Alright ! You have your TNY-360, you have your battery pack, and you are ready to power up your robot for the first time!
Depending on the battery pack you have, you have a few options to attach it to your TNY-360 :
If you have a standard RC battery, you can use the included battery holder to attach it to your TNY-360.
Simply screw the battery holder to the bottom of your TNY-360, and then use velcro or zip ties to secure your battery to the holder.
If you already want to tinker a bit with your TNY-360, you can design your own battery holder and 3D print it!
The TNY-360 has 4 mounting holes at the bottom, in which you can screw your own battery holder.
If you want to go this way, check out the (soon available) Custom Battery Guide for more information on how to design your own battery holder.
The TNY-360 has an XT30 connector for the battery pack.
While this connector is pretty common, you may not find a battery pack with an XT30 connector.
In that case, you can use an XT30 to XT60 adapter, or you can solder your own XT30 connector to your battery pack.
Once you have your battery pack ready, simply plug it into the XT30 connector on the TNY-360.
Once you have your battery pack connected, the TNY-360 should boot up automatically.
Check that the robot is booting up by looking at the screen on the TNY-360. You should see the TNY Robotics logo briefly.
If you don't see any activity after a couple of seconds, unplug the battery pack immediately and go over all the connections inside the robot to make sure everything is connected properly.
All good ? Great! Let's move on to the next step!