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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
Looks like the robot controller
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
It does look a bit like the Mini-RC (the one before Vex came into play), but that one had a serial port.

My first instinct is to say gumstix, given that people have interfaced them with IFI controllers before, but it looks a little big for that.
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
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It does look a bit like the Mini-RC (the one before Vex came into play), but that one had a serial port.

My first instinct is to say gumstix, given that people have interfaced them with IFI controllers before, but it looks a little big for that.
Unfortunately, all I can say is that it is none of the above!
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
Well, it appears to be some sort of co-processor. I assume that the black bar is the part no. censored out?
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
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Well, it appears to be some sort of co-processor. I assume that the black bar is the part no. censored out?
Right on both counts. Now, can anyone guess what it will be used for?

Hint: Only one sensor will be hooked up to it, yet it uses the board's full processing capabilities.
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
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Right on both counts. Now, can anyone guess what it will be used for?

Hint: Only one sensor will be hooked up to it, yet it uses the board's full processing capabilities.
External processing for the camera?

That's my guess..

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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
probably is a dedicated camera computer solely for the purpose of determining launch angle/direction/velocity....are you planning on shooting while moving?
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
Planning on running uClinux are we? Looks like an ADI BF533 STAMP board.

I prefer Windows CE.
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
Just a wild guess, but might it be anything along the lines of a closed loop feedback controller for quadrature encoders?
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
Well, you can clearly see the BlackFin logo, so It's most likely doing DSP from the camera. The question is, what are you doing with that kind of horsepower?

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And, I agree with one of the previous posters. That's almost definitely the ADSP-BF533 evaluation board.
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
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Unfortunately, all I can say is that it is none of the above!
That looks like an SBC(Single Board Computer) to me, and what is that I spy with my little eye? None other than Tux my favorite penguin! Now what on earth do you need the great and wonderful powers of Linux on your robot for? One thing is for sure, that is some sort of co-processor with loads of I/O ports, why sooo many? How many sensors do you plan on using ? I'm out of ideas as to why you need soooo much I/O, so some more insight would be great.
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
Looks to be something like a phidget....

wait no... i see Tux. Defiantely an SBC
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Re: pic: Team 81 Programmer's Teaser
is it something linux powered?
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