... can get videos on Youtube [...] ... was that widely distributed yet. I've yet to get a BeagleBone, but they do sound interesting. OP wanted a box with room...
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Wes Edwards
steadfastnz
May 2, 2012 4:16 am
I'm also looking at moving up from my Arduino clone to something a bit more powerful. I have a large robot running ROS on Linux on an Atom-based PC with...
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Ryan Myrda
ryanmyrda...
May 2, 2012 4:38 am
A friend of mine has loaned me a i.MX53 quick start board and I got it up and running in no time. Freescale advertises 60 seconds, however, tracking down a ...
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Brad garton
bradoneil42
May 2, 2012 5:16 am
The price is nice for that board, and it has an accelerometer built in too. Looking that the tools App note though, ...
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Lloyd Moore
moorel3_b
May 3, 2012 6:14 pm
Folks, Just a quick question - is it possible to solder LGA surface mount packages? The specific one I'm looking at is a LGA-14 so all of the pins are on the ...
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Richard Greenway
fenagogue
May 3, 2012 6:58 pm
Usually that would be a DLF/DFN package. Solder them is usually pretty easy. Does it have a central support pad? (large ground pad) If so that is the only...
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Dick Curtiss
rcurtiss@...
May 3, 2012 7:21 pm
I am currently working with the STM32F4-Discovery board (about $15) and so far have not been disappointed. Previously, I worked with the PSoC 5 First Touch...
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Wim Lewis
wimlwiml
May 3, 2012 7:22 pm
... My understanding is that although DFN packages' leads extend to the side of the package, LGAs' don't (at least according to the package diagrams I have)....
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Lloyd Moore
moorel3_b
May 3, 2012 8:39 pm
I happen to be starting to work with the STM32 series as well and found the development tools to be WAY expensive. There is an alternative however, there are...
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Peter Balch
peterbalch@...
May 3, 2012 9:21 pm
The LGA-14 is 0.9mm pitch - quite large by todays standards! AFAIK the pads don't quite reach the edge. If you have a pcb then I guess you can use a toaster...
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Tony Mactutis
tonymactutis
May 5, 2012 4:50 am
Interesting reading - ... enjoy! http://books.google.com/books?id=qS-PSsQRnFUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false - m ...
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izanagics
May 7, 2012 3:50 am
This will be a continuing and evolving event happening every 4th Saturday at 2:30pm. The location is Studentrnd in Bellevue, WA, USA: 1405 132nd Ave, Suite 3 ...
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SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
May 7, 2012 1:55 pm
Reminder from: SeattleRobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleRobotics/cal Monday Night Chat Monday May 7, 2012 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This...
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Kevin Impson
internetgiest
May 7, 2012 5:51 pm
Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anybody had any idea's where to look for a 2x3 .5 pitch IDC ribbon cable connector. I have tried all the standards,...
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Kevin Impson
internetgiest
May 7, 2012 5:56 pm
Hi Everyone, I meant .05" pitch not .5".... sorry. Kevin I....
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Michael
msprague
May 7, 2012 6:53 pm
Looks like most only go down to 2x5 pins. Here is a 2x3, but not sure of US source: http://www.toby.co.uk/content/catalogue/products.aspx?series=A32-xx-CGB1-G...
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Doug Leppard
DougLeppard
May 7, 2012 8:44 pm
I know home automation HVAC is not exactly robotics, but having an automated home is robot like. What I want to do is my dream of having each zone (room) be...
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SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
May 8, 2012 12:56 am
Reminder from: SeattleRobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleRobotics/cal Monday Night Chat Monday May 7, 2012 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
May 8, 2012 1:52 am
The only manufacturer I could ever find for a 2x3 configuration was Berg, who have since been bought out by FCI The parts I have are .100 spacing. It is the...
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Randy Carter
randycarter2001
May 8, 2012 3:19 pm
We use a similar connector for our ICP of the NXP micro-controller. The header both surface mount and through hole and the matching cable are available from...
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ListServ
theear1
May 8, 2012 6:15 pm
At some point, it makes more sense to me to develop on a phone. The phone has high-level connectivity, up to Ghz speeds, massive storage, and good tool...
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William Henning
mikronauts
May 13, 2012 12:39 am
Hi, I am entering three of the four competitions (line following, line maze, and mini sumo) and I have a few questions... 1) Line Following ... How does the...
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Lloyd Moore
moorel3_b
May 13, 2012 4:03 pm
William, Let me chime in here on the questions you have below: 1. In general the “indoor” robot events do not have a requirement for an “Emergency...
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William Henning
mikronauts
May 13, 2012 6:08 pm
Hi Lloyd, Thanks for the response! This will be my first competition, and I want to do things right... ... I thought the mini sumo bots were supposed to be...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
May 14, 2012 2:46 am
Mini sumo is strictly an autonomous division - no remote control permitted at all, including emergency stop functions. It is up to the competitor to catch...
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SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
May 14, 2012 1:55 pm
Reminder from: SeattleRobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleRobotics/cal Monday Night Chat Monday May 14, 2012 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This...
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SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
May 15, 2012 12:56 am
Reminder from: SeattleRobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleRobotics/cal Monday Night Chat Monday May 14, 2012 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This...
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Bob Cook
bobcook_02
May 15, 2012 5:05 am
Hey everyone, Robothon is just 19 days away! Can you believe it? That means time is getting short to get your 'bots out of storage and get 'em ready. Here are...
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sdk6772
May 16, 2012 10:24 pm
Greetings, We have a great meeting planned for this Saturday. Check the website and this group Friday night or Saturday AM before coming just to be sure it's...
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Tony Mactutis
tonymactutis
May 18, 2012 1:48 pm
Interesting article, on autonomous flight/mapping without gps: ...
