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Here you will find the installation instructions for the MiP Power Up: D1 mini. The MiP Power Up, or MPU, is a custom circuit board to adapt the Wemos D1 mini and clones to the serial port on a WowWee Labs MiP robot, adding Internet connectivity.

Table of contents

1. Required reading
2. Parts
3. Assembly
4. Next steps

Required Reading

Ninety-five percent of what you need to know to install the MPU can be learned by reading Sparkfun's guide, Hacking the MiP - ProMini Pack. The MPU is based on Sparkfun's original ProMini Pack and installation is nearly identical.

Check out these excellent guides, too.

• Macetech's Quick tear-down guide.
• Adamgreen's post, What's inside my MiP.

Parts

• 4-pin ZH JST connector with wires.
• The Wemos D1 mini or a compatible board.
• The MPU: D1 mini.
  • 4-pin ZH JST female connector (these come with the JST wires linked above).
  • 2x female headers, 8-pin.
  • Right-angle female pin header, 2-pin, optional for the debugging port.
• An FTDI adapter, optional for the debugging port.
• 3x screws (1/2", 4-40) to attach the MPU circuit board to MiP's battery pack.
• 3x nuts (4-40)
• 3x screws (M3 x 12mm) to install the assembled MPU and battery pack in MiP.

Assembly

Prior to following the instructions in Sparkfun's guide, you must solder your own components to the MPU. All parts are listed above, are through-hole components, and are easy for the beginner to solder.

Once everything is soldered up, follow Sparkfun's guide, remembering to reinstall MiP's arms.

Next steps

Visit the MPU: D1 mini library to download and install the board's supporting Arduino IDE library.