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+ | ====== Serial Port Settings ====== | ||
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+ | The serial port to communicate with the Roomba can be configured as follows: | ||
+ | * Baud: '' | ||
+ | * Parity: No parity, | ||
+ | * Data bits: 8-bit, | ||
+ | * 1 stop bit | ||
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+ | On linux, the serial port can be configured with '' | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | stty -F / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | where ''/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Serial Port Settings ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The serial port to communicate with the Roomba can be configured as follows: | ||
+ | * Baud: '' | ||
+ | * Parity: No parity, | ||
+ | * Data bits: 8-bit, | ||
+ | * 1 stop bit | ||
+ | |||
+ | On linux, the serial port can be configured with '' | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | stty -F / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | where ''/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Convert Lighthouse / Wall Batteries ====== | ||
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+ | The Roomba lighthouse / wall uses LR14 batteries that are hard to come by such that a simple cheap plastic converter can allow you to use common AA batteries instead of LR14. | ||
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+ | {{fuss_roomba_lighthouse_battery_converter.png? | ||
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+ | ====== Gear Train ====== | ||
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+ | Here is an image providing a clear view of the gear train for the Roomba: | ||
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+ | {{fuss: | ||
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+ | On the image, the upper right wheel is coupled to the Roomba electric motor and the torque is distributed via the gear train to the leftmost and downmost gears responsible for rotating the brushes. |