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JOINMAX DIGITAL TECH. LTD. 2002
With special than ks to Ted Macy/Gorobotics for his outst anding works in putting this
manual together.
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CONTENTS
1 Experience the Digital Life ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. IQ-BUG Brief Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.2. Packing List........................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3. IQ-BUG Personal Data.......................................................................................................................................4
1.3.1. Basic Materials................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3.2. Sensation Functions......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.3. Reaction Functions.......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.4. Behavior Modes............................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3.5. Learning and Evolution Modes........................................................................................................................5
1.3.6. IQ Degree........................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.4. IQ-BUG Appearance.......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5. Power for IQ-BUG............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.6. Minimum System Requirement for the IQ-BUG Oper ation ............................................................................... 7
2 Understand IQ-BUG Organs and Their Character istics ..................................................................................8
2.1. The Artificial Inte lligence of IQ-BUG ............................................................................................................... 8
2.2. Brain...................................................................................................................................................................8
2.3. Eyes....................................................................................................................................................................8
2.4. Mouth................................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.5. Ear ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.6. Feelers ................................................................................................................................................................9
2.7. Legs (Wheels)..................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.8. Tail...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.9. Wings..................................................................................................................................................................9
2.10. Understand more ............................................................................................................................................ 10
3 IQ-BUG Explorer Usage....................................................................................................................................10
3.1. What is IQ-BUG Explore ................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2. Installation of IQ-BUG Explorer .......................................................................................................................11
3.3. Using IQ-BUG Explorer....................................................................................................................................11
3.3.1. File Operation.................................................................................................................................................11
3.3.2. The Priority (P RI) Setting.............................................................................................................................. 12
3.3.3. The Reaction Setting .....................................................................................................................................14
3.3.4 Setting of Global Parameters..........................................................................................................................16
3.3.5 Behavi o r Pre view ...........................................................................................................................................17
3.3.6 “Run”— To Download Progr am to the IQ-BUG............................................................................................17
3.3.7 Hardware Function Testing of IQ-BUG.......................................................................................................... 18
4 Setting s kills for IQ-BUG (Never m iss them!).................................................................................................. 19
4.1. Set the priority of multiple organs higher then that of a single organ PRI........................................................ 19
4.2. PRI of “sound” should be set higher than others .............................................................................................. 20
4.3. PRI of “light sensor” should be at the lowest................................................................................................... 20
4.4. Use default setting file if you are a First Time Player....................................................................................... 20
5 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................................. 20
6 Warranty.............................................................................................................................................................21
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1 Experience the Digital Life
Congratulations! You have purchased an IQ-BUG made by Joinmax Digital! From
this moment, your life will become more fun and e ducational! This little robot will
bring hours of enjoyment to you while letting you experience programmable digital
life forms!
In order to understand the r em ar ka bl e fea t ures of IQ-BUG a nd th ei r c o rrect operations,
we strongly recommend you to read this manual carefully. We have setup several
websites where you can find help and information for your IQ-BUG.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IQ_BUG
http://www.iqbug.com
Should you have any questions or suggestions for this product, you can log onto the se
websites to get help or express your opinions. You are also sincerely welcomed to
contact us via Email.
1.1. IQ-BUG Brief Introduction
IQ-BUG is an intelligent r obot toy that invented by Jo inma x Digi tal Tech. Ltd. It will
let you enjoy the latest robot technology trend through play an d begin to teach you
about the world of artificial intelligence with amusement.
IQ-BUG is a robot beetle with digital artificial intelligence. Its initial intelligence
level is not very high but you can mak e it become cleverer through simple s oftware
programming. You can teach it how to walk, how to avoid obstacles, how to hear, how
to blink, how to sing, and s o on. Its intelligence totally depends on the program that
you gave it. After you are fully famil iar with its characteristics, you will be surprise d
by its unexpected clever behaviors. Let it accompany you, and become your friend
and pet!
1.2. Packing List
When opening the IQ-BUG package for the first time, please carefully check the
contents of the box against on the following list .
