WiFi Mobile Robot Development Platform with extreme mobility and Video/Audio Capability X80 Quick Start Guide Copyright © 2001 - 2009, Dr Robot Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.DrRobot.
WARNINGS Do NOT power on the robot before reading and fully understanding the operation procedures explained in this manual. Neither the robot, nor the program is bug free, accidence could happen; you have to make sure that the robot always maintains a safe distance from people during operation. The robot should be turn off (i.e. the power switch should be on OFF position) when not in used. Battery should be fully charged before storage. Battery pack should be recharged every two weeks while in storage.
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Table of Contents Introduction 5 Key Features 5 Sensors and External Components 6 Operation Scenario 8 Software Installation 9 Robot Operations 10 Recharging 13 Open the Sample Source Code 13 Further Development & Programming 13 Network Connection and Login Information 14 Network Settings 14 Advanced Network Settings 14 Copyright © 2001-2009 Dr Robot Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.DrRobot.
Introduction X80 offers full WiFi (802.11g) wireless, multimedia, sensing and motion capabilities and comes with a wide range of sensor, camera, and audio modules, sufficient to serve in any variety of applications. Key Features Two 12V motors with over 300oz.-inch(22kg.cm) torque each Fully wireless networked 802.
Sensors and External Components The figure below illustrates the key functional components you will identify on the outside of X80 robot. Robot WiFi Module Antenna Human Sensor Camera Main Power Switch IR Range 7.2 V Battery Pack Ultrasonic Sensor IR Range X80 Overview The robot comes with 3 ultrasonic range sensors and 7 IR range sensors. These range sensors are for environment detection and collision avoidance. X80 Sensor Module Location (Top View) Copyright © 2001-2009 Dr Robot Inc.
Sensor Module Location Ultrasonic #1 H – Left front Ultrasonic #2 I – Middle front Ultrasonic #3 J – Right front Human Sensor #1 K – Left front Human Sensor #2 L – Right front Infrared Range Sensor #1 A – Front left Infrared Range Sensor #2 B – Front middle Infrared Range Sensor #3 C – Front middle Infrared Range Sensor #4 D – Front right Infrared Range Sensor #5 E – Right Infrared Range Sensor #6 F – Rear Infrared Range Sensor #7 G – Left Quadrature Encoder #1 M - Left , use chan
Operation Scenario Diagram below shows the typical operation scenario. The X80 is a wireless networked robot. It connects to the wireless AP or router via IEEE 802.11b/g network.
Software Installation You should install the “X80Control” program from the installation CD. After program installation, you will find the following programs under the “Start-All Programs” list, and they are installed under the “Program Files” folder. Dr Robot Inc – X80 Control Dr Robot Inc – WiRobotGateway.exe “SourceCode” folder contains a copy of X80 sample code for Visual Studio 2008. It is locate under default installation folder (such as “C:\Program Files\Dr Robot Inc\Dr Robot X80 Control Program
Robot Operations Step 1: If you have not installed the demo and support programs, insert the installation CD to CDROM and run the “Setup.exe” program that is under “X80 Control Installation” folder. Step 2: Connect the PC to the wireless router (one of the LAN ports) (the router has IP 192.168.0.200) included in the package. Step 3: Push red power switch on the front to turn on the robot. Step 4: Run the “WiRobotGatewayforWiFi.exe” from Start -> All Programs -> Dr Robot Inc -> WiRobotGateway.
* Motion Control * Joystick Control (Optional) Camera display and multimedia control Encoder reading Head Motion control Motion Button * Click “Turn 90” to command robot to turn 90º * Click “Forward 1M” to command robot to go forward by 1 meter * Click “Patrol 1M x 1M” to command robot to patrol on 1 meter by 1 meter Voltage reading IR, Ultrasonic, Human sensors reading (Optional) Tilting, Temperature sensor reading and Infrared Controller reading (Optional) * Select 128x64 monochrome Bitmap file to
Joystick Control (Optional) Joystick reading Driving with Joystick Go Forward More you push, faster the robot goes Turn Left Turn Right Go Backward More you push, faster the robot goes Enable / Disable Joystick Control Copyright © 2001-2009 Dr Robot Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.DrRobot.
Recharging To keep the battery at ideal condition, we recommend recharging the robot at least once every two weeks during storage (e.g. robot is not in use). Open the Sample Source Code Open “C:\Program Files\Dr Robot Inc\Dr Robot X80\SourceCode” folder, run “X80.csproj” to open project in Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008. Further Development & Programming The X80 Control program is written with C# program with Visual Studio 2008 express under .Net 3.5 framework.
Network Connection and Login Information Network Settings The included pre-configured wireless 802.11 b/g router has the following pre-set settings: SSID WEP KEY Key Type dri 128bits 112233445566778899AABBCCDD Open Key Router LAN Login ID Password 192.168.0.200 admin drrobot WiFi module connects to two serial devices through channel I and II (TCP/IP port 10001 and 10002 respectively). They are pre-configured as below: Name Robot WiFi Module IP 192.168.0.
