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   3 * assembling the hardware
   4   go to the [[file:0-mechanical-assembly/mechanical-assembly.html][mechanical assembly]] page to see excruciating detail
   5   on how to put the mechanical parts together.
   6 * software
   7   software is available as nice neat installable packages for
   8   Mac OS X, GNU+Linux, and MS Windows.
   9
  10   it's also available in source code form, so you can compile it for
  11   other platforms.
  12
  13   all software used in this robot is available for you to use for any
  14   purpose, improve, and, share those improvements (if you want).
  15 ** robot behavior: arduino
  16    control how the robot gets information from sensors, and moves
  17    its motors.
  18
  19    https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
  20 ** printed part 3d modeling: openscad
  21    create robot parts!
  22
  23    use this program to view parts inside the "3d-printables"
  24    directory.  write code to modify the parts and create completely
  25    new ones.
  26
  27    http://www.openscad.org/downloads.html
  28 ** wiring: fritzing
  29    wire up components!
  30
  31    you can also create your own circuit board layouts and get your
  32    design fabricated by fritzing.
  33
  34    http://fritzing.org/download/?donation=0
  35 ** extract: 7-zip
  36    extract the contents of .tgz files, like the content of this class.
  37
  38    this is needed on MS Windows(tm) only.
  39
  40    if you are on Mac OS X, or GNU (on top of cygwin or linux), then you
  41    do not need this.
  42    operating systems other than MS Windows can extract class content
  43    with no extra software.
  44
  45    http://7-zip.org/
  46 * class content
  47   all the source code for the class is available here:
  48
  49   http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?p=challenge-bot;a=snapshot;h=232ff7a14f9d8be27362c268c6cdd1b67f59a24a;sf=tgz
  50
  51   what follows is a high level description of the contents of the most
  52   important top level directories in the class content.
  53 ** 3d-printables
  54    the parts of the robot that are 3d-printed are in this directory.
  55    use openscad to open the parts in this directory.
  56 ** build-stages
  57    all the wiring diagrams and arduino code live in this directory.
  58
  59    under this directory, there is one subdirectory for each
  60    build stage.
  61    each build stage is prefixed with a letter to make it appear in
  62    order.
  63    for example, =a_serial= contains the first build stage.
  64 * troubleshooting
  65    to troubleshoot a misbehaving robot, go through these stages
  66    in order until you find a stage that does not work correctly.
  67
  68    first, in =a_serial=, you'll check whether the arduino can
  69    communicate over the serial connection with the computer.
  70
  71    in each stage, make sure the wires shown in the fritzing
  72    diagram are correctly connected on your robot.
  73    then load the corresponding arduino sketch to your robot
  74    and either check the serial monitor, or turn on the motor battery.
  75
  76    this will help you pinpoint exactly where the problem lies on your
  77    robot.