User manual

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I.4 Other Specification
Table I.4 Other Specification
DRK6080 DRK8080
Weight (including one battery pack) ~2kg ~2.5kg
Recommended Maximum Load ~2.5kg ~2.5kg
II. Miscellaneous
II.1 Battery Recharging
User can simply take out the battery at the lowest deck of the robot to recharge. It will normally take
about 20 hours to fully recharge the 2100mAh battery if slow charging is chosen. Fast charge would
take about 1-2 hours.
II.2 Sensor Location
User can change the sensor mounted on the robot to different location to suit his/her needs. As well,
user can add new sensors to the systems by making use of the available I/Os on the Sensing and
Motion Controller (PMS5005). Driver for these I/Os have been pre-programmed, data will be sent to
the PC for processing.
II.3 Known Issues
When the power level is low, the robot’s electrical system will become unstable. User has to
monitor the power level and recharge the battery when it is low.
The initialization of the robot (when powering on) will take about 3-10 seconds.
Please make sure that the robot finished its initialization stage before WiRobot Gateway
software (on PC) starts to connect to the robot. This may lead to failure connection between
PC and the robot