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Originally Posted by Team 1708 Dave
We were just discussing this issue. Our team really needs help in this area. Who makes a dependable gyro and sensors for track position and where to get it these items? And helpful hints for putting it all together. This is my first post, so excuse the lack of zest... Dave
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I hate to hover/monopolize but... well I was in the area.
You can't go wrong too easily with the
ADXRS150EB. This product will soon become unavailable due to (i think) RoHS/Pb-Free conversion, but should be replaced by the soon to be activated part: EVAL-ADXRS613.
Other than that, look to Kevin Watson's awesome code library for the 18F8722 processor. He has a driver already all boxed up and ready to run the whole gyro. It can be used straight out of the box with the gyro, or can be easily modified to fit pretty much any application for sensor data integration over time you can come up with (i.e. getting velocity from an accelerometer).
If you need anything more specific, just post/PM/see us in Atlanta.
-q
p.s. I just realized you said position too. For that, look to grayhill or my favorite, U.S. Digital. They have some
economical yet robust encoders that are great for FIRST. Couple these with an appropriately sized
spring coupler to increase life/reliability.