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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide

View document on multiple pages. [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J54]

You can also view this document as a printable PDF [https://www.pololu.com/docs/pdf/0J54/zumo_chassis.pdf].

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2. What you will need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. Assembling the Zumo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide View document on multiple pages. [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J54] You can also view this document as a printable PDF [https://www.pololu.com/docs/pdf/0J54/zumo_chassis.pdf]. 1. Introduction . . . . . 2. What you will need . 3. Assembling the Zumo 4. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J54/all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation 1. Introduction Attention: If you are assembling a Zumo Robot for Arduino using the Zumo Shield for Arduino [https://www.pololu.com/product/2504], please follow the more specialized assembly instructions for that product [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J57] instead of the ones in this document! The Pololu Zumo chassis kit contains the components you need to build a small, high-performance tracked robot platform.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation 2. What you will need In addition to the Zumo chassis kit, you will require these items to construct a working robot: Assembly tools • Small Phillips screwdriver • 3 mm Allen wrench (hex key) Additional required components (not included with the kit) • Two micro metal gearmotors [https://www.pololu.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation 3. Assembling the Zumo Attention: If you are assembling a Zumo Robot for Arduino using the Zumo Shield for Arduino [https://www.pololu.com/product/2504], please follow the more specialized assembly instructions for that product [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J57] instead of the ones in this document! In July 2015, the original white sprockets were changed to black, spoked sprockets.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation Idler sprockets 1. Place an M3 nut in each of the two side slots near the rear of the chassis. The slots are sized so that nuts will not be able to rotate within them. 2. Place an idler sprocket on each shoulder bolt, followed by a washer. The side of the sprocket with “teeth” should face the same direction as the threaded end of the bolt, so that the teeth end up pointing in towards the chassis. 3.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation Motors and drive sprockets 4. Solder any connections you want to make to your motors (such as wires and bypass capacitors [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J15/9]) before installing the motors in the chassis, as you will not be able to access the motor leads easily once the acrylic mounting plate is in place. 5. Press the output shafts of the motors into the drive sprockets, with the “teeth” of the sprockets facing the motor.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation Mounting plate There are two types of mounting holes sized for #2-56 screws in the rear portion of the chassis: • The middle four rows of holes have a recess for a nut on the interior of the chassis. These holes can be used to secure the mounting plate or other components directly to the chassis, as demonstrated by the screw on the left side of the picture below.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide 3.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation Battery contacts 11. Turn the chassis over and install the battery terminal contacts as shown in the picture below. Note that the two individual contacts should be inserted into the chassis so that their solder tabs protrude through the holes in the top of the chassis and can be accessed from the exterior.
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Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2015 Pololu Corporation 4. Conclusion You are now ready to add some electronics, such as motor drivers [https://www.pololu.com/category/11/brushed-dcmotor-drivers], programmable controllers [https://www.pololu.com/category/64/programmable-controllers], and sensors [https://www.pololu.