Robot Video Conference User Book

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Robot Video ConferenceUser Book

• Project submitted to fulfill Masters Degree
• Gilles Magnard
• Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble,
  France

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STEP 1- Be sure the Robots batteries are fully
charged. Those are charged when the three lights
Power Float are green. STEP 2- Put the Robot
in the Initial Position.
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STEP 3- Connect the Initiator Cableless Serial
Adaptor to the Robot.
STEP 4- Put the switch up and wait. The light
will be green, and changed to red quickly.
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STEP 5- Press the brown button. The robot will be
turning left and right, and find the zero
position. The Robots light become green.
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STEP 6- Connect the WebCam Logitech QuickCam
Express to the USB port of the computer.
STEP 7- Plug the other CSA Initiator - that is
connect to the null modem into the 9-Pin DTE Port
of the Computer.
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STEP 8- Put power to this CSA, using the AC
Adaptor. You should see the blue light.
The blue light should now flash tree times per
two seconds
STEP 9- Open the Gilles Magnards session.
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STEP 10- Click on the icon Robot Control
STEP 11- Click Open Update Filter Reset
Robot
The Robot should be turning right and left, and
find the zero position. If not, restart the
computer and try again from the beginning. Dont
forget to click Update Filter. The Robot might
go into the wall !
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STEP 12 - Run Start Programs- Presto!
VideoWorks 4.5- Presto! VideoWorks 4.5
STEP 13- Click Capture Video or press F7
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STEP 14- Last Step. Try to have this screen
Click here to view the Robot The RRL
Robot was controlled from Grenoble, France, at
815 am (France) / 115 am (Louisiana, USA) on
September 12, 2005 for the Final Project
Presentation. For more information, please
contact gilles_at_magnard.org (33) 6 09 34 39 10