were do all of you guys live ? (I'm not a stalker :P I just have a really cool idea that might work )

 

~Matt

 i asked in the shout box but ehh...

 

there isnt any website based forums...

For anyone who wants to try assembler instead of that girly BASIC stuff some folk are always raving about, this is the place.

RISC assembler programmed into PICs by In-Circuit Serial Programming using home-built programmers for under $20 is my thing.

Ask me questions.

Now, this maybe belongs under the 4 elements. Does it go under programming or electronics? Naw. I'd say it's another "system". Is anyone able or inclined to move it to that container?

how is the sensor able to turn side to side in your beginners robot without a motor, you would reccommend picaxe over adruino, and where did you get the tracks for the wheels on your 2nd first robot, the one that resembles a tractor?

 

does it automatically start when u connect the power source, may seem dumb to you :P or is there a switch?

would it be possible to have an arduino use led's as sensors?  like this ---> http://letsmakerobots.com/node/272

 If so how would I code it ?

 

Here is the analysis I have done so far. I didn't look everywhere, but I did learn 2 things.

1. You can't buy everything from 1 place
2. It is cheaper if you buy from outside of the US on some parts

Here goes my summary: (For all intents and purposes, when priced in £ double it for US dollars. It is a bit less than double, but after your credit card company charges a fee to convert the purchase it will be close to double given the current rate of exchange on 5/7/2008)

Starter Pack (Picaxe 28 with USB cable)

alrighty, so i'm about 80% done the robot detailed on the 'start here' page. however, i have NO idea what on earth to connect the sharp IR sensor to. the tutorial mentions anything labeled v or g, and analogue input one.. which area is the analogue input? also, in the picture, the sensor appears to be connected to something not labeled with any of these. and how do you go around connecting the unused inputs to v? it says there should be three unused in the tutorial, but if i was to hook it up where it seems to be in the picture, i'd have four unused inputs. if they even are inputs.

Below is the code I am trying. I stole it from a book. I figured it was an easy one to start with, but I have a few questions. Can someone explain what TRISB and PORTB are? Also what exactly does POKE do? It looks like it is creating variables LED (at port 0), TRISB and PORTB. When I run the simulator on the code it gives a syntax error on Symbol PORTB = $06 and says Poking at this address is not recommended (POKE TRISB, 0). Can anyone help me understand what this is doing prior to the AGAIN: tag (I put the lines in bold)?

Heysa alle sammen, imorgen d.7 Maj vil være den sidste gang hvor PROSA Robot er onsdagen

I would like to get some sonar sensors, but I cannot decide if I should get the parallax PING))) or the SRF05?

 

Which one to pick?