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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Jaryd on March 10, 2010, 07:44:52 PM

Title: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: Jaryd on March 10, 2010, 07:44:52 PM
So... i just finished my microcontroller and i dont hae the proper equipment to test it. So... i plugged in the battery pack(6v) but nothing happened. Is that good?
Title: Re: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: GWER57 on March 10, 2010, 07:50:50 PM
Did every thing check out with the voltages and can you program the mcu?
Title: Re: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: Jaryd on March 10, 2010, 07:52:36 PM
?... I havent tried programing it yet i wasnt sure if the led was supposed to light up or anything


Also adding to this... It might be the battery pack because it is an old one I found ... How could I test that??
Title: Re: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: Webbot on March 10, 2010, 09:07:52 PM
As per zillions of previous posts - the LED is not a power LED. It only lights if your program tells it to light.
Sorry - dont mean to be -ve - but this stuff has been covered and is searchable.
Title: Re: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: Jaryd on March 11, 2010, 03:29:22 PM
Sorry but I read through the $50 robot tutotrial and im not sure how i can tell if it actually works or not??

The other thing is that if i do plug it in my copmuter and it is broken will it do any damage???
Title: Re: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: little-c on March 11, 2010, 03:54:53 PM
nope. unless the micro is so shot it flames. but then thats normaly obvious cause is gets really hot.


oh and the damage is from the fire ;)
Title: Re: $50 Robot MicroController
Post by: Jaryd on March 11, 2010, 07:37:39 PM
Ok thankyou ... So I guess I will start programing