Robot Project Day 0 – Procurement and Preparation
Robot Project Index Design Considerations First we need to define the purpose of having this robot, besides for showing it off to your parents and friends. Then we need to decide what the robot can do. Set up a GOAL. A goal for the robot must be SMART. Specific Measurable…
How to Build a Raspberry Pi Robot in 10 Days
One of the most popular topics on the Raspberry Pi is to build your own robots. It is in every child’s (and lots of adult) dream to be able to run and control a robot. The Raspberry Pi computer is light enough to lift and carry it self up on…
Change device host name of your Raspberry Pi
The default hostname is “raspberrypi”, we can change that to “raspberrygertrover” or any name that you like. Step one is to edit the hosts file to ensure that the device knows when it should refer to itself. we can do this by using Nano any other text editor. Enter the following : sudo…
Gertboard User Manual
Raspberry Pi Gertboard User Manual can be downloaded here : Gertboard_UM_with_python.pdf
Servo Manual Control Without Arduino Servo Library on Raspberry Pi and Gertboard
Arduino Servo library Servo.h despite its simplicity often creates timer conflicts with other PWM pins. In our lab experiment, we found that when we attach servo on Pin 11, PWM capability on at least one of the other pins gets disabled, e.g. the right wheel of the rover attached to Pin 3…
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