Mini-DIN Connector Cable for iRobot Create 2 - 7 Pins - 6 feet

The 7-Pin Mini-DIN Connector lets you tap into the iRobot Create 2 hackport for full control using an Arduino or any 5 V TTL UART microcontroller. You can even draw power from the robot’s battery (up to ~21 V — use a buck converter for 5 V projects). Perfect for robotics experiments and Create 2 hacking!

With this handy 7 Pin Mini-DIN Connector, you can now jack into the hackport on your iRobot and control it with an Arduino or some other favourite microcontroller that has a 5V TTL UART! You can also power your project off of the internal Create 2's battery. Note that the battery voltage can be as high as ~21V, so a buck converter such as this one could be good for getting the unregulated VPWR from 20V down to a more reasonable 5V. The iRobot Create 2 is a time tested durable mobile robot platform built from remanufactured Roomba robots, so instead of spending hours, or days, or weeks trying to build a functional robot and figuring out your power supplies and motors, just hack the iRobot! Please note, iRobot Create 2 not included.

Specifications

* Length: 180cm

* Weight: 75g

Resources

* Creating 2 serial to USB cable creation

* iRobot Create 2 Open Interface specification

Revision History

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* As of Sept 1, 2020 this cable connector is no longer gold-plated. Instead, it is tin plated.

Package Contents

* 1x Mini-DIN Connector Cable for iRobot Create 2–7 Pins - 6 feet

* iRobot Create 2 not included.