Society of Robots - Robot Forum

Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Hawaii00000 on January 07, 2009, 01:27:24 AM

Title: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: Hawaii00000 on January 07, 2009, 01:27:24 AM

Shouldn't the ATmega8 in the $50  robot have more connections for sensors and servos? In the circuit admin build, there's not that many. Can't the ATmega8 support more?

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: Razor Concepts on January 07, 2009, 07:19:24 AM

Yes it can, plug in more servos/sensors on the other ports.

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: pomprocker on January 07, 2009, 11:22:08 AM

Solder in the extra header pins to fill in the missing port

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: jamort on January 07, 2009, 09:46:16 PM

yes the atmega can support more the only thing about more motors is i dont know if i d try to add another one on to such a rigid base

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: Webbot on January 08, 2009, 09:01:36 PM

Quote from: jamort on January 07, 2009, 09:46:16 PM

yes the atmega can support more the only thing about more motors is i dont know if i d try to add another one on to such a rigid base

Hi jamort - not quite sure what you mean by 'such a rigid base'. Do you mean choice of power supplies?

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: pomprocker on January 08, 2009, 10:07:04 PM

i think hes talking about adding more servos to a cardboard robot

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: Webbot on January 08, 2009, 11:03:50 PM

Ok - thats simple. Chuck away that 25 cent pizza cardboard base. Check out the forum for HDPE or similar. Build a 'real' base for a few $. Problem solved.

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: jamort on January 08, 2009, 11:25:48 PM

that or you could simply use the board for something else keep the electroncis

Title: Re: Should the $50 robot be able to have more servos?
Post by: Hawaii00000 on January 10, 2009, 02:31:02 AM

How many more... when I say "more servos" I mean soldering on more connections for servos/sensors not just plugging in more, because I know there are some free ones. Once those are used up are there any options.