1. One IQ-BUG robotic beetle
2. One additional pair of wings
3. One IQ-BUG users manual
4. One CD containing the IQ-BUG Explorer tm programming sof tware
5. One programming cable.
6. One certificate of quality and a warrantee card
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This list applies to the standard version of IQ-BUG The study version has slight
differences.
1.3. IQ-BUG Personal Data
1.3.1. Basic Materials
Name: IQ-BUG
Birthday: January 1, 2003 of earth time
Height: 128mm
Sex: Chosen by you
Personality: Chosen by you
Hobby: Studying, singing, playing
1.3.2. Sensation Functions
Hungry sensation:
If the battery power becomes too low, IQ-BUG will make a
warning sound.
Touch sens atio n:
IQ-BUG has three feelers, one on each side of its head, and one on
its tail. IQ-BUG can use them to detect obstacles and perform programmed reactions.
Sound sensation:
IQ-BUG has one ear on its head. It can hear an d rea ct to one o r t wo
handclaps based on the program you create.
Light sensation:
IQ-BUG has light sensitive eye on each side of its head. These eyes
can sense a nd react to light change independently ba s e d on the program you create..
Time reaction:
IQ-BUG can perform many ac tions based o n the time interval/delay
you specify in the program.
1.3.3. Reaction Functions
Lighting eyes:
There are two bri ght LED eyes located on IQ-BUG’s head. They can
independently tur n on or o ff based on the pattern you set in the program.
Singing:
By using control software IQ-BUG EXPLORER that comes with the
IQ-BUG, you can compose songs via your computer easily. After downloading the
songs to the IQ-BUG, you will be able to hear th e wonderful singing melodies from
the IQ-BUG.
Movement:
There are two powerful gear motors attached to wheel s on either side of
the IQ-BUG body. They ena ble the IQ-BUG to go f orward/backward, turn left/right,
or any com bination thereof.
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1.3.4. Behavior Modes
IQ-BUG follows t he essential biological feature know to all a nimals – to react when
being stimulated: Its basic behavior mode is: perceiving change of environment
calculate response
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IQ-BUG to outside stimulus are completed autonomously.
1.3.5. Learning and Evolution Modes
Through the Windows compatible programming interface, different programs can be
directly downloaded to IQ-BUG fro m most Windows based PCs . You determine what
the IQ-BUG will and will not respond to through our easy to use, point and click,
interface.
1.3.6. IQ Degree
Challenge to your own intelligence and creati vity. IQ-BUG’s degree of intelligence is
completely up to you, so have fun and see what you can do!
1.4. IQ-BUG Appearance
The following picture shows the basic parts of an IQ-BUG:
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1.Two forehead f eelers
7.Wings
2.Sound sensitive ear
8.Program download socket
3.Two lighting LED eyes
9.Tail feeler
4.Light sensitive eyes
10.Castor
5.Singing mouth
11.Drive wheels
6.Power switch
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1.5. Power for IQ-BUG
To make IQ-BUG c ome to life, you need to pr ovid e it with a power source. Turn the
IQ-BUG over on it’s back and open the ba ttery box cover with a s mall Phillips (+)
screwdriver. Install four AA (No.5) size batteries that are in good condition. Make
sure and follow the polarity (+/-) signs shown inside the battery box. Reinstall the
cover being careful not to over tighten the screws.
Important!!
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Don't use any infe r io r or easy leakage batteries.
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Do not mix new batteries with used ones.
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Do not mix batteries with different chemicals (e.g. alkaline, carbon zinc or
rechargeable batteries).
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Make sure batteries are installed with correct polarity (+/-).
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Dead batteries are to be removed from the IQ-BUG prom pt l y.
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Rechargeable batteries can be us ed. After bei ng charged the y should remain idle
for half an hour or so to le t t he ir volta ge sta bilize.
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Do not fasten the battery cove r too tight with sc rewdrive r or the threads may be
permanently damaged.
