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Interesting S2 Additions: CMUCam 5, BeagleBone Black and Hokuyo Laser

Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,387
edited 2014-09-09 12:35 in Robotics
Hey there,

A customer brought in an interesting set of S2 modifications today for his Master's EE program thesis.

The S2s are configurable over WiFi so the Linux OS can be accessed to control the S2. Both robots are networked together over XBee.

The S2 was used because of the high-precision encoders, access to the hacker port and all-around ease of firmware development.

Ken Gracey

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    edited 2014-07-29 15:18
    Very cool! Hope he shares his discoveries and demonstrations on Youtube or Vimeo.

    I might have saved this poor college student $750: Just posted yesterday about a $400 laser scanner which compared favorably to a $1150 Hokuyo unit: https://sites.google.com/site/mechatronicsguy/rplidar-review
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2014-07-30 07:41
    The S2 is very easy to hack, once you get the hole drilled for the hacker port. adding components is a breeze,

    What are you lasering(sic) with that big ol' laser? That thing looks serious..
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    edited 2014-07-30 14:19
    C'mon Tommy. At least gimme a figure 8 wit dat ol' LED cube!

    Better yet, build two LED cubes and do an S2 figure 8 around them!
  • ChrisL8ChrisL8 Posts: 129
    edited 2014-08-01 12:25
    Wow, a $1150 laser scanner on an S2, amazing!
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2014-08-02 14:51
    @Ken - thanks for posting this - I'm with erco - I want video too!

    @Tommy - Cool hack!
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2014-09-04 18:50
    Hey Ken - any more info on where we can find out more about what this customer is doing?
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,387
    edited 2014-09-04 19:03
    Whit wrote: »
    Hey Ken - any more info on where we can find out more about what this customer is doing?

    Yes, very likely! The customer is our own Daniel Harris who has developed a sophisticated and useful navigation system for his Masters in Electronic Engineering program at University North Texas. He just left Parallax for the next two months to finish his paper and claim his degree. He comes back to Rocklin in December, and at that time we'll talk him into posting his thesis.

    Ken Gracey
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2014-09-05 06:56
    Great news!
  • photomankcphotomankc Posts: 943
    edited 2014-09-05 09:49
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    Yes, very likely! The customer is our own Daniel Harris who has developed a sophisticated and useful navigation system for his Masters in Electronic Engineering program at University North Texas. He just left Parallax for the next two months to finish his paper and claim his degree. He comes back to Rocklin in December, and at that time we'll talk him into posting his thesis.

    Ken Gracey


    That will be very interesting to see.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2014-09-05 16:41
    Those hacked S2's are really something.

    @Tommy, the blinky LED cube is cool. One of these days I need to build a robot with gratuitous blinky lights.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2014-09-09 12:35
    Now this is gratuitous...
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