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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: Joesavage1 on June 23, 2009, 12:00:26 AM

Title: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: Joesavage1 on June 23, 2009, 12:00:26 AM

From what I have found out so far, an Axon is an MCU right, so I just have to plug in sensors, and then program. What type of things could I make from an Axon, is it good enough for a humanoid, or would I need a couple of axons for that? What do you think the most ambitious thing is that I could do with an axon?


Thanks

Joe



PS: Also just s aa quick side question, what settings do I set it to in "AVR Studio 4" to get it to go to axon? or do I just click rebuild all, then copy a hex file in the project folder over? (I imagine Windows would deal with it like a USB stick?)

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: SmAsH on June 23, 2009, 12:24:38 AM

the axon is a microcontroller board.
it is plug in and play so you could just plug in a few sensors, servos, then program and go.
it maybe good enough for a humanoid, it depends on how many sensors/servos you want.
axon has approx 55 I/O and a fair few are ADC. also 4 uart (one for usb).
the most ambitious thing you could do is whatever you can think up in your mind for 55ish I/O!

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: billhowl on June 23, 2009, 07:24:43 AM

Answer to the side Question, after rebuild all, you have to Run the Bootloader program FBOOT17.EXE -b115200 -c1 -pfile.hex -vfile.hex to upload the hex files to Axon using bootloader via Com port (Windows would deal with it not like a USB stick but a Com port)

Read this link
http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_getting_started_bootloader.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_getting_started_bootloader.shtml)

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: paulstreats on June 23, 2009, 09:29:50 AM

to answer the humanoid question..

 There is a topic somewhere about somebody using an axon on a biped platform (cant remember who or what topic) it might have been the lynxmotion scout?.

 In the programming section you will also find the "sor biped engine". This is a program to help control a 2 legged robot, I believe it was programmed directly for the axon.

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: SmAsH on June 23, 2009, 02:24:09 PM

i remember airman00 did that with a brat chassis?
(http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/images/axon_brat2.jpg)

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: Admin on June 23, 2009, 05:07:19 PM

My ERP uses the Axon:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_ERP.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_ERP.shtml)

All his source code is free and open.

It still has enough available remaining I/O and processing power to control a second ERP at the same time ;D

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: Joesavage1 on June 23, 2009, 11:55:46 PM

ok, thanks guys, I will look back at this thread if and when I get my Axon.


Thanks

Joe

PS:Admin, do you get a chance to check your mail, as I have recently sent you an e-mail, and have had no reply although you have been replying at the forums...

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: SmAsH on June 24, 2009, 12:13:24 AM

did you include "sor" in the subject line?

Title: Re: Uses for an Axon...
Post by: Joesavage1 on June 24, 2009, 01:33:05 PM

Aha.. thats what I forgot.. oh well, it got replied to in the end...


Thanks guys


Joe