1.6. Minimum System Requirement for the IQ-BUG Operation
IBM PC or compatible
Pentium CPU with 32M memory
CDROM driver
One idle serial port (COM port)
Follow the polarity sign shown
to install four AA (No.5) size
batteries
Open the cover of battery
cabinet with screwdriver
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Display mode at 16bits color
15MB free space on hard disk for installing control software IQ-BUG EXPLORER
Windows XP / Me/2000/98
2 Understand IQ-BUG Organs and Their Characteristics
2.1. The Artificial Intelligence of IQ-BUG
In the natural world a beetle does not have a very high degree of intelligence but it
does have the ability of perceiving it’s environment and reacting to it, just lik e huma n
being. IQ-BUG is an A.I. robot whose appearance is somewhat similar to that of a
beetle.
The general response procedures that a beetle use to sense a nd re ac t to cha nges of the
outside world are: sense change
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with sensors for visio n, hearing, and touch it can perceive external sound, light, and
objects. IQ-BUG also has strong response organs, it can express its thoughts and
feelings by singing, blinking eyes and making movements. With a strong sensing
ability combined with the abundant expression styles, this lively robot will bring great
pleasure to you. As you get to know the IQ-BUG better, you will be able to teach it
more intricate behavior.
Let it be your favorite pet!
2.2. Brain
IQ-BUG can be programmed to be quite intelligent. This is thanks to a very powerful
microprocessor at the cor e of IQ-BUG’s brain. Just like us, IQ-BUG can perceive the
some of it’s environment and the n make a res ponse. Certainly, the cleverness of your
IQ-BUG totally de pe nds on your teac hing me t hod! Give it a try!
2.3. Eyes
IQ-BUG has two pair s of eyes. One pair is for det ecting ambi ent light at its current
location and the o ther pair is fo r appearance and fun. The f irst pai r of eyes can detec t
small changes in ambient light and make certain responses according to your
“teaching”. For instance, it may f ollow a light beam that shines direc tly onto its body;
or it may hide to a darker place. IQ-BUG’s second set of eyes are blinking eyes
located in the middle front of the head. Each of these eyes can come on or off
independently according to your program. It can flash like a firefly, or it can even
close an eye, watching the outside world with the other eye only.
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2.4. Mouth
IQ-BUG is a singing master like cricket in midsummer. Through the
IQ-BUG
EXPLORER
TM
interface, the IQ-BUG Control software, you can easily compose
beautiful melodies at your computer a nd download them directly to the IQ-BUG. In
addition to the ability to create songs, you can also download from your personal
music collections. Certainly, how well it sings is all up to you.
2.5. Ear
IQ-BUG would be a little lazy som etimes. It ma y just l ay ther e and sleep when tired
of playing. If you want to wake it up you can, if programmed to do so, make a
handclap and t he IQ- BUG will wake up an d move as you programmed. It also can
identify singl e handclap or doubl e handclaps an d make different reactions respec tive ly.
The ear of IQ- BUG is a sound-controlled circuit that can sense most s ound and is
very sensi tive. It may not be a ble to hear your handclaps while it w alking o r singing
due to background noise.
2.6. Feelers
IQ-BUG has two feelers on its head. It can sense obstacles ahead. When its feelers
touch an obs tacle, it will ma ke corresponding actions. For ins tance, it will stop, and
look, then go away in another direction quickly. If you are naughty and touch its
feelers, it may ge t mad and scream at y ou. All of these reactions are programmed by
you.
2.7. Legs (Wheels)
IQ-BUG has two legs. Though its legs are not so big, it is very powerful. IQ-BUG can
even push a small obstacle away. Each leg is independently driven by a powerful gear
motor. With these two legs, the IQ-BUG can run in any direction you choose.
2.8. Tail
IQ-BUG also has a tail. The tail has the same function as the feelers located on its
head. While going backwards, IQ-BUG is capable of sensing th e obstacle behi nd. If
you want to sport with its tail, IQ-BUG may make the viol ent response a ccording to
your program. Don’t be frightened by it!
2.9. Wings
IQ-BUG has a pair of beautiful transparent wi ngs. They need your c are. Us ually, they
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are closed like a door to protect the download port from exposure to fo reign objects.
When you need to download data, you can carefully open the wings to about 15
degrees and insert the downl oad cable to its download port. Please remember to close
its wings after programming has finished.
