Bench reference
It holds technical procedures and measurements used while repairing the robots, so it is written in shorthand rather than plain language. Nothing here needs your attention.
Reference · Hiwonder TonyBot
The documentation pages, all ten download folders from Hiwonder's appendix, and the parts contact — collected so nothing has to be hunted for twice.
TonyPi is a different robot. It looks nearly identical and ranks well in search, but it runs a Raspberry Pi — Wi-Fi hotspot, SSH, VNC,wifi_conf.py. Your TonyBot is ESP32 and connects by USB Type-C to a Windows PC. If a page mentions a Raspberry Pi, you are on the wrong robot's documentation. Check the URL says Tonybot.
| Page | What's on it |
|---|---|
| TonyBot wiki — index | Start here. Everything else hangs off this. |
| Getting Ready | Charging, power on, and the warning not to force a joint while powered. |
| PC Software Action Control Course | The only page documenting deviation adjustment — the Loosen / Read / Download sequence and the −100…100 range. |
| Appendix — downloads | Source of every Drive link below. |
| LX-824HV product page | 17 kg·cm at 11.1 V, 9–12.6 V, 240° control angle — and brass gears, which is what makes the plastic gear found in Robot #3 worth verifying. |
Hiwonder's appendix links out to Drive. These are the folders it points at, ordered by how much they matter for repair work.
| Folder | Contents | Need it for |
|---|---|---|
| PC Software | Bus Servo Control V3.5 setup.exe | Everything. Windows only. |
| Action Files | Stock motion sequences | Restoring a robot whose stored actions are wrong |
| TonyBot Firmware | Controller firmware | A controller that won't behave after everything else checks out |
| Firmware Tools | flash_download_tool_3.9.7 | Flashing the ESP32 |
| Serial Utility | serial_port_utility_latest.exe | Watching the serial link when the main software won't connect |
| Program Collection | Sample code and examples | Reference |
| WonderCode IDE | Block-based programming | Not needed for repair |
| Python Editor | Python Editor.exe | Not needed for repair |
| Arduino IDE | Setup files | Not needed for repair |
| All resources (parent) | Everything above | Grabbing the lot at once |
Download the PC Software, Action Files and Firmware folders to local storage now. They live on someone else's Drive — links rot, folders get reorganised, and finding out mid-repair on robot #6 is the wrong time.
| Need | Contact |
|---|---|
| Gear sets, spare parts list | support@hiwonder.com — they maintain a list rather than publishing one |
| Whole servo | Hiwonder direct or resellers. Roughly $20–25. |
| Battery pack | 3S 11.1 V, 2000 mAh, 20 A continuous, BMS with balance, common port, white 2-pin. The TonyPi Pro uses the identical pack — search that too. |
| BMS only | 3S, 20–25 A continuous, common port, with balance. Never 10 A. |
| Which servo model | Read the number printed on the servo body first. The spec says brass gears; Robot #3 had a plastic one. |
Recorded so the mistake is not repeated.TonyPi documentationcovers a Raspberry Pi humanoid: hotspots named HW-xxxx, SSH aspi, VNC desktops, ~/hiwonder-toolbox/wifi_conf.py. None of it applies to a TonyBot, and following it costs hours. Thework log has the full account.