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1 | #+TITLE:hausner challenge-bot overview |
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2 | #+SETUPFILE: org-html-themes/setup/theme-readtheorg.setup |
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3 | * videos for assembling the hardware |
4 | * software |
5 | software is available as nice neat installable packages for |
6 | Mac OS X, GNU+Linux, and MS Windows. |
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7 | |
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8 | it's also available in source code form, so you can compile it for |
9 | other platforms. |
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10 | |
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11 | all software used in this robot is available for you to use for any |
12 | purpose, improve, and, share those improvements (if you want). |
13 | ** arduino |
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14 | control how the robot gets information from sensors, and moves |
15 | its motors. |
16 | |
17 | https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software |
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18 | ** openscad |
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19 | create robot parts! |
20 | |
21 | use this program to view parts inside the "3d-printables" |
22 | directory. write code to modify the parts and create completely |
23 | new ones. |
24 | |
25 | http://www.openscad.org/downloads.html |
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26 | ** fritzing |
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27 | wire up components! |
28 | |
29 | http://fritzing.org/download/?donation=0 |
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30 | ** 7-zip |
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31 | extract the contents of .tgz files, like the content of this class. |
32 | |
33 | this is needed on MS Windows(tm) only. |
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34 | |
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35 | if you are on Mac OS X, or GNU (on cygwin or linux), then you do |
36 | not need this. your software will be able to extract the |
37 | class content |
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38 | |
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39 | http://7-zip.org/ |
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40 | * class content |
41 | all the source code for the class is available here: |
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42 | |
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43 | http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?p=challenge-bot;a=snapshot;h=232ff7a14f9d8be27362c268c6cdd1b67f59a24a;sf=tgz |
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44 | |
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45 | what follows is a high level description of the contents of the most |
46 | important top level directories in the class content. |
47 | ** 3d-printables |
48 | the parts of the robot that are 3d-printed are in this directory. |
49 | use openscad to open the parts in this directory. |
50 | ** build-stages |
51 | all the wiring diagrams and arduino code live in this directory. |
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52 | |
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53 | under this directory, there is one subdirectory for each |
54 | build stage. |
55 | each build stage is prefixed with a letter to make it appear in |
56 | order. |
57 | for example, =a_serial= contains the first build stage. |
58 | * troubleshooting |
59 | to troubleshoot a misbehaving robot, go through these stages |
60 | in order until you find a stage that does not work correctly. |
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61 | |
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62 | first, in =a_serial=, you'll check whether the arduino can |
63 | communicate over the serial connection with the computer. |
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64 | |
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65 | in each stage, make sure the wires shown in the fritzing |
66 | diagram are correctly connected on your robot. |
67 | then load the corresponding arduino sketch to your robot |
68 | and either check the serial monitor, or turn on the motor battery. |
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69 | |
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70 | this will help you pinpoint exactly where the problem lies on your |
71 | robot. |