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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: Razor Concepts on March 07, 2010, 07:22:13 PM

Title: $50 tutorial in need of update?
Post by: Razor Concepts on March 07, 2010, 07:22:13 PM

After looking back at the $50 tutorial since I first started a year ago, it looks like it could use some updating - re arranging of some things, an actual schematic, better parts list, etc etc.

So maybe we could work as a community to improve it?

Here are the things that could be improved IMO:

• LED in parts list may be manufactured backwards
• Default to using a mega168 or 328 at 8mhz (mega8 is outdated)
• Incorporate visual layout directly into page instead of linking to thread
• Schematic diagram for those up to the task of building from it
• Single power supply (a battery regulated to 5v should works with servos + electronics
• Option to buy continuous rotation servo (which are like $2 more than regular ones)
• Move servo modification until after electronics are complete
• Add power LED (after so many posts of "my led isnt turing on" and the typical response of "you need to program it first"
• Picture of a completed breadboard version

Title: Re: $50 tutorial in need of update?
Post by: SmAsH on March 07, 2010, 07:46:18 PM

I do agree with you razor, the tutorial is quite old and needs to be updated. Maybe we could put together a list of all the things needing of an update?

Title: Re: $50 tutorial in need of update?
Post by: GearMotion on March 07, 2010, 08:35:19 PM

Perhaps you could include this information: http://circuitgizmos.com/wordpress/?p=471 (http://circuitgizmos.com/wordpress/?p=471)