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Applied Robotics
& Embedded Programming introduces students to the world of
microprocessors for devices such as those used in robotics, telephones, tablet PC’s, the
automotive industry, & home automation. The
Basic Stamp
microprocessor and Single-Board Computers (SBC) will be used to design
and implement robotic & home automation systems using, Visual Basic
&
PBasic
programming languages. We are going to learn a lot of cool stuff!!
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Lessons |
Details
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Lesson 1
Introduction to
applied robotics & embedded programming
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- Purpose of our
class & General goals:
- Hands-on experience
with:
- PIC microcontroller
- ARM microcontroller
- x86 CPU
- Multiple platforms
- Hands-on Basic electronic
circuits.
- Use components
first then control via microcontroller
- Introduction to
integrated circuits
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Become familiar with at least two programming
languages:
- Visual Basic (used
with home automation)
- PBasic for the PIC
(Boe-Bot) controller
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We will use Home Automation as the model for
combining all we learn into a nice package.
- Setting things up
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Basic
Electricity & Electronics
(details)
- Simple switches & light
bulbs
- Resistors, capacitors,
LED's, & relays
- Bread boarding our
circuits
- Ohms law: how to compute
voltages, resistance, and current in our
circuits
- How to build a AND
circuit
- How to build a OR
circuit
- Using transistors as
switches & more!
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Lesson
3
"What is a
Microcontroller?" (Chapter 2)
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- Controlling our circuits with
a microcontroller.
- Introduction to PBasic
- 1-PC to Boe-Bot Comm check (P. 35)
- 2-Your first program (P. 36 Activity 4)
- 3-Program
blinking LED's (P. 62) Get
code
here.
- 4-BS-2 Activity
2 Make it turn on a transistor.
video
image
- 5-BS-2 Activity
3
Make it turn on a relay
- 6-Control a AND gate (7408 chip)
- More PBasic
programming:
- Variables, If statements, Loops, and
Sub-routines
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Lesson 4
Introduction to Sensors,
Servos, & Relays
Chapter 4: Boe-Bot
Navigation
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- Robotics With The Boe-Bot
(Chapter
3)
- Basic Navigation (Chapters 2 & 4)
- Intro to servo control
slides
- Basic Moving & Turning
code (PBasic)
- Navigation Programming With
Subroutines
- Challenges
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Welcome to Home Automation
- Introducing
Phidgets
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PhidgetInterfaceKit
0/0/4
info &
manual
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HA ActivityOur first WINDOWS C# app using Phidgets.
Get the project
here.
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 Too
cool!
RPKessler@hotmail.com
Copyright © 1999-2020 Ronald P. Kessler, Ph.D.
All rights reserved.
Revised:
8/2/2020
These materials are provided
for the exclusive use of my students. Please contact me for
permission to reproduce or use these presentations. |
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General |
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3-Watch Out
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Boe-Bot Programming |
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Parallax Boe-Bot
Voice-controlled Boe-Bot
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Phidgets & Netduino |
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Windows XP & EBox Demo
Working with Netduino
The .Net Micro-framework & Robotics with
the Boe-Bot
NetMF 4.2 &
Netduino SDK
4.2 for VB or C#
NetDuino Plus
SparkFun
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Magazines,
Parts & Supplies |
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