NEATO XV SIGNATURE PRO REVIEWS SERIAL
NEATO XV SIGNATURE PRO REVIEWS UPDATE

Ferule + Ferule Crimping tool ( optional) - It is good practice to add ferules to wires which will be held in place by screw terminals instead of leaving exposed bare wires.This is completely optional and a personal preference. 3-Wire JST Connector ( optional) - I wired a JST connector to the Neato MiniUSB side and another to the Raspberry Pi MicroUSB port to allow me to disconnect the Pi if needed in the future.The pot can be removed by applying heat to the side of it at the top with a soldering iron. 5V step-down voltage regulator - if using this exact voltage-regulator, I recommend removing the pot (little wheel in the upper right-hand corner) before soldering the 5V pad on the back as there have been reports of voltage variation when it is kept.Raspberry Pi ZeroW (Will sit on top of Neato motherboard in the upper left hand corner).

NEATO XV SIGNATURE PRO REVIEWS UPDATE

Setup - 2021 update (Internal housing) - RobertD502 cut open the mini usb cable that you used to connect the Raspberry Pi to Neato, reconnect all wires except the red one (power).If you use another GPIO make sure to reflect that in the configuration file (see below) connect it to the 5V, GND and GPIO 2 of your Raspberry Pi.Connect a mini usb cable from the Raspberry Pi to Neato.Do not use the GPIO to power the Raspberry Pi directly. Connect the output of the step-down voltage regulator (that should be 5V) to your Raspberry Pi's USB connector for power.

See image below to find the right connector on the Neato motherboard:

Connect to your step-down voltage regulator to Neato's 16V connection.

The package also allows for direct USB connection, without a relay. I used a Grove Relay from Seeed but any 5v relay should do. Make sure it can handle at least 16V as that is what Neato will be providing to power your Raspberry Pi from. I used one from Pololu but any should do.

A micro usb cable to power your Raspberry Pi.

A mini usb cable to connect your Raspberry Pi to Neato.

Raspberry Pi (2, 3 and Zero tested and confirmed working) or any other device that runs Python and has some sort of GPIO and USB connectivity.

Tested on XV Signature Pro and Raspberry Pi, should work on others.

Transforms your non-connected Neato into a connected one.

NEATO XV SIGNATURE PRO REVIEWS SERIAL

Serial interface for Neato robot vacuum cleaners.

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