CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 About the Package ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Getting Help ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2
Architecture of A-Cute...................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Component and Layout .............................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 How to make your car work ....................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 3
Hardware of A-Cute ....................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Over View ................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 DE0-Nano Cyclone IV FPGA Board ........................................................................................................ 11
3.3 SCD (Smart Car Daughter) Card .............................................................................................................. 13
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
Power System .................................................................................................................................... 14
Motor Driver...................................................................................................................................... 15
ADC LTC2308 .................................................................................................................................. 17
User Buzzer and LED ........................................................................................................................ 19
IR Receiver ........................................................................................................................................ 20
TMD Header...................................................................................................................................... 21
Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 4
4.1 Revision History ....................................................................................................................................... 23
4.2 Copyright Statement ................................................................................................................................. 23
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Chapter 1
Introduction
A-Cute Car is a high performance self-propelled robotic line tracking vehicle, and has a complete
input / output interface. It is easy to understand, simple to program, users can learn to operate it
quickly.
It uses four AA size batteries pack and runs on a stand-alone power system. The motor operates in a
voltage range between 3.6V ~ 6.8V.
A-Cute uses two gear motor to drive the wheels, and is equipped with 7 reflective sensors (as sensing
inputs), two white LED lamps for lighting, and also has a buzzer.
1.1 About the Package
The A-Cute kit comes with the following contents:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
A-Cute car body
4-pack AA size batteries
IR Remote control
USB Mini-B cable
5V Power Supply
DC Adapter Cable
Quick Start Guide
Users can download A-Cute system CD from the following address
http://car.terasic.com/cd/.
The
system CD contains technical documents of the A-Cute kit; included with it is component datasheets,
demonstrations, a schematic, a cable and a user manual.
Figure 1-1
shows the contents of A-Cute kit.
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Architecture of A-Cute
This chapter provides information regarding features and architecture of the A-Cute.
2.1 Features
The key features of this module are listed below:
Power by DC 3.3V ~ 12V
AA x4 battery Holder
Accelerated by FPGA
Buzzer
White LED for illumination
Seven sensor array to follow the line
ADC chip to digitized the input power and line sensors
Line following
Remote Control by Bluetooth
Remote Control by IR
Expansion Headers
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