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ActivityBot Shield

IronWill98IronWill98 Posts: 2
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Hey guys
So I've been messing around with my ActivityBot a lot recently and have run into something. If I got the Shield-Bot retrofit for Boe-Bot would it work for the ActivityBot? I saw that you can buy the parts and upgrade from Boe to Activity because they use the same chassis so I'm guessing that the shield should just slot in. I am so much more comfortable with Arduino but love the feel of the ActivityBot.

Thanks all,
Will

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  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    The shield separately added to any BOE-based project should be fine. You might want to buy a refresh parts pack if, you're like me, those naughty little resistors get lost on your desk.

    The ActivityBot does have the wheel encoders and you'll want to consider how you implement those on the Arduino. You might, for example, connect them to pins 2 and 3 so you can take advantage of the Arduino's hardware interrupts.
  • IronWill98IronWill98 Posts: 2
    Alright, cool. I have a feeling my carpet ate most of my resistors but I can't be sure because I can't find the darn things...
    Also good thought on the encoders I'll have to poke that.
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