SSL Robots

Event Preparation Checklist

  1. Screw off the skirt
  2. Plug in the battery
  3. Select test mode (7th switch OFF)SSL robot switches.png
  4. Boot
  5. Robot number on the screen matches its skirt
    1. If not, enter correct number in binary in the switches 0–3
  6. Click OK
  7. Self Tests → System Test → System Test
    1. Wheels rotate smoothly and forcefully
    2. Kicker kicks and doesn't get stuck
    3. Dribbler doesn't spin
  8. Info Menu → Sensors etc → Encoders
    1. The values don't jitter too much
    2. When you spin the wheels, the values follow
  9. Self Tests → Top board → Buzzer test
    1. Listen to the end
  10. Select normal mode (7th switch ON)
  11. Reboot
  12. Start the Basestation
    1. Plug both Basestation cables into the laptop
    2. cd ~/Basestation/python_utils
python3 joystick.py -r $ROBOT_NO
  13. Connect the controller over Bluetooth
    1. Named Lic2 Pro Controller
    2. Controller with MAC 30:31:7D:D7:C0:1E works well
    3. You might need to delete the controller and pair it again
    4. USB controller works as well
  14. Play with the controller
    1. Moves back/forth/sideways (left joystick)
    2. Rotates (put it on the ground) (right joystick, up/down)
      1. The robot has an IMU inside, so if you do it on the stand, the wheels will keep spinning
    3. Kicks (right trigger)