challenge-bot
7 years agoadd both motors section's analogWrite subsection
daniel watson [Sun, 15 May 2016 19:53:14 +0000 (14:53 -0500)]
add both motors section's analogWrite subsection

7 years agoadd subsections to left motor section
daniel watson [Sun, 15 May 2016 19:46:20 +0000 (14:46 -0500)]
add subsections to left motor section

7 years agoadd TODO to fix left motor code
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 18:29:02 +0000 (11:29 -0700)]
add TODO to fix left motor code

7 years agoadd subsection for both sonars
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 01:19:29 +0000 (18:19 -0700)]
add subsection for both sonars

7 years agoadd subsections to left sonar
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 01:12:22 +0000 (18:12 -0700)]
add subsections to left sonar

7 years agoadd subsections to software on computer
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 01:08:11 +0000 (18:08 -0700)]
add subsections to software on computer

7 years agoadd breadboard section to mechanical chapter
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:57:37 +0000 (17:57 -0700)]
add breadboard section to mechanical chapter

7 years agoadd serial section's subsections
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:46:18 +0000 (17:46 -0700)]
add serial section's subsections

7 years agoadd sonar section's subsection
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:37:30 +0000 (17:37 -0700)]
add sonar section's subsection

7 years agoadd caster section's subsection
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:34:22 +0000 (17:34 -0700)]
add caster section's subsection

7 years agofill in wheels section's subsections
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:32:16 +0000 (17:32 -0700)]
fill in wheels section's subsections

7 years agoadd motors section's subsections
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:27:53 +0000 (17:27 -0700)]
add motors section's subsections

7 years agofill in battery pack section's subsections
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:22:50 +0000 (17:22 -0700)]
fill in battery pack section's subsections

7 years agofill in arduino section's subsections
daniel watson [Sat, 14 May 2016 00:17:09 +0000 (17:17 -0700)]
fill in arduino section's subsections

7 years agofill wiring and software chapter's section titles
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:56:00 +0000 (16:56 -0700)]
fill wiring and software chapter's section titles

7 years agofill out mechanical chapter's section titles
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:50:38 +0000 (16:50 -0700)]
fill out mechanical chapter's section titles

7 years agorebasquash into challenge-bot curriculum commit
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:28:07 +0000 (16:28 -0700)]
rebasquash into challenge-bot curriculum commit

7 years agostart challenge-bot curriculum overview
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:18:31 +0000 (16:18 -0700)]
start challenge-bot curriculum overview

7 years agoupdate power and ground wires to 35mm
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:07:42 +0000 (16:07 -0700)]
update power and ground wires to 35mm

7 years agoupdate motor controller wires to 120mm
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:07:13 +0000 (16:07 -0700)]
update motor controller wires to 120mm

7 years agoupdate motor wire to 200mm
daniel watson [Fri, 13 May 2016 23:06:43 +0000 (16:06 -0700)]
update motor wire to 200mm

7 years agoadd translate 00 10 01
daniel watson [Thu, 12 May 2016 21:53:05 +0000 (14:53 -0700)]
add translate 00 10 01

7 years agoadd quiz on different squares
daniel watson [Thu, 12 May 2016 21:09:44 +0000 (14:09 -0700)]
add quiz on different squares

7 years agoadd TODOs
daniel watson [Thu, 12 May 2016 07:04:14 +0000 (00:04 -0700)]
add TODOs

7 years agoharmonize views of all squares
daniel watson [Thu, 5 May 2016 21:38:12 +0000 (14:38 -0700)]
harmonize views of all squares

7 years agoadd square(3)
daniel watson [Thu, 5 May 2016 21:31:48 +0000 (14:31 -0700)]
add square(3)

7 years agoremove numbering for chapters
daniel watson [Thu, 5 May 2016 21:30:11 +0000 (14:30 -0700)]
remove numbering for chapters

7 years agoadd up to square 2
daniel watson [Thu, 5 May 2016 21:19:49 +0000 (14:19 -0700)]
add up to square 2

7 years agomake square picture show more scale axis
daniel watson [Thu, 5 May 2016 20:31:45 +0000 (13:31 -0700)]
make square picture show more scale axis

7 years agoadd initial square curriculum
daniel watson [Thu, 5 May 2016 20:26:19 +0000 (13:26 -0700)]
add initial square curriculum

