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Data vs Reality

January 30, 2014 · by · in arduino · 2 Comments

I’ve implemented a PID-based closed-loop system to ensure my bot travels in a straight line.

The data says it is going straight, however, in reality it seems to be deviating quite a bit.

Mighty confused.

MMA8452Q

December 30, 2013 · by · in hardware · Leave a comment

I was hoping to add an accelerometer to Wallie to help detect collisions with obstacles. Alas it’s not to be. I had purchased a breakout board for the MMA8452Q accelerometer from sparkfun. It was on clearance at the time so I bought it on a whim. Luckily it’s one of the more sensitive accelerometers (2g) […]

First Circuit – Motion Alarm

December 4, 2013 · by · in arduino, circuits · Leave a comment

For my first excursion into things Arduino I had purchased the “Make: Ultimate Microcontroller Pack” kit from RadioShack. It contains an assortment of components, i.e. LEDs, capacitor, resistors, various sensors, LCD display …etc, as well as the Arduino Uno Rev 3 and the MakerShield prototyping “shield”. I had also purchased a passive infrared sensor and […]