Thread: New autonomous method in the works :D
View Single Post
  #7   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-08-2007, 15:48
Red Mage's Avatar
Red Mage Red Mage is offline
Owner of Holistic Omniscience
FRC #1546 (Chaos Inc)
Team Role: Programmer
  
Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: New York
Posts: 35
Red Mage is on a distinguished road
Send a message via AIM to Red Mage
Re: New autonomous method in the works :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spencer E. View Post
Hey everyone! Some of you may have seen my previous posts about the potential of using a GBA as a serial communication device with the RC (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56703). Well, I've just started the programming for both the GBA and RC programs and I'm hoping to have it fully working and functional by kick-off at the latest. Where I am stuck as of now is finding the funds for a Flash cartridge and parts to make the serial cable to go from the GBA to the RC.

The GBA program will have a working GUI and will be able to show the path of the robot on screen as you create the autonomous. How it will work is: the user will create a set of commands for the robot to do (ie. go a certain distance at a certain speed, turn a certain amount of degrees) on the GBA. Once they have done this, the RC will be set to wait for the beginning of the GBA transmission. As the RC receives each command it will make sure it has not missed any data and store the command in the EEPROM, then will relay a message back to the GBA asking for more information. Then voila! The autonomous is stored within the EEPROM.

Now, when autonomous begins the RC will read the commands from the EEPROM and execute the corresponding functions relating to the commands.

Any constructive criticism is welcome
If you do get this working, and do have a camera, I would love to see this.
__________________
Don't Blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't Blink. Good Luck.