A repository of all videos you will be watching over the course of the program!
Safety
Before we get to building, we want to go over a few safety items to make sure you are building the robot safely.
- Safely working with electronics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhWlMqyPn5A
- Battery Basics and Safety: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/battery-basics
- Reading and Understanding an MSDS: https://youtu.be/lPU4IPUs2Pw
- MSDS for PVC Glue: MSDS PVC glue
Instructional Videos
Here are some educational videos covering topics related to our robot. These will be useful as we work through our build. We will often ask you to watch one or two of these as “homework” in between our live sessions.
- Understanding Circuits: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/understanding-circuits-2/
- AC and DC Power: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/ac-and-dc-power/
- Using a Multimeter: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/multimeter
- How motors work: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/intro-to-motors/
- Types of motors: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/motor-types
- Electronic Signals for Control: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/signals-and-frequency/
- Pulse Width Modulation: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/electronic-speed-controller
- Troubleshooting Electro-Mechanical Systems: http://www.mentor2.gatech.edu/wordpress/troubleshooting/
Kit Specific Information
Parts List: https://docs.google.com/document/
This will be the step by step guide on the process of building the modified rover: https://docs.google.com/document/
Album with photos and videos on circuit assembly: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GB1Q6LcQNWrZFts9A
Starter Code: RC_ForwardReverse
Wiring Diagram: Wiring Diagram Final
Arduino Guide
Pin Diagram for Arduino: https://content.arduino.cc/assets/Pinout-NANO_latest.pdf
Reading RC Reciever values: https://ryanboland.com/blog/reading-rc-receiver-values
Analogwrite help file from Arduino: https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogwrite/
You can learn Arduino in 15 minutes: https://youtu.be/nL34zDTPkcs
UPDATED Pin Diagram for RC Reciever: https://docs.google.com/document/
https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/sites/STEP2021-Mentors/Shared%20Documents/Mentors/lidarcode.ino
Additional:-
Lidar code:- https://gtvault-my.sharepoint.com/personal/kg114_gatech_edu/Documents/Microsoft%20Teams%20Chat%20Files/lidarcode.ino