Synthespian Setup - olinrobotics/baymax GitHub Wiki

Synthespian Setup Guide

  1. Check that the grey power supply under the stage is plugged in, and turn it on. The power button is the dark grey button in the bottom left that says "POWER" on it.
  2. Make sure that the display voltage on the left is roughly 6.42 while the voltage on the right displays roughly 12.77. Fiddle with the respective voltage dials to get these numbers right.
  3. Switch the synthespian on from the black "CHARACTER CONTROL" box to the right of the power supply.
  4. Make sure the "E.STOP" switch above the power switch is lit up red.
  5. Make sure the red "E-STOP" switch on the synthespian is switched to the left.
  6. Plug your computer into the synthespian's arduino.
  7. In your Arduino IDE, make sure that you have the following setup
  • Tools > Board > Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560
  • Tools > Processor > AT Mega 2560 (Mega 2560)
  • Tools > Port > /dev/ttyAMC0(Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560)
  1. Upload "_2017_SynthespianTemplateRevD.ino.ino" in Arduino IDE to the synthespian.
  2. Open a serial monitor in Arduino IDE and make sure that you're sending "Noline" rather than "Newline" messages.

Congratulations! You can now send commands to the synthespian over the Serial Monitor.