TI Stellaris Robot First Run (Evalbot)

I put together the TI Stelarris Evalbot today. This is a neat little robot kit with tons of possibilities.

You can find more information about the evalbot, including the assembly, on my blog here: http://10rem.net/blog/2011/01/19/the-ti-stellaris-evalbot-unboxing-and-assembly

Evaluation board with robotic capabilities:
- Mechanical components assembled by user
- Stellaris LM3S9B92 microcontroller with 256K Flash, 96K SRAM, USB OTG, Ethernet MAC+PHY, and I2S
- MicroSD card connector
- I2S audio codec with speaker
- USB Host and Device connectors
- RJ45 Ethernet connector
- Bright 96 x 16 blue OLED display
- On-board In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI)
- Battery power (3 AA batteries) or power through USB
- Wireless communication expansion port

Robot features
- Two DC gear-motors provide drive and steering
- Opto-sensors detect wheel rotation with 45° resolution
- Sensors for "bump" detection

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• stellaris
• robotics
• robot

[Psychlist1972]

Agreed. When I got this one, it was at a massive discount due to a show special. 10rem.net/blog/2011/01/19/the-­ti-stellaris-evalbot-unboxing-­and-assembly

[TedRobotBuilder]

nice video but TI wants too much for that: $149. The Pololu 3pi is a much better value for $89.