ric96 / solar-carbon-rover

solar-carbon-rover

Table of Contents

• 1) Hardware
  • 1.1) Hardware Requirements
  • 1.2) Hardware Setup
• 2) Software
  • 2.1) Build & Flash

1) Hardware

1.1) Hardware Requirements

• 96Boards Carbon
• Arduino Uno
• 2x Micro Geared Motors 3v 50RPM
• 2x N20 Motor Wheel
• 1x Ball Caster Wheel
• 1x MX1508 Dual H Bridge
• 1x 6v 100mAh-200mAh Solar Panel, similar to this.
• 2x HC-12 Radio
• 1x FunDuino Joystick Shield
• Connecting wires

1.2) Hardware Setup

• Plugin the FunDuino Joystick Shield on the Arduino.
• Plug in one of the HC12 Modules to the Arduino as follows:

HC-12 Radio	Arduino Uno
VCC	5v
GND	GND
TXD	RX - 0
RXD	TX - 1

• Plug in the other HC-12 Radio to the 96Boards Carbon as follows:

HC-12 Radio	96Boards Carbon - ST Header
TXD	RX-1
RXD	TX-1

• Plug in the MX1508 Motor Controller to the 96Boards Carbon as follows:

MX1508	96Boards Carbon
IN1	PB8
IN2	PB9
IN3	PC0
IN4	PC1

• Plug in the MX1508 Motor Controller to the Motors as follows:

MX1508	Motors Left & Right
Motor A	Motor Left
Motor B	Motor Right

• Connect all 5v and GND to the Solar Panels's 5v and GND

2) Software\

2.1) Build And Flash

Arduino setup

• Flash src/controller-arduino/controller.ino using the Arduino IDE.

Carbon Setup

• Compile

cd zephyr_base
source zephyr-env.sh
west build ./src/rover-zephyr/solar-rover -b 96b_carbon

• Flash Vio OTG
  • Connect the micro-USB cable to the USB OTG Carbon port and to your computer. The board should power ON. Force the board into DFU mode by keeping the BOOT0 switch pressed while pressing and releasing the RST switch
  • You should see following confirmation on your Linux host:

   $ dmesg
   usb 1-2.1: new full-speed USB device number 14 using xhci_hcd
   usb 1-2.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0483, idProduct=df11
   usb 1-2.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
   usb 1-2.1: Product: STM32 BOOTLOADER
   usb 1-2.1: Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics
   usb 1-2.1: SerialNumber: 3574364C3034

  • Flash

   $ west flash