Version vom 29. August 2017, 18:57 Uhr

Ardumower Gasoline R/C is an ordinary gasoline powered mower converted to remote control (R/C) using Ardumower parts.

Parts list

Click on a part for more details:

• 2x 260mm tires
• this 3d printed tire adapter or this one
• 1x free wheel
• 2x clamping elements
• 2x Ardumower gear motors
• 2x motor drivers BTS7960
• 1x Ardumower Power pack charger
• 1x Ardumower Power pack battery
• 1x Arduino Nano
• R/C receiver and remote control

Motors

Find a place on your mower for the gear motors. Use the clamping elements and the tire adapter to attach the tires to the motors.

Free wheel

Use 4 screws and a plate to support the free wheel.

Control box

Mount the BTS7960 motor drivers, the Arduino Nano, the Ardumower Power Pack battery, the DC/DC converter and the model R/C receiver in a box.

Wiring

Connect the components as shown below.

Connect your left BTS7960 motor driver to these Arduino pins:

R_EN     A1  
L_EN     A0
R_PWM    9
L_PWM    10

Connect your right BTS7960 motor driver to these Arduino pins:

R_EN     A3
L_EN     A2
R_PWM    3
L_PWM    11

Connect your model R/C receiver to these Arduino pins:

CH_Steering   5  
CH_Speed      6

Arduino

Upload this code to your Arduino Nano:

https://github.com/Ardumower/ardumower/blob/master/code/tests/rcmower/rcmower.ino