Hello, I am currently debating options for wireless and for a video link to a pc. I have the brat, but have done little other than make the joints move. I am trying to chose between the match port and the bluesmirf. If I build the match port thing, do I just talk to it with my wifi port on the PC or do I need a tranmitter and receiver? Is the extra assembly (make board etc) worth having this over the bulesmirf?
Next I want a camera mounted on the Brat. What is a good one to get? I know less about this than the best bet wireless control.
SN96, (does this name have a connection to motor sports?) this camera looks like a winner. I guess that it has an RF or composite video output. Do you know what is needed to connect it to a PC? I am still thinking about the remote control. I would like extra distance, but am not sure how fast I could actually run my serial link on the SCC-32, so all of the remotes should be fast enough for me. I was considering the following possibility from the main web page:
Do I need a converter for camera out to PC screen? I am an electrical engineer with no time for fun but I also have a complete Zigbee demo board set hidden away somewhere that I forgot about that might prove interesting, but may take lots more effort.
Well for the wirless video camera, it has a reciever that has a video out jack. You would need a usb digitizer to connect the reciever to the PC and you can use RoboRealm software to process this video feed. RoboRealm has the ability to send serial commands from the PC via Bluetooth out to the Mini-ABB.
RoboRealm just might have too much information. I have downloaded the software and will see what it expects. Do you have a sugestion for the USB digitizer?
Any usb digitizer should work. Some are more expensive than others because some come with editing software. For a cheap one, you might want to try www.newegg.com
My username SN96 is a High temp solder that we use at my work. I used to inspect and rework production boards.
RoboRealm is complex, but if you play around with it for a few days and experiment, you should be able to learn the basics.
Thanks, I found a few good candidates. The only problem now is that the blue SmiRF is on back order. I was thinking about 1965 cobras with the SN96. It is popular to use SN95/96 Mustang spindles on some of the replica roadsters. I currently have one started with SN96 spindles in the front.
It’s easy to use Robot Realm, SSC32, BlueSmirf and a wireless camera all together. I use the wireless camera through a usb tv adapter that has a composite video input, I feed that signal to the Robot Realm program that can be used to set up any number of filters to process the video, then the Robot Realm program to send out ( through a SSC32 plug in ) the servo positioning that I want the robot to do ( this is sent through the bluetooth connection ) to the SSC32/BlueSmirf on the robot.
An example…The camera is set up to recognize the largest moving object in the room (me) and then the robot turns to that object and follows it at a given distance.
