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Kit Assembly
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# Kit Assembly
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The Student Robotics kit contains a number of separate modules which must be connected together control your robot. Below is a diagram of what your assembled kit should look like.
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The Student Robotics kit contains a number of separate modules which must be connected together control your robot.
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Below is a diagram of what your assembled kit should look like.
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Preparation
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## Preparation
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The power board contains a connector for an external On|Off switch.
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If you do not intend to connect a switch then you must still make this connection.
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You can do this by connecting a short loop of wire between the two terminals of a suitable CamCon and placing it in the external On|Off port.
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Any of the wire we provide would be suitable for this.
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[Connections](#Connections) {#Connections}
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## Connections
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Each of the modules in the kit needs to be provided with both a control signal and power in order to operate.
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All the boards use USB to connect to the [Brain Board](/docs/kit/brain_board) so it can tell them what to do.
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If you run out of USB ports on the Brain Board itself, then you can use the provided USB hubs to provide more ports.
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Most of the boards (with the exception of the [Ruggeduino](/docs/kit/arduino)) also need an additional power connection.
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Most of the boards (with the exception of the [Arduino](/docs/kit/arduino)) also need an additional power connection.
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This should be provided from the [Power Board](/docs/kit/power_board).
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The following table summarises the connections which need to be made for each board.
[Brain Board](/docs/kit/brain_board) | 12V, must be connected to L2
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[Power Board](/docs/kit/power_board) | 12V, via the yellow XT60 to the [battery](/docs/kit/batteries)
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[Motor Board](/docs/kit/motor_board) | 12V
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[Ruggeduino](/docs/kit/arduino) | via USB
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[Servo Board](/docs/kit/servo_board) | 12V
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[Motor Board](/docs/kit/motor_board) | 12V from the power board
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[Arduino](/docs/kit/arduino)| via the USB
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[Servo Board](/docs/kit/servo_board) | 12V from the power board
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In order to connect the Brain, Motor and Servo Boards to the Power Board, you will need to create some power cables.
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This should be done using the provided red and black _power wire_ (this is the thicker wire provided in the kit)
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and a pair of green CamCon connectors. The blue power wire should only be used to connect motors to the motor board.
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This should be done using the provided red and black _power wire_ (this is the thicker wire provided in the kit) and a pair of green CamCon connectors.
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The blue power wire should only be used to connect motors to the motor board.
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_Remember you **must** use black wire for any ground connections as defined in the [Rules](/docs/rules)._
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When creating your power cables be sure to refer to the pages for each board
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so that you connect the wires the right way around.
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In our diagrams, the <spanclass="positive-connector">+</span> outputs from the
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the Power Board should be connected to the <spanclass="positive-connector">+</span>
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inputs on the board being powered.
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When creating your power cables be sure to refer to the pages for each board so that you connect the wires the right way around.
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In our diagrams, the <spanclass="positive-connector">+</span> outputs from the the Power Board should be connected to the <spanclass="positive-connector">+</span> inputs on the board being powered.
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The Brain Board *must* be plugged in to the L2 port on the Power Board in order for the kit to start up.
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The following video contains an overview which covers the [brain board](/docs/kit/brain_board),
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[power board](/docs/kit/power_board) and a [motor board](/docs/kit/motor_board).
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## Video
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The following video contains an overview of connecting the boards which covers the [brain board](/docs/kit/brain_board), [power board](/docs/kit/power_board) and a [motor board](/docs/kit/motor_board).
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