Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: Re: Any Robot Controller
From: steve.jones@mecheng.fullfeed.com (Steve Jones)
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Date: Thu,  6 Oct 94 13:10:00 -0600
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J>In article <mreddy-210994110058@mreddy.comp.glam.ac.uk>,
J>mreddy@glamorgan.ac.uk (Mike Reddy) writes:

J>I devloped a set of boards that accept commands from an RS232 link to
J>control low level robot functions. The Main board is 68HC11 based and
J>has a memory-mapped IO 'bus' to up to 16 slave boards so you can build
J>up about any kind of robot you want.

J>I currently have a Sonar Slave (up to 8 sonars multiplexed through a
J>Poloroid 6500 module), a stepper slave (can control up to 4 steppers
J>of either the 4 or 6 wire variety), a DC motor slave (provides PWM to
J>2 DC motors 2 amos nominal 5 amps max with thermal shut-down and
J>schmidt trigger conditioned inputs for wheel encoders), and a
J>prototype slave (has the bus logic and a 3" x 3" proto area).

J>I developed these boards to further my own work and now make them
J>avalable to anyone wanting to build their own robot. Also have a
J>couple of base kits in the mill.

J>Give me your snail-mail address, if you are interested and I'll send
J>you literature.

J>Jerry Burton, President Robtics Society of Southern California.

J>GERAHEADS OF THE WORLD UNITE !!!!

Am interested...
101 Ash Street, M.S. EB15B
San Diego, CA  92101

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