| 1 | ;; tldr; AGPLv3+ |
| 2 | ;; copyright info at bottom |
| 3 | |
| 4 | (document |
| 5 | :title [challenge-bot] |
| 6 | (chapter |
| 7 | :title [mechanical] |
| 8 | (section |
| 9 | :title [arduino to deck] |
| 10 | (subsection |
| 11 | :title [required materials] |
| 12 | (p [you will need the things in this picture. |
| 13 | ,(figure :legend "arduino to deck / required materials" |
| 14 | (image :file "arduino-to-deck/0-required-materials.png")) |
| 15 | ,(itemize |
| 16 | (item [medical kit with bandages]) |
| 17 | (item [safety goggles]) |
| 18 | (item [drill bit \(we will determine size in a moment\)]) |
| 19 | (item [drill]) |
| 20 | (item [alan wrench]) |
| 21 | (item [wood block]) |
| 22 | (item [arduino]) |
| 23 | (item [#6-32x3/8\", four of them]))])) |
| 24 | (subsection |
| 25 | :title [first hole] |
| 26 | (subsubsection |
| 27 | :title [choosing drill bit]) |
| 28 | (subsubsection |
| 29 | :title [inserting drill bit]) |
| 30 | (subsubsection |
| 31 | :title [holding drill]) |
| 32 | (subsubsection |
| 33 | :title [arduino placement] |
| 34 | (p [the arduino should be placed as shown in this picture.] |
| 35 | (figure :legend "arduino to deck / place arduino" |
| 36 | (image :file "arduino-to-deck/3-place-arduino.png")) |
| 37 | [here's a closeup] |
| 38 | (figure :legend "arduino to deck / place arduino closeup" |
| 39 | (image :file |
| 40 | "arduino-to-deck/4-place-arduino-closeup.png")) |
| 41 | [the picture above shows where to place the arduino on the deck. |
| 42 | the arduino should line up with the holes on the deck. |
| 43 | this alignment line is highlighted in pink. |
| 44 | on the arduino, there's a hole on the top left, between the |
| 45 | orange reset button and black headers. |
| 46 | the green circle shows where the hole is. |
| 47 | the blue box encloses the arduino hole and two deck holes. |
| 48 | place the arduino hole mid-way between the two |
| 49 | deck holes.])) |
| 50 | (subsubsection |
| 51 | :title [drilling])) |
| 52 | (subsection |
| 53 | :title [first screw] |
| 54 | (subsubsection |
| 55 | :title [fastening arduino to deck using #6-32x3/8\" screw] |
| 56 | (p [the "#6" part of "#6-32x3/8\"" is how big around the bolt is. |
| 57 | it is related to wire gauge. |
| 58 | bigger numbers mean larger screw. |
| 59 | smaller numbers means smaller screws.]) |
| 60 | (p [check |
| 61 | ,(itemize |
| 62 | (item |
| 63 | [in the motor assembly, there are #4-40x1.25\" screws. |
| 64 | are those fatter, thinner, or the same thickness as the |
| 65 | #6-32x3/8\" screws?]))]) |
| 66 | (p [the "32" part is a measurement of how close the threads are to |
| 67 | each other. |
| 68 | this is related to the angle of the thread, which is also |
| 69 | called pitch. |
| 70 | it is a count of how many times the thread wraps around one |
| 71 | inch of the screw body.]) |
| 72 | (p [the head is the flat part where some tool, like the alan |
| 73 | wrench, can exert force to spin the screw.]) |
| 74 | (p [check |
| 75 | ,(itemize |
| 76 | (item [how many times will the thread wrap around one inch of |
| 77 | the screw body?]) |
| 78 | (item [what about 2 inches? |
| 79 | how many times will the thread wrap around two |
| 80 | inches of the screw body?]))])) |
| 81 | (subsubsection |
| 82 | :title [fasten the arduino board to the deck] |
| 83 | (p [push the 6-32 screw into the deck from the underside and at the |
| 84 | same time, spin the 6-32 screw clockwise while looking |
| 85 | down on its head. |
| 86 | twist until the bottom of the screw is |
| 87 | about to stick out on the top side of the deck.]) |
| 88 | (p [hold the arduino board flat to the deck and line up the arduino |
| 89 | hole so the screw can come up through it. |
| 90 | continue tightening the screw into the deck, spinning the same |
| 91 | direction as before. |
| 92 | tighten until the screw head touches the deck. |
| 93 | do not continue tightening after that.]) |
| 94 | (p [the arduino should still be flat against the deck still, just |
| 95 | as it was before tightening the screw.])) |
| 96 | (subsubsection |
| 97 | :title [assessment] |
| 98 | (p [does the arduino stay with the deck when the deck moves? |
| 99 | can the arduino board still rotate a few degrees? |
