It's been a busy week.
Tuesday night was a productive night at Robot Builders Night Out (RBNO), a weekly gathering of DPRG (Dallas Personal Robotics Group http://www.dprg.org/ ) members. I finished a basic Arduino breadboard for the next class session. The next task is to see how much junk I can cram onto this board. It is sitting in front of me and the only additions are the USB to TTL converter and a phototransistor.
There have only been minimal changes made to the class, so there isn't much to report there.
Hopefully, I can make some progress this weekend and have more to report to you.
Showing posts with label rbno. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rbno. Show all posts
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Arduino Project Status
Well, the current status of the Arduino project is that the motor control board is built and the code is about 50 % complete. We still have a lot to do to get the course completed. Overall, I believe the course is more than 50% complete, but not 75%. There is not a formal project plan in place, so my estimates are more guesses than formal estimates.
The mission of the course is: Learn Ardunio, Have Fun, On the Cheap. As a result, the GPS module of the class may be stripped. $75.00 is cheap for GPS, but probably not really cheap for this class. I think it would be interesting for another class. The Arduino may not be able to handle it, but I think it is worth the attempt.
Tuesday was DPRG night and also a board meeting. Ed (our beloved DPRG President) is doing a fine job of leading us forward. That also meant that I had some work to do in the DPRG arena as well. Board meetings are such a thrill. I think we may turn to Robert's Rules of Order for some assistance in organizing our meetings and making them more efficient. We worked through a lot of material the other night, but it took awhile. The agenda was a page and a half long. If we are to get through the material, we need to do it quickly and efficiently.
In Scouts, I was able to organize the PLC meetings where the young men were able to conduct their meetings efficiently and actually get things done. I am confident that adults are able to learn the same tricks just as effectively. It would be to our benefit to do so.
The mission of the course is: Learn Ardunio, Have Fun, On the Cheap. As a result, the GPS module of the class may be stripped. $75.00 is cheap for GPS, but probably not really cheap for this class. I think it would be interesting for another class. The Arduino may not be able to handle it, but I think it is worth the attempt.
Tuesday was DPRG night and also a board meeting. Ed (our beloved DPRG President) is doing a fine job of leading us forward. That also meant that I had some work to do in the DPRG arena as well. Board meetings are such a thrill. I think we may turn to Robert's Rules of Order for some assistance in organizing our meetings and making them more efficient. We worked through a lot of material the other night, but it took awhile. The agenda was a page and a half long. If we are to get through the material, we need to do it quickly and efficiently.
In Scouts, I was able to organize the PLC meetings where the young men were able to conduct their meetings efficiently and actually get things done. I am confident that adults are able to learn the same tricks just as effectively. It would be to our benefit to do so.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
RBNO
Well another good evening at RBNO. That is, the Dallas Personal Robotics Group (http://www.dprg.prg/) Robot Builders' Night Out. Not a big turnout for RBNO, but there were things going on. Another basic Breadboard Arduino is assembled and ready for additional components. It will need another wiring check before power is applied to it. This will be the foundation platform for Session 3 dealing with motor control. There is also a MosFET and an H-bridge from Sparkfun that will be utilized.
These assembled breadboards do not travel well. There must be a better way to carry them around. Granted, that's not something one usually does with a prototyping board, but that is the current plan.
These assembled breadboards do not travel well. There must be a better way to carry them around. Granted, that's not something one usually does with a prototyping board, but that is the current plan.
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