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Figure IV.5 Upper reach SCI0 of Lower Socket Board PMB5010

• Then plug the RS232 interface module in Upper Reach SCI0 on the PMB5010 which is the

lower socket board of the robot. (Picture available in the PMB5010 Multimedia Controller

User Manual, Page 94)

IV.2.2 Turn on the robot

Check the LED lights on the socket board, and find out if they are flashing on the socket board. There

should be 2 LED lights keep flashing fast on the upper board PMS5005 in the right rear corner of the

robot and 1 LED light keep flashing on the lower board in the right front corner of the robot. If these 3

LED lights are flashing, the robot is started completely.

IV.2.3 Run the WiRobot Gateway

• Select COM1 and Serial Cable

• Click the "Connect" button when you are sure that the robot is completely started.

• Wait 1 to 3 seconds, the WiRobot Gateway will minimize automatically when connected.

• If it is not connected, close the WiRobot Gateway and turn off the robot try it again 10

seconds later.

Figure IV.6 GUI of WiRobot Gateway on PC

The “WiRobot Gateway” will provide connection status information between the PC and the robot.

This program is required to keep running as long as the user wants to access and control the robot

through the sample applications or their custom programs. Robot data acquisitions including human

sensor, ultrasonic sensor, Infrared distance sensor, tilting sensor, potentiometer, color CMOS image

sensor, microphone, and etc. and motion control can be done by making function calls offered by the

“WiRobot SDK ActiveX Module”. Details of this ActiveX control component can be found in the

Chapter III. WiRobot SDK API Reference.

After the connection is established between the robot and the PC, user can start to use the WiRobot

system by running the sample applications offered in the WiRobot software package.