7 years agoclarify that there are 2 orange wires, one/motor
daniel watson [Wed, 8 Jun 2016 00:28:15 +0000 (17:28 -0700)]
clarify that there are 2 orange wires, one/motor

7 years agouse #6 screw size on sonar binder clip
daniel watson [Mon, 6 Jun 2016 05:56:53 +0000 (22:56 -0700)]
use #6 screw size on sonar binder clip

7 years agoenlarge screw hole on sonar binder clip holder
daniel watson [Sun, 5 Jun 2016 02:41:29 +0000 (19:41 -0700)]
enlarge screw hole on sonar binder clip holder

7 years agofix screw radius to be radius instead of diameter
daniel watson [Sun, 5 Jun 2016 02:14:54 +0000 (19:14 -0700)]
fix screw radius to be radius instead of diameter

7 years agomake screw print fudge smaller
daniel watson [Sun, 5 Jun 2016 02:03:44 +0000 (19:03 -0700)]
make screw print fudge smaller

7 years agomake sonar binder clip holder a little taller
daniel watson [Sun, 5 Jun 2016 00:27:21 +0000 (17:27 -0700)]
make sonar binder clip holder a little taller

7 years agofill in outline of sonar binder holder skeleton
daniel watson [Sun, 5 Jun 2016 00:26:02 +0000 (17:26 -0700)]
fill in outline of sonar binder holder skeleton

7 years agooutline new technique for sonar binder clip holder
daniel watson [Sat, 4 Jun 2016 22:40:06 +0000 (15:40 -0700)]
outline new technique for sonar binder clip holder

7 years agobring in height to sonar binder clip holder
daniel watson [Sat, 4 Jun 2016 22:17:40 +0000 (15:17 -0700)]
bring in height to sonar binder clip holder

7 years agoseparate out binder clip holder from sonar holder
daniel watson [Sat, 4 Jun 2016 22:03:49 +0000 (15:03 -0700)]
separate out binder clip holder from sonar holder

7 years agoadd extension with hole for screw
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Jun 2016 22:44:20 +0000 (15:44 -0700)]
add extension with hole for screw

7 years agoadd wall around sonars
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Jun 2016 20:12:46 +0000 (13:12 -0700)]
add wall around sonars

7 years agoadd variation on distance between sonar sensors
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Jun 2016 17:49:42 +0000 (10:49 -0700)]
add variation on distance between sonar sensors

7 years agoadd second sonar sensor
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Jun 2016 05:08:01 +0000 (22:08 -0700)]
add second sonar sensor

7 years agostart sonar holder that uses binder clip
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Jun 2016 04:54:40 +0000 (21:54 -0700)]
start sonar holder that uses binder clip

7 years agoadd 2016 makerfaire bay area application
daniel watson [Sun, 15 May 2016 23:19:09 +0000 (18:19 -0500)]
add 2016 makerfaire bay area application

8 years agomake oshw logo stick out a little more
daniel watson [Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:43:47 +0000 (17:43 -0800)]
make oshw logo stick out a little more

8 years agoremove incorrect project location
daniel watson [Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:38:02 +0000 (17:38 -0800)]
remove incorrect project location

gitorious died :-/

8 years agouse special rule to build caster holder
daniel watson [Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:33:49 +0000 (17:33 -0800)]
use special rule to build caster holder

8 years agouse sync to ensure file written to sd card
daniel watson [Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:47:57 +0000 (16:47 -0800)]
use sync to ensure file written to sd card

rather than rely on just waiting for 1 second, use sync to ensure
that copying the generated gcode to the sd card is complete before
unmounting it.  this will most of the time be quicker than 1 second,
but also will be longer if necessary.

8 years agogenerate amf instead of stl
daniel watson [Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:47:37 +0000 (16:47 -0800)]
generate amf instead of stl

8 years agoget cheaper 9v batteries from jameco
daniel watson [Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:14:31 +0000 (10:14 -0800)]
get cheaper 9v batteries from jameco

8 years agoadd notes.org
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Dec 2015 05:32:11 +0000 (21:32 -0800)]
add notes.org

8 years agobuild/upload/monitor on cli with Makefile
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Dec 2015 05:20:46 +0000 (21:20 -0800)]
build/upload/monitor on cli with Makefile

8 years agoindicate wire colors in comments
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Dec 2015 04:11:24 +0000 (20:11 -0800)]
indicate wire colors in comments

