[CreaturGames]

modi123_1, on 28 February 2012 - 09:45 AM, said:

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Mindstorm never really impressed me. Maybe too much of a kid appeal... who knows.

For robot beginners, it is a good tool, but after a while, it isn't really useful. It isn't, in a sense, just a kid's tool. It is more made for people beginning to learn Robotics.

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Care to elaborate?

Sure. I used to use one robot hardware similar to Boe Bot(can't remember the name of it). It was mainly something where you pretty much decide which parts you want to use, then you program it from there.

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Like what?

I wanted to be able to used the software to "draw" a 3D model of the surroundings of the area it was in using different types of sensors, but the problem is the hardware does not allow you to do that.

[modi123_1]

I came across this today... very interesting.

"Sketch, simulate, and share schematics."
https://www.circuitlab.com/

Basically a web browser based electronics bench designer. Hmm.. Who would have thunk it.

[CreaturGames]

modi123_1, on 29 February 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

I came across this today... very interesting.

"Sketch, simulate, and share schematics."
https://www.circuitlab.com/

Basically a web browser based electronics bench designer. Hmm.. Who would have thunk it.

Wow, good find! I never knew they had one of these(Well, why should I be suprised?)

[modi123_1]

Hahahah.. I figured I would mess with a bit of the FezPanda before I hit the gym tonight.. bwahaha.. the joyous cackle as I use button eBlock, green led, and six lines of code to make the button turn off and on at my whim!

[calvinthedestroyer]

see if you can find yourself a Digital Potentiometer to play with
Digital Potentiometer ICs

Then you can control the brightness of those LED's

Then find a stepper motor controller that you can build onto your robot.
Stepper motor controllers / examples

And a servo controller! MUHA HAHAHAHA!
examples of servo motor controller circuits
But you might be able to this this stuff already with the sweet hardware that you bought.

[modi123_1]

Potentiaometer - is already in the shield.. and my leds were fading in some funky tunes. Yup - all on top of the servo bits from the boebot.. though I should finish up those labs.. drat.. not enough time in the day!

[modi123_1]

Well hot dang - this internet shield is crazy easy to connect to the net.. Color me blinking-led-green impressed!

[modi123_1]

Well damn... I just walked through an example of making my fez a web server.. that actually served webpages and junk!