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V1.1 dies...
14/09/2013 18:31
So after happily having V1.1 up and running for a few days, i decide to replace the tempremental dc motor used for steering the front wheels and install a little servo motor. This went very well... initially. I soon discovered that on startup pin 18 has some floating value until you set it. This...
V1.1 hits the floor!
30/08/2013 18:51
So i've been trying to iron out some niggles within the software (I'll sort out that DC motor thats currently used for steering and replace it with a servo soon) which was causing the PiBot to freeze randomly. I managed to locate the fault within the socket server which was sending and recieving...
PiBot turns
26/08/2013 19:41
This morning after some quite substantial time studying the L293D wiring diagram i managed to wire up the motor which controls the steering. To my suprise the one that came installed on the remote control car i am using as a base was not a servo motor, I decided for simplicity at this stage to try...
PiBot's first steps!
25/08/2013 12:36
Today the PiBot moved back and forth for the first time! Controled over the wifi using the user input of up and down arrow keys allowed the PiBot to run in a straight line at a single speed. This may seem trivial however this means adding in steering capability will simply involve some additional...
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23/08/2013 16:40
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Website launched
23/08/2013 16:39
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