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🛠️ RSC Assembly Guide

Version: RSC v4

Step 01: Welcome to the RSC v4 Assembly Guide!

Please familiarise yourself with the components in the overview below:

RSC v4 Parts Overview

This guide will walk you through each step of assembling the RSC v4.

Use the navigation buttons below to move through each of the assembly steps.

Step 02: Assembling the Base

  1. Carefully place the loudspeaker in the base and rotate it to align with the mounting holes.
  2. Make sure to route the speaker wire through the round top slot.
  3. Position the base trim cover over the loudspeaker.
  4. Align the parts then secure the subassembly with four M3x8mm fasteners.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you will have assembled the base of the RSC v4.

Step 03: Connect the Pi Bracket to the Speaker Base

  1. Position the main chassis (Pi bracket) on the speaker base.
  2. Align the bracket and base with the mounting holes.
  3. Secure the bracket to the base with four M3x8mm fasteners.

Make sure to carefully route the speaker wires through the round slot.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you will have attached the Pi bracket to the base.

Step 04: Attach the Raspberry Pi to the Bracket

Prepare and insert your AIY flashed SD card to its slot on the Raspberry Pi

We recommend Raspberry Pi Imager (v1.7 or later) and enabling SSH and VNC for remote access.

  1. Align your Raspberry Pi with the mounting holes in the Pi bracket.
  2. Route the speaker wires through the gap between the Pi bracket and the Raspberry Pi.
  3. Use four M2.5x6mm fasteners to secure the Raspberry Pi to the Pi bracket.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you have installed the Raspberry Pi in the RSC v4.

Step 05: Connect the Expansion Board to the AIY Voice Bonnet (v2) HAT

Align the Voice Bonnet HAT with your Expansion Board by matching connector orientation.

Gently press both together until fully seated.

By the end of this step, you have installed the Expansion Board to the Voice Bonnet HAT.

Step 06: Install the Voice Bonnet HAT on the Raspberry Pi

  1. Carefully align your Voice Bonnet HAT over the Raspberry Pi GPIO headers.
  2. Press gently to install the HAT on the header pins.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, the Voice Bonnet HAT is on the Raspberry Pi.

Step 07: Connecting the Speaker Wires

You will need a precision screwdriver for this step.

  1. Carefully plug your speaker wires into the screw terminal connector on the Voice Bonnet HAT.
  2. Tighten the embedded fasteners to secure both speaker wires.

Make sure to keep the speaker wires from connecting to each other.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you have connected your speaker to the Voice Bonnet HAT.

Step 08: Wiring the Expansion Board

Use jumper wires to connect Expansion Board's Level Shifter for peripheral communication.

  1. Connect Raspberry Pi 3.3V GPIO to Expansion Board 3.3V connector.
  2. Connect Raspberry Pi PWM GPIO to Expansion Board PWM connector.
  3. Connect Voice Bonnet HAT TX and RX to Expansion Board TX and RX connectors.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you wired up your Expansion Board Level Shifter.

Step 09: Inserting the Servo Motors

  1. Insert the servo horn to the flipper horn socket.
  2. Push the flipper with the servo horn onto the servo motor shaft.
  3. Secure the flipper and horn to the motor shaft with the provided shaft fastener screw
  4. Repeat for second flipper then gently push each motor to their slot in the Pi bracket.

The motors should slide in the slot with some resistance, depending on the printed part tolerance.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you installed both flippers.

Step 10: Plugging the Motors in the Expansion Board

Connect the motors to the three pin PWM header pins on the Expansion Board.

Make sure the ground (GND; black/brown wire) aligns with the GND pin on the header.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you have installed both flippers of your RSC v4.

Step 11: Connecting the Display to the Expansion Board

  1. Plug the Display UART connector wires to their header on the Touch Display.
  2. Plug the Display UART to the UART 5V header pins of the Level Shifter on the Expansion Board.
  3. Make sure the connecter is firmly seated and the orientation matches the pin labels: 5V, TX, RX, GND.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you connected the display.

Step 12: Fasten the Display to the Front Panel

  1. Insert the Touch Display into the Front Panel frame, facing the opening slot.
  2. Carefully fasten the Display to the frame using four M3x4mm screws, one for each corner.

Ensure the connector cable remains accessible at the back for routing into the chassis.

Make sure the Display is flush with the frame opening.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you fastened your display to the front panel.

Step 13: Fit the Front Panel

  1. Hold your Front Panel by the Raspberry Pi GPIO header and align it with the channel grooves in the Pi bracket.
  2. Gently push your Front Panel down the channel grooves.

Make sure the Front Panel is flush with the Pi bracket with no pinched wires.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you installed the face of your RSC v4.

Step 14: Assemble the Lid with Button and NeoPixel Ring

  1. Push the Arcade button in the Lid opening.
  2. Route the NeoPixel connector wires through the Button Nut.
  3. Sit the NeoPixel LED ring around the Arcade Button shaft, on the shelf under the Lid, facing down.
  4. Fasten the button and NeoPixel ring in place gently using the Button Nut.
  5. Route the button wires and NeoPixel wires neatly so they remain accessible for connection to the Expansion Board.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you assembled the lid.

Step 15: Connect the NeoPixels and Button

  1. Connect the NeoPixel LED Ring wires (5V, GND, PWM signal) to its header pins on the Expansion Board.
  2. Connect the Arcade Button wires to the AIY Voice Bonnet button header.

Note: Make sure to secure all connections and route wires carefully inside the chassis to help reduce interference when closing the lid.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you connected the lid.

Step 16: Install the Rear panel and Lid

  1. Align the Rear panel with the channel grooves at the back of the Pi bracket.
  2. Gently push your Rear panel down the channel grooves until flush with the Pi bracket.
  3. Carefully tidy all wires in the chassis to prevent pinching or interference when closing the Lid.
  4. Align the Lid on the Pi bracket and gently press down until flush with the Pi bracket.

See video below for more details:

By the end of this step, you have fully assembled your RSC v4 😊🎉

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