Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Microbot Overview
- PICAXE Programming System
- Microbot Power Supply
- BOT120 Microbot Contents List
- The Microbric Connector
- Assembly 1 - Motherboard Panel
- Assembly 2 - Battery Box
- Assembly 3 - Motor Housing
- Assembly 4 - Motors
- Assembly 5 - Wheels, Tyres and Rear Skid
- Assembly 6 - Line Tracker
- Assembly 7 - Bumper Switches
- Assembly 8 - Pen Holder, Servo and SRF005 Modules
- Fully Assembled Microbot
- Motor Trouble Shooting
- Programming Software
- Programming Cable
- Download Hard Reset
- PICAXE-20X2 Pin Connections
- PICAXE-20X2 Microbot Pinout Table (Logicator)
- PICAXE-20X2 Microbot Pinout Table (Programming Editor / AXEpad)
- Programming Example 1 - LED Eyes
- Programming Example 2 - Push Button Switch
- Programming Example 3 - Bumper
- Programming Example 4 - Piezo Sounder
- Programming Example 5 - Motors
- Programming Example 6 - Line Tracker Testing
- Programming Example 7 - Line Tracker Program
- BOT121 Microbot Sensors Pack
- Assembly 9 - Infra-red Receiver (IR RX) Module
- Assembly 10 - Infra-red Transmitter (IR TX) Module
- Using the TVR010A Infra-red TV Style Remote
- Programming Example 8 - Infra-red Receiver
- Programming Example 9 - Infra-red Transmitter
- Assembly 11 - LDR Light Sensor Modules
- Programming Example 10 - Testing LDR Light Sensors
- Programming Example 11 - Light Follower
- SRF005 Ultrasonic Range Finder
- Assembly 12 - SRF005 Ultrasonic Range Finder
- Programming Example 12 - Testing SRF005
- Programming Example 13 - Using the SRF005
- BOT123 Servo Upgrade Pack
- Assembly 13 - BOT123 Servo / SRF005 Servo Adapter
- Programming Example 14 - Using Servos
- BOT127 Line Tracker / LED Upgrade Pack
- Appendix 1 - Home Made Sensors
- Appendix 2 - BOT120 Microbot Motherboard Schematic
- Appendix 3 - BOT120 Sensors Schematic
- Appendix 4 - BOT121 Sensors Pack Schematic
- Appendix 5 - BOT123 Servo Pack Schematic
- Appendix 6 - Advanced PIC (Non-PICAXE) Programming
- Appendix 7 - Copyright and Trademarks
- BOT110 Versabot - Microbot's 'big brother!'
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BOT120 PICAXE-20X2 MICROBOT
Programming Example 5 – Motors
By controlling the two motors of your Microbot it can be made to move
about.
There are four output pins used to control motor directions, left motor
drive forward, left motor drive backward, right motor drive forward and
right motor drive backward. Motor control pins are assigned as below:
B.7 Right Motor Backward
B.6 Right Motor Forward
B.5 Left Motor Backward
B.4 Left Motor Forward
Each output pin is individually controllable to allow selection of any of
nine completely different Microbot movement combinations.
Microbot
Right
Motor
Right
Motor
Left
Motor
Left
Motor
Backward
B.7
Forward
B.6
Backward
B.5
Forward
B.4
Halt Low Low Low Low
Forward Low High Low High
Backward High Low High Low
Turn Left Low High High Low
Turn Right High Low Low High
Veer Left
Forward
Low High Low Low
Veer Left
Backward
Low Low High Low
Veer Right
Forward
Low Low Low High
Veer Right
Backward
High Low Low Low
A ‘turn’ movement is an ‘on the spot spin’ when one motor is switched
forward and the other backward.
A ‘veer’ movement is created by only switching one motor on at a time.










