Users Manual

FCC ID: VPU-416D79

Users Manual

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Getting Started IPRE Personal Robot The IPRE personal robot is a Scribbler2 robot 1. Download the Myro software to your computer augmented with the IPRE Fluke2 robot upgrade from http://www.betterbots.com/cshop/support. module to provide a camera, wireless Bluetooth data Follow the instructions on the website to install the link, and a user-friendly programming interface. software. 2. Insert 6 AA batteries into the Scribbler. 3. Plug Fluke2 into Scribbler’s serial port. 4. Turn on power switch on Scribbler. Fluke2 takes 10- You Will Need: 15 seconds to boot up. Boot up is complete when you hear the second set of beeps and the red CPU Load 6 AA Batteries (rechargeable batteries work well) Indicator LED stops flashing. Desktop PC with Bluetooth 5. Connect to the robot via Bluetooth and note the You will need a Bluetooth-enabled computer. If you serial port, e.g., COM40, it connects to. Fluke2 does don’t have Bluetooth built in or want to extend the range, you’ll need a Class 1 USB Bluetooth adapter. not require a PIN/Passkey. If your Bluetooth software The Fluke2 uses Bluetooth v2.1 – be sure that your prompts you for these, update your PC with the Bluetooth drivers are up-to-date before attempting drivers that came with your Bluetooth adaptor. the installation process. 6. Double-click the “Start Python.py” icon on your Myro desktop. To use the IPRE robot, you will need to run the 7. Enter from myro import * in the Python window. installer for the programming language Python and the IPRE Myro Python library. Myro provides a user- 8. Enter upgrade(‘scribbler’) to install the IPRE friendly Python interface to the IPRE robot. Both are firmware. Enter Bluetooth serial port (from step 5) freely available on the BetterBots website at http:// when prompted. www.betterbots.com/cshop/support. 9. Enter initialize() and enter Bluetooth serial port again when prompted. You are now ready to use your IPRE Personal Robot!

Getting to Know Your IPRE Fluke2 IPRE Fluke2 (Back) CPU Load Indicator Battery Power Indicator (Reverse Side) Infrared Emitter Bright Red User LED Infrared Receiver USB Host Port Memory Card Serial Number (Bluetooth Name) Auxiliary Power Connection Servo Motor Expansion Port Camera Lens can be manually focused by turning the top of the lens gently in a clockwise or Scribbler Serial Connection counter-clockwise direction. Be sure to only turn the very top of the lens to prevent Plug the connector into the serial port of your Scribbler2 Robot snapping the lens from the board.

Resources & Troubleshooting FCC Regulatory Information FCC ID: VPU-416D79 The following resources should help provide additional information or troubleshoot any problems you have using THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS your IPRE personal robot. SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS. (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING Myro-users Mailing List: INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. http://myro.roboteducation.org/mailman/listinfo/myro- users NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against IPRE Wiki: harmful interference in a residential nstallation. This equipment http://wiki.roboteducation.org/Start generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause Fluke2 Support: harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If http://www.betterbots.com/cshop/support this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and If you have comments or questions about software on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or installation or using your IPRE Personal Robot, please more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. contact us. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. e-mail: betterbots@betterbots.com • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. IPRE Fluke2 is manufactured under license from the Georgia Institute of Technology. This equipment is designed to be plugged into the external DB9 serial port on other robot products and used without a plastic housing in its finished configuration. Any changes or modifications to this equipment could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. RF Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.


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