ActivMedia Robotics AmigoBot User Manual

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Operations and Modes ActivMedia Robotics AmigoBot User’s Guide32systems. Use Self-Test Mode to be sure the robot is in good working order,and to diagnose problems.CAUTION!Place AmigoBot on the floor and have everyone stepback before engaging Self-Test Mode.To initiate self-test mode:! Remove AmigoLeash. (AmigoWirefree may be ON or OFF)! Place AmigoBot in an open, safe, one square meter (three squarefeet) area on the floor, away from obstacles.! Switch main power ON or press Reset if AmigoBot already is ON.! Press and release the black Motors/Test button.A system sound should warn you that you have initiated Self-Test Mode.Press the Reset button to cancel the tests at any time. Within fiveseconds, press the Motors/Test button once again to actually start thetests. (If after five seconds you don’t engage self-tests, AmigoBot willautomatically revert to its startup state)Motors TestThe first self-test exercises the robot’s motors. The left wheel drives forwardfirst, so that your AmigoBot turns in place counterclockwise about 1-1½ fullturns. Then it drives the right wheel, turning the robot clockwise about 1-1½ full turns.Sonar TestAfter completing the motors tests, the robot stops and immediately beginstesting its sonar. AmigOS “pings” each sonar in order from left to right,beginning with the side sonar next to the left wheel. The green SystemLED blinks more rapidly as you move a target—your hand, for instance—closer to the sonar under test.Press the Motors/Test button to move on to the next test sonar.