KS0464 KEYESTUDIO Smart Little Turtle Robot V3 for Mixly

Dear customer, we designed two versions of the motor drive shield for this robot kit, V1 version and V2 version, the shield will be shipped randomly with the robot.
This wiki tutorial page is only for the robot with V1 motor drive shield. Please check the picture below, if you received the V2 version of the motor drive shield, please visit the link below to download the corresponding tutorial.

https://fs.keyestudio.com/Update

We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused by this.

V1 and V2 version motor drive shield for reference:

This wiki page applies to the robot with V1 shield, if you received the V1 version shield, you can continue to read!

Thanks for your support on our products, we will continue to provide you better quality and service!

About keyestudio

Keyestudio is a best-selling brand owned by KEYES Corporation, our product lines range from Arduino boards, shields, sensor modules, Raspberry Pi, micro:bit extension boards and smart car to complete starter kits designed for customers of any level to learn Arduino knowledge.
All of our products comply with international quality standards and are greatly appreciated in a variety of different markets throughout the world. Welcome check more contents from our official website:
http://www.keyestudio.com

References and After-sales Service

1.Download Profile：https://fs.keyestudio.com/KS0464
2.Feel free to contact us please, if there is missing part or you encounter some troubles. Welcome to send email to us：service@keyestudio.com. We will update projects and products continuously based on your sincere advice.

Warning

1.This product contains tiny parts(screws, copper pillars), keep it out of reach of children under 7 years old please..
2.This product contains conductive parts (control board and electronic module). Please operate according to the requirements of this tutorial. Improper operation may cause overheating and damage parts. Do not touch and immediately disconnect the circuit power.

Copyright

The keyestudio trademark and logo are the copyright of KEYES DIY ROBOT co.,LTD. All products under keyestudio brand can’t be copied, sold and resold without authorization by anyone or company. If you’re interested in our items, please contact to our sales representatives: fennie@keyestudio.com

Introduction

Nowadays, technological education such as VR, kids programming, and artificial intelligence, has become mainstream in educational industry.
Thereby, people attach importance to STEAM education. Arduino is pretty notable in Maker education.

So what is Arduino? Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. Based on this, Keyestudio team has designed a turtle robot. It has a processor which is programmable using the Arduino IDE, to mapped its pins to sensors and actuators by a shield that plug in the processor, it reads sensors and controls the actuators and decides how to operate.

15 learning projects, from simple to complex, will guide you how to make a smart turtle robot on you own and introduce the detailed knowledge about sensors and modules.

Simultaneously, it is the best choice if you intend to obtain a DIY robot for learning programming, entertainment and competition requirement.

Features

Multi-purpose function: Obstacle avoidance, follow, IR remote control, Bluetooth control, ultrasonic follow and displayed face emoticons.
Simple assembly: No soldering circuit required, complete assembly easily.
High Tenacity: Aluminum alloy bracket, metal motors, high quality wheels and tracks
High extension: expand other sensors and modules through motor driver shield and sensor shield
Multiple controls: IR remote control, App control(iOS and Android system)
Basic programming：C language code of Arduino IDE.

Specification

Working voltage: 5v
Input voltage: 7-12V
Maximum output current: 2A
Maximum power dissipation: 25W (T=75℃)
Motor speed: 5V 63 rpm/min
Motor drive mode: dual H bridge drive
Ultrasonic induction angle: <15 degrees
Ultrasonic detection distance: 2cm-400cm
Infrared remote control distance: 10M (measured)
Bluetooth remote control distance: 50M(measured)
Bluetooth control: support Android and iOS system

Product Kit

Please tear off the protective film on the acrylic board before mounting the kit

Assembly Guide

Note: Remove the Bluetooth module before uploading test code, otherwise, you will fail to upload test code

Note: Peel the plastic film off the board first when installing the smart car. To be honest, we never intend to send wood to you.

