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<br />[[File:Neato-xvXV-11.jpg|alt=|thumb|Neato XV-11 Robotic Vacuum]]The Neato XV-11([[wikipedia:Neato_Robotics|Wikipedia]]''''') is a robot which vacuum’s your house. It is unlike any other however because it includes a low cost 360 degree laser distance scanner (LIDAR See [[wikipedia:Lidar|Wikipedia]]). This content has been migrated can be removed from the old [https://webXV-11 and used in your own robotics projects or used within the XV-11 with the help of the Robot Operating System (ROS).archiveThe pages within this wiki document interfacing methods into the XV-11 and is open to anyone who wants to help.org/web/20120107080436/http://xv11hacking.wikispacesFor $399 you can’t find a better robotics platform in my opinion, definitely worth the cost even if you do nothing more than strip it down for parts.com/ xv11hackingYou will find it is very well constructed by some people who definitely know about robotics.com] website'''''

What is the Neato XV-11 you ask??  The Neato XV-11('''''This content has been migrated from [[wikipediahttps:Neato_Robotics|Wikipedia]]) is a robot which vacuum’s your house//web.archive. It is unlike any other however because it includes a low cost 360 degree laser distance scanner (LIDAR See [[wikipediaorg/web/20180721051927/http:Lidar|Wikipedia]]). This can be removed from the XV-11 and used in your own robotics projects or used within the XV-11 with the help of the Robot Operating System (ROS)//xv11hacking. The pages within this wiki document interfacing methods into the XV-11 and is open to anyone who wants to helpwikispaces. For $399 you can’t find a better robotics platform in my opinion, definitely worth the cost even if you do nothing more than strip it down for partscom/ xv11hacking. You will find it com] which is very well constructed by some people who definitely know about roboticsno longer available.'''''

As you may know, you can manually control Neato right out of the box by connecting it to any computer via usb and, through any terminal program, send commands to robot (for some reason article describing command list on official Neato site is unreachable at this moment, but you can get it by typing ‘help’). The way you can control Neato movements is described here: [[#XV-11 API Commands|XV-11 API Commands]]

The source contains few Neato specific bits related to the operation of the robot, however some intresting interesting details are disclosed:

*The presense presence USB Gadget drivers of suggests that the Neato has USB OTG support and “Ethernet over USB” capabilities (unconfirmed)

*[[:File:Neato XV-11 Readme.txt|Readme.txt]] of the LinuxSrc folder

Contents of the folder LinuxSrc\boot indicate that [http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot U-boot ] is, or was used as, bootloader on the Neato at some point “''Hopefully u-boot doesn’t make it to production, but if it does..'', LinuxSrc\boot\arch\arm\cpu\lpc313, line 453.

! colspan="34" |Neato XV-11 BOM and Parts identification||-||||

'''IMPORTANT LCD INFORMATION!!!''' As you can see in the first image, the LCD is labeled “GVLCM128128G 13572A” on its backside. Googling this brings up the following LCD producer: [http://www.golden-vision.cn/ Golden Vision]. However, this exact LCD is not listed on their site, but [http://www.golden-vision.cn/productxs.asp?id=24 this similar one ] is. All the measurable specs are similar (dimensions are approximately the same - the XV-11’s LCD measures approximately 61.6 mm x 55.1 mm x 4.36 mm, which is a bit thicker, probably due to the backlight; 128 x 128 resolution). The only differences I could find are the small white line above the ribbon cable at the bottom of the “similar” LCD isn’t present on the XV-11 LCD, and the ribbon cable of the “similar” LCD is 24 pins, not 25 (so the “similar” '''LCD CANNOT BE USED AS A REPLACEMENT - IT WOULDN’T BE PIN COMPATIBLE!'''). Anyway, the company only lists a few 128x128 LCD’s in production (none of which match the XV-11’s), so this narrows down the list of possible LCD controllers used in the XV-11’s LCD to just the [http://www.tstonramp.com/~pddwebacc/ics_app%20notes/sitronix/ST7541_12.pdf ST7541 ] (others are possible but you could say these are more likely since we know this is the only chip the company uses in their 128x128 greyscale LCD’s). We can’t be sure until we test out driving this LCD standalone (on my TODO list for the next 2 weeks - I’m waiting on a FFC Ribbon Cable Breakout to come in from New Haven Display ([http://www.newhavendisplay.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=91_123&products_id=1100 look here if interested]), but from what the datasheet says and the fact that only 2 of the LCD’s ribbon cable pins are appear to have data running thru them, it seems like the LCD is controlled by i2c from the main board (see below for pinouts).

'''IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER''': I did my best to determine all the dimensions, but there are likely some minor inaccuracies. Looking at the XV-11’s case, the LCD PCB fits snugly in the outline and all the buttons and LED’s have to line up nicely with the plastic to work properly. If for whatever reason you want to use these files to produce a custom LCD peripheral board, just be warned it may not work (but this is probably your best chance at a template for one).