Bubby's Manual

Bubby's manual is complete. If you are interested you can download a .pdf copy here: http://ratliff7.tripod.com/robotics.htm I'm working a an upgrade to the drive motor system. I'm sure there will be a few more updates to Bubby as time goes on.

YES WE CAN.....

Yes we can program our Basic Stamps wirelessly. YES WE CAN!!

What's that? You say Parallax engineers for years have been saying it is not possible? That you can not do it because the nature of the communication protocol when connected to the computer and because wireless protocols can't communicate the data as required?

Well hold on to your hats my friends because I just programmed a Basic Stamp II wireless!!

Muuhahahahahaha, your Stamps are belong to me!

Okay, where is what I used, a wireless USB hub. It's an IOgear GUWH104KIT which included a wireless USB dongle you connect to your computer and a wireless hub you can connect 4 USB devices too (as long as they are not Webcams or speakers). You can read about the device from here: www.iogear.com/product/GUWH104KIT Currently you can purchase it from here for around $30 usd: http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/58-14255&CAWELAID=552469334 I got mine from www.ebay.com

It might be hard to see in all the mess, but connect to my robot's Basic Stamp II is the wireless USB hub, through an IOgear serial to USB converter (not the one Parallax sells) which is connected wireless through the USB link to a Windows7 laptop. Not too bad huh? So if your dream is to program a Basic Stamp wirelessly, this might be the solution for you. The down side is it will not support webcams or speakers of any kind. I was counting on it to transmit my webcam data as well. Oh Well, can't win them all.

Bubby is back home

Bubby and I before returning him home just after the new year. Still have not finished his manual yet, but it was good to see him returned home. Not everything worked on him as planned. The voice board I had in mind to install fried. The motor control board there were in home did not want to work. His programming was a little tricky too. But overall it was a good upgrade from when I first brought him home I think.

Next in store of Bubby is the completed of his manual to detail is circuits and construction. And then we might pick an upgraded motor control to make is drive and naviagation easier to control.