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Makeblockisanaluminumextrusionbasedconstructionsystemthatprovidesanintegratedsolutionforaspectsofmechanics,electronicsandsoftwaredesign.WithMakeblockyoucanmakeprofessionalrobots,toymachinesorevenartware.It'ssupereasytouseandhelpsbringyourcreationstolife.Theonlylimitisyourimagination.

Formoreinformation,pleasevisitMakeblockwebsitelistedbelow:www.makeblock.cc(http://makeblock.cc/?from=instructable_MusicRobot)

TheMusicRobotwasbuiltwiththetimingbelt,slidingrail,stepmotor,electromagnet,motordriverandanArduinoUno.AndevenyoucanbuildaplaythepianorobotwithMakeblockbyyourself.

SofartherobotcanbecontrolledbyapplicationviaUSBcableinstalledoncomputer,anditcanalsobecontrolledbytheSmartphonethroughtheBluetooth.ThespecialapplicationforAndroidPhoneisinplanning.

GettingStartedThisinstructable,MakingMusicwithMakeblock,willshowyouthestepbystepinstructionsonhowtobuildarobottoplaytheXylophonebyMakeblock.Nowlet'shavesomefun!

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Materialslist:1Beam08081443Beam0824647Beam0824804Beam0824961Beam08241284Bracket331BracketP31StepMotorBracket2TimingPulley90T4TimingPulleySlice90T1LinkRod1Rubberband2Slider4961TimingBelt8BearingforSlider4FlangeBearing483mm1ShaftConnector4mm2ThreadedShaft431mm2ShaftCollar4mm2HeadlessScrewM352CopperStudM41512PlasticRivetR41204PlasticRivetR30752CountersunkScrewM3814ScrewM4849ScrewM4148ScrewM42226NutM4

ElectronicModulesList:1Arduino1AcrylicArduinoBracket1MeMotorDriver1LimitSwitch1StepMotor1StepMotorController1Solenoid12v1WallAdapterPowerSupply12VDCJumperWires

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Xylophone:1Xylophone1XylophoneHammer

Step2:Tools

Tools

1.5mmHexagonalScrewdriver

3mmHexagonalScrewdriver

CrossScrewdriver

SlottedScrewdriver

PincerPliers

Scissors

GlueGun

AdhesiveTape

Step3:DrivenPulleyHolder

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MaterialsList:3Beam0824802Beam0824961Bracket331TimingPulley90T2TimingPulleySlice90T4PlasticRivetR41202FlangeBearing483mm1ThreadedShaft431mm1ShaftCollar4mm1HeadlessScrewM352ScrewM481NutM410ScrewM414

Procedure:1.InstalltheBeam082480onBeam082496byusingaScrewM414.2.Installtheother3ScrewM414.3.InstallanotherBeam082480onBeam082496with4ScrewM414.4.InstalltheBeam082480onBeam082496tomakeaDrivenPulleyHolder.5.InstalltheBracket33onBeam082496with2ScrewM48.6.PutaTimingPulleySlice90TontheTimingPulley90T.7.InsertaPlasticRivetR4120intotheholesontheTimingPulleySlice90TandtheTimingPulley90T.8.Inserttheother3PlasticRivetR4120.9.TurnovertheTimingPulleySlice90TandtheTimingPulley90T.10.PuttheotherTimingPulleySlice90TontheTimingPulley90T.11.PressthePlasticRivetR4120.12.InserttheThreadedShaft431mmintotheFlangeBearing483mm.13.InserttheThreadedShaft431mmwiththeFlangeBearing483mmintotheTimingPulley90T.14.InserttheotherFlangeBearing483mmintotheTimingPulley90T.15.PuttheShaftCollar4mmontheThreadedShaft431mm.16.InsertaHeadlessScrewM35intotheShaftCollar4mm.17.InstalltheDrivenPulleyontheholder.

Step4:CutLinkRod

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Materialslist:1LinkRod

Procedure:CuttheLinkRodbyusingthePincerPliers.

