Circuitmess Batmobile User manual

Batmobile Build Guide
The beginning
WELCOME TO CIRCUITMESS BATMOBILE BUILD GUIDE!
By following this build guide, you'll learn how to assemble your DIY autonomous robot car.
With Batmobile, you'll learn about complex mechanisms, such as:
●Artificial Intelligence
●Computer Vision
●Autonomous Driving
●Machine Learning
●Electronics & Coding

AGE GROUP
Like it says on the box, Batmobile is designed for anyone who's at least 7 years old.
You should approach some of the assembly steps carefully, so make sure to have an adult
jump in if you need some help with tightening the bolts later in the process. It's okay to ask
for help.
Don't worry, though! We'll go through the assembly step by step and provide some useful
tips along the way. We'll give you a heads-up if there's something important to keep in mind
while assembling.
ASSEMBLY TIME
It should take you approximately 1 hour to fully assemble your Batmobile.
Of course, the assembly time depends on your previous knowledge and experience.
If you don't have any experience yet, don't worry! It just might take you a little longer to get
into the groove and overcome the challenges in the beginning.
SKILLS
You don't need to have any specific skills before getting your hands dirty with this DIY
project.
The main objective here is to have fun and learn something new.
So hold on tight, read all the instructions, and get ready to have fun!
This is a great opportunity and your first step in your big engineering career.
LEARNING WITH BATMOBILE
As previously mentioned, Batmobile will teach you a few useful things in the following few
hours.
Here's what you'll learn:
●How to assemble your very own electronic device

●Microcomputers and other electronic components
●LED control
●How to control an electromotor using a microcomputer
●How autonomous cars work and how they navigate a road autonomously
●How to recognize and scan a QR code using your robot’s camera
●How to recognize different simple objects using a camera and image
processing algorithms
What's in the box?
LET'S MEET ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT ARRIVED IN
THE BOX!
Open your Batmobile box and check if you have all the components. Make sure to lay it all
on a clean surface where you'll inspect if everything is there according to the photo and the
list below.
In case something is missing, please contact us at [e-mail]. Send us a
photo of everything that came in the box, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible to
resolve the issue.

Here's the list of components:
1. Ball for tracking
2. Screwdriver
3. Four electromotors with gearboxes and wires
4. Tracking cards
5. USB-C cable for charging and programming the device
6. Batcontroller's PCB and Li-Po battery
7. Acrylic casings for Batcontroller
8. Speaker
9. Four wheels
10. Acrylic casing for Batmobile
11. Batmobile's injection molded plastic chassis
12. Batmobile's motherboard and Li-Po battery
13. LCD Display
14. Headlights board
15. Camera with a ribbon cable

16. Fire board with red LEDs
17. Six pushbuttons
18. Four spacers
19. Eight black bolts for Batcontroller
20. Small screws
21. Six bigger screws
22. Two black bolts for Batmobile
23. Two golden spacers
24. Switch cap
Assembly
Batcontroller
LET'S KICK OFF WITH THE EASIEST PART OF THE
BATMOBILE KIT - THE BATCONTROLLER.
You'll use Batcontroller to drive your Batmobile around, make him dance, and do other cool
things.
These are the parts you'll need to put Batcontroller together:

You can put the rest of the components aside; we won't be needing them yet. We'll let you
know when the remaining components are required.
To begin, you need to peel off the blue and white protective layers.
As you can see, each of the acrylic casing parts has a protective layer on both sides that
needs to be peeled off. They are not yet fully transparent, but they should be once you
finish this step!

Don't forget to remove the foil from the other side too!

The finished product should look like this (it must be completely transparent):

You must now repeat the process for the remaining acrylic casings.

The next step will be to connect the LCD display to the Batcontroller's PCB.

Make sure the display is on the correct side and that the ribbon is pulled through the correct
hole.

After pulling the ribbon through, the back of the PCB should look like this.
Beware not to damage the ribbon.

Pull the ribbon through the second hole, as shown in the photo below:

The front of the PCB for the Batcontroller should look like this:
Finally, connect the ribbon to the PCB.
You'll have to pull the grey part out slightly, but not completely. Insert the end of the ribbon
into the port and push the grey part back in until it clicks.
Please, make sure that you the ribbon is pushed all the way to the end, or the display won't
work.

Now that you've connected the display, we need to make sure it stays in place and doesn't
move.
You've probably noticed two whiteish stickers on the back of the display.

You must remove the stickers and stick the display to the PCB.