A. what you will need – Pololu 3pi Robot User Manual
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Labeled bottom view of the Pololu 3pi robot.
The following subsections will give you all the information you need to get your 3pi up and running!
4.a. What You Will Need
The following materials are necessary for getting started with your 3pi:
• 4 AAA batteries. Any AAA cells will work, but we recommend NiMH batteries, which are rechargeable
and can be purchased
or at a local store. If you use rechargeable
batteries, you will also need a battery charger. Battery chargers designed to connect to external series battery
packs, such as the
may be used with the 3pi’s battery charger
port.
• AVR ISP programmer with 6-pin connector. The 3pi features an ATmegaxx8 microcontroller, which
requires an external programmer such as the
or Atmel’s AVRISP series. The 3pi has a standard 6-pin programming connector, so your programmer will need
to have a
for connecting to the target device. (You will also
need whatever cable your programmer requires to connect to a computer.
• A desktop or laptop computer. You will need a personal computer for developing your code and loading it
onto the 3pi. The 3pi can be programmed on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems, but Pololu support
for Macs is limited.
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