(Important! to go beyond 15 degrees may
damage the wings seriously)
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2.10. Understand more
IQ-BUG has many sensing and reaction organs, but its reactions are not fixe d. Just
like natural beetles, IQ-BUG has many different reactions and a lot of expressions.
All these must be setup by you through IQ-BUG EXPLORERTM, a special softw are
program for IQ-BUG. Wonder how to make your IQ-BUG ge t smarter? Then please
continue and read the next chapter!
3 IQ-BUG Explorer Usage
3.1. What is IQ-BUG Explore
IQ-BUG Explore is a Windows program developed for IQ-BUG programming. It
serves as an operation platform on which you can communicate with IQ-BUG via
your PC. By programming you can enable your IQ-BUG act similar to a real bug.
Some of IQ-BUG’s features are:
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You can select 12 le vels of PRI (PR I=Priority) fo r various conditions. Different
settings will make IQ-BUG react differently.
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After pro gram is downloaded to I Q-BUG, the IQ-BUG will be able to move and
react freely without connection w ith a compute r.
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With the help of the powerful IQ-BUG music editor, you can input or edit any
music in your computer at your will. You can downloa d them int o IQ-BUG and
let it sing wh a t you have given it.
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With the help of IQ-BUG EXPLOR ER testing function, you can tell w hat it can
feel, what it can hear, what it can see, and what it can sing.
You can chan ge the behavior of the IQ-BUG at any time, so you can enjoy diffe rent
IQ-BUG performance every day. You can, for example, program your IQ-BUG to
perform as follows:
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Avoiding obstacles , searching for the light source or the dark place automatically;
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Responding to your handclap, making corresponding reaction or s inging a song;
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Expressing its mood through blinking eyes and sounding.
Don' t hesitate, install IQ-BUG Explorer now, and experience it in person!
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3.2. Installation of IQ-BUG Explorer
Minimum system requirements for the IQ-BUG Explorer
Same as 1.6. above.
Installation Procedures:
1. If you are installing from CD and your system h as the auto-run f eature e nabled,
the installation dialog will open and you can then select the option to install
IQ-BUG Explorer. If auto-run is not enabled, use Explorer to navi gate to the CD
drive (assuming your CD drive is D:\) and double click on the
D:\Setup.exe program or click Start\Run and type: D: \Setup.exe
Then click “OK.”
2. Follow the guide to complete the setup process. The setup progra m may ask you
to type in the se rial number in order t o continue. You can find this number in t he
back cover of user manual.
3. After finis hin g the s etup p rocedure, an IQ-BUG appli cation icon will be added t o
the “program” item of the “start up” menu. If you double click it, the IQ-BUG
EXPLORER will run.
3.3. Using IQ-BUG Explorer
Each IQ-BUG co me s to you with the sa me beha viors preprogrammed into it s brain. If
you want it to be different from other IQ-BUG’s you should design a unique program
for it, teaching it specific ways to respond t o ce rtai n situations. IQ-BUG EXPLORE R
is a Windows program with a friendly, easy to use and understand graphical user
interface, GUI. Most operations can be completed conveniently through mouse
clicking, dragging an d dropping. Via the communication cable bet ween the IQ-BUG
and your computer, you can download the program you designed in to IQ-BUG. After
gaining additional knowledge and exper ie nce using your IQ-BUG, you will be able to
design better and more detailed programs for it.
In order to teach IQ-BUG to react differently in a given situation, you only need to
choose its condition and s et up a reac tion to that c ondition. The following introduces
the use of the IQ-BUG EXPLORER in detail:
3.3.1. File Operation
"New"----Create a new IQ-BUG setup program. Choose File>New, the IQ-BUG
EXPLORER software will create a program with default settings. You can edit all
these settings to meet your requirements there after.
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"Save" ----After finishing the setup of your IQ-BUG, choose File>Save, select the
directory in the “Location” box, type in a file name that you want, and cli ck t he button
"Save". Your setup program will be saved into t hat f ile .
“Load”-----If you have alread y an IQ-BUG setup file in your hard disk, you can load
it into the program by choosing File >Load command.
"Save as”-----If you want to save the present setup file with a different file name,
Choose File>Save As command.
3.3.2. The Priority (PRI) Setting
PRI setting in te r f a ces of IQ-BUG EXPOLOR
1. What is PRI (priority) setting?
If you set up too ma ny conditions for your IQ-BUG without carefully adj usting the
PRI settings you may have two or more organs being triggered simultaneously by
different stimulas. Since IQ-BUG has only one brain, it cannot react to two or more
stimulators at the same time. Therefore, we should give different PRI to different
stimulating conditions. The IQ-BUG will react according to PRI settings. This means
stimulating condition with higher PRI will trigger first.
2. The setting of PRI
In the “PRI setting” block, there are 12 trigger icons. Except the “normal” PRI icon
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which is fixed and marked “12”, all other PRI icons that represent different
stimulating conditions can be rearranged to any position of 0 to 11 as you want. The
PRI icon in a smaller-numbered position has higher priority and the corresponding
stimulation will be reacted first when trigging.
3. The activate and deactivate a PRI
When a PRI ico n is placed in one of the numbered positions it is in an activated st at e.
IQ-BUG will react w hen corresponding sti m ul a tin g condition ha ppens. If you want to
deactivate a stimulating condition, you can simply drag the icon from the “PRI
setting” block and drop it into the “Recycle” box at the bottom of the “PRI
setting” pane. IQ-BUG will not react to this PRI.
4. Drag & Drop Operation of PRI Icon
Clicking on the "Recycle" icon will display all deactivated PRI icons. PRI icons can
be moved around among numbered positions and the "Recycle" box by clicking and
holding it with left mouse key, then moving and dropping it.
5. Related reaction setting for PRI icon
An activated PRI icon is related to “Reac tion Se tting” column. If you click on a PRI
icon in the “The PRI setting” pane, the relative reaction settings will appear in the
“Reaction Setting” pane. You can change these settings to meet your design. The
“Global parameter s e tting” is effective to all the activated stimulati ons .
6. The PRI icons and Their Descriptions
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Normal state of
IQ-BUG
Head feelers and ta il
are touched
Tail is touched
Left eye is triggered
by the light
Left feeler is touched
Right eye is
triggered by the
light
Right feeler is
touched
Both eyes are
triggered by the
light
Left feeler and tai l
are touched
One handclap heard
Head feelers are
Double handclaps
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touched
heard
Right feeler and tail
are touched
Recycle box (for
deactivated PRI
icons)
3.3.3. The Reaction Setting
Reaction settin gs include action time (the duration of an action) a nd action interval.
They deter mine t he st ates of legs, eyes, and mouth when triggers happen. You can set
all parameters through mouse clicking. The result will show in Behavior Preview.
Please read below for setting detai l s .
1. Setting for leg ‘RUN’ time
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From the "single step" dropdown box, you can sel ect a suitable time for si ngle
step of leg motio n. Not lik e Global Settings this particular setting is applied to the
selected reaction only.
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From the “time interval” dropdown box, you can select suitable pause time
between two steps of leg motion, ie. on time/off time. Again, this value only
affects the selected reaction.
2. Setting leg direction
You can c lick on the i con in each ste p fro m 1- 8 to select “forward ”, “backward ”
or “Standing ” for a leg.
3. Setting for eyes
You ca n click on ico n in each step fr om 1- 8 to select “light on ” or “light off ”
state. For duration and inter val setting of steps please refer to the global parameter
setting in next section.
4. Setting for mouth
Selection of the songs
Select songs you like from the “Songs” dropdown combo box. The box contains some
special control commands and sounds files. They are:
1. Silence -- IQ-BUG will not make any noise.
2. Random -- IQ-BUG will randomly play a song out of the user selected sound files
or system built-in sounds.
3. Sequence -- IQ-BUG will play us er sele cted sound fi les or system built-in sounds
in order.
4. Reverse--- Is similar to “Sequence” but in reversed order.
5. System built-in sounds --The sounds in the IQ-BUG firmware. User can't edit o r
remove them. They can only be selected or not be selected.
