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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Kylepowers on March 09, 2011, 11:17:06 PM

Title: PC Based robot
Post by: Kylepowers on March 09, 2011, 11:17:06 PM

I was wondering what would be the best motherboard for a pc based robot a mini-itx or a micro-atx?

Title: Re: PC Based robot
Post by: Conscripted on March 10, 2011, 10:41:22 AM

Good morning,

Answering questions about what is "Best" is a little difficult without knowing exactly what it is you are trying to do. If I were to ask what the best vehicle is you would not be able to answer until you knew if I worked on a farm or was an avid weekend racer.

What is it you are trying to do? Do you have a list of requirements?

Best of luck
Conscripted

Title: Re: PC Based robot
Post by: Kylepowers on March 10, 2011, 12:38:37 PM

Well i want the motherboard to very low power consuming as its going to be on a mobile robot. I want it to have up to a max of about 12 sensors and a single grip arm. It will have tank drive with two wheel and a caster. Im basing my design on the Hero 2000 robots. With a few additions like a web cam and such not sure what yet. Probably more like the HeroBot that white box makes.

Title: Re: PC Based robot
Post by: Soeren on March 10, 2011, 05:50:19 PM

Quote from: Kylepowers on March 09, 2011, 11:17:06 PM

I was wondering what would be the best motherboard for a pc based robot a mini-itx or a micro-atx?

Why stop at "micro"?  There's Nano-ITX and Pico-ITX as well.

Title: Re: PC Based robot
Post by: Kylepowers on March 10, 2011, 06:32:39 PM

I did not know that. Second I have these motherboards laying around at home and wanted to build something diffrent with them.