swan tron dot com recently made the front page of EEWeb. Well I’ll be.
~~ENHANCE~~
~~ENHANCE~~
I appreciated the bump in traffic.
I am more appreciative of the recognition by an EE site. Don’t underestimate we hacky math types.
Thanks to EEWeb…
In preparation for the impending shit-storm that will consist of me, a soldering iron, and dozens of small, fragile components, I decided to see if I can actually get my Arduino to talk to a servo. Well, it turns out that the code is not the issue.
The built in servo library is pretty easy to tackle. A little bit of analogue, a little bit of digital, a little bit of shameless self promotion…
Step one…check. I can sweep through 180 degrees. Can I solder to save my ass (and semi-valuable electrical components)…time will tell.
Also, I’m post dating this post. Happy B-Day Betsy.
I splurged on a motor shield from Lady Ada for my Arduino antics.
Here it is..
“Some Assembly Required” Sonofabitch. I guess my soldering skills are going to be put to the test. Stay tuned.
I’m not there yet, but let’s chalk this one up as a step towards the end goal…which would be the title of this post. A Damned Arduino Robot!
Granted, this is basically just my hello world (hola mundo) program with the addition of a solderlss breadboard into the fray. But, it is awesome and, I am going to be the coolest dude on the block when I come rolling out with a bad-ass robot.
I had better get back to work.
