The 7-Pin Mini-DIN Connector lets you tap into the iRobot Create 2 hackport for full control using an Arduino or any 5 V TTL UART microcontroller. You can even draw power from the robot’s battery (up to ~21 V — use a buck converter for 5 V projects). Perfect for robotics experiments and Create 2 hacking!
With this handy 7 Pin Mini-DIN Connector, you can now jack into the hackport on your iRobot and control it with an Arduino or some other favourite microcontroller that has a 5V TTL UART! You can also power your project off of the internal Create 2's battery. Note that the battery voltage can be as high as ~21V, so a buck converter such as this one could be good for getting the unregulated VPWR from 20V down to a more reasonable 5V.
The iRobot Create 2 is a time tested durable mobile robot platform built from remanufactured Roomba robots, so instead of spending hours, or days, or weeks trying to build a functional robot and figuring out your power supplies and motors, just hack the iRobot!
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