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Technical Details
Overview Overview
Technical Deta The Shadow Pneumatic Control Unit is an integrated control
ils system allowing rapid setup and prototyping of pneumatic
Customisation systems. It can also be used as part of a fixed installation.

Hand Layout of the System

SPCU
Finger Unit
Air Muscles

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Overview
Applications
Technical Spec
ification
Simulations
How to Order
Distribution
Videos
Pictures
Clients
Competitors
Papers Figure 1: Block Diagram of SPCU
FAQ's Front Panel
Pneumatic ConThe Front Panel provides four 4mm air ports (Actuator 1..4),
trol Unit 8 3-way connectors for sensors (A0..A7), an LED to indicate
Overview valid system power, and a Reset button.
Technical Deta
ils Back Panel
Customisation The Back Panel provides a 24V power inlet connection, a 9-
BUY the SPC pin D connector for RS-232, and a 6mm air port for
U compressed air in.
Tactile Sensor
Overview Dimensions
Development The SPCU box, including the connectors, measures
Kit 320x105x60mm and weighs 1.3kg. www.shadowrobot.c
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Actuator Ports
Finger Unit
Overview An Actuator Port is where a pneumatic actuator is connected Design -
Technical Specto the SPCU. It provides a switched source of compressed Jake Goldsmith
ification air for one actuator channel. Multiple actuators can be Markup -
How to Order connected to an Actuator Port. Mark Worsdall
Clients webmaster -
Sensor Inputs Mark Worsdall
Pictures
Shadow Air M A Sensor Input is where a sensor can be connected to the
uscles SPCU. The Sensor Input provides 5V DC power for the Last Updated:
Overview sensor to operate. The Sensor Input is read by the ADC, and 16/03/2009 18:16
Technical Spec the results fed to the MCU for processing.
ification Valves
BUY Air Mus Eight on-off (2/2) pneumatic Valves are installed in the
cles SPCU. They are set up to allow an Actuator Port to fill,
Distribution leave inflated and empty the attached actuator. The Valves
Customers are driven from the MCU, either using sensor-based control
Videos or timed commands from the host.
Pictures
Serial Port
A standard RS232 Serial Port is fitted to the SPCU so it can
be conveniently run from a wide range of Host computers.
Commands sent over the Serial Port enable and disable
controllers, switch valves, read sensors, and provide
controller targets.
Reset Button
The Reset Button allows the MCU to be reset into the
"Power-On" state. When the Reset Button is pressed, the
MCU will return all settings to those stored internally.
Power Input
24V DC is fed into the Power Input. This is used to power
the Valves and the MCU as well as providing 5V DC on the
Sensor Inputs.
MCU
The MCU (MicroControllerUnit) is the heart of the SPCU. It
handles timed switching of the Valves, reading values from
the Sensor Inputs, running Controllers on the Valves and
talking over the Serial Port to the Host computer. The MCU
has non-volatile storage, so it is possible to configure how
the SPCU will behave from power-on.
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Registered Business address:
40 the Highway, Gt. Staughton, Cambridgshire.

Company number: 3308007

VAT Registration number: 707 3091 52
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