe
directionofa
componentmustbe
changedforassembly.
Indicatestipsorwarnings
whenbuildingaspecific
item.
Showsanimageofthe
completelyassembled
item.
StuduinoUnitStuduinoUnitStuduinoUnit
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BatteryBoxBatteryBoxBatteryBox
HalfC(lightaqua)HalfC(lightaqua)HalfC(lightaqua)
HalfB(blue)HalfB(blue)HalfB(blue)
HalfD(aqua)HalfD(aqua)HalfD(aqua)
ｘ
DCMotorDCMotorDCMotor
WheelWheelWheel
ｘ
O-ringO-ringO-ring
ｘ
HalfA(lightgray)HalfA(lightgray)HalfA(lightgray)
ｘ1
IRPhotoreflector TouchSensor

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ｘ4ｘ2
ｘ4
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BodyAssembly(bottom)
①
②
MakesuretheStuduinounitis
inthecorrectorientation!

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CompletedBody(bottom)
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①
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AssemblingtheMotor
ｘ2
ｘ2 ｘ2ｘ2
ConnecttheassembledDCMotortoM2.
Makesurethecablesare
insertedcorrectly!
SliptheO-ringontothegroovesofthewheel.
M1M1
M2M2
M2
M2
M2
M2

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CompletedMotor
M1M1
M1M1
M2M2
Makesurethecablesare
insertedcorrectly!
SliptheO-ringontothegroovesofthewheel.
ConnecttheassembledDCMotortoM1.
M1
M1

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BodyAssembly(front)
07
ｘ3
ｘ7ｘ1
ｘ2
ｘ2ｘ2
ｘ1 ｘ1

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③
GrayGray
Gray
Gray
Black
Black
Black
Black
A2A2
A4A4
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Makesurethecables
areinsertedcorrectly!
Makesureblocksare
insertedcorrectly!
Makesurethecablesare
insertedcorrectly!
Makesurethecablesare
insertedcorrectly!
Connectthereflectiveinfraredsensor(IRPhotoreflector)toA2.
ConnectthetouchsensortoA4.
IRPhotoreflector
Touch
Sensor
SensorConnectingCable
Sensorside Circuitboardside

GrayGray
Black
Black
④
A3A3
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⑤⑥Youshouldseethe
batteryboxswitchhere.
Makesureblocksare
insertedcorrectly! Makesurethecablesare
insertedcorrectly!
Connectthereflectiveinfraredsensor(IRPhotoreflector)toA3.
IRPhotoreflector

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POWERPOWER
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CompletedBody(front)
Makesurethecablesareinsertedcorrectly!
Makesurethesensor
cablesareonthesides
ofthecarbody.
Connectthecablefromthebattery
boxtothePOWERsection.

AssemblingtheHeadandArms
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ｘ1
ｘ2 ｘ4ｘ2
ｘ2 ｘ2
ｘ8
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Attachfirst.

②
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Makesureblocksare
insertedcorrectly!
Makesureblocksare
insertedcorrectly!
Rotoraxisstudshouldbe
insertedintotheside.
Rotoraxisstudshouldbe
insertedintotheside.

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DonotinserttheHalfB(blue)studsintoHalfC(lightaqua).
PushtheHalfB(blue)blockdownwithyourfinger,as
illustrated,sothatitispushingdownonHalfC(lightaqua).
HalfC(lightaqua)shouldbeinsertedintothetouchsensor.
LeftSide
HalfB(blue)
HalfC(lightaqua)
Touchsensor

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ReplacingtheBatteries
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③ ④
⑤
Putthelidofthebattery
boxbackinplace.
Insertbatteriesinthe
correctpolarity.
Useascrewdriver
(Phillips#1)toopen.

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Front Left
Rear Right
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Becautiousofcablesthatcouldbecomeentangledinthemovingpartsofthe
motorandcausetherobottodisconnect.Arrangecableswithcaution.
Beforeoperatingyourrobot,checktheassembyinstructionsagaintoconfirm
yourrobothasbeenassembledcorrectly.

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InstallthesoftwarefromtheURLbelowtosetup
theStuduinoProgrammingEnvironment.
★ProceedtoStep1whensoftwareinstallationiscomplete.
http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/robotist/
RemovetheUSBcablefromtheStuduinounit.
Openthedownloadedfile.
Transfertheprogramto
theStuduinounitbyclicking
theTransferbutton.
MakingYourTransporterRun
http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/studuino/
DownloadtheprogramfileTransporter.ipdfromtheURL
belowintheRobotistsection.
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ConnecttheUSBcabletothePCandtheStuduinounit.
Referto1.3.AboutStuduinoinStuduinoProgrammingEnvironmentManualformoredetails.
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⑤
③
④

MakingYourTransporterRun
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OnthelastpageoftheinstructionsthereisanA4sizeprintoutofaruncoursefor
yourrobot.
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Ifyoucannotprintoutthecourse,youcandrawyourown.Drawthelinesofthe
runcourseusingathick,blackmarkerandwhitepaper.
Thethicknessofthelinesshouldbebetween5mmand10mm.
Yourrobotcannotmakesharpturns.
TurntheswitchonthebatteryboxtoON.
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Whenthetouchsensorison,therobotwilldetectobjectsplacedinitsarmsand
runalongthetrack.
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Placetherobotontothecoursewheretheleftandrightreflectiveinfraredsensor
candetectthecourseline.
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SensorCalibration
Somesensorsmaynotfunctionproperlyafteryouruntheprogramforthefirsttime.
Ifthesensorsaremalfunctioning,calibratethesensorsettings.
RefertotheConditionIconsectionsin4.4.TheAttributeFieldoftheStuduino
ProgrammingEnvironmentManualformoredetails.
Clickthesensoriconinthe
boxandyoucanadjust
therangesettingsinthe
conditionboxbelow.
Dragthemouseleftor
righttoadjusttherange
settings.

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