User Manual

CHAPTER 1
Emergency Stop
On very rare occasions you may need to stop your robot in its tracks. For this purpose we've added an
emergency stop button. Click here and the software will immediately stop all servos and kill all
communications.
Arm Type
The AL5 comes in a number of flavours each with their own dimensions and operating limits. You can
select the arm that applies to you from this list.
Calibration
Small differences in robot orientation are inevitable. Even if the same person built the same kit twice in
a row there would always be some small differences between the two. In order to compensate for this
we have a calibration facility.
Click the Calibration button to enter calibration mode.
This will display a number of knobs on the interface. Click and drag these to alter the servo position.
You'll need to have the robot connected in order to see the servos adjust as you move the knobs.
The knobs are zero at the vertical position. If you hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and click on a
knob it will reset it to zero.
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