Technology

Applied Control Systems

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 Using GENIE E18 Motor
Control Board for Project
Work

Building Instructions for the

t4 Prototype SumoBot

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GENIE E18 Motor Control Board
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 Front and
Rear
LDRs
A1 and A2

Reset Start
Switch Switch

Battery Snap

Motors 1 and 2

Populate the GENIE E18 Motor Control Board as shown using

the components supplied in the kit and attach flying leads and
solderless LED holders as above.

Consult the PDF GENIE E18 Motor Board for assistance.

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Ensure the components and flying leads are soldered
properly.

Note: Some components in kit may vary from those shown

above e.g. the capacitors.
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separately from this presentation.

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Solidworks Render

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Solidworks Render

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 A B C

D E E1

Manufacture the robot parts from a piece of 3mm acrylic or

foamex. Cardboard may also be used if necessary.
Above is screen cap from the 2D Design Software used with
the CNC Machine.
Use the following file found in the Sumobot folder for CNC
machining:
Sumo Bot. dtd 9
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C E1

D
B

Assemble the chassis parts as shown using liquid solvent cement .

You can also refer to the solidworks drawing of the same part.

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 The above is the nylon part to create the coupler for the wheels.
Drill a piece of nylon straight through to a diameter of 5mm.
Drill halfway through to a diameter of 5.5mm.

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 Tap the lego part in with a hammer.
The lego part can be cut to size later depending on the
size of the wheels you use.
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 Solder in the motors. Its not important which way the
cables are connected as this can be adjusted with the
software.
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 The above is a picture of the motor attached to the wheel.
Some hot glue can be put into the coupler to attach it to the motor
Note how the lego part is cut to size.
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The circuit board (and outer case) can be attached using
Foamex. Superglue foamex onto the front panel where the
respective holes will be. In the case of the foamex pieces for the
outer case, they should be 3mm from the edge. Use 3mm self 18
taping screws.
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Insert the LDRs through the 1mm holes. Superglue them in place and
then solder them to their respective cables.
Solderless LED holders can also be used if available. This also
removes the need for Superglue. 20
Use sticky Velcro pads to attach the battery pack to the inside of the
Robot. This way the battery pack is easily removable for battery
replacement.
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 LDR

The motors should be glued in using the hot glue gun. Make sure the
wheels fit inside the 100 x 100 mm box.
Some masking tape can be wrapped around each motor to protect the
connections and stop them from touching. 22
 Start Switch
Reset Switch

The Switches can be attached to the motors

using hot glue 23
 IR Sensor

Attach the IR sensor

with screws as shown

The square and rectangular

pieces should line up with
the slots in the plastic.

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 IR Sensor

The white wire goes into

A0 on the board

The black and red wires

should go
into 0v and +v
respectively on the
servo motor section of
the board. 25
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The following slides show some
additional tips and information
that may be useful.

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 GENIE Design Studio Software

All necessary software, drivers etc are available in the GENIE

Design Studio Software folder.
In the event of a problem all software etc can be downloaded free
from www.genieonline.com
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 Troubleshooting
The main problems that can arise when using GENIE boards are as
follows:
1. Connection problems caused by poorly soldered joints.
2. USB driver not/incorrectly installed.
3. Components incorrectly installed e.g. microchip inserted wrong way
around.

Please consult the GENIE Troubleshooting Guide.pdf located in this

folder for further information or use the GENIE troubleshooting tool.
All necessary software, drivers and the GENIE troubleshooting tool can
be downloaded free from www.genieonline.com

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 GENIE Troubleshooting Tool

This tool can be used to detect and fix common problems

with cable connections.
To use the troubleshooting tool select Program and
Options from the main GENIE Design Studio screen.

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The Project Options window will open. Select Troubleshoot to open
the Troubleshooter GENIE Configuration Tool.
Follow the instructions to detect and fix common problems with cable
connections.
If necessary, this tool can be downloaded from www.genieonline.com
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See www.genieonline.com for further information on GENIE
products including specific project and activity boards and kits.

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