[17] Robot Controllers

People who don't have access to anonymous FTP can do FTP-by-mail, provided as a public service by DEC. Send a message containing the single word help to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com for instructions.

Also on-line is software for programming the Mini Board from MS-DOS, Macintosh, and Unix machines.

Pricing for the new mini-board is as follows:

1 board only ................. $ 10.00

2 to 9 boards ................ 7.50 ea.

10 to 50 boards .............. 6.25 ea.

50 and over .................. 5.00 ea.

$500 5%

$1000 10%

$2500 15%

$5000 20%

Three individuals are independent suppliers of Mini Board technology:

• Gregory Ratcliff , 1763 Hess Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43212; (614) 487-0695 Greg sells blank boards for $6, parts kits, and assembled boards. Please contact him for information. You can also send him an order directly.

  Make checks out to The Progressive Solution and mail them to him at 1763 Hess Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43212; call him at (614) 487-0695 for more information.

  $66.00 Parts kit of all parts that mount on the PCB, less PCB (see above). Assembled boards will also continue to be available....

  $82.00 Assembled and Tested with DLM 2.0 downloaded (we need that in to test...of course you could overwrite the dlm)

  $2.00 Fred's 45 page document set...only with board order.

  Shipping in the USA: $3.00 per order... regardless of quantity. Delivery is based upon demand.

• Mark Reeves 1117 Braemar Court, Cary, NC 27511; BBS and voice (919) 481-3170 (voice hours from 5-7 pm EST). Shipping - all orders will be shipped ASAP, we do not need to wait for a certain number of orders (although there may be delays while certain parts are gotten). If a delay happens you will be notified by email or postcard. No check or MO will be cashed until the order is ready to ship.

  PRICES (subject to change without notice) All kits include a PCB, a kit without a PCB will be $5.00 less. A kit without the 1 RJ11 adpt will be $2.50 less, a kit without the 3 RJ11 adpt will be $5.00 less.

  K0 - a super basic kit, does not include any RS232 stuff, or motor drive items, inductors, or most of the other discrete components, it does have a PCB, CPU, socket, one 36 pin header, and a few other items. Good for TTL level RS232, via some other chip, for the person wants to use the board for expansion purposes, or whatever. Contact us for price.

• K1 - basic kit all parts needed to get a board up and going, one RJ11 jack, no headers, for the true hobby person $41.00
• K2 - same as above, but has all header connectors (3 female, 2 male - 36 pin header connectors) $46.50
• K3 - basic + motor controller the full kit with all needed parts, with all LED's and motor controller chips, one RJ11 jack $57.50
• K4 - full kit same as K3, but has the 3 RJ11 jacks for interconnecting with other boards $60.00
• B1 - bare PCB board, double sided, extended version silk screened parts location, etc. $5.00
• J1 - a DC power jack and power switch for the board. Use if the screw power connector is not used; this would work with a plug in power supply. Note- these items are sold at cost, they are not cheap $6.50

NOTE: the basic kits do NOT include the motor controller chips or the motor LED's, they do have the RS232 parts, they are for people who want to use the board for things other than robotics. No speaker or sensors are included. All motor controller chips are the TI version, 1A drive current. All prices are subject to change without notice; please e-mail to check if prices have gone up or down since this posting.

Mark is a supplier of the recent board revision called the "Mini Board 2.0 Extended." This version of the Mini Board includes a power switch and DC power jack for ease of use. Please see the file pub/miniboard/mbextend.txt for more information.