6. Other sound files ----Other sound files selected by user.
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Note: no matter whether chosen or not, all user-defined songs in the "Songs"
dropdown combo box will be downloaded to IQ-BUG. Since the brain ha s a
limited capacity it is impossible for it to remember all songs you have
taught it. If the downloaded songs exceed its capacity, the software will
prompt you to remove some of them until they fit.
Add and delete songs
The music format of IQ-BUG is compatible to the RTTY format of mobile phone ring
completely. If there are any ready-made songs files in your computer, you can add
them to the dropdown combo box of “Songs”. Just click the “Edit songs” button,
“Edit songs” dial og appears. Click the “Add” button, t hen choose the specifi ed song
file, and click the “OK” button. The song will be added to the “Song list” box. If the
content of the songs files exceed the capacity of IQ-BUG, the sof tware will prompt
you to delete some from the present “song list”.
If you want to use song files i n other for mats, such as WAV, ASF, WMA etc, please
use appropriate music t ools t o tra ns fe r the m i nt o MI DI f or ma t. Note: please use songs
that cont ain only the main theme, otherwise the results might be bad. Of course, you
can look for s ongs in MIDI format and use the mobile phone tools to tra nsfe r them to
the NOKIA ringing format. Then they can be downloaded to IQ-BUG!
Be careful:
Because MIDI files may contain more than one sound track. Most
software can only tra nsfer one track. So you shou ld edit the file to c ontain only one
track that keeps the most of original sound effects. You can refer to relative
instructions for details.
Creation of songs
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The song creation interfac e of IQ-BUG EXP LOR ER
If you want to create songs for your IQ-BUG simply clic k the “Edit songs” button in
“Edit songs” dial og, and then an “E dit songs” window will pop up. If your IQ-BUG
has connected to the computer’s COM port and the power is on, you can click the
keys on a virtual piano keyboard with mouse, or pre ss the corresponding keys of the
PC keyboard to compose songs for your IQ-BUG.
This figure shows the correspondence of PC keys and the virtual piano keyboard:
The length of demisemiquaver and its semi quaver are of little difference. We use
DELAY-INPUTTING to eliminate the wrong le ngth input. For exa mple, if you want
to key in “Do” (or "1" in numbered music a l notation), just simply t yp e “,” key or c lick
the white virtual piano key co rresponding to “1” , IQ-BUG wil l sing “ Do” and “4 C6”
appears in edit area.
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Note
: “4C6” is one of the RTTY note format. The general type for an RTTY note is
“aXbc”, where
“a”
can be one of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 which means the length of that
note. “1” is semibreve, “2” is half-note, “4” is quarter note , “8” is quaver , “16” is
semiquaver , “32” is demisemiquaver. The larger is the number, the shorter is the note.
“X”
is a letter bet ween A ~G denoting t he na me of the note. “A” is for “La” , “B” fo r
“Xi”, “C” for “Do ”. “D” for “Re”, “E” for “Mi”, “F” for “Fa”, and “G” for “So”, etc.
“b” can be 5, 6 or 7 which means the tone in a diatonic musical scale. Larger means a
sharper sound. “c” is optional . It could be “#” or “.”. “#” means the note raise
semitone, while “.” means length to be extended to 150%. Not all notes have raise
tone or extending.)
Press a key on keyboard o r click a key on sc reen wi ll get a quart er notes. By holding
the key the note length will change from 4 to 8, 16, 32… and so on, and will roll back
to 4. Lose the key at t he right length, then th at note is done. You can turn to input next
note.
After editing your may click “Save” to save it, and let your IQ-BUG remember it
permanently.
3.3.4 Setting of Global Parameters
Setting of eye step time and step interval:
These time parameters only need to b e set once. They affect all of the blinking e yes
reactions to every P RI icon (stimulating c onditions). The step time is the duration for
each light on or light off. The step interval is the pause between two consecutive
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lighting on/off steps.
Setting for left or right light sensor:
The left or right light s ensor c an’t be activated unt il the “Lef t light sensor” or “Ri ght
light sensor” PRI icon is chosen. When ligh t sensors are act ivate d, IQ-BUG can sens e
the ambient light intensity. The light sensor setti ng is a brightness threshold. IQ-BUG
will be trigged if a brightness level greater (>) or smaller (<) than the threshold is
sensed.
