USER MANUAL - FingerTech Robotics
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1. TM J i tm A ava M EM 2 B i Ww Umm AXA J LU A LEE E lig LA NS JD i AVE VY UJAL y 1 L U Sen JA LX A KI Connectors and Switches Wheels Radio Equipment Hardware Pulleys and Belts M Battery Chargers SCH ll S S d be brt AN ah a FODOL AILS LUV NNUU LAL UD DS MH Ca M e E ui af FingerTechRobotics com Questions or comments regarding our products or your purchase can be directed to sales fingertechrobotics com2. off by reinserting the power plug Don t forget to turn the transmitter off too ra Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 22 Fix down your one or two 9V batteries on either side of the power jack Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics B Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 23 Fasten the lid on using eight 4 40 x 1 4 screws and the 1 16 hex wrench the larger wrench 24 Your kit is complete Power it up and take it for a test drive ROBOTICS a Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit SAFETY NOTE Remember always turn the transmitter on before powering on the robot and always turn the transmitter off after powering down the robot This way any spurious transmissions picked up by the receiver will not cause the robot to twitch Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit mE Glarter Combat Robot Kit Binding Your Radio This process is already done for you but for future robots it is good know how bind your Transmitter To more receivers The 2 4GHz radio set included with your kit does not use crystals to pair the receiver to the transmitter like older radios Instead they are bound together by programming To bind insert the included bind plug into the BATter
3. Leg Sie FINGEHTECH ROBOTICS a STARTER R C KIT ROBOTICS Viger 7 Robot starter kit USER MANUAL FingerTechRobotics com Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit TABLE OF CONTENTS Kit Contents 3 Tools Required 4 Safety 5 Before You Begin 8 Assembling Your Viper Kit 10 Binding Your Radio 24 Construction Tips 25 Moving Forward 27 More Ideas 29 Troubleshooting 31 2z Table of Contents Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot kit Viper KIT CONTENTS 2 4GHz Transmitter 2 4GHz Receiver and Bind Plug Aluminum Chassis FingerTech Spark Gearmotors FingerTech tinyESC Motor Controllers Foam Rubber Wheels FingerTech Lite Hubs Power Jack and Plug Polycarbonate Lid 2 56x3 16 screws 4 40x1 4 screws 4 40 setscrews 0 050 hex wrench 1 16 hex wrench Black heatshrink pieces e e N O HR KH e N N N N LH FingerTech Robotics Kit Contents NT Viper Glarter Combat Robot Kit Tools Required Soldering iron amp solder Helping Hands alligator clip soldering aid Heat gun Gorilla super glue Electrical tape or adhesive backed velcro or two 9V batteries e Pliers ma Tools Required Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot kit Viper The Viper kit itself does not pose much hazard beyond pinched fingers you surely will be adding new parts and upgrades in the future it is important to know how to safely handle t
4. at the wheels are off the ground Plug a 9V battery into one or both of the connectors Do not let the other connector short circuit by touching the metal chassis ra FingerTech Robotics Assembling Steps Starter Combat Robot kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 19 Remove the power plug to turn the robot on When the robot is on each motor controller s LEDs blink to say different things Slow blink No data coming from the radio red see troubleshooting Rapid blink Transmitter stick is in the forward green half of its travel Rapid blink Transmitter stick is in the reverse half of its travel Solid on Transmitter stick is at full travel in green red either forward or reverse Solid on If the calibration pins are jumpered green this indicates calibration mode Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Em Glarter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 20 With the robot facing away from you move the right stick up Both motors should turn forward Moving the stick to the right should reverse the right motor and vice versa for the left If either motor turns the wrong way see the troubleshooting section If the motors are spinning while not pressing the transmitter sticks adjust the Trim levers on the transmitter located just beside the stick until the motors stop Trims are for fine adjustments 21 When everything is running correctly turn the robot
5. batteries If you plan to use it frequently but for short periods you may want to purchase NiMH rechargeable AA batteries Before You Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Before You Begin SUGGESTION It is recommended to read through all of the instructions to familiarize yourself before starting FingerTech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit EN Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 1 Melt a bit of solder onto each motor terminal This is called tinning and makes soldering easier The tinyESC wires pre tinned 2 Solder the brown M2 wire of one tinyESC to one motor s red terminal Solder the red 1 wire to the motor s second terminal This will be the left motor 3 Solder the red M1 wire of the other tinyESC to the right motors red dot terminal Solder the brown M2 wire to the motors other terminal ra Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 4 Tin the three terminals of the power jack 5 Slide a heatshrink piece over the four black wires one from each tinyESC and one from each 9V battery connector 6 Clamp all four wires close beside each other in the Helping Hands alligator clip and solder them together It helps to clamp the wires so that they naturally bunch together Now solder them to the lead of the power jack closest to th
6. e plug This is the trickiest part so take your time Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit EH Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 7 Slide heatshrink piece over the two red wires of the 9V battery connectors Clamp them in the alligator clip and solder them together Now solder them to the middle lead of the power jack Clamp them in the alligator and solder them together Now solder them the top lead of the power jack FE Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 9 Use a heat gun lighter or soldering iron to shrink all three heatshrink pieces over the solder joints 10 Slide the left motor into the left motor mount hole and the right motor into the right motor mount hole Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit ay Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 11 Tighten the motors into place with four 2 56x3 16 screws using the 0 050 smaller hex wrench Have the motor wires angle towards the front of the robot 12 Tighten the power jack onto the baseplate using its finger nut Pliers can help get it really tight Assembling Your Viper Kit Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 13 Press the Lite Hubs part way into the wheels If they do not fit in at all u
