Thank you again! Just got the chips in and am going to play with it today. Just one thing I am not clear on - putting a cap _across_ the motor leads. I...
Hi Terry, ... I think you may be confusing diodes and capacitors. Diodes only allow current to flow in one direction. Some capacitors will only work properly...
yep, you are completely correct, that is definitely it!! sorry about that. I had looked at trying to put diodes in my first homemade design, and my thought...
http://robots.engadget.com/entry/1234000043038904/ -David E. Calkins Robotics Professor, San Francisco State Univ. President, Robotics Society of America ...
Dear Tim, I am a doctor who has been paralyzed. If you have interest, I think we can help each other. Arnold Owens, MD Timothy Lai <timll@...> wrote: ...
Roboteers, Saturday May 14th is this months club meeting. 6:00pm, Brighton Academy 1121 NE 7th St, Grants Pass. Be sure to bring your STK500 boards, the topic...
Our very popular 8 week Electronics Prototyping class will be starting June 1. Learn the basics of electronic design while building your own electronic...
Hi folks, I have several (maybe six or seven) years worth of Circuit Cellar back issues that I should get rid of. I can either have them at my workshop in ...
Roboteers, This is a reminder that our southern oregon meeting is this Saturday the June 11th at 6:00pm, Brighton Academy 1121 NE 7th St, Grants Pass. This...
Hey Everybody, I'm new to robotics and I figured I'd jump right in and help out a group that needs help with updating their robot. Right now, they control...
D K
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Jun 21, 2005 3:47 am
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Hello DK, I recommend the BASIC book written by Edwards. He goes over many examples with sample code for the basic stamp. Also, www.parallax.com...
On "Rusty" I'm driving two RC car ESC's (Novak XRS's) with a BS2 and Mini Serial Servo Controller (MSSC) <http://www.camppeavy.com/rusty.jpg>. ESC's take...
Thanks Camp and Fredrick. I have run through the Stamp in Class tutorial with the BS2 to move a Servo. I just wasn't sure if that was the same approach....
D K
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Jun 21, 2005 5:08 pm
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... Does this robot have a particular function or is it "free-range"? Camp...
Hi,Camp and Peavy, I want to get more details about your robot. But I don't know enough about it. Pls send to me the information as detailed as possible. ... ...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone tried making larger Sumobots for a bigger weight class. It would seem a logical extension to the already popular contest. ...
Yummm... Free Range Robots... They're real good with mustard and onions. <drool> ... robot from R/C controlled to BS2 controlled please let me know and I will...
In Japan, they've got a 10kg class, with bots being up to 30cm square. The ring is 227cm in diameter. FujiSoft used to have really cool videos on their...
David, That would be something nice to see at a major Robot competition. I'm glad to see you are open to this . If you build it they will come...... Dan ...
So if a ESC takes commands like a servo, does the ESC also control a DC motor like a servo? More specifically will it control the DC motor output to a given...
D K
dktkd@...
Jun 27, 2005 7:48 pm
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... The ESC will not hold position like a servo you probably want a stepper motor. I've got this one http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27964 but...
... The Electronic Speed Controller is just that - a motor SPEED controller. You can vary the direction and speed of a motor by varying the pulse width of the...
William Hubbard
robotics@...
Jun 27, 2005 8:50 pm
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Hi Roboteers, I'm trying to escape from the clutches of PIC and BASIC robotics platforms and I think I may have found a good replacement for my own uses. I was...
Thanks Camp and Bill. I didn't think it would be that easy but I figure I ask. If you were interested, the group that I am helping out is called Omnicircus....
D K
dktkd@...
Jun 28, 2005 12:19 am
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I have the gumstix connex with the CF adapter and the WaySmall STUART. I have been able to get the CF and the wireless networking to function. I can move...
Hi rtstofer, I recognize your email from the Mark III list. Which forums have you been asking on? I'm on the sourceforge mailing list and I don't recall seeing...
... The next logical step would be to move to C, start by learning it on a freeware/shareware compiler like turbo C or pcc for DOS running on your PC, and then...
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