Hacking Roomba - Tod E Kurt Part 1 pot
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 1 pot
... typical Roomba robotic
vacuum cleaner is very inexpensive at under $300 for even the most
expensive Roombas and $15 0 for the least expensive. The cheapest
new Roombas can be found for around $10 0 ... and
greater room coverage. The hardware improvements are perhaps more numerous and
include better battery-charging circuitry, improved brushes and sensors, and a better
vacuum design.
11...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 4 potx
... can
minimize the number of wires needed to solder. Figure 4-5 shows one possible layout, with the
BlueSMiRF plugged into the receptacle to gauge the layout. Notice that the header receptacle
has been ... the
differential gearing used in a car, but instead of one source of power divided
between two wheels with gearing, both wheels are powered independently.
By having both wheels powered, the...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 5 potx
... value in the sensor data is the difference in the distance traveled by each wheel.
Specifically, it is the right wheel difference minus the left wheel difference.
This difference describes a ... the center point between the two wheels. It’s as if
the wheels are moving partially along a circumference determined by the distance between the
wheels. If this sounds a lot like that millimetersPerDe...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 6 pot
... accompaniment to the melodic lead of the
beeper.
Piezo Beeper
The sound-generating device that plays the Roomba tunes is called a piezo
beeper. The beeper is similar in function and sound to most other ... noise. Piezo speak-
ers are also used as the tweeters in some audio speakers.
The piezo crystals can also be used in the opposite way. If you flex or squeeze a piezo (from
the greek pieze...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 10 pot
... and
Roomba.
mini-din 8pin
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Photocell ... interpreted system necessarily results in slower code that takes
up more space. Figure...
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Ⅲ Creative Instant Webcam, or equivalent, Newegg N8 2E1 683 010 612 0
Ⅲ USB flash drive, any capacity, Newegg N8 2E1 6820 211 027
Ⅲ USB hub, 4-port travel size, Newegg N8 2E1 6 817 2 016 04
Ⅲ ... Figure 1 5-5 shows the diode being sol-
dered in between the two power leads. Make sure the white bar of the diode points away from
the 9V connector when solder...
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...
providing the tech tips and
tricks readers need to get
the most out of their
hi-tech lives.
OSMO//hacker, 16 17 , 17
over-current events, 27
over-current sensors, 11 4
P
pack method, 253
packages, 84
packaging ... 273–274
RoombaSketch, 19 1 19 3, 19 3 19 4
RoombaSpiro, 18 4
RoombaView program
features, 14 0 14 1
finishing, 14 9, 15 0
MyGUI library for, 14 2 14 4, 14 4
position c...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 2 pdf
... Sensors
The most commonly used internal sensors are the wheel-drop sensors. All three wheels have a
microswitch that detects when the wheel has extended down. In the case of Roomba, these
wheel drops ... size nickel metal-hydride (NiMh) cells.
Each cell puts out 1. 2V so 12 cells wired in series give 14 .4 VDC. The newer yellow battery
pack uses at least 3000 mAh cells. Some people have t...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 3 pdf
... cable lines, generally the longer the
cable, the larger the capacitors will need to be. And in RS-232, long means several hundred
feet, not the 10 -feet cable you’ll be using here.
Maxim will help ... Serial Interface Tether
Getting Ready
Figure 3-6 shows the parts needed all laid out. From here you can see the difference between
the Mini DIN cable (round ends) and the DB9 cable (flat ends...
Hacking Roomba - Tod E.Kurt Part 8 ppt
... on en1 [ethernet]
minimi (19 2 .16 8.0.25) at 0 :11 :24:77:84:fa on en1 [ethernet]
? (19 2 .16 8.0 .13 1) at 0:2:2d:c :11 :1 on en1 [ethernet]
? (19 2 .16 8.0 .13 9) at 0:4:20:5:2:d1 on en1 [ethernet]
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Part ... More Complex Interfacing
F
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1 1- 1 1: Full end-to-end test using the SitePlayer Telnet System box
F
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1 1- 1 2: SitePlayer Telnet System hooked up to Roomba b...