Good Basic Stamp Mini Robot Chassis
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Found this cruising Wally World last night. If you gut the RC board and use
a 9-volt battery instead of the 2 AA cells, you should be able to squeeze in
a Basic Stamp I and some devices to control the motors.
http://www.tycorc.com/product.asp?sku=38077&cat=cool_cars
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a 9-volt battery instead of the 2 AA cells, you should be able to squeeze in
a Basic Stamp I and some devices to control the motors.
http://www.tycorc.com/product.asp?sku=38077&cat=cool_cars
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small homebuilt indoor flyers. The transmitters are used as-is, and the
receiver operates a small geared motor with prop. The steering channel
operates a coil for rudder activation. Both receiver outputs are H-bridges
for reversing, which obviously isn't needed for the prop. We operate the
receiver from 3, 50 mah nicads. The "Canned Heat" vehicles are often
available at Wal-Mart for $20. They come in 27 and 49 mHz versions. Get
the 49 mHz unit, since it has better range.
Ray McArthur
> Found this cruising Wally World last night. If you gut the RC board and
use
> a 9-volt battery instead of the 2 AA cells, you should be able to squeeze
in
> a Basic Stamp I and some devices to control the motors.
>
> http://www.tycorc.com/product.asp?sku=38077&cat=cool_cars
table-top line follower.
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> Our indoor flying club uses these transmitters and receivers to RC control
> small homebuilt indoor flyers. The transmitters are used as-is, and the
> receiver operates a small geared motor with prop. The steering channel
> operates a coil for rudder activation. Both receiver outputs are
H-bridges
> for reversing, which obviously isn't needed for the prop. We operate the
> receiver from 3, 50 mah nicads. The "Canned Heat" vehicles are often
> available at Wal-Mart for $20. They come in 27 and 49 mHz versions. Get
> the 49 mHz unit, since it has better range.
> Found this cruising Wally World last night. If you gut the RC board
> and use a 9-volt battery instead of the 2 AA cells, you should be
> able to squeeze in a Basic Stamp I and some devices to control the
> motors.
>
> http://www.tycorc.com/product.asp?sku=38077&cat=cool_cars
>
Looks pretty cool, how is the hack coming along?
How do the Tyco cars steer, and how do you plan to handle that?
I just bought an OEM stamp kit, and this looks like a great project
for it.
Thomas
for the drive and a rotating coil for the steering. There is a magnetic ring
mounted vertically with a coil fixed between the chassis and a cover. There
is a tit on the coil for the steering, and another for a spring used to zero
the wheels. When you apply power to the coil, it rotates slightly left or
right and turns the wheels.
We played with the motor -- it takes a max of 3 volts, but it runs way too
fast to do line following. The steering also takes 3 volts. I'm thinking of
running the motor on 1.5 volts to decrease the speed.
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From: <thomas_seeker@y...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Good Basic Stamp Mini Robot Chassis
> --- In basicstamps@y..., Rodent <daweasel@s...> wrote:
> > Found this cruising Wally World last night. If you gut the RC board
> > and use a 9-volt battery instead of the 2 AA cells, you should be
> > able to squeeze in a Basic Stamp I and some devices to control the
> > motors.
> >
> > http://www.tycorc.com/product.asp?sku=38077&cat=cool_cars
> >
> Looks pretty cool, how is the hack coming along?
> How do the Tyco cars steer, and how do you plan to handle that?
> I just bought an OEM stamp kit, and this looks like a great project
> for it.
> Thomas
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
forward reverse left and right depending on rotation of the motors (the
front wheels are static and when turning get dragged sideways but I found i
nece ball bearing to replace the front wheels with and turning is no prob.
(I also made it "front wheel drive" because my forward direction is actually
going reverse in the stock model because i find it is easier to pull weight
straight than push it straight). The motors work nicely on 5V as well which
makes it nice because you can use one 9V battery regualted to 5V to run
everything! Full motor control is obtained using a mosfet h-bridge per
motor. I can also control speed via PWM. Sensors onboard allow it to
drive itself. Fun little robot...
Regards, Jim
Original Message
From: "Rodent" <daweasel@s...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Good Basic Stamp Mini Robot Chassis
> An OEM stap may not fit. The BS1 revD will just fit. It has a single motor
> for the drive and a rotating coil for the steering. There is a magnetic
ring
> mounted vertically with a coil fixed between the chassis and a cover.
There
> is a tit on the coil for the steering, and another for a spring used to
zero
> the wheels. When you apply power to the coil, it rotates slightly left or
> right and turns the wheels.
>
> We played with the motor -- it takes a max of 3 volts, but it runs way too
> fast to do line following. The steering also takes 3 volts. I'm thinking
of
> running the motor on 1.5 volts to decrease the speed.
>
>
Original Message
> From: <thomas_seeker@y...>
> To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 6:05 PM
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Good Basic Stamp Mini Robot Chassis
>
>
> > --- In basicstamps@y..., Rodent <daweasel@s...> wrote:
> > > Found this cruising Wally World last night. If you gut the RC board
> > > and use a 9-volt battery instead of the 2 AA cells, you should be
> > > able to squeeze in a Basic Stamp I and some devices to control the
> > > motors.
> > >
> > > http://www.tycorc.com/product.asp?sku=38077&cat=cool_cars
> > >
> > Looks pretty cool, how is the hack coming along?
> > How do the Tyco cars steer, and how do you plan to handle that?
> > I just bought an OEM stamp kit, and this looks like a great project
> > for it.
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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