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Boe-Bot Serial Vs USB

RazmearRazmear Posts: 6
edited 2005-06-14 15:29 in Robotics
I'm looking to get a Boe-Bot for hobby and self education and am
wondering if the USB version is essentially the same as the Serial
version or if there are revisions and improvements in the USB version
beyond just the USB hook up.
The Serial is selling for $130 and the USB is $160, so if there is no
benifit other than the connection port then I'll save myself the $30.
Prices were found at:
http://www.kitsusa.net/phpstore/index.php?action=category&start=12&id=17&subid=

Thanks,
eb

Comments

  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-06-14 00:52
    Nope, the boards are the same other than the Serial versus USB connections.

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    Jon Williams
    Applications Engineer, Parallax
  • RazmearRazmear Posts: 6
    edited 2005-06-14 02:24
    Thanks, just placed the order. I'd never heard of a Boe-Bot before last week when I was googling for a multimeter and stumbled on the site above. Since then I've been hooked on the manual and have aready read the first 6 chapters (~180pages) in the boe-bot book in PDF.
    I just found this forum, so I've got alot more reading to do.
    Thanks again for the quick reply,
    eb
  • Tom WalkerTom Walker Posts: 509
    edited 2005-06-14 15:23
    You have discovered the path to madness...oh, but such an enjoyable madness...

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-06-14 15:29
    Yes, I've been on it for 12 years ... and I'm not going back to sanity!!!

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    Jon Williams
    Applications Engineer, Parallax
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