Cycle times setting for reactions of “Normal” PRI icon:
IQ-BUG will stop acting automatically after it has finished some cycle of trigged
reactions. It will go into sleep m ode i n about 2 minut es if no (0 – 11) stimulus appear.
While it is at sleep mode, only handclap can wake it up.
Enable/Disable the “Feelers &Tail PRI setting”:
While “Enable” button is clicked, the IQ-bug will react totally according to all the
PRI setting. So if the IQ-bug is running the reaction of higher PRI, it won’t be
interrupted by the same or lower one. That may cause the followi ng situation: The
IQ-bug seems to ha ve no reactions to your second ti me touching to its feeler, because
of the previous higher PRI reaction is still running.
To avoid this happening, you can just click the “Disable” button. Then the IQ-bug will
react to the latest trigge r of feelers or tail, regardless of their PRI order. That mean
they will be have same priority as the highest one you set for the feelers or tail. The
purpose of this setting is to make IQ-bug react more rapidly to bei ng trigg ered by its
feelers or tail.
3.3.5 Behavior Preview
Click the “Behavior Preview” button, then you can open a “the behavior record list”
table. The PRI stimulating condition and its reactions are all recorded in this table.
You can chec k it to s ee if the s et ting i s what you want or not, you can print it out too.
3.3.6 “Run”— To Download Program to the IQ-BUG
After fini shing all of the sett ings, you can download them to the brain of IQ_BUG.
The download process is as follows:
First, get the communicati on cable from the packagi ng, plug one end to the com port
of your computer, and the other end to the download socket of your IQ-BUG, as
shown in the figure.
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Then you should turn on t he power of IQ-BUG by press ing the power button on the
top, click the “Run” item of the “Run” menu (or click the “Run” button). The
IQ-BUG EXPLORER will download all the set ting p rogr ams in the “Behavior Table”
to the brain of IQ-BUG.
After download has been finished, the IQ-BUG can be disconnected from the
computer. It will start to perform behavior s acc o rd in g t o the setting pro gram s, a nd ca n
react to various kinds of stimulus.
If the “the Data download fail!” message box popped up after the “ Run” is clicked
you should check if the IQ-BUG and the computer are connected properly with
download cable, or if the power is switched on and its level is sufficient, or if the com
port has been used by others applicat ion program, etc.
3.3.7 Hardware Function Test ing of IQ-BUG
When you click
Testing>Function Testing
from the main menu, a function testing
dialog will show as below:
Hardware testing interface of IQ-BUG EXPOLOR
This testing function is for tes ting the sensor and reaction organ of your IQ-BUG.
Note: Before doing this please make sure that the IQ-BUG is connected properly to
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the computer , and the power is turned on.
The testing func tions are explained in detail below:
Testing of feelers
To test the feeli ng of the left and right feeler and t he tail, you can bend its feelers or
tail, the corresponding part in the IQ-BUG pictur e will swa y.
Environment testing
X
Test and display the real, maximum and minimum values of the light sensors.
These values help you to set the threshold of brightness trigger le vel in
Setting of
global parameters
page.
X
Test and display the single or double handclaps heard within 1 second.
Blinking eye testing
Click the button of left or right blinking eye, the correspondi ng blinking eye on the
IQ-BUG should blink once as you clicking.
Mouth testing
The piano keys below the “Mouth testing” stand for different musi c tones. The mouth
of IQ-BUG will make corresponding tones while you click on them.
4 Setting skills for IQ-BUG (Never miss them!)
If you are new to IQ-BUG and you don’t quite understand its operation prin cipl e yet,
you can join us at http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/IQ_BUG for tips , tricks and
how to chat Join us a nd sha r e your experiences with your new frie n d IQ-BUG. Below
are some setting princ i ples and skills that you can follow.
