Phidget SBC Wireless Robot Truck - "BigPhoot"

http://robotmill.com - Turning a regular RC truck into a robot using the Phidget SBC coupled with the Phidget Motor Controller. The robot is controlled via wi-fi and can even be accessed over the internet. A webcam is used to see where the truck is heading.

Note that in the second half of the video the truck is demonstrated while plugged in since the batteries drained during testing. A larger battery pack is definitely needed.

See the build at Robotmill.com

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[ROBOTMILL]

@Craxy63 Yes, and you can actually hear it in the video. It seems to be a result of lower pulse (PWM) values on those tiny DC motors. Setting up a minimum pulse that didn't produce the noise or a larger "dead zone" in the joystick might have helped.

[Craxy63]

Hi, nice work. I'm doing something similar but with a little linux notebook instead of the SBC. Do you experience unwanted noise from you DC motors when low voltage is applied using the DC Motor Controller?

[ROBOTMILL]

Thanks. Connect the SBC to your network router via ethernet. Make sure you're running the phidget monitor software on your laptop and it will find the SBC. Next, double click on the SBC in the phidget monitor - it will connect to the SBC's on-board webserver where you can set up your wireless options, upgrade firmware etc. Finally, be sure that your SBC firmware and your laptop's phidget drivers are the same version. Keep us posted!

[eli64131]

First comment! but anyway i'm doing a robot similar to this but i need to connect the phidget SBC to my laptop wirelessly i was wondering if you could help me with that. thx and i like what you did with your robot