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== Bill OF Materials ==
== Bill OF Materials ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Open Mower Bill of Materials
|-
! Name !! Description !! Quantity Required !! Source Link 1 !! Alternate Source
|-
| Mower (Yardforce Classic 500) || Base building bloc || 1 ||  WIP ||  WIP
|-
| OpenMower Mainboard || The core of the new electronics || 1 || WIP || WIP
|-
| Xesc || Motor drivers || 3 || WIP  ||  WIP
|-
| Raspebrry pi4 || The brain of the bot. Also used to send correction data from the base station. At the moment, the base station pi can me any model as not much processing is required || 2 || WIP || WIP
|-
| Ardusimple RTK2B GPS || Positioning system for the bot || 2 || https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/ || https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/
|-
| 3D printed brackets || To hold the GPS into the bot || 1 || https://www.printables.com/fr/model/175826-openmower-gps-mount-for-yardforce-classic-500 || WIP
|}


== Building the bot ==
== Building the bot ==


We are working on providing step by step instructions on how to build the bot. At the moment, we only have Clemens's video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bImqD-pQSA


== Setup and test ==
== Setup and test ==

Revision as of 09:58, 23 April 2022

Welcome to the OpenMower Building guide!

This WIKI was only just started on 2022-04-22, but are actively working on filling it up and making a good documentation for the new builders out there!


Bill OF Materials

Open Mower Bill of Materials
Name Description Quantity Required Source Link 1 Alternate Source
Mower (Yardforce Classic 500) Base building bloc 1 WIP WIP
OpenMower Mainboard The core of the new electronics 1 WIP WIP
Xesc Motor drivers 3 WIP WIP
Raspebrry pi4 The brain of the bot. Also used to send correction data from the base station. At the moment, the base station pi can me any model as not much processing is required 2 WIP WIP
Ardusimple RTK2B GPS Positioning system for the bot 2 https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/ https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/
3D printed brackets To hold the GPS into the bot 1 https://www.printables.com/fr/model/175826-openmower-gps-mount-for-yardforce-classic-500 WIP

Building the bot

We are working on providing step by step instructions on how to build the bot. At the moment, we only have Clemens's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bImqD-pQSA

Setup and test