7. hem Batteries motors and electronics each have their own dangers If you are unsure how to safely handle them ask someone who knows Take every precaution when building your robots Have the robot s wheels off the ground before turning it on the first time If settings are wrong the robot may drive right at you Always make sure you have full control before doing a drive test Finger Tech Robotics Safety 1 Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit For you combat enthusiasts Building combat robots can be dangerous Wear safety glasses hearing protection and a dust mask when necessary Make sure a responsible adult is present when building and operating your robot It is a fact that more builders get injured in the construction process than during the combat tournament EN Safety Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot kit Viper Never test a combat robot s weapon unless it is clamped tight and unable to move When you do activate it stand behind a protective shield A large sheet of wood with a polycarbonate window is best Events must be run with strict rules to keep competitors and spectators safe but it is up to you to keep your work area safe Keeping yourself in the game is rule 1 Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Before You Begin Make sure you have all of the kit contents plus one or two 9V batteries DURACELL PRO Your transmitter requires 8 AA
8. llax com forums Robots net http robots net Servo Magazine Forum http forum servomagazine com ra Moving Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Race Car Wall Follower M ae Ee B Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Art Bot Bulldozer JE E d Soccer Bot Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Troubleshooting Motor controller LED is blinking slowly Motor turning the wrong direction Motor spins slowly when not holding transmitter Stick No Response with power switched on Batteries heating when plugged in Batteries heating when power plug removed Check that your transmitter is on Try re binding the receiver to the transmitter Re solder the motor wires to the opposite motor leads Adjust the Trim lever of the corresponding channel Make sure the bind plug is out of the receiver Try re binding the receiver to the transmitter The battery leads may have been soldered red to black and vice versa creating a short circuit Make sure the ground black wires are soldered to the bottom lead of the power connector 441 FINGER TECH ROBOTICS HANDS ON INNOVATION pm s an nm AN 2771 4 4 zm i eh rN emm PN gt AN N A PN PN a V em 4 PN em ez W 8 non A 1 MTV MONTY Ly Var bi ed GA ou A 17 14 M A VY 8 ve DA
9. se a 5 32 drill bit to ream out the wheel s bore Do not force the hubs They have a thin wall and may snap Put a small dab of CA or Gorilla super glue onto the shaft of one Lite Hub Quickly turn the wheel over and press it down onto the hub Repeat for the other wheel and hub Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit EN Viper Glarter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 14 Slide the wheels onto the motor shafts Use one 4 40 setscrew in each hub to lock the hubs in place on the shafts Tighten with the 0 050 smaller hex wrench Be sure that the setscrew tightens onto the flat side of the motor shaft This will make sure the wheel cannot spin on the shaft rm Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 15 Plug the right tinyESC into Channel 1 of the 2 46Hz receiver Make sure the ground wire black or brown for all motor controllers and servos is closest to the edge of the receiver 16 Plug the left tinyESC into Channel 2 of the receiver Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 17 Fix down your receiver Electrical tape double sided foam tape or adhesive backed Velcro work well 18 Time for a test Make sure the power plug is inserted in the bottom of the robot so the robot is off Set the robot on something so th
10. xtra protection against them Aluminum makes good lightweight armor Steel is better but heavy Titanium is strong like steel but light like aluminum Carbon fibre is an excellent material for its stiffness as is garolite Plastic such as lexan polycarbonate or UHMW polyethylene are easy to work with Find these upgrade parts and armor materials at www Finger TechRobotics com ra Finger Tech Robotics Contruction Tips Starter Combat Robot kit Viper Moving Forward The ROBOT FIGHTING LEAGUE Delphi Forum The Delphi forum is where builders from across the globe discuss FIGHTING LEAGUE robot designs share progress reports ask questions and find out about combat robot events all over the world Signing up for free Delphi membership is not required but highly recommended http forums delphiforums com THERFL The ROBOT FIGHTING LEAGUE Facebook Page A more public page to see upcoming events and progress facebook reports is the RFL facebook page Submit your own Viper pictures http www facebook com BotLeague Finger Tech Robotics Moving Foward Starter Combat Robot Kit Moving Forward For More Information Here is a list of some other online forums and websites dedicated to hobby robotics Society of Robots http www societyofrobots com Lets Make Robots http letsmakerobots com Trossen Community http forums trossenrobotics com Parallax Forums http forums para
11. y port of the receiver Power on the receiver by removing the robot s power plug A dim red LED inside the receiver will start flashing Holding the BIND button on the transmitter turn on the transmitter and wait for the red LED inside the receiver to go from flashing to solid on Remove the bind plug and it s done Dp Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot kit Viper Construction Tips Adding Active Devices Your radio transmitter has four channels besides the two for drive that you can use to control additional active devices Use your imagination You can add servos motors or switches that activate lights solenoids water pumps electromagnets almost anything Some combat robot events have added Sportsman weight classes that require active weapons This is defined as a weapon or device intended for use in attacking the opponent independent of the robot drive train These include but are not limited to lifters hammers clamps flame weapons and spinning weapons Contruction Tips Finger Tech Robotics 25 Viper Glarter Combat Robot Kit Construction Tips Upgrades Larger wheels lower ratio gearmotors and higher voltage batteries will speed up the robot Lipoly batteries can source more current for power hungry weapon motors and servos Combat Armor If you are attending combat event that features opponents with weapons most do you will want some e
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