Robotic

The aim of robotic project is to provide a generic card to use apf9328 under robots. Feel free to modify this page to add yours ideas for a perfect robotic-card.

Electronics parts mandatory to make a robot are :

Motors drivers for

• CC motors
• Brushless
• Steppers

Battery power, 4 mains technologies

• Lead battery : easy electronics control system and low price but heavy weight
• NiMh battery : affordable battery but has to be maintain rigorously.
• Li-ion battery : High density power but high price and complexe electronic control system
  • Roomba li-ion battery pack example
• Li-polymer : Very High density power and very dangerous/explosive pack.

Servo motor control

• Analog servo:
  • PWM
• numeric servo

Sensors control

• with bus:
  • i2c
  • can
  • spi
• GPIO

Links

• http://manubatbat.free.fr/robot/Doc/LM629/LM6291.HTM
• LinuxDevices's review of robotics software platforms