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New addict here :D

JanosNFSJanosNFS Posts: 4
edited 2010-12-23 06:44 in Propeller 1
Hi every1,

Just joined the community, finished my first robotics class and got hooked...
So here I am starting out a long long adventure in robotics...

I had a computer science and engineering major and am adept in many programming languages so spin is fun to play with instead of a nightmare that it is for other noobs.
Don't know much about microcontrollers yet, but am working on some projects right now already and hope to develop some fun stuff.

Anyway... just saying hi :)

B/R

Janos

Just another evil genious

Comments

  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2010-12-20 23:00
    JanosNFS: Welcome to the fantastic world of the Prop. When you have questions, please do not be afraid to ask.
  • BaggersBaggers Posts: 3,019
    edited 2010-12-20 23:51
    JanosNFS welcome to the prop, and this forum :) and most of all many years of fun with the prop!!
  • Dr_AculaDr_Acula Posts: 5,484
    edited 2010-12-21 01:43
    Welcome to the forum. I look forward to seeing your propeller powered robot!
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2010-12-21 04:54
    @JanosNFS

    Welcome to the Propeller! This is a big, friendly group here, so jump in!

    OBC
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2010-12-21 05:06
    Greetings, Earthling. Do you have a list of projects? Many of us have several in progress, and advances by one individual help advance back-burner projects for others.

    Check out the contributor software. Hanno's material (like ViewPort) is a good example of interesting stuff.

    Cheers!
  • JanosNFSJanosNFS Posts: 4
    edited 2010-12-22 22:32
    Thanks for the warm welcome!

    I do look forward to this.
    I am actually very familiar with the programming part, but trying to figure out my evil genious board to work with the spin chip.
    I am concerned about how much power I should add into the system, the original idea was a 9v with a 2kohm resistors inline on vdd to reduce it to around 3.3v, will post a pic soon, maybe start another thread for it...
    Has anyone done this?

    I have a list of porjects in mind, will post them later.
    eventually I want to use them in my shop, I have a machine shop with cncs and some manual machines and hope to be able to do some automation for some projects.

    Anyway lets just dive into this :smile:
  • max72max72 Posts: 1,155
    edited 2010-12-23 06:44
    Use only a regulated 3.3V supply. If you start from a 9V you should use a voltage regulator. A linear regulator requires 2 caps, and it is really cheap.
    Your proposed solution will fry the chip.
    Otherwise start with a ready to use board. There are a lot of options, this way you can start with working hardware, and you can move to home made solutions after..

    Have fun,
    Massimo
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