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Bowie Brain Kit
Bowie Brain Kit
Bowie Brain Kit Pieces
1. Introduction
2. First components: resistors and diodes
3. LEDs galore, and one speaker
4. Regulator, transistor, and inputs
5. Headers – F, and a coincell
6. Headers – M
7. Motor connectors
8. Motor and current headers – M
9. Everything Teensy 3.6
10. Last few steps: wire, batt, card, thumbs up
11. Enclosure
Operator Interface
Operator Interface
Operator Interface Pieces
1. Introduction
2. Warm up: resistors and capacitors
3. Speaker, transistor, LEDs galore
4. Headers, headers, headers
5. More headers
6. Teensy preparation
7. Inserting the breakout boards
8. Mode switch and resistors
9. Buttons for the keypad
10. LEDs for the keypad
11. Complete with enclosure
Wheel Kit
Wheel Kit
1. Introduction
2. Wiring motor and connector
3. Enclosing motor part A
4. Enclosing motor part B
5. Flexidisk suspension
6. Wheel
7. Complete!
Power Pack Kit
Power Pack Kit
Power Pack Pieces
1. Introduction
2. Regulator wires
3. Batt connector and a bit of enclosure
4. All wires lead to the switch
5. Packing and terminals
6. Calibration
7. Glue, lots of glue
Super Bright Lights Kit
Super Bright Lights Kit
Super Bright Pieces
1. Introduction
2. Soldering lil mosfets
3. Resistors, and big resistors
4. Last two – terminals and headers
5. Wires to the LEDs
6. First light – verification test
7. Enclosures to protect
8. Light mounts
9. Add lights to Bowie
10. Complete
Build – Chassis
Build – Chassis
Chassis Pieces
1. Base
2. Enclosure Top
3. Enclosure Sides
Build – Drive System
Build – Drive System
Drive System Pieces
1. Motor enclosure
2. Wheel
3. Drive system
4. Adding wheels
Build – Arm
Build – Arm
Arm Pieces
1. Arm servos base mount
2. Span of arm
3. End effector
4. Scoop
Build – Hopper
Build – Hopper
Hopper Pieces
1. Tray and mount
2. Sides
3. Lid and mount (pt. 1)
4. Lid and mount (pt. 2)
Code – First Blink
Code – First Blink
1. Blink & Programming Setup
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