Tools required
You need these hex (Allen) keys for the screws on the camera mounts:Mounting the cameras
Follow this section if you have the Camera Kit.Before you mount each camera, scan the QR code on its back to read its serial number. Write down where each camera goes: left wrist, right wrist or head. You need this list later to assign each camera to its position in the software.
Wrist cameras
1
Mount the camera to the bracket
Fasten each wrist camera to its mount with 4x M2×8 screws.
2
Mount the bracket to the wrist
Attach the camera-and-bracket assembly to the wrist with M3×8 screws.
3
Remove the lens cap
Remove the lens cap from the wrist camera.
Head camera
1
Mount the camera to the bracket
The screws depend on which head camera your Camera Kit has:
- ZED X Mini: use 4x M4×8 screws.
- ZED X One S (ZX1S): use 4x M2×8 screws, the same as the wrist cameras.
2
Mount the bracket to the robot
Attach the camera-and-bracket assembly to the head-camera mounting holes on top of Axol with M4×10 screws.
3
Remove the lens cap
If your head camera is the ZED X One S (ZX1S), remove its lens cap.
Wiring
Follow this section if you have the Camera Kit and a Compute Kit. Place the computer and the power supply near Axol, then connect the cables:1
Position the computer
Set the computer close enough that the camera, USB and power cables reach the back of Axol.
2
Connect the head camera
Run the head camera’s GMSL cable from the camera to a GMSL2 input on the computer.
3
Connect the wrist cameras
Connect each wrist camera to the GMSL port on its wrist with a short right-angle GMSL cable. Then run a long GMSL cable from each wrist-camera port on the back of Axol to a GMSL2 input on the computer.
4
Connect USB and power
Run the USB cable from the back of Axol to the computer. Plug the computer into the DC adapter that ships with it.
Next steps
Installation
Install the software on the Host Computer and open the control panel.
Hardware Setup
Back to the setup guides for every mount.