Artec Robo 2.0 User manual

TheCoreUnitisthepartoftherobotthatrunsprograms.

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①

③②

④ ⑦

⑧

⑤⑨

⑩

PartsoftheCoreUnit

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

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

●CoreUnitSpeciﬁcations

GND

P20

P19

P16

P15

P14

P13

+3v3

P11

P10

P12

+3v3

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.

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.

RunningtheSamplePrograms

No Program Eﬀects

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.

No Program Eﬀects

Turntable

Compass

Thecompasswillmakethe

devicedisplayanarrow

pointingnorth.

CurrentTester

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.

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.

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

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.

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

●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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