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A mode select push button will be added to the top of the robot’s
head so that different functions can be chosen when the robot
starts up. One of the main functions that the push button will
enable is calibrating the infrared sensors.
Fabricate the push button connector using a momentary contact
switch, a 1-K resistor, a 2-connector female header, a 1-connec-
tor female header, some heat-shrink tubing, and three pieces of
connector wire cut to a length of 3 inches each. Use Figure 5.55
as a wiring and soldering guide when creating the connector.
When the push button assembly is finished, mount the push but-
ton in the 1/4-inch mounting hole on the snake’s head and attach
the connectors to the controller board, as shown in Figure 5.56.

FIGURE 5.55
Mode select switch
wiring guide and
finished assembly.

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