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Posted by Too_Many_Tools on March 24, 2007, 12:40 am
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> Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> > wrote:
> >> Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> >>> I would be interested in hearing what test jigs and test sets that you
> >>> have built and used in prototyping your robots.
> >>> Both electronic and mechanical efforts are of interest.
> >>> Pictures would be great.
> >>> Thanks for any contributions.
> >> I am building a motor controller for a large differential drive outdoor
> >> rover type bot. In the interest of not breaking things in case of
> >> firmware issues, I built a small vehicle with encoders on the motors
> >> that weighs a few pounds. The cpu board is an eval board from the cpu
> >> manufacturer. The drive board is another eval board for a dual H bridge.
> >> When I get the firmware finished and solid, I will do the layout for the
> >> motor controller with the CPU and full size power section. This approach
> >> spreads out expenses and time requirements pretty well.
> >> In addition to electronic and mechanical jigging, there is a script
> >> driven tool to issue commands to the motor controller and capture
> >> responses for debugging. This jig substitutes for the main host computer
> >> that has not been developed yet.
> >> I don't really have a good place to post pictures, sorry.
> >> Bob
> > Thanks for the response Bob....it is what I am looking for.
> > Your approach sounds like a smart way to approach the prototyping
> > phase.
> > Is there anything you would redo if the opportunity allowed it?
> About the only thing I would do differently at this point is that I
> would have bought an RF serial data link instead of building one.
> Time is in pretty short supply for me and instead of just buying the
> link for transferring command and telemetry, I opted to build one. To
> borrow a line from an old song, a week went by and now it's July... and
> I have not gotten back to the motor controller for too long.
> Bob- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks Bob...I appreciate the advice.
Hmmm....no other posts.
Guess no one else is building robots. :<)
TMT
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> have built and used in prototyping your robots.
>
> Both electronic and mechanical efforts are of interest.
>
> Pictures would be great.
>
> Thanks for any contributions.