Boe Bot Workshop
This is to support the Workshop with Boe-Bot robot at the Summer School of Robotics.
Richard Balogh
balogh at elf.stuba.sk
Contents
Boe-Bot Robot
Boe-Bot Mobile Robot
Software and documentation
An overview of all the software is here http://www.parallax.com/tabid/441/Default.aspx (also the versions for Macintosh and Linuxes)
You will need:
- BASIC Stamp Windows Editor version 2.4.2 (~5.9 MB) Windows 2K/XP/Vista
(in case there are only W98/NT4 available, please download the following version)
- Robotics with Boe-Bot - the textbook.
- In case You are going to use USB cable instead of RS232, please BEFORE connecting the hardware, install the appropriate driver.
Accessories
Gripper Kit for the Boe-Bot Robot
Crawler Kit for Boe-Bot Robot
Line Sensors
Other simmillar products:
- http://www.roboticsconnection.com/p-80-single-line-following-sensor.aspx
- http://www.robotshop.ca/pololu-qtr-1a-ir-reflectance-sensor-3.html
- http://www.robotshop.ca/lynxmotion-tra-01-tracker-line-1.html
- http://www.robotshop.ca/pololu-qtr-8a-infrared-sensor-array-1.html
https://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9453
Ultrasonic Sensors
Ultrasonic Sensors: An overview
SRF 04 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
- Technical documentation
- Jon Williams: Sonic Sight – Seeing with Sound - application example and example program
- Another SRF04 to BS II Example
SRF 08 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
Parallax PING ))) Sensor
Accelerometers
Memsic 2125 Dual-axis Accelerometer
Hitachi H48C Tri-Axis Accelerometer Module
Compass
Hitachi HM55B Compass Module
Distance Sensor
Sharp Distance Sensor
More info about the sensors
For the connection of the analogue sensor to the BS2 processor, it is required
to use an external A/D converter. Use e.g. National ADC0831:
