The Axon was developed for robots that go beyond the basics. With the Axon,
you will no longer need to worry about not having enough I/O as it has 55+
for you to use - up to 16 ports for analog sensors, and up to 18 for interrupts. You will
never be wanting of UART,
as there are 3 directly available, with a 4th used
for a USB connection directly to your PC. No additional programmer needed due to a built
in programmer (bootloader). Lastly, extensive source code and tutorials
have been developed to make it easy enough for a beginner.
More specifically, the Axon is the best microcontroller on the market for multi-limbed
robots such as bipeds, spiders, and robot arms.
Unlike many other robot microcontrollers on the market, no additional wiring is required.
It is 100% plug-n-play - no external power buses required to plug in servos or sensors,
literally taking minutes to set up.
The Axon uses the powerful ATmega640 as its processor, which has typically 4x more
memory than other controllers on the market (see specifications below).
Lastly, at 34 grams (a typical 9V battery weighs 40g), the Axon is the smallest and
lightest of any other comparable full-featured microcontroller on the market.
NO soldering or assembly required!
Works right out of the box, with multiple working demo programs pre-installed.
All Axons sold after Nov 18th, 2008, are RoHS compliant.
Axons sold before this date have a black 'L' written on the bottom side.
Full personalized support
by the Axon creator and SoR author himself! Stuck? Post a question in the
robot forum and
read previous Axon questions
- no question is left unresolved. I will be continually adding
easy to use software to support all your favorite robot hardware. This is all
included in the price. Remember to read the FAQ first before asking!!!
Free access to plug-n-play SoR Scope,
software that converts your Axon into a 16 channel oscilloscope. Who wants to spend hundreds or thousands
on a clunky oscilloscope anyway? No programming necessary.
SPECIFICATIONS
For detailed information, please refer to the Axon Datasheet.
55 I/O Total
Up to 16 ADC
Up to 29 Servos
I2C, SPI
3 UART
Serial to USB Converter (4th UART)
Up to 18 interrupts
Up to 9 PWM Channels (7 without modification)
64KB Flash, 4KB EEPROM, 8KB SRAM
16 MIPS throughput at 16 MHz
6 Timers (four 16-bit, two 8-bit)
pre-programmed with a bootloader - no programmer required
built in power buses
all software is free
100% open source
and more!
This is a YouTube playlist of many different robots and projects that use the Axon.
The first demo video shows how easy it is to connect external hardware to the Axon:
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