Installation

This is a short description on how to install EyeBot. The EyeBot system itself is already completely assembled, so you are able to start right away.

Connectors

Pinbelegungen siehe Hardware-Seite.

Camera
At the moment we have drivers for Connectix/Logitech Greyscale Camera and Color V2 Camera. Other cameras have different interfaces and will not work.
For connecting a digital camera plug in the parallel port connector in the EyeBot. For power supply, Connectix/Logitec has a PC keyboard conncector, using only a single wire. Cut this keyboard cable and connect it to the power pin next to the parallel port on the top side of the EyeBot.

Power Supply
There are two pins for power supply, marked "+" and "-". Connect a power supply between 7 and 9 Volts (e.g. 7.2 V for rechargeable batteries with 6 cells).
Selecting wrong voltage or reversing the voltage will blow a fuse on the board.

Serial Connector
A standard 9-pin RS-232 extension cable can be used to connect EyeBot to a PC, Mac (with adaptor) or workstation. Now you can download software to the EyeBot or upload experimental data from the EyeBot.

DC Motor and Encoder Connectors
There are 2 connectors for DC motors and encoders. Two motor drivers are integrated in EyeBot.

Servo Connectors
There are 12 connectors in which you can directly plug servos (motors controlled by PWM, like in model airplanes). Please note, that if DC motors are used, servo TPU channels 0 through 5 will be reserved for them.

Infrared Connector
There are 6 connectors for infra-red sensors.

Extension Connector
There are 6 additional analog inputs and 2 additional digital inputs available via the extension connector.

Background Debugger
The Motorola 68332 allows debugging from a PC under DOS or linux via the background debugger. The background debugger circuit is integrated in EyeBot. A 10 pin connector is used to link the "BDM" to the parallel port of a PC. The BDM allows to change the flash-ROM on the EyeBot, e.g. for upgrading the RoBIOS operating system.


Thomas Bräunl, 1998