Unimod A1: Assembling

Unimod type A1 (click to enlarge)

Contenido

1 Introduction
2 Assembling
3 Pictures
4 Links
5 News

Introduction

Unimod is the minimal module capable of oscillating autonomously. To assembly the following parts are needed:

A MY1 module fully assembled (Assembly instructions)
A Skycube board
A flat battery pack for 4 AAA batteries ready to use (Instructions)
The part D
4 male/female spacers. Size M3, length 12mm
4 spacers (female/female). size M3, length 10mm
8 M3 bolts. Length: 6mm
2 M3 flat head bolts. Length: 8mm.
2 M3 nuts

Beginning: Parts needed to assembly UNIMOD type A1 (Click to enlarge)

End: Unimod type A1 already assembled (Click to enlarge)

Assembling

Step 0: Remove the paint from the inside of the Part B drills (Optional)

As was done when assembling the MY1 modules, optionally the paint in the part B drills can be removed. This way, the bolts are inserted smoothly in the drills.

Removing the paint in the Part D drills (Click to enlarge)

Part D without paint in the drills (Click to enlarge)

Step 1: Place the male/female spacers in the part D

Part D next to the 4 male/female spacers and 4 bolts (Click to enlarge)	Placing one spacer (Click to enlarge)
A spacer screwed to the part D (Click to enlarge)	The 4 spacers placed (Click to enlarge)

Step 2: Screw the battery pack to the part D

Place the flat head bolts in the battery pack drills

Battery pack, part D with the spacers, two flat head drills and two nuts (Click to enlarge)	Inserting one bolt in the battery pack drill (Click to enlarge)
The two bolts placed in the battery pack (Click to enlarge)	Battery pack bottom view, with the bolts inserted (Click to enlarge)

Place the battery pack under the part D and place the nuts

IMPORTANT! Respect the battery pack orientation in reference to part D. The part D is not simetric.

Place the battery pack in the bottom of the part D. Respect the same orientation shown in the picture!! (Click to enlarge)

Battery pack screwed to part D (Click to enlarge)

Step 3: Screw the Skycube board to the part D

IMPORTANT! Place the Skycube board in the same orientation shown in the picture: the red switch must point in the same direction than the battery pack wire

Skycube board, part D with the battery pack attached and 4 female/female spacers (Click to enlarge)	Skycube board on top of part D. The same orientation shown in the pictures must be used! (Click to enlarge)
Skycube board on top of part D, with 4 female/female spacers placed (Click to enlarge)

Step 4: Screw the MY1 module to the Skycube board

IMPORTANT! Place the module on top of the Skycube board in the same orientation shown in the picture.

Skycube board screwed both to part D and to the battery pack, one MY1 module and 4 bolts (Click to enlarge)	MY1 module on top of Skycube. Respect the same orientation shown in the picture! (Click to enlarge)
Screw the module to the Skycube board (Click to enlarge)

Step 5: Connect the servo and the power supply

Connect the servo to the Skycube board to any of the 3-pin header available (corresponding to servos number 2, 4, 6 or 8). The black wire should be pointing to the outside of the module.

Unimod type A1, without the servo not yet connected (Click to enlarge)

Connect the servo with the same orientation shown in the figure (Click to enlarge)

Connect the battery pack to the Skycube:

Unimod with the servo connected (Click to enlarge)

Unimod, with the power supply connected (Click to enlarge)

Step 6: Install the batteries

Finally, place the 4 AAA batteries in the battery pack. Turn on Unimod to test the power supply connection. The red led should be on.

Unimod with the 4 AAA batteries installed (Click to enlarge)

Unimod is on (Click to enlarge)

Pictures

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20/Feb/2011: This page is created!