Features:
Easy to start - The Shieldbot is plug and play and can be running out of the box in minutes.
Expandable for imagination - solderless grove expansion ports enable easy attachment of more sensors and actuators, and shield headers allow the use of additional for Arduino shields.
Open source - Its designed to be hacked, adapted and transformed into whatever you want it to be!
Specifications:
5 IR reflectance sensors for line and edge following
Two durable 160:1 micro metal gearmotors
6 Grove expansion ports
Stackable shield headers
Working voltage: 7.4V battery or 11V-15VDC
Working current: <1.5A
Li-ion rechargeable battery: 900mAh, 7.2V
Max. speed of motor: 160RPM
Max. torque of motor: 1Kgf.cm
Interface Function:
Power Switch: When ShieldBot is off, The shield bot can not run. But you can use the USB Charge Port to charge for battery.
USB Charge Port: USB mini-B, used for charging for battery.
Grove Ports: Grove ports access pins D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, A4, A5. Can connect Grove modules to these Grove ports.
IR Line Finder Potentiometer: Used for adjusting the Line Finders Sensitivity. Clockwise adjustment, the Sensitivity increases; Counterclockwise adjustment, the Sensitivity decreases.
IR Line Finders: S1 to S5. Blue if non reflective surface is detected (ex Black tape line)
Enable Switch: Turn switch towards "ON" to connect line finders to I/O pins(Occupied pins are A0, A1, A2, A3, D4) of Arduino. The LineFollowingSimple demo in library is used line finders output signal to control Shield Bot run. If switch is toward "OFF", it cannot control Shield Bot through line finders output signal.
For Arduino Shield Expansion Headers: Shield Bot can truly stack other shields.
Note: 1. If S5 is enabled you can't use grove ports j14 and j13.
2. You may only use ONE of the arduino's serial line, uart grove port or j11 as they all share the D1/TX line.