Power wiring for your robot

Here is a (jank) diagram showing how you can wire up power to your entire robot:

Note: Be careful wiring up the barrel jack for your NUC! The center pin needs to be positive, and the outer part of the jack needs to be negative.

Tips:

• Color code power wires according to standards - red for positive, and black for negative
• Use bus bars for distributing power through your robot

• Use the thicker speaker wire to hook up battery power and motors

• You can use thinner jumper wires to hook up regulated 5V power for sensors and servos

• When using the DC regulator, measure the output of the regulator with a multimeter and make sure it's 5V before using it (or whatever you want the output to be)

See electrical lecture slides for more info, and don't be afraid to ask staff any questions you have!