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Innovation First, Inc. 10.31.2006 Robot Controller User Guide www.InnovationFirst.com Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Robot Controller Overview..................................................................................................... 3 Installation............................................................................................................................... 3 Theory of Operation....................................................................................................
Innovation First, Inc. 10.31.2006 Robot Controller User Guide www.InnovationFirst.com Page 3 1. Robot Controller Overview The Robot Controller radio is part of the Innovation First Robotics Control System. The Robot Controller radio receives commands and data from the Robot Controller board (RC). It communicates via radio frequency with the Operator Interface Controller (OI) via the Operator Interface radio. Reference Documents (available at www.InnovationFirst.
Robot Controller User Guide Innovation First, Inc. 10.31.2006 www.InnovationFirst.com Page 4 4. FCC / Industry Canada Certification and Warnings This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for radio controlled devices, pursuant to applicable portions of FCC Part 15 and Industry Canada RSS-210 for license-exempt (i.e. unlicensed) low-power radiocommunication devices. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference.
Robot Controller User Guide Innovation First, Inc. 10.31.2006 www.InnovationFirst.com Transmit Blink Transmitting packets. Receive Receive Receive Solid Off Solid On Blink Not receiving valid packets. Not a valid state. Receiving valid packets. Valid packets are not qualified to team number by the Modem. The RC determines if the packet received came from the correct team’s OI. Appendix A: Document Version History Date Code Changes 2006-10-31 Initial document release.