Step 1: Bottom Motor Wheel

Prepare the parts as follows:

M3*6MM Round Head Screw *2
M3*6MM Flat Head Screw *2
M3 Nickel Plated Nut *2
Bottom PCB*1
Tracking Sensor *1
Universal Caster *2

Step 2:Assemble Parts

Prepare the parts as follows:

M3*6MM Round Head Screw *2
M2 Nut *4
12FN20 Motor *2
U-type Holder* 2
N20 Motor Wheel *2
2P Wire *2
5P Wire *1
M2*12MM Round Head Screw *4
2-cell AA Battery Holder *1
M3*6M Flat Head Screw *2
M3 Nut *2

Step 3: Install Top PCB Prepare the parts as follows:

Top PCB *1
M3 Nut *1
M3*6MM Round Head Screw *9
M3*10MM Hexagon Copper Bush *8
IR Receiver Sensor *1

Step 4: Mount Control Board

Prepare the parts as follows:

V4.0 Board*1
Motor Drive Shield V2*1
M3*6MM Round Head Screw *4

Step 5: Servo Plastic Platform Prepare the parts as follows:

Servo *1
M2*4 Screw *1
Black Tie*2
Ultrasonic Sensor*1
Black Plastic Platform *1
M1.2*4 Tapping Screw *4
M2*8 Tapping Screw *2

Step 6: Final Assembly

Prepare the parts as follows:

M3*6MM Round Head Screw *12
M3*40MM Hexagon Copper Bush*4
8x8 Dot Matrix *1
Jumper Wire *4

Step 7: Hook-up Guide

Install Mixly Software and Driver

(1)Download and Install Mixly

①Description

Mixly is a free open-source graphical Arduino programming software, based on Google’s Blockly graphical programming framework, and developed by Mixly Team@ BNU.
It is a complete support ecosystem for creative e-education, a stage for maker educators to realize their dreams.

② Download Mixly1.0

Windows System：https://fs.keyestudio.com/Mixly1-Windows
MACOS System：https://fs.keyestudio.com/Mixly1-MACOS

We will take Mixly1.0 (Windows version) as example, and the installation method of MAC version is similar with it.
You will get installation package after downloading. As shown below:

Unzip the package, you will see “Mixly 1.0 for keyestudio.exe”

Double-click ”Mixly 1.0 for keyestudio.exe”, the following interface pops up.

We have to choose correct Arduino development board and name, as shown below:

Select correct COM port(the corresponding port will be shown after installing driver successfully)

You have to know the function of every area and interface on Mixly software before uploading program on Arduino development board

Keyestudio V4.0 Development Board

We need to know keyestudio V4.0 development board, as a core of this smart car.

keyestudio V4.0 development board is an Arduino uno-compatible board, which is based on ATmega328P MCU, and with a cp2102 Chip as a UART-to-USB converter.

It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz quartz crystal, a USB connection, a power jack, 2 ICSP headers and a reset button.

It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it via an external DC power jack (DC 7-12V) or via female headers Vin/ GND(DC 7-12V) to get started.

Installing V4.0 board Driver

Let’s install the driver of keyestudio V4.0 board. The USB-TTL chip on V4.0 board adopts CP2102 serial chip. The driver program of this chip is included in Arduino 1.8 version and above, which is convenient. Plug on USB port of board, the computer can recognize the hardware and automatically install the driver of CP2102.

If install unsuccessfully, or you intend to install manually, open the device manager of computer. Right click Computer----- Properties----- Device Manager

There is a yellow exclamation mark on the page, which implies installing unsuccessfully. Then we double click the hardware and update the driver.

Click “OK” to enter the following page, click “browse my computer for updated driver software”, find out the installed or downloaded ARDUINO software. As shown below:

We click “Browse”, then find out the driver folder, or you could enter “driver” to search in rectangular box, then click “next”, the driver will be installed successfully. (I place Arduino software folder on the desktop, you could follow my way)