Pretty good find
I'll still have to add some form of I/O like a usb to pwm module, locally I
can find a mini maestro that'll do the job and it'll still be cheaper
Pitty their so much useless stuff, would be nice to cut down on size, power
usage and cost
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Nathaniel Lewis
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> I think you would rather get a panda board. It is cheaper and way more
> powerful. http://pandaboard.org/content/platform
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Chris Brown <chrisneilbrown@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:24 AM, peter heim <peterheim@bigpond.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/12/10 22:16, Chris Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> Where can I get an arbotix based module, sensors, framework, servos,
>>> wireless comms etc locally?
>>> NOTE I do not have Microsoft products at home, If the product is windows
>>> based its pretty useless to me
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 6:40 PM, peter heim <peterheim@bigpond.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 07/12/10 12:20, Chris Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to start playing with some robot hardware integrating ROS
>>>> I have some electronic and programming skills
>>>> Are their any simple cheap development kits out there
>>>> Please note that I do live in Australia and certain products may not be
>>>> available or costly to import
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Chris
>>>>
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>>>> Hi Chris
>>>> I live in Australia (cairns) the Arbotix and the serializer MCU are a
>>>> good start the serializer (from robotics connection)
>>>> costs about $10 in postage, there is a good fourm at
>>>>
>>>> http://forums.trossenrobotics.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Both have help available
>>>>
>>>> regards Peter
>>>>
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>>> Hi
>>> the arbotix can be bought here
>>>
>>> http://www.trossenrobotics.com/c/arbotix-robocontrollers.aspx
>>>
>>> check out this thread
>>>
>>> http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?t=4410
>>>
>>> i run this under ubuntu 10.4 and ROS
>>> the arbotix with dynamixel servo sharp IR range finder for about $160 +
>>> a drive base and encoders
>>> will allow you to use the navigation stack (but not gmapping)
>>>
>>> peter
>>>
>>>
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>> Thanks
>> I know this isnt a hardware mailing list
>> But on that site I found the roboard, basically a 1Ghz 486 based SoC with
>> plenty of I/O. I can run ROS on this controller and wifi to my server if
>> need be
>> Would the roboard make good starting point?
>> As for the rest of the hardware I should be able to source it all locally
>> Luckily I can make my own aluminium parts
>>
>> --
>> Chris
>>
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