User Guide

Description
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TheDFRobotShopRoverShieldistheideal“allinone”shieldforsmall,Arduinobasedmobile
robotdevelopment.TheshieldallowsyoutopoweryourArduinousinga3.7VLiPobatteryand
evenhasa3.7VLiPochargeronboard,allowingyoutochargethebatteryviaUSB.Theonboard
L298PHbridge(dualbrushedDCmotorcontroller)isperfectforcontrollingtwosmall,low
voltagegearmotorssuchasthoseofferedbyTamiya,andallowsforfullcontroloverspeedand
direction.AdditionalfeaturesincludeauniversalIRreceiver,XBeeheadersandanalogpins
brokenout(foreasyconnectiontosensors).Theshieldisdesignedtobeusedwitha
shieldcompatiblemicrocontrollersuchastheArduinoDuemilanove/Uno(soldseparately).
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Wedonotsuggestusingtheshieldwithabreadboardorwithothershieldcompatible
microcontrollerswhichmaynothavethesamepinoutorvoltageasastandardArduino.When
stackingmultipleshields,orwhenusingtheshieldwithanArduinobasedboardwhichhas
additionalbuiltinfeatures,besuretocheckthepinswhichareused,assomemayinterferewith
oneanother.
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KeyFeatures
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● DualDCmotorcontroller(3.5to9Vandupto2Aperchannel)
● Onboardvoltageregulator
● 3.7VLiPobatterycharger(viamicroUSBconnector)
● XBeeheaders
● 38KhzUniversalIRreceiver(~10munobstructedrange)
● On/Offswitch
● Analogheaders
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PackageContents
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● OneDFRobotShopRoverShield(fullyassembledwithstackingheaders)
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AdditionalItemsNeeded(soldseparately)
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● Arduinoshieldcompatiblemicrocontroller(ArduinoUnoforexample)
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OptionalItems(soldseparately)
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● 3.7VLiPobattery(suggestedupto2000mAh)
● MicroUSBcableforchargingLiPobattery
● IRremotecontrol
● Wirelessdevicew/XBeefootprint
● Motorsandassociatedwiring
RobotShopInc.www.RobotShop.com
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