I/O Board for Mobile PC-Based Robot
Let's say I want to step up (more like a quantum leap) and make a robot out of my Acer Aspire One, along the lines of Evolution Robotic's discontinued ER-1 robot, which was a mobile laptop-based robot. It's got a camera, vision, tons of memory & processing power, and I can finally use my RoboRealm software.
I need a Windows-based USB-based I/O board that lets me connect lots of A/D and D/A converters, external sensors, servos, motor drivers, etc. And it has its own software, and lets me program in my beloved BASIC. Not just a servo controller or motor driver that gets programmed one time and does its own thing, but one that lets the PC do all the computing and thinking. Hopefully in the $100 aisle...
Anybody know of a product along these lines?
I need a Windows-based USB-based I/O board that lets me connect lots of A/D and D/A converters, external sensors, servos, motor drivers, etc. And it has its own software, and lets me program in my beloved BASIC. Not just a servo controller or motor driver that gets programmed one time and does its own thing, but one that lets the PC do all the computing and thinking. Hopefully in the $100 aisle...
Anybody know of a product along these lines?
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John Abshier
http://revision3.com/systm/crane
http://revision3.com/systm/robots
-dan
Peter KG6LSE
You would probably need a shield for motor control. I'm not sure if there's a free BASIC compiler available, but I believe that commercial compilers exist. You would also need a programmer if you went the BASIC route (~ $35 for AVRISP mk2).
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If Shipping from the UK wasn't $23 (15GBP), I would have ordered one already!