AWS DeepRacer User manual

AWS DeepRacer
Getting started guide

Getting started guide
Contents
In the box
Vehicle at a glance
Preparation
Setup your vehicle
Connect to Wi-Fi
Drive
Drive and experiment
Tips
- Battery level and charging
- LED behavior guide
- Wi-Fi Connection troubleshooting
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In the box
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10a
7a
6a
10b
7b
6b
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1. Vehicle chassis
2. Vehicle body shell
3. Micro-USB to USB-A cable
4. Compute battery
5. Compute battery connector cable
6a. Compute battery charge adapter
6b. Computer battery charge cable
7a. Vehicle power cable
7b. Vehicle power adapter
8. Pins (spare parts)
9. Vehicle battery
10a. Vehicle battery charge adapter
10b. Vehicle battery charge cable
11. Silicon cable holder (not shown)
12. White marking tape (not shown)
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Vehicle at a glance
Front
Front
Back
Back
Camera
4 MP camera
with MJPEG
SD card slot
Power button
HDMI
Micro USB
USB C
USB
Reset button
Power on/off
Vehicle chassis
Status LEDs
Compute
module
Customizable LED
Compute battery on/off
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1. Charge compute battery
Connect the compute charge adapter, the compute
battery charge cable and the compute battery. Plug
into an power outlet to charge.
Note: Press button to power on. Battery indicator
LEDs glow when battery is charged or at capacity.
2. Charge vehicle battery
Connect the vehicle battery charge adapter, the
vehicle battery charge cable and the vehicle
battery. Plug into an power outlet.
Note: Green LED - full charge and ready
Preparation
Charge batteries
Approx. time: 2hrs.
Red and green LED indicates
vehicle battery is charging
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6a
6b
910a
10b

Vehicle battery
DeepRacer vehicle
Compute
battery
Compute
battery
connector
cable
Preparation
Gather these items
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Setup your vehicle
1. Unpin and remove vehicle shell 2. Unpin chassis by removing four pins
4. Connect vehicle battery
Use the red connector cable, the white
connector is for charging
Note: wires attached
3. Lift compute module
Approx. time: 5-10min.
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5. Insert vehicle battery in the cradle 6. Secure vehicle battery with velcro strap
7. Turn switch on, then off
Setup your vehicle
Listen for an indicator sound, then switch off
Note: Sound indicates the vehicle battery has charge and everything is working
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Setup your vehicle
8. Secure vehicle with four pins
10. Insert compute battery in cradle
and coil cable
11. Secure compute battery and cable
velcro strap
9. Connect compute battery to vehicle
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Connect one side of the cable to the battery
and the other side to the USB-C port of the
vehicle
Use the same orientation of the battery as
shown

Setup your vehicle
13. Turn on vehicle compute and wait for blue LED
12. Press the power button to turn on
Next: Connect to Wi-Fi
Connection time: Approx. 2 minute
See LED Tips for additional information
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