Makeblock mCar User Manual

Summary of mCar

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    Mcar user guide i contents i、 equipment necessary before ...............................................................................I ii、 product description .................................................................................................... 2 1. Mdrawbot ..........................

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    Mcar user guide i i、 equipment necessary before 1. Hardware: ①.Mdrawbot kit ②. Assemble instruction v1.1 20150704 2. Software: a. Necessary software mdraw inksape b. Software possibly required arduino ide makeblock main board drive (note: if mac os system is used, click hyperlink to load and install...

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    Mcar user guide 2/ 16 ii、 product description 1. Mdrawbot mdrawbot is advanced drawing kit designed based on makeblock open platform and may be constructed to four types: mscara, mspider, meggbot and mcar. In addition to specially designed hardware structure, we specially equip mdrawbot software – m...

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    Mcar user guide 3/ 12 iv、 recommended wiring diagram (bluetooth communication for bluetooth version) ( note: when bluetooth is used as serial port, connect bluetooth with port 5 of makeblock orion board. V、 definition of meggbot electronic wiring 6p6c rj25 cable-35cm connect to port 7 a b 6p6c rj25 ...

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    Mcar user guide 4/ 12 vi、 mdraw software 1. Description of mdraw functions mdraw is open source cross-platform software produced by makeblock and support windows system, mac system and linux system, and perfectly supports four types of mdrawbot such as mspider, mscara, meggbot and mcar, and supports...

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    Mcar user guide 5/ 12 ( 1) main interface ( 2) button function : open the file : delete svg file : begin/ suspend : stop : up and down mirror image : left and right mirror image : clockwise rotate at 90° : anticlockwise rotate at 90° : help link back to origin point drop-down box of robot configurat...

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    Mcar user guide 6/ 12 : machine returning to initial position : robot mode switching button: five modes such as mscara, mspider, meggbot, mcar, xy : setting button, mainly used for setting arm length parameter, operation speed, and front and reverse rotation of motor : upgrade firmware button : elec...

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    Mcar user guide 7/ 12 b). Drag the led svg format to change the size and location of the svg drawing, or change the drawing size by directly entering the digit on the low right of the graph. C). While leading bmp file, the software automatically pop up svg file change dialog box, and according to ad...

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    Mcar user guide 8/ 12 c). Click icon to access the setting interface. Width must be set . Setting method: measure the distance the centers ab of two wheels by a paper tape or steel rule, and enter it in the software. At the same time, the pen must be put in the center of ab d). The function of use h...

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    Mcar user guide 9/ 12 f). Setting of steering engine pen lift and fall parameter as shown in the figure, respectively enter the value by pen up and pen down of the software, click penup and pendown . When the following effect is observe and obtained, it is possible to set pen lift mechanism of the s...

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    Mcar user guide 10/ 12 g). Lead the following test graph, …mdrawbot download package\examples of material\test\square.Svg for effect test. ( if the graph is deformed or not closed, 1. Inspect whether ab is accurately measured. 2. Adjust the location of the pen to put the pen point 3. Supply the powe...

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    Mcar user guide 11/ 12 3. Lead svg graph, for example, ···\mdrawbot download package\examples of material\examples of material\ helix.Svg.Svg, as shown in the figure. 4. Click the button of mdraw software the mcar begins to work. When the machine stops operation, the graph has been drawn. The drawin...

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    Mcar user guide 12/ 12 viii、 see “ how to use inkscape+coreldraw software ” for generation of svg graph file. Ix、 please refer to mdrawbot faqs - v1.3(english) for faqs. X、 contact us: support@makeblock.Cc https://www.Facebook.Com/makeblock?Ref=br_tf https://plus.Google.Com/102486511775733872783/pos...