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− | This page is for the Westport High School Robotics Club, other clubs are welcome to use this page as well, as long as the content makes sense for the club, other material should go on other pages. This years page a lot like last year's page, but different. Last year | + | This page is for the Westport High School Robotics Club, other clubs are welcome to use this page as well, as long as the content makes sense for the club, other material should go on other pages. This years page a lot like last year's page, but different. Last year page moved to [[2008 Westport High School Page]] |
− | === | + | === 2009 Meetings === |
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+ | Meeting will take place on in the room as last year. Thanks to Mr Renehan for being the Teacher sponsor for the club. Please do some recruting for the club we need a few more members. | ||
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+ | First meeting | ||
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+ | *Tuesday Oct 6 in Mr Renehan's Room. This will be an orgnizational meeting. | ||
+ | *Tuesday Oct 13 probably. We will try to start real work. | ||
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+ | === 2008 Meetings === | ||
− | + | Meeting will take place on in the room as usual. Thanks to Mr Renehan for being the Teacher sponsor for the club. Please do some recruting for the club we need a few more members. | |
− | + | Some planned dates | |
− | + | * Nov 13 | |
+ | * Nov 18 | ||
+ | * Nov 25 ( Tuesday ) Continue orgnizing and working on projects. Mr H. Plans to build an IR pen for the wii whiteboard. See Who/What below. Can you figure out your code name? | ||
+ | * and generally every Tuesday | ||
− | + | If you have time check out: [[Project DYI Whiteboard]] Thanks to Vishay Semiconductors we have some sample High Power Infrared Emitting Diode, 950 nm, GaAlAs/GaAs. I have a Wiimote, so we will put together some light pens and try this out. | |
− | + | Other focus for this year: Printed ciruits using the PIC Microcontroller. | |
− | + | If you have a computer we want to set it up with the SourceBoost C compiler and Eagle Printed Circuit CAD program ( both in their free versions ) Finally you will want to get parts to run a serial bootloader. We will discuss this in the next meeting. | |
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=== Things to bring === | === Things to bring === | ||
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*Notebook, 3 ring ( I may have a supply of a few ) | *Notebook, 3 ring ( I may have a supply of a few ) | ||
*USB Thumb Drive ( for documents and your own work ) | *USB Thumb Drive ( for documents and your own work ) | ||
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=== 2009 Projects === | === 2009 Projects === | ||
− | + | This year we are going to switch our attention to Arduino based projects ( but as usual any electronics platform is open for consideration ). See: [[Microcontrollers for Beginners]]. We will also connect the Arduino to our PC so that programs on the can talk to programs on the PC and programs on the Arduino can talke to each other. You should see the page [[Beginners Setup for Arduino and Processing]] for the setup you will need. | |
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+ | === 2008 Group Projects === | ||
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+ | Group in the sense that the whole group will be able to do the project, but probably best done with one member per team ( but that is up to you ). | ||
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+ | If you have time check out: [[Project DYI Whiteboard]] Thanks to Vishay Semiconductors we have some sample High Power Infrared Emitting Diode, 950 nm, GaAlAs/GaAs. I have a Wiimote, so we will put together some light pens and try this out. | ||
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+ | ==== Clock Project ==== | ||
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+ | Can be like the Dancing clock, or a tide clock, or a Westport class clock. | ||
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+ | What you need to do: | ||
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+ | * Get Eagle on your computer | ||
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+ | * Get SourceBoost Boosts C on your computer | ||
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+ | * Decide what kind of clock you are going to build. | ||
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+ | * Salvage two stepper motors from printers or disk drives ( old 5 1/2 inch ). | ||
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+ | * Test your stepper motors and determine specs. | ||
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+ | ==== White Board Project ==== | ||
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+ | * What you need to do: | ||
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+ | * Get Bluetooth running on a target computer. | ||
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+ | * Get the Spec Sheet for the IR Led ( I will bring in on my computer for transfer to your flash drive ). | ||
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+ | * Plan your light pen. | ||
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+ | ==== EL Wire Project ==== | ||
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+ | * May have this as an option after MrH gets the parts. | ||
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+ | ==== Who/What ==== | ||
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+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |Who | ||
+ | |What | ||
+ | |Done | ||
+ | |Next? | ||
+ | <!--------------------------------> | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |Tippecanoe | ||
+ | |Leggo Mind Meld | ||
+ | |Mess with robot, installed some software on MrH Computer | ||
+ | |*Get Wiimote? | ||
+ | *Get lego software on club laptop | ||
+ | <!--------------------------------> | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |The Saint | ||
+ | |Whiteboard, Looked over links | ||
+ | |Watched MrH build chopstick pen | ||
+ | |*Plan pen, install software for controller on some computer. | ||
+ | *Figure out the Bluetooth adapter, install, bring to meetings | ||
+ | <!--------------------------------> | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |Two | ||
+ | |Salvage | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Drop buy some time | ||
+ | <!--------------------------------> | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |The Lamb | ||
+ | |Salvaging Motors, Building clocks | ||
+ | |One printer partly deconstructed. | ||
+ | |More salvage, test motors. | ||
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+ | <!--------------------------------> | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |Java the Hutt | ||
+ | |Clock? and Rockets | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Try to make it to a meeting | ||
+ | <!-------------------------------- | ||
+ | <!--------------------------------> | ||
+ | |-valign="top" | ||
+ | |MrH | ||
+ | |Clock, El Wire, StepBot, WhiteBoard | ||
+ | | *First Clock Built | ||
+ | *El parts in or on order | ||
+ | *First whiteboard with LCD screen on my computer tested ( and works ) | ||
+ | |Get Clock #2 running soon | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
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|[[Arduino Links]] | |[[Arduino Links]] | ||
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− | |A cool processor, | + | |A cool processor, but not one we normally use. Consider trying it. |
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+ | |[[Microcontroller Serial Communications Articles]] | ||
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+ | |[[BitWacker PIC USB Development Board]] | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[BitWacker Java Communications]] |
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− | |[[ | + | |[[BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications]] |
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|[[Bargains]] | |[[Bargains]] | ||
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|[[Basic Circuits and Circuit Building Blocks]] | |[[Basic Circuits and Circuit Building Blocks]] | ||
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− | |It is worth | + | |It is worth learing these |
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− | |[[ | + | |[[PIC Links]] |
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|[[PointLess LED Array]] | |[[PointLess LED Array]] | ||
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− | |One of Mr H's | + | |One of Mr H's progjecs |
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|Go learn something | |Go learn something | ||
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|[[Toner Transfer]] | |[[Toner Transfer]] | ||
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|Our technique for making printed circuit boards. | |Our technique for making printed circuit boards. | ||
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|[[Serial Communications Library -- BoostC and 16F877A]] | |[[Serial Communications Library -- BoostC and 16F877A]] | ||
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|[[Project DYI Whiteboard]] | |[[Project DYI Whiteboard]] | ||
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+ | === Image Example === | ||
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+ | [[Image:RS232ProbeMainx.png | Screen Shot ]] |