Day 2- Assemble Chassis, Wire

1:00- 2:30 PM. ASSEMBLE ROBOT CHASSIS

Soldering:

Extend motor wires with #22 gauge solid wire
Extend Battery wires with #22 gauge solid wire, connect to 5V voltage regulator
Connect wires to output of LM2596 Voltage Regulator

Cut out chassis: 5 inches x 9.25 inches

Attach Motors with ties

Attach caster wheel

Attach Battery Pack with Velcro to bottom

Attach voltage regulator to bottom

Attach Breadboard

Install Arduino Nano on Breadboard

Install DRV8833 on Breadboard

2:30- 4 PM WIRE MOTORS, POWER SUPPLY, AND MOTOR CONTROLLER

NOTES ON POWER: The robot is powered by a 6 volt battery pack with 4 'AA' batteries. While this can be used to directly power the motors and servo motor, the Arduino Nano needs either a clean 5 volt supply( attached to the 5 volt pin), or 7 volts or more attached to Vin. The simplest way to implement this is pass the 6 volts through a 5 volt voltage regulator, which will then be used to directly power all components in the system.

5V Regulator Output(Red)---------------->5V Bus 1

Power Bus 1(Red)---------------------=---->5V Bus 2

5V Regulator GND------------------------>Ground Bus 1

Ground Bus 1------------------------------>Ground Bus 2

Arduino Nano GND------------------------>Ground Bus

Arduino Nano 5V--------------------------->5V Bus

DRV8833 Vcc-------------------------------->5V Bus

DRV 8833 GND------------------------------>GND Bus

DRV 8833 EEP-------------------------------->5 V Bus

DRV ULT--------------------------------------->5V Bus

Servo Power----------------------------------->5V Bus

Servo GND------------------------------------->GND Bus