Supercap2F
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Robot Sumo Project
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Robot Sumo Project
Hey Everyone!
This is my 1.5-2 year project that I have referenced to a couple times. I thought I would start a project log, since I'm kind of proud of it. Unfortunately I'm almost done with it, so this may be a rather short thread. Here it is still in construction:
I will upload some more photos later.
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Some more photos:
The main boards with the ICs not on yet:
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Yesterday I did some more work on it and got the front IR sensors mounted.
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Did some more work on it the other day. Got the side IR sensors mounted. And a lot of wires hooked up. I hope to get the back IR sensors hooked up today. The Front:
The side with the sensors distance adjust pots:
My work space (kind of messy):
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Well I got a lot more done today then I thought I would! I mounted the back sensors, and hooked up just about everything I could before I mount the main boards. I got the tires glued on to.
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Well I just finished it. Got everything hooked up and the battery mounted. Then I flipped it on and IT DIDN'T WORK!!!!!!! It didn't even try to work. Nothing turned on at all. And also the battery are getting kind of hot.
I guess I have got a long day of trouble shooting tomorrow.
Update #1: YAY!! I just tested one of the main boards and the + and - terminals are a dead short! That explains why the battery was getting hot and why nothing worked. I just hope thats all thats wrong with it. I will find out tomorrow!
Update #2: Well I got it kind of working. The problem was I did not have the microcontroller hooked up to each other. And there was a small piece of wire stuck between two capacitor pins. Right now it turns in circles and some of the edge sensors don't work. Hopefully that will be an easy fix.
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YAY!! I just...
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