8 years agomake untethered code match wiring diagram
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Dec 2015 04:09:34 +0000 (20:09 -0800)]
make untethered code match wiring diagram

8 years agoremove unused backup and turn_around in follow
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Dec 2015 04:08:06 +0000 (20:08 -0800)]
remove unused backup and turn_around in follow

8 years agomake comments match code for stay on table
daniel watson [Fri, 4 Dec 2015 23:40:12 +0000 (15:40 -0800)]
make comments match code for stay on table

8 years agoclarify lack of checking speed lower bound
daniel watson [Fri, 4 Dec 2015 23:37:46 +0000 (15:37 -0800)]
clarify lack of checking speed lower bound

speed is guaranteed to be non-negative by this point in the code, so
there's no need to test if it's too negative.

8 years agomake stay-on-table code match wiring diagrams
daniel watson [Fri, 4 Dec 2015 23:04:15 +0000 (15:04 -0800)]
make stay-on-table code match wiring diagrams

8 years agoignore all amf files
daniel watson [Fri, 4 Dec 2015 22:53:44 +0000 (14:53 -0800)]
ignore all amf files

8 years agoopen up sonar holding holes to accept sensor
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:55:33 +0000 (14:55 -0700)]
open up sonar holding holes to accept sensor

increase sonar sensor diameter because materia 101 prints part with
inner hole a little to small to accept the can of the sonar sensor

8 years agomake sonar holder insert and remove more easily
daniel watson [Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:51:24 +0000 (14:51 -0700)]
make sonar holder insert and remove more easily

decrease the shrinking of the elbow length to make it easier
to slide in and out of deck holder, but also grip less tightly

8 years agouse hull for gap around sonar sensor
daniel watson [Thu, 3 Sep 2015 20:56:50 +0000 (13:56 -0700)]
use hull for gap around sonar sensor

* use hull instead of cube of calculated size

8 years agovarious syntax fixes
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:26:02 +0000 (22:26 -0700)]
various syntax fixes

8 years agomove variables to tighter scope
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:24:28 +0000 (22:24 -0700)]
move variables to tighter scope

* also get rid of unused variables {forward,stop}_speed
* make desired ping times local to loop, that's the only place they're used

8 years agodescribe motor better in bill of materials
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:21:47 +0000 (22:21 -0700)]
describe motor better in bill of materials

8 years agomove rendering info into -data, even $fn
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:20:54 +0000 (22:20 -0700)]
move rendering info into -data, even $fn

8 years agoenlarge motor mount holes so threads slip through
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:20:04 +0000 (22:20 -0700)]
enlarge motor mount holes so threads slip through

* it's not necessary to have the threads bite into these holes
  and only made it hard for students to assemble their robots.

8 years agouse honeycomb instead of 3d
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:53:30 +0000 (21:53 -0700)]
use honeycomb instead of 3d

* honeycomb is better than 3dhoneycomb for most of the parts.
* the 3d version seems to be better for large volumes.
* with the small volumes, 3dhoneycomb basically turns into squares

8 years agoenlarge shaft because printing is wonky
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:52:17 +0000 (21:52 -0700)]
enlarge shaft because printing is wonky

8 years agomake wheel thinner so it clears the screw heads
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:51:18 +0000 (21:51 -0700)]
make wheel thinner so it clears the screw heads

8 years agoreset slic3r configs after cleaning out nozzle
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:49:54 +0000 (21:49 -0700)]
reset slic3r configs after cleaning out nozzle

* it looks like the nozzle was clogged and that was why the configs
  weren't working like they had been.

8 years agosync after loading gcode to card
daniel watson [Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:21:49 +0000 (18:21 -0700)]
sync after loading gcode to card

sync instead of waiting a second.  a second is almost always too
long to wait.  on occasion, it can also be too short.  sync is more
accurately what to wait for.

