Manual

V2.0 Omniwheel Kits
The DFRobotShop Rover 2.0 Arduino Compatible Omniwheel Robots use four motors and four omniwheels to
move around. There are multiple variations of the robot, one of which uses 6V DC gear motors with encoders,
compatible with three different types of omniwheels, while the other uses continuous rotation servo motors.
Three sizes of omni wheels are available: 40mm, 48mm and 60mm. All three wheels have adapters for the
DFRobot 6V Gear Motor and for the Hitec 1425CR Continuous Rotation Servo. The 40mm wheel is the least
expensive of the three, but also the slowest. The brackets can be mounted with the motors above or below the
PCB.
Assembly Guide
The assembly video guide for the DFRobotShop Rover 2.0 Omniwheel Kit can be found on RobotShops Youtube
page (RobotShopTV) at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dP-0V6_ayY
Important Notes
There must be sufficient space between the bracket and the PCB ensure none of the pins on the
bottom of the board contact the metal bracket and if so, use additional spacers.
The cables included with the encoder kit DO NOT WORK with the DFRobotShop Rover Motor Controller
Shield directly; you must swap the red and black wires on one end for it to work. If you are not
comfortable doing this, we suggest purchasing 4x RB-Lyn-164.
The omni wheel brackets were designed to be mounted to the holes at the far ends of the board so as
to be backward compatible with older versions of the board. They are also compatible with the future
4WD and swerve drive versions of the DFRobotShop Rover.
The type of surface the robot travels on will play a very important factor in the robot's speed; only the
48mm omni wheels use rubber outer wheels whereas the 40mm and 60mm omni wheels use plastic
wheels.