Introducing…. The AstroPixels
After the success of producing the NeoPixel PSI boards, I wanted to do more. I wanted to do a simple, unified set of dome lights for a typical R2. And…
After the success of producing the NeoPixel PSI boards, I wanted to do more. I wanted to do a simple, unified set of dome lights for a typical R2. And…
Whilst doing the write up of my NeoPixelPSI boards I mentioned the ReelTwo library by Mimir a few times and thought I'd do a post about how I've been finding…
So, you've got your new PSI boards and have them mounted in your droid, now you need to get them to do things! Code Examples ReelTwo My preferred solution is…
I had a bunch of my lovely new PSIs, and had tested them with a example sketch to make sure they all worked. Next step was to write the code…
Something I've been meaning to do for a while was look at how to do a PCB with SMD layout that is now offered by a few of the cheap…
Well, its been a boring year with no droid outings, tho thanks to doing some live youtube events under the Droid Builders UK banner, we've managed to raise over £14k…
Well, the connectors didn't turn up on Saturday, but they did turn up today! So after a bit of crimping, and a bit of soldering (and a few mistakes, but…
Currently, my PS3 controller code uses the channel mixing built into the Sabertooth speed controller. This means that I send it speed and turn commands, and the speed controller mixes…
Minimal wiring is done now, enough to get everything powered up and r2_control installed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od0Wr0okgwY A quick flash of an SD card, some tweaks to the install instructions, a few…
Most people start by building their droid, then doing the electronics. I'm pretty much doing it all in reverse. Here you can see all the electronics for R2. The left…