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User Manual
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Hexbug VEX IQ User Manual

Super Kit
User Guide
228-2500-750 V.20130930
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Table of Contents
Kit Hardware Overview: ....................................................................................................3
Common part types and primary functions ................................................................................... 3
VEX IQ Kit Assembly Tips: ............................................................................................... 6
Removing Connector Pins ...................................................................................................................... 6
Fitting Small Gears, Pulleys, and Wheel Hubs onto Shaft .......................................................6
Keeping the Shaft Supported & Seated in Smart Motors & Assemblies ....................... 7
Using VEX IQ Hardware: ..................................................................................................8
VEX IQ Challenge ................................................................................................................. 9
Clawbot Instructions ...................................................................................................... 10
Part 2 Claw ................................................................................................................................................ 28
Part 3 Tower ............................................................................................................................................. 42
Part 4 Ball Holder ................................................................................................................................... 58
Autopilot Instructions .................................................................................................... 78
Control System Overview .............................................................................................85
Robot Brain Setup ........................................................................................................... 86
Radio Installation and Removal .........................................................................................................87
VEX Controller Setup ..................................................................................................... 89
Controller Battery Charging ............................................................................................................... 90
Initial Wireless Setup ..................................................................................................... 92
Power On and OFF .................................................................................................................................. 94
LED Indicators ................................................................................................................... 94
Robot Brain ................................................................................................................................................ 94
VEX Controller Buttons and Joysticks ........................................................................................... 95
Driver Control Program ................................................................................................ 96
Autopilot Program ...........................................................................................................97
LCD on the Robot Brain.................................................................................................99
Start Screen and List of Programs .............................................................................................100
Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 100
Run or Configure Driver Control ...................................................................................................100
Smart Device Status...........................................................................................................................101
Configure Drive Control .....................................................................................................................102
Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 103
Connector Ports and Buttons ........................................................................................................104
Charge Port (VEX Controller) .........................................................................................................104
Smart Device Ports .............................................................................................................................105
Connecting a Smart Motor .............................................................................................................106
Connecting a Bumper Switch .........................................................................................................107
Connecting a Distance Sensor ......................................................................................................109
Connecting a Color Sensor ..............................................................................................................110
Appendix A
Battery Safety and Disposal ..................................................................................... 112
Appendix B Compliance Statements ..................................................................... 114
Industry Canada Compliance Statement .................................................................................115
Super Kit Inventory ...................................................................................................... 116
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Kit Hardware Overview:
If you can imagine it, you can build it with VEX IQ. Here’s an overview of common part types and their primary functions to help you get started.
Common part types and primary functions
Beams
various sizes
Specialty Beams
angle, tee, right-angle beams
Plates
various sizes
Structural parts. Structural parts. Structural parts.
Connector Pins
various lengths
Standoffs
various lengths
Standoff Connectors
various types
Use with beams, plates, corner
connectors, and more.
Maintain desired spacing
between beams and plates.
Connect standoffs and connector
pins.
Corner Connectors
various types
Create corner connections
between beams, plates, or other
VEX IQ parts.
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Shaft
various lengths
Shaft Bushing Shaft Lock Plates
various sizes
Transmit power to, or allow rotation
of, wheels, pulleys, gears, and
more.
Interfaces shafts with beams and
plates, allowing the shaft to spin
and be held in desired location.
Plates that lock onto shafts
allowing design components to spin
with the shaft.
Rubber Shaft Collars Twist Lock Shaft Collars Washers & Spacers
Holds objects on shafts and/or the
shaft itself in place.
Holds objects on shafts and/or the
shaft itself in place.
Use with shafts, reduces friction
and maintains desired spacing.
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Pulleys
various sizes
Rubber Belts
various sizes
Rubber Band Anchor
Drive belts or make rollers and
small wheels.
Use with pulleys, as a form of
stored energy, and/or as a
fastener.
Use with rubber belts and bands.
Gears
various sizes
Wheel hubs and tires
various sizes
Smart Motor
Transmit power to another gear
and/or mechanism.
Rolling and powering movement. Creates rotary motion.
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VEX IQ Kit Assembly Tips:
Removing Connector Pins
To remove connector pins from structural components, gently push the pin with your finger from the back of the structural components to free it slightly, then it will be easier to pull it out. Alternatively, a shaft can be used instead of a finger to push the pin from the back.