4.1. Set the priority of multiple organs higher then that of a single organ PRI.
The priority of the feelers PRI icon, for example, should be ranked from higher to
lower in the following o rder : “head feelers + tail”, “left feeler + tail” or “right feeler +
tail”, “left + right feelers”, “lef t feeler” or “ri ght feele r”. Similarly, to the light sensors:
“left + right se nsors”, then “left s ens or” o r “righ t sensor”. Why it should be l ike this?
We can find the answer by looking into an example. Assuming that a “left + right
feelers” PRI icon is tri ggered, and if you se t the priority of “left feeler” higher than
“left + right feelers”, then the IQ-BUG will always react by the reaction setting of
“left feeler”, and never react by the set ting of “left and right feelers” because of its
lower prio rity. But there won’t be such problem if the PRI of “left + ri ght feelers” is
set higher than that of “left feeler”. Think it, why?
!note: To avoid the confused PRI setting of feelers and tail, you could simply clic k
“Disable” button of the “Feelers &Tail PRI set ting” on the “Global para met er settin g”
page. Then the IQ-BUG will reac t to the latest triggered situation of feelers or ta il,
regardless of their PRI setting.
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4.2. PRI of “sound” should be set higher than others
So doing will enable the IQ-BUG reac t to your handclap after more than 0.5 sec ond
stop of motors or singing, no matter what state it has been in.
4.3. PRI of “light sensor” should be at the lowest
If it isn’t set so, your IQ-BUG may always be triggered by amb ient light, and won’t
react to any o th e r PRI trig ger. This should be avoided unless you intentiona lly wa nt it
this way. You might want this in a situation w here you hope your IQ-BUG will find
the darkest place and stay there ignoring any othe r st imul us.
4.4. Use default setting file if you are a First Time Player
If you still do not fully understand what desc rib ed a bove we strongly recom me nd you
to use the default setting file, which can be obtained by opening the “File” menu.
Don’t change the priority order of default PRI setting while you edit its reaction
settings, unless you understand the IQ-BUG and the IQ-BUG EXPLORER well.
5 Troubleshooting
Item
Problems
Possible causes
Solutions
1
Download
failure
1. Wrong connection of
download cable.
2. The power is not turned
on.
3. The batteries are
exhausted.
4. The com port is occupied
by another application.
1. Reconnect the
download cable.
2. Turn on the power.
3. Replace with new
batteries.
4. Close the application
that is using the com
port.
If there are any other problems, please visit the web site of IQ-BUG:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IQ_BUG or http://www.iqbug.com. You can also send
an email to support@robotplayer.com to report the problems.
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6 Warranty
Thank you for purchasing this Joinmax Digital product. To get maximum us e of
your new product we recommend that you follow a few simple steps:
Y
Read the Instruction Manual for sa f e a nd efficient use.
Y
Read all the terms and conditions of your product’s Warranty.
Y
Save your original receipt. You will need it for warra nt y repair cl a ims.
Y
Should your product need warranty ser vice, please return it to the dealer
from whom it was purchased or contact your lo cal dis tribut or t o get further
information.
WHAT IS COVERED
For three (3) months from the date of original purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labour to repair or re pl a ce any part of the product that fails
because of defects in materials or workmans h ip.
The repaired or replaced Product shall be warranted for the remaining time of the
original warranty peri od or t wenty (20) days from the date of repair, whichever is
longer.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
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Accessories
Y
Charges for mailing of product, service trip costs and damages caused by
time delay.
Y
Failures caused by customer improper operation.
Y
Natural wear-out of product outlook.
WARRANTY VOID IF
Y
Product is disassembled by customer.
Y
Product has been repaired by an un-authorized third party.
Y
Tampering wit h a ny of the seals on the Product.
Y
Without original receipt issued to the original purchaser by the dealer,
specifying the date of purchase.
Y
Any fail ure of the Product due to abnormal wear a nd tear, or due to misuse,
including but not limited to use in other than the normal and customary
manner, or failing to f ollow the Instruction for use and m aintenanc e of the
Product.
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Damaged caused by accident, fire, floods, or earthquake, etc.
CHARGED SERVICES
We will provide services for products that warranty have expired or not covered
by any warra nty. Reasonable charges will applied to both parts and services.
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