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Posted June 4th, 2007 by Nocturnal

Main Board: Diagram of the Main Board showing the connectors and their purpose.Main Board: Diagram of the Main Board showing the connectors and their purpose.

Main Board Connectors
Picture
Pin
Colour
Name
Function
Type
Description

Power (C01)
Connector - Power BoardConnector - Power Board
1
 Yellow GND1   Power Connector Connects to the Power Board and supplies the
RoboPet with its power.
2
 Red VB+ 6 Volts
3
 Red
4
 Green A  
5
 Black GND Ground
6
 Black

Front Encoders (C02)
Connector - Front Legs EncoderConnector - Front Legs Encoder 1 Red VCC Left Encoder Power Front Leg Encoders Connects to the two 2-bit encoders that determine the position
of the front left and right legs.
2 Red VCC

Right Encoder Power
3 Blue SW1 Right Encoder
4 Green SW2
5 Yellow SW3 Left Encoder
6 Brown SW4

Rear Encoders (C03)
Connector - Rear Legs EncoderConnector - Rear Legs Encoder 1 Red VCC Encoder Power Rear Leg Encoders Connects to the two 2-bit encoders that determine the position
of the rear left and right legs.
2 Blue SW8 Right Encoder
3 Green SW7
4 Yellow SW6 Left Encoder
5 Brown SW5

Waist Encoder (C04)
Connector - Waist EncoderConnector - Waist Encoder 1 Red VCC Encoder Power To Waist Encoder Connects to the 3 bit encoder that determines the orientation
of the neck / waist.
2 Yellow SW11

Encoder Bits
3 Green SW10
4 Purple SW9
Picture
Pin
Colour
Name
Function
Type
Description

IR Receiver (C05)
Connector - IR ReceiversConnector - IR Receivers 1 White 1 Signal IR Receiver Connects to the IR receiver in the head for object and edge
detection. Also receives the signals from the remote.
2 Black 2 GND
3 Red 3 VCC

IR Transmitter (C06)
Connector - IR TransmittersConnector - IR Transmitters 1 Red VCC 6V IR Transmitters Connects to the IR transmitters for the left / right object
detection and edge detection.
2 Green TXR Object and Edge detection
3 Yellow TXC
4 Brown TXL

Mic (C07)
Connector - MicConnector - Mic 1 Red     To Mic Connects to the microphone for detecting loud noises.
2 Black    

Speaker (C012)
Connector - SpeakerConnector - Speaker 1 Brown     To Speaker Connects to the RoboPets speaker.
2 Brown    
Picture
Pin
Colour
Name
Function
Type
Description

Front Leg Motors (C08)
Picture
Pin
Colour
Name
Power
Action
Power
Action
Connector - Front Leg MotorsConnector - Front Leg Motors
1
 Purple FL+
+
 Left Leg Moves Forward
-
 Left Leg Moves Backward
2
 Blue FL-
-
+
3
 Green FR+
+
 Right Leg Moves Forward
-
 Right Leg Moves Backward
4
 Yellow FR-
-
+

Left Rear Leg Motor (C09)
Connector - Left Rear Leg MotorConnector - Left Rear Leg Motor
1
 Yellow BL+
+
 Leg Moves Forward
-
 Leg Moves Backwards
2
 Brown BL-
-
+

Waist Motor (C010)
Connector - Waist MotorConnector - Waist Motor
1
 White M+
+
 Head Rotate Right, Rear Rotate Left
-
 Head Rotate Left, Rear Rotate Right
2
 Purple M-
-
+

Right Rear Leg Motor (C011)
Connector - Right Rear Leg MotorConnector - Right Rear Leg Motor
1
 Blue BR+
+
 Leg Moves Backward
-
 Leg Moves Forward
2
 Green BR-
-
+
Picture
Pin
Colour
Name
Power
Action
Power
Action

Unused Connectors
Picture
Pin
Colour
Name
Function
Type
Description

SW16
Unused ConnectorUnused Connector
1
 N/A N/A N/A N/A Unknown, presumably a intended to connect to a switch.
2
 N/A N/A
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