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| Mower (Yardforce Classic 500) || Base building bloc || 1 ||  WIP ||  WIP
| Mower (Yardforce Classic 500) || Base building bloc || Off the shelf || 1 ||  WIP ||  WIP
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| OpenMower Mainboard || The core of the new electronics || 1 || WIP || WIP
| OpenMower Mainboard || The core of the new electronics || Custom || 1 || WIP || WIP
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| Xesc || Motor drivers || 3 || WIP  ||  WIP
| Xesc || Motor drivers || Custom || 3 || WIP  ||  WIP
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| 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
| 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 || Off the shelf || 2 || WIP || WIP
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| 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/
| Ardusimple RTK2B GPS || Positioning system for the bot || Off the shelf || 2 || https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/ || https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/
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| 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
| 3D printed brackets || To hold the GPS into the bot || Custom || 1 || https://www.printables.com/fr/model/175826-openmower-gps-mount-for-yardforce-classic-500 || WIP
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Revision as of 10:01, 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 Availability Quantity Required Source Link 1 Alternate Source
Mower (Yardforce Classic 500) Base building bloc Off the shelf 1 WIP WIP
OpenMower Mainboard The core of the new electronics Custom 1 WIP WIP
Xesc Motor drivers Custom 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 Off the shelf 2 WIP WIP
Ardusimple RTK2B GPS Positioning system for the bot Off the shelf 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 Custom 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