Step5:SliderDeviceandMusicPlayArm

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MaterialsList:1Beam08081441Beam0824642Beam0824802Bracket331BracketP38BearingforSlider2FlangeBearing483mm1ThreadedShaft431mm1ShaftCollar4mm1HeadlessScrewM352CopperStudM4151LinkRod5ScrewM489ScrewM4148ScrewM42222NutM41Solenoid12v

Procedure:1.InserttheScrewM422intotheBearingforSlider.2.Inserttheother3ScrewM422intotheBearingforSlider.3.InsertandtightenNutM4perscrew.4.Insertthe4ScrewM422withBearingforSliderandNutM4intotheBeam082464.5.InsertandtightenNutM4perscrewontheBeam082464.6.Dothesameas1~5discribetoinstallanotherSliderDevice.7.Insert2ScrewM414intotheBeam082464toinstallitontheSliderDevice.8.Insert2ScrewM414intotheBracket33andtheBeam082464toinstallthemontheotherSliderDevice.8.Insert2ScrewM414intotheBracket33andtheBeam082464toinstallthemontheotherSliderDevice.9.Install2CopperStudM415ontheBeam082464by2ScrewM414.10.PuttheSolenoid12vontheBeam082464nexttotheCopperStudM415.11.UsetheLinkRodand2ScrewM414tofixtheSolenoidontheBeam082464.12.InserttheFlangeBearing483mmintotheBracketP3.13.InserttheThreadedShaft431mmintotheotherFlangeBearing483mm.14.InserttheThreadedShaft431mmwiththeFlangeBearing483mmintotheBracketP3.15.PuttheShaftCollar4mmontheThreadedShaft431mm.16.InsertaHeadlessScrewM35intotheShaftCollar4mm.17.TietheelectromagnetcoreoftheSolenoid12vtotheBeam0808144byIronWire.18.InstalltheRubberBandintotheBracket33.19.InstalltheMusicPlayArmonthetheBracket33.20.InsertaScrewM414intotheBeam0808144withaNutM4.21.ConnecttheBracket33andtheBeam0808144bytheRubberBand.22.InstalltheotherBracket33ontheBracketP3.

Step6:StepmotorandelectronicmodulesHolder

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MaterialsList:2Beam0824642Beam0824802Beam0824961Beam08241281Bracket332ScrewM481LimitSwitch16ScrewM414

Procedure:1.InstalltheBeam082464onBeam082496byusingaScrewM414.2.Installtheother3ScrewM414.3.InstallanotherBeam082464onBeam082496with4ScrewM414.4.InstalltheBeam0824128onBeam082496with4ScrewM414.5.UsetheGlueGuntoinstalltheLimitSwitchontheBracket33.6.InstalltheBracket33withtheLimitSwitchonBeam082464.7.InstalltheBeam082480onBeam082464tomaketheStepMotorHolder.8.InstallanotherBeam082480onBeam0824128tomaketheElectronicModulesHolder.

Step7:InstalltotheSlider

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MaterialsList:2Slider4968ScrewM414

Procedure:1.InstalltheSliderDevicetotheSlider.2.InstalltheDrivenPulleyHoldertotheSlider.3.InstalltheStepMotorandElectronicModulesHoldertotheSlider.

Step8:AddElectronicModules

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ElectronicModulesList:1Arduino1AcrylicArduinoBracket1MeMotorDriver1StepMotor1StepMotorControllerJumperWires

MaterialsList:1StepMotorBracket1TimingPulley90T2TimingPulleySlice90T8PlasticRivetR41204PlasticRivetR30751ShaftConnector4mm1HeadlessScrewM352CountersunkScrewM383ScrewM486ScrewM4143NutM4

Procedure:1.PutaTimingPulleySlice90TontheTimingPulley90T.2.InsertaPlasticRivetR4120intotheholesontheTimingPulleySlice90TandtheTimingPulley90T.3.Inserttheother3PlasticRivetR4120.4.TurnovertheTimingPulleySlice90TandtheTimingPulley90T.5.PuttheotherTimingPulleySlice90TontheTimingPulley90T.6.PressthePlasticRivetR4120.7.PuttheStepMotorBracketontheStepMotor.8.Insert2CountersunkScrewM38intotheStepMotorBrackettoinstalltheStepMotor.9.InstalltheShaftConnector4mmontheTimingPulley90Tby2ScrewM414.10.PutthecapstanwiththeShaftConnector4mmontheStepMotor.11.InsertaHeadlessScrewM35intotheShaftConnector4mm.12.InstalltheStepMotorontheStepMotorHolder.13.InstalltheStepMotorControllerontheStepMotorBracket.14.PuttheArduinoontheAcrylicArduinoBracket.15.InsertaPlasticRivetR3075intotheholesontheArduinoandtheAcrylicArduinoBracket.16.Inserttheother3PlasticRivetR3075.17.PressthePlasticRivetR3075.18.InstalltheArduinoontheElectronicModulesHolderby4PlasticRivetR4120.19.InstalltheMeMotorDriveronBeam0824128byaScrewM48.