8 years agofix materia 101 bed size
daniel watson [Sat, 8 Aug 2015 04:01:21 +0000 (21:01 -0700)]
fix materia 101 bed size

8 years agoshrink overlap even more to use less filament
daniel watson [Fri, 7 Aug 2015 14:42:35 +0000 (07:42 -0700)]
shrink overlap even more to use less filament

8 years agoslowdown infill speed to make it more solid
daniel watson [Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:03:26 +0000 (23:03 -0700)]
slowdown infill speed to make it more solid

8 years agoshrink edge overlap for smoother outer surface
daniel watson [Thu, 6 Aug 2015 21:55:15 +0000 (14:55 -0700)]
shrink edge overlap for smoother outer surface

8 years agocover more of the ball with ball holder
daniel watson [Tue, 4 Aug 2015 22:18:30 +0000 (15:18 -0700)]
cover more of the ball with ball holder

8 years agoshrink ball just a little to hold ball better
daniel watson [Tue, 4 Aug 2015 18:03:32 +0000 (11:03 -0700)]
shrink ball just a little to hold ball better

8 years agoincrease ball size to allow more movement
daniel watson [Tue, 4 Aug 2015 04:31:39 +0000 (21:31 -0700)]
increase ball size to allow more movement

8 years agodecrease ball size to hold it tighter
daniel watson [Tue, 4 Aug 2015 04:30:42 +0000 (21:30 -0700)]
decrease ball size to hold it tighter

8 years agorevert back to config from materia 101 repo
daniel watson [Tue, 4 Aug 2015 04:29:42 +0000 (21:29 -0700)]
revert back to config from materia 101 repo

8 years agomodify caster to attempt to print better
daniel watson [Sat, 1 Aug 2015 20:07:03 +0000 (13:07 -0700)]
modify caster to attempt to print better

* make ball smaller to grip better
* external perimeter speed up because slow speed caused bulging
* keep first layer speed slow so it adheres to print bed
* speed up gap fill speed. not sure what it does
* lower minimum print speed to accommodate slower speeds of other things
* speed up printing because slowness caused bulges
  * perimeter
  * small perimeter
  * solid infill
  * travel speed

8 years agomake print slower and ball carrier smaller
daniel watson [Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:53:34 +0000 (17:53 -0700)]
make print slower and ball carrier smaller

* print slower so infill bonds and stays sturdy
* print ball holder smaller because too many balls falling out

8 years agoprint caster on materia 101
daniel watson [Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:11:58 +0000 (19:11 -0700)]
print caster on materia 101

8 years agoremove duplicated section of deck holder data
daniel watson [Sun, 26 Jul 2015 06:01:17 +0000 (23:01 -0700)]
remove duplicated section of deck holder data

8 years agocreate written instructions
daniel watson [Sun, 26 Jul 2015 05:59:05 +0000 (22:59 -0700)]
create written instructions

8 years agostandardize license and project info in scad files
daniel watson [Sun, 26 Jul 2015 05:58:03 +0000 (22:58 -0700)]
standardize license and project info in scad files

8 years agoput left motor speed pin on 10 for pwm
daniel watson [Sat, 18 Jul 2015 07:44:10 +0000 (00:44 -0700)]
put left motor speed pin on 10 for pwm

* update all the wiring diagrams
* update all the code
* move left motor forward and backward down by one to make room

8 years agoupdate upcoming classes
daniel watson [Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:14:54 +0000 (21:14 -0700)]
update upcoming classes

8 years agoupdate upcoming classes
daniel watson [Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:39:27 +0000 (14:39 -0700)]
update upcoming classes

8 years agofix mailto link on about page
daniel watson [Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:38:45 +0000 (14:38 -0700)]
fix mailto link on about page

9 years agoadd nut.scad to demonstrate use of nut-data.scad
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 04:33:17 +0000 (21:33 -0700)]
add nut.scad to demonstrate use of nut-data.scad

9 years agofix up some minor details in BOM
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 04:32:13 +0000 (21:32 -0700)]
fix up some minor details in BOM

9 years agoadd 3d printed parts to BOM
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 04:31:48 +0000 (21:31 -0700)]
add 3d printed parts to BOM

9 years agoadd 9v battery and holder to BOM
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 04:30:01 +0000 (21:30 -0700)]
add 9v battery and holder to BOM

9 years agoremove unused sections of deck and sonar holders
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 03:37:34 +0000 (20:37 -0700)]
remove unused sections of deck and sonar holders

9 years agostart scading the whole robot for printing
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 03:35:16 +0000 (20:35 -0700)]
start scading the whole robot for printing

9 years agotake notes on successfully applying to maker faire
daniel watson [Fri, 3 Apr 2015 03:22:00 +0000 (20:22 -0700)]
take notes on successfully applying to maker faire