The objective of LinuxPCRobot.org is to build a fully functional robotic development platform for $500 or less using linux, commonly available components, a little skill, and some good old fashioned scrounging.
Welcome To Linux PC Robot!
Submitted by mohawk software on Mon, 2005-12-12 19:42.The system is currently using:
EPIA mini-ATX motherboard
256M RAM
12VDC 70W ATX Power supply (for motherboard)
9V-18V DC to DC 5V 3A converter
9V-18V DC to DC 12V 1.5A converter
40G Hard drive
Linksys WAP11G
Velleman K8055 I/O board (Velleman K8000 I2C board has been retired)
One hacked up PS/2 ball mouse used as a dual motor encoder
Custom dual motor amplifier.
One aluminum project box (housing the motor amplifier)
Wire, terminals, and a terminal block
The chassis parts list:
34 feet of extruded aluminum
1 box each of 1 inch ΒΌ-20 screws, nuts, and washers
1 axle shaft from ride-around toy, with 2 motors and wheels.
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Submitted by mohawk software on Mon, 2007-02-05 17:27.Sorry everybody, we've gotten some lowlife spammer/scammers trying to add bogus comments, because of this, posts need to be approved before they are visible.
I am sorry about this change, but its necessary.
Compact Flash / IDE
Submitted by mohawk software on Thu, 2007-01-04 20:22.There are some interesting devices out there for about $20 that allow you to use a common Compact Flash card as an IDE hard disk. I am thinking of using this as a storage device as it will consume less power and be more shock and vibration resistant.
Changes
Submitted by mohawk software on Mon, 2006-03-06 17:37.Source code has been moved to Mohawksoft.Org's CVS repository.
Velleman K8055 USB Data Acquisition card has replaced the K8000 I2C card.
As part of the implementation of the K8055 interface, a usbdevice object was added to the standard devices.
A networked joystick interface has been added. The robot program implements a "netstick" client and the program "joysend" implements a netstick sender. It has currently been tested using a Logitech Dual Action joystick and seems to work. There is a keep alive pulse which, if lost, will cause the robot to hard stop.
Changes coming soon...
Submitted by mohawk software on Tue, 2006-02-21 20:33.The Velleman K8000 has been replaced with a Velleman K8055. The K8055 is cheaper and faster than the K8000 (I2C vs USB 1.1), and has a higher Digital to Analog resolution, 8 bits.
