iRobot Create / ASUS 900 Eee PC System Parts List

            David S. Touretzky, Carnegie Mellon University
                        version of 6/06/2010

  Component                           Qty    Source                          Cost
iRobot Create robot                    1   iRobot Corp. item number: 4400    $130
APS rechargable battery                1   iRobot Corp. item number: 17373   $ 70
std. battery charger                   1   iRobot Corp. item number: 4903    $ 35
ASUS 900 Eee PC                        1   available from Amazon.com         $225-$300
USB-to-serial converter cable (Note 1) 1   Newegg.com item # USBDB9          $ 10
0.25 inch ABS plastic base plate       1   laser cut
L3" of 1.5x5/8" polyethylene angle     1   McMaster-Carr 9852K61
#6 round nylon spacer L1.5" OD 3/8"    4   McMaster-Carr 94639A412
6/32 L2" machine screws                4   McMaster-Carr 90272A159
6/32 L5/8" machine screws              3   McMaster-Carr 90272A150
6/32 nuts                              3   McMaster-Carr 90480A007

Notes:

1. Creates now come with a USB-to-serial cable as standard equipment, so you
may not have to order one separately.

Assembly instructions:

1. Remove the Create's cargo bay tailgate.
2. Install the fourth wheel included with the Create.
3. Attach the base plate to the Create using four 6/32 screws
   supplied with the Create.
4. Attach the backstop using three 6/32 screws and three nuts.
5. Plug in the Create's serial port cable, and attach the other
   end do the USB-to-serial converter cable.

To install Tekkotsu on the ASUS 900 Eee PC, visit this page:

  http://tekkotsu.no-ip.org/asus_setup.html