Step9:ConnecttheElectronicModules

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MaterialsList:JumperWires

Procedure:1.ConnecttheStepMotortotheStepMotorController.2.ConnecttheStepMotorControllertoArduino.3.ConnecttheLimitSwitchtoArduino.4.ConnecttheMeMotorDrivertoArduino.

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Step10:AddTimingBelt

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MaterialsList:1TimingBelt1LinkRod2ScrewM48

Procedure:1.InstalltheTimingBeltontheSliderDevicebytheLinkRodandaScrewM48.2.InstalltheTimingBeltontheDrivenPulley.3.InstalltheTimingBeltontheCapstan.4.MeasurethelengthoftheTimingBelt.5.CuttheTimingBelt.6.InstalltheTimingBeltontheSliderDevicebytheLinkRodandaScrewM48.

Step11:AddXylophonehammer

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MaterialsList:1XylophoneHammer1AdhesiveTape

Procedure:InstalltheXylophoneHammeronBeam0808144bytheAdhesiveTape.

Step12:UploadtheArduinoCodeandPlaytheMusic

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Materialslist:1USBCable(AplugtoBplug)1WallAdapterPowerSupply12VDC

Procedure:1.ConnecttheArduinotothecomputerbyusingtheUSBcable.2.ConnecttheWallAdapterPowerSupply12VDContheArduino.3.UploadtheArduinoCodeoftheMusicRobot.

TheArduinoCodecanbedownloadedhere:http://makeblock.cc/download/(http://makeblock.cc/download/)TheapplicationforWindows:http://blog.makeblock.cc/wpcontent/uploads/2012/11/MusicRobotV2.0.zip(http://blog.makeblock.cc/wpcontent/uploads/2012/11/MusicRobotV2.0.zip)

TheMusicRobotcanalsobecontrolledbytheSmartPhonethroughthebluetooth,andthespecialapplicationforAndroidPhoneisinplanning.

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Hiwebuyitrecentlyafterconstructionitprogramminggettingerrorpleaseletmeknowwhereiwillgetfullworkingcode/procedureforthesamethatwillbegreathelpme

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Verynicelymade.Loveit.

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WhereisthePCapplicationusedtocontroltherobot?It'snotavailablefromthelinkinthedescription.

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Hi,wnoskray,I'msorryforthelinkunavailable.Youcandownloadtheprogramhere:http://blog.makeblock.cc/wpcontent/uploads/2012/11/MusicRobotV2.0.zip

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Salut,Igotthenewversionofthiskit.Thematerialslistisdifferent:thesolenoidmountingisdifferent(seemsupsidedownnow)andnomountingmaterialisprovidedthearduinoisconnectedthroughtheMEBaseShieldtheconnectionsareprovidedusingRJ11cablesM4x8andM4x22screwsaremissing(badluckifyouareintheUS,luckilyIaminGermany)ThereisNOdocumentationonhowtoconnecttheelectronics.Thekitisarealbeauty,thedocumentationandguidetheexactopposite.Wouldbenicetoprovideatleastthecablingandadrawingonthesolenoidmounting

Makerworks(/member/Makerworks/)(author) GastonLagaffe

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Gaston,I'mverysorryforthescrewsmissing,couldyousupplyyouremailforcontactandwecanmakeupforyou?And,theelectronicsconnectionwasshownonstep9,ifyouneedmoreinformation,youcouldvisithttp://wiki.makeblock.cc/index.php/Product,wehaveupdateourelectronicsdocumentation.

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Thosepartslookexpensive.Whatdoesitcostforalltheparts?$500?$1000?Couldn'tonesaveawholelotofmoneyusingwood?

Makerworks(/member/Makerworks/)(author) RobotMelvis

Itmaycostabout200$,nowitis159.99$intheonlinstoreendtoOctober9th.Seemoredetailshere(http://makeblock.cc/musicrobotkit/).

DemolisionWolf(/member/DemolisionWolf/)

Thisisinspiring.Whatisthedifferencebetweenastepmotorandaservo?Isonemoreaccurateandisonebettercostandisonebetteratmovingaweight?

askjerry(/member/askjerry/) DemolisionWolf

AservoisaDCmotorthatturnsaninternalsensortodetermineposition.Yousenditpulsesofaspecificwidthanditmovesuntilit'sinternalsensormatchesthatwidthascloselyaspossible.Youmustsendaconstantstreamofpulsestomaintaintheposition.

AstepperhasaseriesofmagneticpolesarrangedinapolararrayNSNSetc...andasetofcoilssetupasaNSandaSNpair.whenacoilisenergized,itmovesintopositiontotheclosestoppositemagneticfield.Asthecoilsarestepped(hencethename)themotoradvancestothenextposition.Astepperonlyneedsachangewhenyouwantittomove...soacontantstreamofcommandsisnotrequired.Thedownsideisthatitconstantlydrawspoer.However,becauseitwillalwaysreturntotheexactsamespot,theyaremoreaccuratethanthetraditionalservos.

