Guide to Car Chassis Assembly

ITP 348: Car Chassis Setup

Note: These instructions are deprecated because they use the old red robot chassis

Follow the steps in this guide to assemble the
The following video can be helpful in assembling the chassis: Two-Layer Chassis Assembly
The following

Screw the Ball Caster to the Bottom Plate

Screw on 3 of the Standoffs to the Bottom Plate using 6 of the screws.

Top View

Bottom View

Screw the DC Motor Brackets to the DC Motors using the Long Screws and Hex Nuts

Align the Top Plate with DC Motor Brackets and Standoffs attached to the Bottom Plate

Screw the Top Plate to the standoffs.

Note: Make sure DC Motor wires are on the inside of the chassis pointing inwards not outward

Screw on Wheels to DC Motors and add the wheel rubber tires.

The battery can be attached to either the top or bottom of the chassis, but to avoid damaging it, it is recommended to attach the battery to the top of the chassis
The breadboard can then be attached to the battery

==Important: If you are working on another assignment concurrently, consider building the this project on a different breadboard==

Motor Controller	Argon	Motor Controller	Argon
PWMA	D8	VCC	3v3
AIN2	D7	GND	GND
AIN1	D6	VM	Li+
BIN1	D5	STBY	3v3
BIN2	D4
PWMB	D3

Note the diagram below uses two mini breadboard. This was because the diagram because the switch was move to keep the diagram readable.
If you prefer, you use a single mini breadboard instead. You can do this by moving the switch onto the first breadboard between motor controller and the Argon