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Unread 29-01-2002, 06:45
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Originally posted by Jon Lawton
Well... the idea is to have the system gather power usage statistics from each motor, and possibly speed of each wheel (Stored on EEPROM). It can help keep track of when that breaker is going to pop! Yes, I know the stamp-based controller can do this as well... BUT... I'd rather muck around with a $10 68HC11 than a $1,000,000 Robot Controller!
I think we are looking at doing something like this with the dashboard program. We will see if this makes it into the final code....but it is a good idea. (have to keep track of different batteries as they do get changed through the day)
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