Fitting Small Gears, Pulleys, and Wheel Hubs onto Shaft
VEX IQ shafts are built to last and run flawlessly in powered applications. Gears, pulleys, and wheel hubs fit very tightly on the VEX IQ shaft to ensure quality mechanisms with minimal amounts of “wiggle”. Because of the intentionally tight fit, sliding smaller gears, pulleys, and wheel hubs can be tough for some users. To help in this process, insert the shaft into a large wheel hub (which acts as a temporary stand), then use the leverage from a beam or plate to push the smaller gear, pulley, or wheel hub to the desired place. Then the temporary stand can be removed and the shaft with small gears, pulleys, or wheel hubs can be mounted on its mechanism.
Use Beam To Help Push Small Gear
Temporary Stand
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Keeping the Shaft Supported & Seated in Smart Motors & Assemblies
Having a motor turn a shaft in the VEX IQ system is accomplished easily with only a few parts. However, without proper shaft support and either a rubber shaft collar and/or a shaft bushing, the shaft will quickly shift or fall out of your mechanism or Smart Motor.
Improper Support
(Shaft can fall out)
Improper Support
(Shaft can fall out)
Proper Support
(Shaft can’t fall out)
Proper Support
(Shaft can’t fall out)
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Using VEX IQ Hardware:
To get yourself acquainted with the VEX IQ system, build the Clawbot from the provided instructions on the following pages. The VEX IQ Clawbot was designed to be quickly and easily assembled, and then driven around using the included Driver Control program. The claw and storage “backpack” allow you to drive around, pick up, and store a variety of small objects.
There are four options for assembling the Clawbot:
After you assemble your Clawbot, pages 85 through 111 contain important information about how to setup and use the VEX IQ control system. Be sure to periodically visit
vexrobotics.com/vexiq/firmware to access the Software Update utility to ensure your
Robot Brain, Controller, Smart Motors, and Sensors all have the latest firmware.
Free curriculum, containing additional lessons and activities, including the use of the Clawbot, is available at vexrobotics.com/vexiq/education. These lessons can help build student confidence with the VEX IQ platform.
Make the Clawbot smarter with sensors. Build instructions on:
• Gyro Sensor, pages 66-67
• Touch LED, pages 68-70
• Distance Sensor, pages 70-72
• Bumper Switch, pages 73-75
• Color Sensor, pages 76-77
Quick and versatile drive base. Build instructions on pages 10-27.
Drive, pick up, and manipulate objects. Build instructions on pages 10-65.
Turn your standard Drive Base into an Autopilot explorer. Build instructions on
pages 10-27 and pages 78-84.
Clawbot with
Sensors
ClawbotAutopilot
Robot
Standard Drive Base
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VEX IQ Challenge
Once you’ve mastered building the Clawbot, challenge yourself further with the VEX IQ Challenge. Presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, the VEX IQ Challenge is a STEM program for elementary and middle school students (ages 8-14). The power of the VEX IQ system combined with the REC Foundation’s years of experience inspiring students through robotics competitions is giving younger students more affordable access to the inspiration, excitement and learning that comes from participating in a STEM challenge.
In the VEX IQ Challenge, students, with guidance from their teachers and mentors, build a robot using the VEX IQ robotics platform to solve an engineering challenge that is presented in the form of a game. VEX IQ Challenge teams will work together to score points in Teamwork Challenges. Teams then get to show off their robot’s skills individually in the robot and autonomous Skills Challenges. Students will also use an Engineering Notebook to develop an understanding of the design process. In addition to building robots, the STEM Challenge component of the VEX IQ Challenge encourages students to actively learn about science, technology, engineering and math.
Local VEX IQ Challenge events are held in many different cities, states, and countries. Top teams from around the world will participate in local, regional and national VEX Robotics Competitions. Teams will then qualify for VEX Robotics international competitions and the VEX
Robotics World Championship event held each Spring.
Visit RobotEvents.com to find the date and location of a VEX competition near you. Teams can register online to get an official team number and Welcome Kit and to sign up for VEX IQ Challenge events.
CHALLENGE
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Clawbot Instructions
Clawbot Instructions
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Port 6
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Plug into Port 6
Robot Base is now Ready to Run! Test it before continuing the Build.
• Insert Robot Battery into Brain.
• Connect the Controller to the Robot Brain with the Tether Cable.
• Turn on the Robot Brain by pressing the check button.
• Run the Driver Control Program.
• Move the left joystick - does the left side move?
• Move the right joystick - does the right side move?
If the robot base does not perform as expected, refer to pages 85-111.
To continue building the Clawbot, follow the instructions on pages 28-65. To build the Autopilot robot, follow the instructions on pages 78-84.
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Refer to pages 85 through 111 for information on the built in Driver Control program in the Robot Brain.
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Clawbot Instructions
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