Have you read the manual for the BOT123? It says this, in a paragraph halfway down the first page:Hi, should the 3 pin header be soldered with the longer leads facing up ?
Based on the accessories range that Picaxe has, can the 3 pin header be used for another assembly other than the servo or it is mainly meant for the servo ?
The header connection pins therefore face upwards.Servo Module PCB
Place the 3 way header onto the top of the PCB, so that the pins come
out the bottom. Solder in position.
The header connections are the long pins. If you look, the short pins that go through the PCB and are soldered aren't long enough to go into the servo connector. If you soldered the long side into the board then there would be long pins sticking out through the solder joint and the short pins that are supposed to be soldered in wouldn't be long enough to plug into the servo connector.Yes I came across that section too. For my 3 pin header, the pins are held in position by a plastic, one end of the 3 pins are longer measuring from the plastic and the other end of the 3 pins are shorter also measuring from the plastic. In other words, if the header is held upright, the ends of the pins protrude from the top and bottom. What we mean is the shorter ends of the pins go into the servo pcb, and we solder the header and servo together right ?
That will depend upon how you wish to use the BOT120 and in particular the servo/SRF005.One more question. How does a complete servo sub-assembly (of the microbot) process commands ? Purely through the commands we program in the Microbot or the use of a device (e.g. remote control) ?
Some trial and error testing will be the best way to verify the IR controller range.Is there an estimated range from the IR remote controller to the microbot unit ? Is the IR remote controller only suited for indoor use ?
IR is useless outdoors in sunlight, but works fine at night.Is there an estimated range from the IR remote controller to the microbot unit ? Is the IR remote controller only suited for indoor use ?