Attach the BOE Shield to the Chassis

Parts List

(4)  pan-head screws, 1/4″ 4-40
(1)  Board of Education Shield mounted to your Arduino module and secured with standoffs.

Instructions

  • Set the BOE Shield on the four standoffs, lining them up with the four mounting holes on the outer corner of the board.
  • Make sure the white breadboard is closer to the drive wheels, not the tail wheel.
  • Attach the board to the standoffs with the pan head screws.
  • Reconnect the servos to the servo headers.

Wiring diagram showing servo cables plugged into the Board of Education Shield servo ports

Using Different Pins for the Servos

The Arduino toggles Pin 13 briefly upon startup or reset.  If this causes problems for a particular application, you can use Pins 11 and 12 instead of 12 and 13. Be sure to adjust your code accordingly.

If you are building the BOE Shield-Bot to use with ROBOTC instead of for this tutorial, follow these instructions for using different servo ports.

  • From the underside of the chassis, pull any excess servo and battery cable through the rubber grommet hole, and tuck the excess cable lengths between the servos and the chassis.