Tapster 2 Assembly - jackskalitzky/tapsterbot GitHub Wiki

Acquiring parts and materials

  • 3D Printing
  • Purchasing non-printed parts

Tools

  • Bolt cutter
  • Digital caliper
  • Drivers
  • Vice
  • Vice grips

Cutting threaded rods

Servo prep

"gotchas" around leveling

Magnets prep

  • North vs South
  • Marking with a pen
  • Sorting

Assembly

  • Stylus holder
  • Lower arms
  • Upper arms
  • Upper arm to top plate
  • Side plates to top plate
  • Bottom plate to side plates
  • Arduino component
  • Shield to Arduino
  • Servos to Shield
  • Attach arms to body
  • Grounding wire from stylus to body
  • Base plate phone mount
  • Connect Arduino to power
  • Connect Arduino to computer (USB)

Software

  • Arduino IDE
  • Upload Blink sketch to Arduino
  • Upload Standard Firmata to Arduino
  • Install Node
  • git checkout / npm install tapsterbot
  • Run Tapster REPL (bot.js)
  • Self-test
    • Draw box
    • Draw circle