Product description: 32U4 controller board for Pololu 3pi+ robot - Pololu 3735
The 32U4 controller board for thePololu 3pi+ line tracking robotthat is included in the Standard Edition, Turtle Edition and Hyper Edition robot kits. The board can be a replacement for the original one used in the robot kit, or it can be the basis forcreating your own version of the 3pi+ robottogether with the 3pi+ chassis andDC 6V micro motors. Included with the board isa buzzer, connection wires, two magnetic discs for encoders, 2x7 pin male goldpin connector, four battery connectors and nuts and bolts.
Components needed to build the 3pi+ robot
In order to create your own robot design you will need:
- Pololu 3pi+ robot chassis kit
- Two micro DC motors(6 V MP or 6 V HPCB motors recommended)
- Four AAA batteries: the robot works with either alkaline or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, recommendedNi-MH batteries
- USB - microUSB cableto connect to a computer for programming or debugging
- Toolsto assemble the kit
Additional components:
- 8x2 LCD display
- More sensors
- Connectors (goldpin strips, jumpers, wires, etc.) to connect additional sensors or other accessories to the robot
Main board for Pololu 3pi+ robot.
PCB schematic of Pololu 3pi+ robot.
Specifications of the 3pi+ robot controller
- Microcontroller: ATmega32U4 16 MHz
- Amount of RAM: 2560 b
- Program memory size: 32 kb
- Motor controller: DRV8838
- Number of motor driver channels: 2
- Minimum operating voltage: 2,7 V
- Maximum operating voltage: 6,5 V
- Continuous output current per channel: 1.8 A
- Operating voltage of the logic part: 5 V
- Protection against reverse polarity
- No external programmer required
- Dimensions: 66 x 86 mm
- Weight: 20 g
