We like to have some play time at Solarbotics, and the "Bare Bones Photovore" is the results of one of these play sessions. It's a very simple (amongst the simplest, we'll hazard to say) light-seeking solar-powered robot, and find it easy to build using the Bicore Experimenter's PCB.
Monday New Product: Teensy v3.2, Bracket...
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November 2, 2015
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PJRC Teensy USB Board, Version 3.2 $24.75 The Teensy USB Development Board is a complete USB-based microcontoller development system. |
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Bracket Pair for Sharp Distance Sensors - Parallel $4.20 Bracket Pair for Sharp GP2Y0A02, GP2Y0A21, and GP2Y0A41 Distance Sensors - Parallel |
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Bracket Pair for Sharp Distance Sensors - Multi-option $4.85 Bracket Pair for Sharp GP2Y0A02, GP2Y0A21, and GP2Y0A41 Distance Sensors - Multi-Option |
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Synapse RF220UF1 $30.00 Better than XBee at a comparable cost! This module features the powerful ATmega128RFA1, transmitting on 2.4GHz with OTA (Over-The-Air) speeds up to 2Mbps, maximum 4.8km (3 miles) range and switchable internal /external antenna. |
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Grove - 4 pin Female Jumper to Grove 4 pin Conversion Cable (5 PCs per Pack) $4.95 4 Pin jumper wire for easy Grove-to-Arduino connections. |
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BEP Application #4 - The BBPV
We've churned out another Bicore Experimenter's PCB project: The "Bare Bones PhotoVore". This is an elegant little circuit, which offers the functionality of a basic photovore (with tactiles) all on a very simple circuit. Ours is solar-powered by a Miller Solarengine, but if you wanted to build one with a battery, your parts count would […]
Wednesday Cool Links: Laserin', Artin', ...
This week: Blizzards. Ice. Snow drifts. Rather sunny and warm. Wait, what? Yup, we've seen it all this week folks. All that's left is for delicious pastries to start falling from the skies, and we can check off the last item on our home-made "meteorological phenomena" list. And boy, you have no idea how long […]
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