How to build pib.Brain

pib – our printable intelligent bot – consists of 130 printable parts and several non-printable parts. This is a lot! If you don´t have the time to build up pib entirely – but you still wish to be able to use pib´s software – we have a solution: the pib.Brain.

pib.Brain is a standalone project for using pib´s software by building up the head on a stand.

We have created a simple guide that you can use to assemble pib.Brain. Feel free to use it.

pib.Brain consists of 4 printable parts and is assembled in 11 steps.

Please make sure to build pib´s head and neck first. Follow these tutorial for building it: How to build pib´s head and How to build pib´s neck

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Step 1

Step 1

Place 8 x nuts in A81 and both A83 as shown.

Step 2

Step 2

Flip the parts from step 1 and connect the “head and neck assembly” to them using 6 x 16 mm screws.

Step 3

Step 3

Place 1x E13 (T-connector) on A81 and fix it with 2 x 20 mm screws.

Step 4

Step 4

Connect 1 x E03 Tinkerforge Servobricklet to A81.
Use 4 x M13 distancers, 4 x nuts and 4 x 6 mm screws.

Step 5a

Step 5a

Cut the output barrel of the power supply E14 as shown in the pictures. (If you haven´t it done already in the calibration tutorial)
Strip the ends of powersupply output wire to ensure the inside copper windings can be seen.

Step 5b

Step 5b

Place the output wire in the shown spot in A81and insert the stripped ends of the wire into E13.

Step 6

Step 6

Connect both servo motors from the neck to E03 Tinkerforge ServoBricklet using the servo cables.

Step 7

Step 7

Connect E03 Tinkerforge ServoBricklet to E02 Tinkerforge HAT (part of the head) using 1 x bricklet cable.

Step 8

Step 8

Cut 11cm of black/red wire and connect it to black terminal connector (part of the Tinkerforge Kit).
Then, use it to connect E03 to E13.

Step 9

Step 9

Cut 60cm of black/red wire and connect it to black terminal connector (part of the Tinkerforge Kit) and use it to connect E03 to E02.

Step 10

Step 10

Adjust all cables carefully and enclose A81 with A82.

Step 11

Step 11

Lastly, your pib.Brain needs some power.
Therefore connect the power adapter to the shown spot of the screen (in the head).

Final

Congratulations

You did a great job, pib.Brain is assembled!
Plug both power supplies to the power distributor and your pib.Brain is ready for all kind of fun stuff.

To construct the stand for pib.Brain, you will need these printable and non-printable parts: