I don''t own a Stamp yet but with your help I will soon for an autonomous robot.
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Chris,
Yes, that is a lot of work for a stamp. You'd probably be best off getting
several BS2P's and networking them to distribute the load. You'll need
additional circuitry to do some of the things you want, such as data
logging, the stamp's EEPROM is not the best place to store data, you'll need
a external EEPROM such as the serial 64k unit sold on Parallax's site, but
looking over the list of tasks they all can be done (with some good
programming code to back it up) with a stamp. As for reference materials,
you may consider look at the text from the Robotics Kit. Of course one of
the best resources is the basic stamp manual. For easy prototyping you may
want to get a board of education or a INEX-1000 both very good for
prototyping.
Well that's the quick answer! Hope it helps some. ;-)
Chris Shuster
http://www.cpuman.f2s.com/
[url=irc://irc.serenia.net/tech]irc://irc.serenia.net/tech[/url]
PS: If you see a blank e-mail from me, I accidentally hit send before I
typed anything, sorry about that.
Original Message
From: "Christopher C Dundorf" <cdundorf@j...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:42 AM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] I don't own a Stamp yet but with your help I will
soon for an autonomous robot.
> I don't own a Stamp yet but with your help I will soon. I'm interested
> in a single or several linked Stamps to ultimately control an autonomous
> robot.
>
> It'll need to be able to control the following type of functions:
> 1. Control several (non feedback) stepper motor controllers ICs (for
> cameras (fixed speed just pan left/right, tilt up/down)),
> 2. Main drive wheel motor controller (speed (0-xxx RPM), forward/reverse
> direction)
> 3. Analog and Digital I/O (temp readings, misc. sensors, manipulators
> open/close, lights on/off, compass readings (0-5vdc), position encoder on
> drive wheel, light level, etc.
> 4. Record data referenced to time and/or position (relative x,y
> position, time, sensor readings (temps, light levels), possibly I/O
> states)
> 5. Run control algorithms for vehicle guidance and drive system control
> (closed loop system, using compass and RPM count on drive wheels)
> 6. Possible GPS integration in future
> 7. I/O sampling rates between 5 and 10Hz for vehicle control and about
> 1Hz for mission sensors.
> 8. Mission: Run preprogrammed course for about 12 hours, then download
> data via serial line.
>
> Some of the support hardware may include: Compass module, Stepper Motor
> Control Circuits (non feedback), PWM Drive Motor Controller, Laptop PC,
> serial cable, mission sensors, Pocket Watch Module.
>
> I've been reading this newsgroup for a month and there are some truly
> dedicated and intelligent contributors. I've also checked out several
> Stamp websites, all good. Here are some of my initial questions:
>
> - Should I consider the new BS2p40?
> - What about a development board?
> - Is the Stamp suited for this application? I'm concerned that this
> application may be to demanding for what the Basic stamp was intended
> for.
> - Should I consider breaking the tasks up into multiple individual stamp
> modules. If so, do they "link" well together (use 1 wire or I/O ports?)
> - Any reference book recommendations
>
> I'm excited about the possibilities!
>
> Your guidance is greatly appreciated,
> Chris Dundorf
>
>
>
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Yes, that is a lot of work for a stamp. You'd probably be best off getting
several BS2P's and networking them to distribute the load. You'll need
additional circuitry to do some of the things you want, such as data
logging, the stamp's EEPROM is not the best place to store data, you'll need
a external EEPROM such as the serial 64k unit sold on Parallax's site, but
looking over the list of tasks they all can be done (with some good
programming code to back it up) with a stamp. As for reference materials,
you may consider look at the text from the Robotics Kit. Of course one of
the best resources is the basic stamp manual. For easy prototyping you may
want to get a board of education or a INEX-1000 both very good for
prototyping.
Well that's the quick answer! Hope it helps some. ;-)
Chris Shuster
http://www.cpuman.f2s.com/
[url=irc://irc.serenia.net/tech]irc://irc.serenia.net/tech[/url]
PS: If you see a blank e-mail from me, I accidentally hit send before I
typed anything, sorry about that.
Original Message
From: "Christopher C Dundorf" <cdundorf@j...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:42 AM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] I don't own a Stamp yet but with your help I will
soon for an autonomous robot.
> I don't own a Stamp yet but with your help I will soon. I'm interested
> in a single or several linked Stamps to ultimately control an autonomous
> robot.
>
> It'll need to be able to control the following type of functions:
> 1. Control several (non feedback) stepper motor controllers ICs (for
> cameras (fixed speed just pan left/right, tilt up/down)),
> 2. Main drive wheel motor controller (speed (0-xxx RPM), forward/reverse
> direction)
> 3. Analog and Digital I/O (temp readings, misc. sensors, manipulators
> open/close, lights on/off, compass readings (0-5vdc), position encoder on
> drive wheel, light level, etc.
> 4. Record data referenced to time and/or position (relative x,y
> position, time, sensor readings (temps, light levels), possibly I/O
> states)
> 5. Run control algorithms for vehicle guidance and drive system control
> (closed loop system, using compass and RPM count on drive wheels)
> 6. Possible GPS integration in future
> 7. I/O sampling rates between 5 and 10Hz for vehicle control and about
> 1Hz for mission sensors.
> 8. Mission: Run preprogrammed course for about 12 hours, then download
> data via serial line.
>
> Some of the support hardware may include: Compass module, Stepper Motor
> Control Circuits (non feedback), PWM Drive Motor Controller, Laptop PC,
> serial cable, mission sensors, Pocket Watch Module.
>
> I've been reading this newsgroup for a month and there are some truly
> dedicated and intelligent contributors. I've also checked out several
> Stamp websites, all good. Here are some of my initial questions:
>
> - Should I consider the new BS2p40?
> - What about a development board?
> - Is the Stamp suited for this application? I'm concerned that this
> application may be to demanding for what the Basic stamp was intended
> for.
> - Should I consider breaking the tasks up into multiple individual stamp
> modules. If so, do they "link" well together (use 1 wire or I/O ports?)
> - Any reference book recommendations
>
> I'm excited about the possibilities!
>
> Your guidance is greatly appreciated,
> Chris Dundorf
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!
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