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IRIS System - update 2

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 I've worked on this alot latley. It's an improved version of my text editor. Basically, it was made to test the keyboard input and TV output for the propeller, but ended up being alot more work than it was worth. In the end, I just realized that I only needed to use the ending string (13, 10). Only some minor problems remain: no tv objects will work unless the prop. is plugged into the computer and no spaces show up when using the read method. Here's the code:

IRIS System - update 1

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Horay! I just got my GG propeller board USB:

 

 And, for the record, I did blink some LED's (video 1). Parts shipment 1 of 2 has also arrived:

Embedded video: 

Driving motors not working

I got my Picaxe kit in today and i was hooking everything up when i tried to get it to drive though, the motors were not working.

I put in High 5 and low 4 and high 7 and low 6 in my programmer but the wheels did not even move one inch HELP! :P

The IRIS System

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     The IRIS System will basically have three goals:

connect picaxe / computer / internet - budget solution ?

 

am a newbee to picaxe working with mac soft- and hardware

& i spent a a lot of  time looking for the following:

 

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Computer On Wheels Controller

XicoMBD's picture
Hi guys,
 
 
 
Since last week, I've been learning c++ and openFrameworks and creating a application to control any robot with a computer on it or, at least connected to one by someway.
 
It is supposed to be simple to implement and use.
You just need to run the application and program your robot to read the following chars and act corresponding to them:
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XicoMBD's picture

Hi,

Lately, I've been creating computer vision applications for my robot TheBox

I've created a color tracker, a motion detector and a wall avoider application.

But now I ran out of ideas. 

 

So, can you give me some cool ideas to make other applications? :)

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Wireless Communication

XicoMBD's picture

Hi,

I'm trying to create a application with processing to let two computers communicate without using the internet.

But I'm not being well succeeded using Bluetooth. 

 

 

Computer Controlled RC Car with Wireless Camera

qsahmed's picture

Hi

I wanna a project for my studies...

here is what i would like to make..

1. A RC Car that is controlled via computer and not by the its remote. i wanna create a application that controls the car and also displays real time video.

2. I wanna use zigbee (XBEE pro) for transmitting and receving commands and controls.

3. Wanna use mobile phone (wifi) camera for video transmission.

 

now i wanna know How can make this ???

1. which microcontroller should i use ????

2. which software should i use to make the compuetr app.

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a computer output to a video / cable

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recently i got a mini projecter.my laptop computer is only 800/600

i was wondering if i could turn a monitor output into the cables that are yellow and red(dont remember the name)

a computer output to a video / cable

mfourlover's picture

recently i got a mini projecter.my laptop computer is only 800/600

i was wondering if i could turn a monitor output into the cables that are yellow and red(dont remember the name)

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I'm trying to build a robot that is vision based. To do that I'm using roborealm (Amazing software its FREE!!!!) but it neeeds to run on a PC. I can't seem to find a cheep drive train to move the computer + a light weight robotic arm. Can someone please help me?!!!

sam