| 100 | warning, if you rotate the arduino board too much, you |
| 101 | will unscrew it from the deck and you'll have to screw it |
| 102 | back in. |
| 103 | rotating a few degrees should be ok.])) |
| 104 | (subsubsection |
| 105 | :title [arduino board move relative to deck] |
| 106 | (p [without any screws, the arduino board can move independently of |
| 107 | the deck.]) |
| 108 | (p [with the first screw, the arduino can rotate around one point |
| 109 | on the deck.]))) |
| 110 | (subsection |
| 111 | :title [second hole and screw]) |
| 112 | (subsection |
| 113 | :title [third and fourth hole and screw])) |
| 114 | (section |
| 115 | :title [breadboard]) |
| 116 | (section |
| 117 | :title [battery packs] |
| 118 | (subsection |
| 119 | :title [leads]) |
| 120 | (subsection |
| 121 | :title [deck attachment])) |
| 122 | (section |
| 123 | :title [motors] |
| 124 | (subsection |
| 125 | :title [leads]) |
| 126 | (subsection |
| 127 | :title [mount]) |
| 128 | (subsection |
| 129 | :title [deck attachment])) |
| 130 | (section |
| 131 | :title [wheels] |
| 132 | (subsection |
| 133 | :title [tread]) |
| 134 | (subsection |
| 135 | :title [motor])) |
| 136 | (section |
| 137 | :title [caster] |
| 138 | (subsection |
| 139 | :title [deck placement])) |
| 140 | (section |
| 141 | :title [sonars] |
| 142 | (subsection |
| 143 | :title [deck placement]))) |
| 144 | (chapter |
| 145 | :title [wiring and software] |
| 146 | (section |
| 147 | :title [serial] |
| 148 | (subsection |
| 149 | :title [software on computer] |
| 150 | (subsubsection |
| 151 | :title [arduino]) |
| 152 | (subsubsection |
| 153 | :title [fritzing])) |
| 154 | (subsection |
| 155 | :title [attach arduino and computer via cable]) |
| 156 | (subsection |
| 157 | :title [debugging common connection problems]) |
| 158 | (subsection |
| 159 | :title [arduino reset button])) |
| 160 | (section |
| 161 | :title [left sonar] |
| 162 | (subsection |
| 163 | :title [breadboard connectivity]) |
| 164 | (subsection |
| 165 | :title [cable]) |
| 166 | (subsection |
| 167 | :title [arduino headers]) |
| 168 | (subsection |
| 169 | :title [sound cm per microsecond at sea level])) |
| 170 | (section |
| 171 | :title [both sonars] |
| 172 | (subsection |
| 173 | :title [breadboard power rail] |
| 174 | (p [power rail can provide power to more than one device.]))) |
| 175 | (section |
| 176 | :title [left motor] |
| 177 | (subsection |
| 178 | :title [arduino digital output]) |
| 179 | (subsection |
| 180 | :title [quad half h bridge, aka motor controller]) |
| 181 | (subsection |
| 182 | :title [motor battery])) |
| 183 | (section |
| 184 | :title [both motors] |
| 185 | (subsection |
| 186 | :title [analogWrite])) |
| 187 | (section |
| 188 | :title [untethered] |
| 189 | (subsection |
| 190 | :title [arduino battery]) |
| 191 | (subsection |
| 192 | :title [off and on functions])) |
| 193 | (section |
| 194 | :title [follow] |
| 195 | (subsection |
| 196 | :title [same wiring as untethered]) |
| 197 | (subsection |
| 198 | :title [set motor]) |
| 199 | (subsection |
| 200 | :title [go]) |
| 201 | (subsection |
| 202 | :title [determining speed])) |
| 203 | (section |
| 204 | :title [stay on table] |
| 205 | (subsection |
| 206 | :title [stop]) |
| 207 | (subsection |
| 208 | :title [backup]) |
| 209 | (subsection |
| 210 | :title [turn around])))) |
| 211 | |
| 212 | ;; Copyright 2016 daniel watson |
| 213 | |
| 214 | ;; This file is part of challenge-bot. |
| 215 | |
| 216 | ;; challenge-bot is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify |
| 217 | ;; it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as |
| 218 | ;; published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the |
| 219 | ;; License, or (at your option) any later version. |
| 220 | |
| 221 | ;; challenge-bot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
| 222 | ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
| 223 | ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
| 224 | ;; GNU Affero General Public License for more details. |
| 225 | |
| 226 | ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public |
| 227 | ;; License along with challenge-bot. If not, see |
| 228 | ;; <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. |