Re: TI-H: robotics (was TI-H: RE: cool)


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Re: TI-H: robotics (was TI-H: RE: cool)




he meant in deolpement stage of the controll program.  I don't think he was
aware that the program wwas also some type of scripting program, which
would take alot of time. (and require a computer)

>Um, a microcontroler could run the bot completely, I know that, and where the
>heck did you interpret TI-BASIC out of my message? And since when is a calc
>tied to a computer if it has ASM??? You send the ASM program to it, and you
>key in instructions, probably to be stored into a string. I don't understand
>why you think the calc is tied to a computer??? The microcontroller would
>simply translate simple series of commands to inttructions (go forward,
>backward, turn right and so on) and those would feed into an Nv network and
>make the robot walk. You could probably even skip the microcontroler all
>together if you make a good Nv, but the microcontroler is better suited to
>decoding serial data into line commands (heck, a shift register or that I2C
>8-bit interface chip would do as well). The calc would only need to store a
>few simple things, since it doesn't need to actualy operate the motors at all.
>The Nv does that (or a microcontroler if you want to stay digital). The
>microcontroler/shift register type deal remains unchanged. the calc hives you
>a way to program easily. Like the light flasher program, you create strings
>and it runs the sequence.
>
>
>> Using a microcontroller doesn't necessarily tie you to a PC for
>> reprogramming, either. I know someone who designed a one-way RF link and
>> used another smaller microcontroller to re-program the main one based on
>> what was coming in over the link. Cable-less programming.. very cool.
>--
>
>And I'm sure that's cool, but do you have to use assembly and a little LED or
>LCD readout, or do you have all the features that can be added when you have a
>graphical screen and a nice keypad.
>
>Richard Piotter
>richfile@prairie.lakes.com
>
>The Richfiles TI Hardware and BASIC web page:
>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html


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