RoboProp: Mikronauts Advanced Robot Controller
June 8th, 2011
RoboProp is an advanced robot controller board with an integrated L298 full H-Bridge for driving two DC motors.
RoboProp Features:
- 4.000″x3.050″ standard form factor with standard mounting hole pattern
- Designed to fit onto BOE-BOT as an upgrade
- Designed to fit Dagu “Mr. Basic” and “Arduino Motor” robot platforms
- Parallax Propeller processor with eight 32 bit cores running at 100Mhz
- 64KB EEPROM
- uSD for data logging and program storage
- L298 full H-bridge driver with up to 2.5A drive with large heat sink per motor (3A peak)
- optional current sense resistors
- 8 channel / 12 bit ADC for 3-pin 5V sensors (MCP3208)
- up to 24 channels for servos or digital inputs
- Mikronauts I2C connector for upcoming Mikronauts I2C modules
- HCOMM connector for programming via Propeller Plug, or Mikronauts SerPlug
- EXP connectors for breadboards and Mikronauts modules
- can use FlexMem for SRAM/FLASH/FRAM/MRAM memory expansion (uses 6-8 I/O pins)
- can add upcoming MCP3208 module for an additional 8 analog input channels (uses 4 I/O pins)
- can stack on other Mikronauts CPU boards and breadboards with stacking headers for EXP1/EXP2
- two small high-density prototype areas
- screw terminals for Vin/GND, MotorA, MotorB
- on-board 5V and 3.3V regulation
- RoboPropDiag diagnostic software for testing and exercising ADC/SERVO/L298 features included
- uses OBEX objects for pwm, servos and ADC
- fsrw26 modified for RoboProp’s uSD settings included
- extra mounting holes for sensors and other platforms
RoboProp Discussion:
Notes:
- four servo / IO channels are shared with the L298 motor driver
- four servo / IO channels are shared with the uSD socket
Videos:
- Please see the Mikronauts YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/mikronauts
- More videos will be uploaded as time permits
Kit Pricing:
- $99.00USD+s/h - RoboProp Full Kit - DC motor edition (includes L298 H-Bridge and related parts)
- $89.00USD+s/h - RoboProp Full Kit - Continuous rotation servo edition (does NOT include L298 H-Bridge and related parts)
Assembled & Tested Pricing:
- $149.00USD+s/h - RoboProp - DC motor edition (includes L298 H-Bridge and related parts)
- $139.00USD+s/h - RoboProp - Continuous rotation servo edition (does NOT include L298 H-Bridge and related parts)
Ordering:
- please contact Mikronauts at “mikronauts at-character gmail dot com” with your desired quantity and postal address for a shipping quote with payment instructions
Quantity pricing is available for dealers, distributors, educational institutions and robotics clubs.