2009:Electrical 1.07.09

1.07.2009

Start time: 7:10

End time:

Members present: Crystal, Rika, Collin, Michael, Sean, [Victor, Karen]

Tasks completed:

- Identify Sensors (Sensor Board - Acclerometer and Sensor Board - Gyroscope)

- Gyroscope: Price $74.95

- Added Victor 884 Speed Controllers data

- Added Motor Spec Spreadsheet to Motor Characteristics page.

- Started Inventor drawing of mock electrical board (Under Robot 2009 > Eletrical Stuff > Board Scrap)

Tasks to complete:

- Decide mounting areas for electronics and how

- Mounting positions

- Selection of Speed Controllers

- Order of Speed Controllers

- Choose remaining motors and actuators

- Finish electrical board

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Programming Notes for Drivetrain and Requests -- These are all the things the programming team wanted us to tag on while working with the controls.

Triggers for Drivetrain (Logitech Controllers or whatever)
-2 Back triggers for Turbo, 2 Back triggers for Slow-mo
**Add LEDs to define drive speed; green for turbo, yellow for slow-mo

Traction Control
**Red Alerting LED

Reset button for drivetrain (for updating modifications to code, ect)

Override Toggle -- Cuts out the defaulted programming set of codes and allows the driver to take control "Oh no" button.

Mode Set Toggles --

Trim Control Knob -- For when the robot doesn't drive straight! ^_~
-Connected to INPUT (volts)