Pioneer 3TM User Manual

 

Global Positioning System 

 

Heading-correction gyro 

 

Compass 

 

Bumper rings 

 

Serial cables for external connections 

 

Many more… 

 

Client PC:  586-class or later PC with Microsoft Windows© or RedHat

©

  Linux OS 

 

One RS-232-compatible serial port or Ethernet 

 

Four megabytes of available hard-disk storage 

New ActivMedia Robotics customers get three additional and valuable resources:   

 

A private account on our support Internet website for downloading software, 
updates, and manuals 

 

Access to private newsgroups 

 

Direct access to the ActivMedia Robotics technical support team 

We maintain a 24-hour, seven-day per week World Wide Web server where customers 

may obtain software and support materials: 

Some areas of the website are restricted to licensed customers.  To gain access, enter 

the username and password written on the Registration & Account Sheet that 

accompanied your robot. 

We maintain several email-based newsgroups through which ActivMedia robot owners 

share ideas, software, and questions about the robot.  Visit the support 
http://robots.activmedia.com website for more details.  To sign up for pioneer-users, 
for example, send an e-mail message to the –requests automated newsgroup server: 

 

 

To: pioneer-users-requests@activmedia.com 

 From: 

 Subject: 

<choose one command:> 

 

    help  

(returns instructions) 

 

    lists  (returns list of newsgroups) 

 

    subscribe 

 

    unsubscribe 

 

Our SmartList-based listserver will respond automatically.  After you subscribe, send your 
email comments, suggestions, and questions intended for the worldwide community of 

Pioneer users:

  

To: pioneer-users@activmedia.com 

 From: 

<your return e-mail address goes here> 

 Subject: 

                                                           

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 Note: Leave out the –requests part of the email address when sending messages to the newsgroup. 

 

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