Robolink Zumi User manual

Manual

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Table of Contents
Parts List
Building Zumi
Powering and Charging
Accessing Zumi’s Dashboard
Troubleshooting and Support
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Primary components
Structural components
Parts List
Zumi board
2 motors 2 wheels
Pi 0 (zero) + microSD card
OLED screen Battery
Chassis Mounting bracket Zumi shell
Pi camera
microSD card

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Other components
Fasteners
Jumper wire Heatsink
Long plug
stando (M3x25+6mm MF)
2 included, use 2
Long socket
stando (M3x25mm FF)
3 included, use 3
Short plug
stando (M2.5x11+6mm MF)
2 included, use 2
Short socket
stando (M2.5x18mm FF)
2 included, use 2
These are the fasteners you’ll need, plus a few extras. If you need more,
we’ve also provided the technical names so you can order them.
Motor screw
(PH+ W/S-1 2.6×6L)
8 included, use 6
Thick silver bolt
(M3x8mm)
8 included, use 6
Thin silver bolt
(M2.5x6mm)
6 included, use 4
Mounting bolt
(M2x3.75mm)
6 included, use 4
Dual lock velcro pads
2 included, use 2

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1Attach motors
Building Zumi
TIP! Make sure the arms
of the motors are on the
inside of the chassis arms
Chassis
2 motors
4 motor screws
Let’s put Zumi together! Before Zumi can start up, she needs to be
assembled.
Follow along here, or go to robolink.com/zumi-getting-started
wires toward
the back!
(front)
(back)

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2Add standos to the chassis
3 long socket
standos
3 thick silver
bolts

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Attach the velcro and battery
Add standos to the Zumi board
You may want to skip the velcro if you’re using Zumi
in a classroom, since you may need to swap out
batteries and motors more frequently. Battery
2 velcro pads
Zumi board
2 short plug
standos
2 thin silver
bolts
wires toward
the back!

left motor
right motor
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5Connect only the motor wires
flip
upside down
CAUTION! Don’t
connect the battery
just yet, because it may
damage the board if the build
isn’t complete. We’ll connect it in the
last step!
insert left
motor wire
insert right
motor wire
(front)

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6Flip the Zumi board on top of the chassis
TIP! Flip it over like
a book cover!
CAUTION! Make sure to line up the four
LED tubes with the holes in the chassis.
Be careful not to bend them!

1 thick silver
bolt
TIP! From the side, check that this
part of the bracket is completely flat
against the Zumi board.
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Add standos to the Zumi board
Attach the mounting bracket
2 long plug
standos
Mounting
bracket

2 mounting bolts
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9Attach the Pi Camera to the mounting bracket
This is a Pi Camera! Zumi uses
this to see.
Make sure that the ribbon cable
is securely plugged in, and that
this piece is pushed in. It should
click into place.
click!
closed latch
open latch
TIP! Make sure you’re attaching
through the middle two holes of the
Pi Camera and to the bottom two
holes of the mounting bracket.
Pi Camera

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10 Attach the heatsink to the Pi 0 (optional)
This is a Pi 0, a miniature computer that fits in the palm of your
hand—this is Zumi’s brain. It has a microSD card plugged into it,
which is where her memory is stored. Let’s attach a heatsink to
keep Zumi nice and cool.
Heatsink
Pi 0 + microSD
card
peel off
adhesive cover

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11 Connect the Pi 0 to the Pi Camera, then secure it to the Zumi
board
click!
closed latch
open latch
2 short socket
standos
CAUTION! Make sure only the last five rows
of pins are fully plugged in. Otherwise your
Pi 0 will get damaged!

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Attach the OLED screen to the mounting bracket
Connect the OLED into the Zumi board
This is the OLED screen. Careful, it’s made of glass!
CAUTION! Don’t
over-tighten the
bolts! Also check
that the jumper
wire color order
matches the
picture.
CAUTION!
Match the
jumper wire
colors with
the picture!
Otherwise your
screen could
get damaged.
OLED
Jumper wire
2 mounting bolts

open trunk
close trunk
2 thick silver
bolts
Zumi shell
2 thin silver
bolts
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14 Attach the shell
thick bolts
thin bolts
CAUTION! Be careful not to bend
the LEDs when placing the shell on.
Zumi’s shell protects her
components from
damage. Open the
trunk and watch
out for the front
LEDs as you lower
the shell over the
components.

2 motor screws
2 wheels
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Attach the wheels
Finally, connect the battery
Make sure the power switch is in the OFF position (switched to the
left) before plugging in the battery.

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You’re done!
To get to the dashboard,
you can continue or go here:
robolink.com/zumi-getting-started

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