Thereisanothertypeofservocalledaquadratureservo,butthisususuallynotusedinasmallhobbyapplication.YouwillhoweverfindtheminlargerCNCmachines.ThesearegivenaSTEPandDIRECTIONsignal...everytimetheSTEPsignalispulseditadvancesonepositionwhichisbasedonanopticalencoderandelectronicspackage.Encodersareavailableupto1000stepsperrevolution.YoucanresearchGECKODRIVEformoreonthese,orlookattheencodersfoundatUSDIGITAL.

Hopethathelps,Jerry

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Thankseveryone,theinforeallydoeshelpalot.I'matotalnoobinelectronics.

TheinformationsparksanewquestionIfIwantedtohave4motorsthatactaspillarsofasmallplatformtoangleorlevelit,andiwasusinganmicrocontroller(arduino),arethecommandsgoingtobedonesequentially,oruniformly?becauseitsoundslikeaservowouldmovethefirstmotor,thenmovethesecondonlyafterthefirstisdoneandheldinpositionbecauseofthe'pulse'concept.Isthistrue?Andisthistrueforstepmotorstoo?andquadrature..butifquadraturesareusedincnc...iwouldthinktheywouldhavetoallworkinunisonortheycouldn'tgetadiagonalpathin3dimensions.

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Servothepulsescouldbesentinrapidsuccession,normallythereisa14mSdelaybetweenpulsesonasingleservo...butifyoudothemsequentially,alltheservoswouldappeartomoveinunison.

StepperYouwouldsetthebitmaskforthedirectionandanotherbitmaskforthepulses...firethemoutinparallel.ThatishowsoftwaresuchasEMC2works.

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Iappreciateyourincite,thanksforsharingithelpsmealotinlearninghowthisstuffbehaves.

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OfcourseifyoucomefromanindustrialbackgroundthenwhatyoudescribeinyourfirstparagraphwouldbereferedtoasanRCservoofhobbyservo.Whatyoudescribeinyourlastparagraphwoulddescribedasadigitalservo.ThemotorcouldbeACorDC.ThecommandpulsescouldbeDirectionandSteporQuadrature(twosquarewaves90degreesoutofphase).Theencoderisoftenbuiltintothemotor,canbequadratureorabsolute,andcouldhaveuptohundredsofthousandsofpulsesperrevolution.Thoseunitsaremuchmoreprecisethanhobbyservos,morereliablethansteppers(theydon'tslipwhenoverloaded),muchMUCHfasterthanhobbyservosandsteppers,workonhighvoltageandareoutrageouslyexpensive.

Ifyouwanttoseesomeyoucouldlookhere:http://www.meau.com/eprise/main/sites/public/Products/Servo_Systems/defaultTheLinearServosareprettycool.Theyarelikeasolenoidwithconstantforce,withvirtuallyunlimitedstroke.Soyoucoulddothexylophoneslidewithnobelt.Mitsubishihasonesthatcanproduce60N(~13Lbf)uptoonesthatcanproduceupto18000N(~4000Lbf).

I'mdroolingjustthinkingaboutit.

Gordie.

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MyCNCmillhasDCmotors...Iaddedaquadrature500lineencoderandaGeckodriveforeachmotor.Youthentietwolinestotheparallelportforeach...stepanddirection.Ifyousetdirectionhighandpulsethestepitgoesclockwise...changethedirectiontoalowandeachpulsewilldriveitcounterclockwise.

Prettysimpletocontrol...andasyoustated,theydon'tmisssteps.

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Isapianonext?)

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Verynice!ItwouldbehandyifMakeBlockwouldpostwhichbasekitcomesclosesttoprovidingtherequiredpartsandthenadifferentiallistaswell.

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Doesanyonehaveagoodsiteforthematerials?

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Thisisverygreatidea!Nice!IhaveseenthistechnologyinEpsoninkcolorprintercanyoutellmewheredoyoubuythisplasticstufftomakingyourneededchassis?itlookslikeissofast,flexible,easywaytomakingchassis

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Thestuffisaluminum,notplastic.Youcanseemoredetailsaboutithere(http://makeblock.cc/)(http://makeblock.cc/).Theyhavedistributorsinseveralcounctries,youcanfindthedistributorshere(http://makeblock.cc/distributors/)(http://makeblock.cc/distributors/).

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wowcool:)Technologyisamazing

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