[chbot] Trip Report

[Jim Ronald]

Hanno,

IODreamkit sounds like a good name for the product.  Having the ADCs on board will make things much simpler.  Could the  "8 digital channels" also be used to drive a larger motor driver (H-bridge) that currently requires level shifting the 3.3 signal to 5 volts. I Can't wait to get my hands on one.  Any idea when it will be available for purchase?  

I  agree that Brian has many great products and an excellent value as well.  I have just about one or more of each.

James Ronald   



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hanno Sander 
  To: Christchurch Robotics 
  Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 11:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [chbot] Trip Report


  The IODreamkit can drive small motors- here more details:

  The IODreamkit is for the student/hobbyist/engineer who wants to use their PC to experiment with digital and analog signals.  It comes with "breadboard style headers" to let you quickly prototype things.  Just insert capacitors/resistors/wires to build what you want- this is how I built my first dancebot.  It needs a 9v power supply and a USB connection to the PC and provides:
  - fast analog input: 100Msps with 8 bit resolution
  - 8 additional channels of 12 bit resolution input at up to 100ksps
  - fast analog output: 20Msps arbitrary waveform generation with 5 bit resolution
  - 2 additional channels of delta sigma waveform generation
  - which can sink up to 500ma to drive small motors
  - 8 channels of buffered digital IO
  - all powered by the Parallax Propeller- a 32 bit processor with 8 cores running at 100MHz

  The headers provide ground, +5, +3 and are designed to interface with hobby servos, VEX sensors, and other robotic components.

  I've partnered with Brian from "uController.com" to build this- check his website for other great products.
  See images here: http://mydancebot.com/dreamkit
  Hanno



  On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Jim Ronald <jronald at chartermi.net> wrote:

    Hanno,

    Will the IODreamkit have a motor controller?  Have the specs been published anywhere?

    Best regards 
    James Ronald

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Hanno Sander 
      To: Christchurch Robotics 
      Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 9:15 PM
      Subject: Re: [chbot] Trip Report


      Thanks for the welcome back- I wish it was a bit warmer :)
      I'll be at the June meeting with lots of fun hardware:
      - the PropScope!
      - the IODreamkit!
      - uController.com's Propeller Mainboard and lots of expansion boards: sd card, ethernet, adc, video output...
      - and of course my dancebot.

      I'll even have 2 USB Protoboard's to give away to people looking to get started with the Propeller!
      Hanno


      On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Richard Jones <rjtp at ihug.co.nz> wrote:

        Welcome back Hanno,

        I enjoyed the video. Looking forward to seeing the Propscope in action.
        Just in case you missed the news our next meeting will be on Tuesday June
        16th 2009 in the Science Alive Seminar Room 6.30pm.

        Richard

        On Tue, 19 May 2009 10:36:31 +1200, Hanno Sander <hanno at mydancebot.com>
        wrote:

        > Hi!
        > I'm back in New Zealand after a fun-filled and successful 5 weeks in
        > California.  I signed a book deal with McGraw Hill, made good progress on
        > the PropScope which will be distributed in retail stores (Radio Shack,
        > Fry's, Dick Smith...), and had many meetings/presentations, including a
        > presentation to the HomeBrew Robotic Club in Silicon Valley and a tech
        > talk
        > at Google.
        > Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmpPm2Di0Bo
        > Hanno
        > --
        > http://mydancebot.com "Sophisticated, yet affordable Robots"



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