guide to installing ping sensor onto boebot board of education?

iloverobots · 2011-03-10 14:07

I am using the board of education version D and I want to add the ping sensor I just got onto it. I want to use just the three prongs and not the bracketing system. Is there a guide to this or any suggestions what to do? Thanks

Mike G · 2011-03-10 17:36

Just plug the PING into the BOE development area and run jumper wires?

Publison · 2011-03-10 17:53

If you go to the Ping product page:

http://www.parallax.com/StoreSearchResults/tabid/768/List/0/SortField/4/catpageindex/2/ProductID/92/Default.aspx?txtSearch=BOE+Ping

There is an area in the lower right for "Download and Resources"

Many examples are there including this one:

http://www.parallax.com/StoreSearchResults/tabid/768/List/0/SortField/4/catpageindex/2/ProductID/92/Default.aspx?txtSearch=BOE+Ping

iloverobots wrote: »

I am using the board of education version D and I want to add the ping sensor I just got onto it. I want to use just the three prongs and not the bracketing system. Is there a guide to this or any suggestions what to do? Thanks

iloverobots · 2011-03-12 17:50

I followed the instructions that parallax gives for testing the ping sensor and my output was 0000 when it wasn't supposed to be. I followed the program and tried to run it, but it didn't work. Any ideas on what went wrong? I have my jumpers all connected and the ping installed on the breadboard. would you like a photo of it?

Franklin · 2011-03-12 18:44

Yes, good clear photos and attach your actual code you loaded into the stamp.

iloverobots · 2011-03-12 22:14

' {$STAMP BS2}
' {$PBASIC 2.5}

sing VAR Word
FREQOUT 4,4000,3000
   detect VAR Word
pulseW VAR Word
counter VAR Word
pulseWC VAR Word
time VAR Word
FOR counter = 1 TO 100
PULSOUT 13, 650
PULSOUT 12, 650
PAUSE 20
     NEXT
     DO
     PULSOUT 15,5
     PULSIN 15,1,time
     DEBUG HOME, "time = ", DEC5 time
     time = time ** 2251
     DEBUG CR, "Distance = ", DEC4 time, " cm"
     PAUSE 100
     LOOP
END

Please help. Thanks!

iloverobots · 2011-03-12 23:35

iloverobots wrote: »

' {$STAMP BS2}
' {$PBASIC 2.5}

sing VAR Word
FREQOUT 4,4000,3000
   detect VAR Word
pulseW VAR Word
counter VAR Word
pulseWC VAR Word
time VAR Word
FOR counter = 1 TO 100
PULSOUT 13, 650
PULSOUT 12, 650
PAUSE 20
     NEXT
     DO
     PULSOUT 15,5
     PULSIN 15,1,time
     DEBUG HOME, "time = ", DEC5 time
     time = time ** 2251
     DEBUG CR, "Distance = ", DEC4 time, " cm"
     PAUSE 100
     LOOP
END

Please help. Thanks!

I tested the code on setting one. I didn't want to turn it to two, because then the wheels would've started going crazy. Could have this posed an issue?

Franklin · 2011-03-13 13:55

Start by getting valid data from the ping. Remove all other code so you don't have to worry about that. Let us know what values you get from the ping (use debug statements)

Publison · 2011-03-13 16:26

If you have the PING plugged into P15, you will need to put the power switch into position 2 to supply power to the PING, (and the servos).

I have attached a program to just test the PING without the servos. See if that works before you add the servos into the program.

iloverobots wrote: »

I tested the code on setting one. I didn't want to turn it to two, because then the wheels would've started going crazy. Could have this posed an issue?

guide to installing ping sensor onto boebot board of education?

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