Waveshare AlphaBot2 robot building kit for Arduino (no Arduino controller)

AlphaBot2 robot building kit for Arduino (no Arduino controller)

AlphaBot2 Robot Building Kit For Arduino

The Arduino controller is NOT included.

• SAFETY CAUTIONS
  • Li-ion and Li-po batteries are quite unstable. They may cause fire, personal injury, or property damage, if they're not properly recharged or used.
  • Do not reversely connect the polarities when recharging or discharging the battery. Do not use inferior charger/charging panel to recharge the battery.
  • Do not mix use old batteries with new ones, avoid using batteries of different brands.
  • When buying Lithium battery, should always make sure the battery specification is compatible with the expansion board. Choose batteries from formal manufacturer, and ensure the batteries will work stably and safely by aging test.
  • Lithium batteries have limited cycle life, they will also deteriorate as time goes by. Should be replaced with new ones when the batteries reaching their max cycle life, or working over two years, whichever comes first.
  • Should be placed carefully and properly, keep it away from inflammables and explosives articles, away from children, avoid any safety accident caused by careless storage.

Overview

This AlphaBot2 robot kit is designed to use with an Arduino compatible controller (not included). It features rich common robot functions including line tracking, obstacle avoiding, ultrasonic ranging, infrared remote control, Bluetooth communication, etc.

Thanks to the highly integrated modular design, it is fairly easy to assemble by a snap, no soldering, no wiring. After a few minutes spent on hardware assembing, you're almost there, our open source demo codes is ready to help you get started fast.

AlphaBot2 Features

AlphaBot2 employs a 2-layer structure to provide excellent stability and compatibility.

AlphaBot2-Base, the lower base chassis:

• 5-ch infrared sensor, analog output, combined with PID algorithm, stable line tracking
• Onboard modules like line tracking, obstacle avoiding, needs no messy wiring
• TB6612FNG dual H-bridge motor driver, compared with L298P, it's more efficient, more compact, and less heating
• N20 micro gear motor, with metal gears, low noise, high accuracy
• Onboard RGB LEDs, true color lighting, pretty cool

AlphaBot2-Ar, the upper adapter board for controller:

• Onboard Arduino interface, into which Arduino controller can be directly plugged
• 0.96inch 128x64 yellow/blue dual color OLED
• TLC2543 AD acquisition chip
• PC8574 I/O expander, avoid I/O shortage
• Xbee connector, for connecting dual-mode Bluetooth module

What's on the AlphaBot2-Base

• AlphaBot2 control interface: for connecting sorts of controller adapter board
• Ultrasonic module interface
• Obstacle avoiding indicators
• Omni-direction wheel
• ST188: reflective infrared photoelectric sensor, for obstacle avoiding
• ITR20001/T: reflective infrared photoelectric sensor, for line tracking
• Potentiometer for adjusting obstacle avoiding range
• TB6612FNG dual H-bridge motor driver
• LM393 voltage comparator
• N20 micro gear motor reduction rate 1:30, 6V/600RPM
• Rubber wheels diameter 42mm, width 19mm
• Power switch
• Battery holder: supports 14500 batteries
• WS2812B: true color RGB LEDs
• Battery charging indicator
• 5V USB battery charging port
• Power indicatorWhat's on the AlphaBot2-Ar
• AlphaBot2 control interface: for connecting AlphaBot2-Base
• Arduino expansion header: for connecting Arduino shields
• Arduino interface: for connecting Arduino compatible controller
• Xbee connector: for connecting dual-mode Bluetooth module, remotely control the robot via Bluetooth
• IR receiver
• PC8574: I/O expander, SPI interface
• Arduino peripheral jumpers
• TLC2543: 12-bit AD acquisition chip
• Buzzer
• 0.96inch OLED 128x64 resolution
• JoystickPhotos

AlphaBot2-Ar top viewAlphaBot2-Ar bottom viewAlphaBot2-Base top viewAlphaBot2-Base bottom viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot side viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot side viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot front viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot back viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot bottom viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot bottom viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot top viewAlphaBot2-Ar robot disassemblyExamplesAlphaBot2 multi robots line followingAlphaBot2-Ar robot line trackingAlphaBot2-Ar robot obstacle avoidingAlphaBot2-Ar robot Bluetooth control

Note: photos are FOR REFERENCE ONLY, the other boards/modules/accessories are NOT included in the price.

Dimensions

Development Resources

• Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/AlphaBot2-Ar
• Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/R3_PLUS
• Selection GuidePACKAGE CONTENTSALPHABOT2 ROBOT KITSITEMDESCRIPTIONMICRO:BITARZERO WPIRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi Model 3B/3B+/4B   optionalAlphaBot2-PiAdapter board, for connecting Raspberry Pi   √Raspberry Pi Zero WRaspberry Pi Zero W/WH (built-in WiFi)  optional AlphaBot2-PiZeroAdapter board, for connecting RPi Zero W/WH  √ R3 PLUSATMEGA328P MCU development board, Arduino-compatible optional  Dual-mode BluetoothDual-mode Bluetooth module optional  AlphaBot2-ArAdapter board, for connecting Arduino √  micro:bitBBC micro:bit, a pocket-sized computer, original version or V2optional   AlphaBot2 for micro:bitAdapter board, for connecting micro:bit√   AlphaBot2-BaseMotor driver, integrates sensors for obstacle avoiding, line tracking√√√√Ultrasonic sensorUltrasonic obstacle avoiding, ranging√√√ IR remote controllerremotely control the robot √√√RPi Camera (B) Raspberry Pi camera, adjustable focus  √√SG90Servo, working with the pan head, controlling the rotation of the camera