
TeddyJenks
Hello everyone,
I'm new to this whole thing, and just had a couple questions before I start soldering. I got my EZ Robot kit today, and have been messing around with the basic tutorials to get a hang of everything. I have a Robosapien V1 that I am trying to hack using the provided video. However, once I popped the sapien open I found that the PCBs were labeled differently than in the video.
I think that I figured out the main board. The board has HMD-01 REV:02 printed on it. The problem with this one is that there is no "IR" pad, but there is one labeled "OUT1" that is in basically the same place. Am I correct in assuming that they are the same?
The second board, the power switch, is also labeled differently. I am trying to power the EZ-B using the foot batteries in the bot. From left to right there are pads "V-IN", "V-OUT", "FREE", "VCC", and "FREE". I am assuming that I would wire to the "V-IN" and "V-OUT", and the IN wire would be positive while the OUT would be negative when connecting to the power adapter. Am I right?
My goal for this guy and his other Robosapien companion that I picked up cheap on ebay is to add a camera like in the video. Plus I am going to try object avoidance, and hopefully eventually somehow find a way to make the two bots interact in some way (hide & seek, follow the leader, etc.)
Any help would be appreciated. I just want to make sure I am doing this right before I ruin something.
Thanks!
If anybody could please help with the power switch problem I would appreciate it, because I am not as sure about that part. I'm only asking because I am new to the whole hardware/electronics aspect of robotics.
my roborad project
Thanks, it looks like you have some cool ideas for your Robosapiens. I'm just curious how to wire the power switches to the EZ-B, because my circuit boards look different compared to the tutorial video.
@pjdatechy
Here are some pictures of the two different Robosapiens and their power switches.
The bottom board is a little dirty, it says "V IN" on the right.
To answer your questions the Out 1 is the same as ir or input signals.
For Power I testested with a multimeter. V-out, positive ( red wire) and free ( any one of the brown wires) negative or ground.
lol didnt really care about the head , it got beheaded ( still preserve the interiors components of course).
Thanks