I don''t own a Stamp yet but with your help I will soon for an autonomous robot.
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Chris,
As to the specific questions that you have, generally
speaking, the stamp,or an arrangement of stamps can do
just about anything that a creative mind can think of.
I am an industrial engineer working in a factory
setting and have used the stamps to do things close to
what you are talking about. One example is a robot
that picks up bar coded index cards and scans the bar
code into a pc, then it does the key entry to align
the data into a database. Our company used to do this
data entry manually, (500000 cards a year) it required
2 employees working full time to keep up. The robot
that I built uses 2 stepper driven elevators, 1
stepper driven arm to get the cards, 5 infrared vision
sensors, 1 vacuum sensor (map sensor from 88 chevy),
and various other I and O's. A second stamp controls
all of the data entry (bar code reader, keyboard
input) while the first stamp controls the the machine
itself. This machine has been in use for 1 year and
has proven very reliable and has paid for itself
several times over. I have also built other stamp
driven machines that have increased production. The
bottom line is this, the stamp is a rock solid device
with superior tech support. You are right, there are
allot of intelligent people that are willing to help
you accomplish your task, I know, I have used them
many times. Good Luck, think outside of the box!
Scott Sutton
--- Christopher C Dundorf <cdundorf@j...> wrote:
> 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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As to the specific questions that you have, generally
speaking, the stamp,or an arrangement of stamps can do
just about anything that a creative mind can think of.
I am an industrial engineer working in a factory
setting and have used the stamps to do things close to
what you are talking about. One example is a robot
that picks up bar coded index cards and scans the bar
code into a pc, then it does the key entry to align
the data into a database. Our company used to do this
data entry manually, (500000 cards a year) it required
2 employees working full time to keep up. The robot
that I built uses 2 stepper driven elevators, 1
stepper driven arm to get the cards, 5 infrared vision
sensors, 1 vacuum sensor (map sensor from 88 chevy),
and various other I and O's. A second stamp controls
all of the data entry (bar code reader, keyboard
input) while the first stamp controls the the machine
itself. This machine has been in use for 1 year and
has proven very reliable and has paid for itself
several times over. I have also built other stamp
driven machines that have increased production. The
bottom line is this, the stamp is a rock solid device
with superior tech support. You are right, there are
allot of intelligent people that are willing to help
you accomplish your task, I know, I have used them
many times. Good Luck, think outside of the box!
Scott Sutton
--- Christopher C Dundorf <cdundorf@j...> wrote:
> 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!
> Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for
> less!
> Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit:
> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
>
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
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> from the same email address that you subscribed.
> Text in the Subject and Body of the message will be
> ignored.
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
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