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Propeller based Boe-Bot

BipedguyBipedguy Posts: 40
edited 2007-03-21 17:42 in Robotics
Im gonna buy the boe-bot hardware kit and outfit it with a 25 dollar Proto board. Total cost: 'Bout 100 bucks compared to 130 for the whole BOE.

Also propeller is easier (and cheaper) to replace and is much faster than a Stamp.

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  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-03-21 00:20
    You might want to invest in one of SparkFun's SD card breakout boards ($15) so you can use BOE-BOT Basic (http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=635533). You can use the programming serial port for control until you feel like going wireless with an xBee.
  • Andy Lindsay (Parallax)Andy Lindsay (Parallax) Posts: 1,919
    edited 2007-03-21 17:42
    You will probably also need the Propeller Plug for loading programs into the Propeller chip. Part# 32201, cost $29.95.

    Here's a link to a similar robot a guy built with the Propeller Education Kit. The PE Kit also includes the Propeller Plug and many of the circuit in the parts bag that comes with the Boe-Bot full kit.

    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=635059

    This thread also has source code and a clip of the Pek-Bot in action.

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    Andy Lindsay

    Education Department
    Parallax, Inc.

    Post Edited (Andy Lindsay (Parallax)) : 3/21/2007 9:03:38 PM GMT
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