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Component re-configuration

How to get inside the UGV Development Kit to add, move or service the components it carries. The procedure is the same on both generations except where marked — v1.1 adds removable side doors, which the v1.0 frame does not have.

Disconnect before sliding the rack out

Remove power cables and connectivity ports before sliding the hardware rack out. The rack moves further than the cable slack allows, and the connectors take the load.

Main frame​

The frame is what everything mounts to, and what determines where an added component can go.

UGV Devkit v1.1 standard configuration, isometric with front and side views
Standard kit.
UGV Devkit v1.1 with the extension layer, isometric with front and side views
With the extension layer.

Removing the front and rear latches​

Identical on both generations:

  1. Remove the fasteners — 2 × M5 bolts — from the top of the case.
  2. Tilt the latch outwards.
  3. Lift the latch to separate it from the main frame.
Front latch separated from the main frame

Accessing the components​

Internal hardware and wiring can be reached either from the side, or by sliding the hardware rack out.

To slide out the hardware rack:

  1. Remove the locking thumb screw.
  2. Slide the rack out — after disconnecting cables, per the warning above.
Hardware rack slid out on its rails
Hardware rack on its rails.

To remove a side door — v1.1 only:

  1. Remove the locking thumb screws.
  2. Lift the door away.
Side door removed from the main frame
Side door removed.

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