#robotics Logs

Nov 21 2014

00:04 rue_more yea
00:04 rue_more the last few castings were ok
00:05 RifRaf cool
00:09 rue_more ok bitbanging i2c is laborious
00:10 rue_more that said, I'm still not sure if using the USI is easier or not
17:52 Tom_itx GuShH, rue_more, bottom 3 pics: http://tom-itx.ddns01.com:81/~webpage/cnc/new_pulleys/timing_pulley_index.php
17:58 SquirrelCZECH nah
17:58 SquirrelCZECH hard
17:58 SquirrelCZECH it's hard to pict the right propulsion system
17:58 SquirrelCZECH more like because I lack any ammount of springs or anything
18:02 uirrelCZECH is evil and got evil
18:04 deshipu I talked a friend into building a small diorama of a server room
18:04 deshipu with functioning vocores as servers
18:04 deshipu all running on openstack
18:05 SquirrelCZECH :D
18:05 SquirrelCZECH btw: I suppose I don't need any bearing when working with 3d printed things?
18:07 GuShH Tom_itx: but I'm waiting on RUE's pulley pics!
18:07 GuShH how's the conversion working though?
18:51 SquirrelCZECH I am really twisted and evil
18:52 SquirrelCZECH http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:88860 looks awesome for nongeared wheels for my rover
19:55 rue_more oh
19:55 rue_more hmm, its dark and raining out
19:55 rue_more I will grab shots of them tommorow for ya
19:56 Tom_itx rue_more ^^
19:57 rue_more how far up?
19:57 Tom_itx bottom 3 pics: http://tom-itx.ddns01.com:81/~webpage/cnc/new_pulleys/timing_pulley_index.php
19:57 bezoka how time is it in Canada?
19:57 rue_more its 5:38:15
19:57 rue_more no
19:57 Tom_itx 5:37
19:57 rue_more its 5:38:20
19:57 rue_more no
19:58 rue_more its 5:38:20
19:58 rue_more er
19:58 bezoka pm?
19:58 rue_more its 5:38:34pm
19:58 rue_more no damnit I give up
19:58 bezoka 2:38am here
19:58 rue_more tommorow or today?
19:58 bezoka yesterday xD
19:58 rue_more oh
19:58 rue_more silly me
19:58 bezoka tommorow of course :D
19:59 rue_more oh, send me the lottery numbers then would you?
20:00 bezoka oh no ;)
20:00 bezoka do you use uC to your robots?
20:00 rue_more some , yes
20:00 bezoka ARMs?
20:01 rue_more hell no
20:01 rue_more if I need processing power I put on a single board pc computer so I have a real processor and can run real software
20:01 rue_more arm is too much development hasstle
20:01 bezoka single board pc is like rpi?
20:02 rue_more no not arm based
20:02 rue_more intel based
20:02 rue_more x86
20:02 rue_more a computer that I can run dos or linux on without having to special compile any software
20:02 rue_more I can put whatever programs on I want
20:03 bezoka ;o
20:03 bezoka can you give me any link or something?
20:03 GuShH oh so anything but x86 is not real, according to rue_more
20:03 rue_more http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/robots/arm9/slide.htm
20:03 ShH eyer
20:04 rue_more http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/robots/arm8/slide.htm
20:04 rue_more http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/robots/arm5/p1030984.jpg
20:04 bezoka but arm9 is arm :D
20:04 rue_more http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/robots/buddy_III/p1050598.jpg
20:04 rue_more it is an arm yes, and its operated by an 8 bit avr
20:05 GuShH most likely his 9th arm
20:05 rue_more http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/robots/robot_family2.jpg
20:05 GuShH robotic arm
20:05 GuShH not ARM
20:06 bezoka what do you building?
20:06 rue_more robots
20:07 rue_more oh and a power supply
20:07 rue_more I should go work on my power supply
20:08 Tom_itx rue_more did you see what i did?
20:08 rue_more it was just the images of the new belt...?
20:08 rue_more didn't I see those before?
20:08 Tom_itx i added the encoder
20:08 rue_more oh
20:08 Tom_itx you didn't look at the last 3 like instructed
20:09 rue_more ooh
20:09 rue_more helo
20:09 bezoka rue_more: http://www.ebay.com/itm/INDUSTRIAL-Advantech-PCA-6178-SBC-PC-IPC-SINGLE-BOARD-COMPUTER-PENTIUM-III-CPU-/151481660702?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234502b51e
20:09 bezoka something like this?
20:09 rue_more 1:1?
20:09 Tom_itx yes
20:09 Tom_itx those came off my maxbot
20:09 Tom_itx repurposed
20:09 rue_more bezoka, yes
20:10 Tom_itx belt was just the right length too
20:10 bezoka how you connect it to robot?
20:10 rue_more http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-K8AE-AMD-Socket-754-Mini-ITX-Motherboard-With-CPU-RAM-/301394636535?pt=Motherboards&hash=item462c852ef7
20:10 rue_more or that
20:10 Tom_itx i gotta go check the connections now so i can add it in software
20:10 rue_more parallel port or serial to avr to robot
20:11 Tom_itx how many wires are in a mouse cable?
20:11 rue_more 3 to 5
20:11 Tom_itx i need 5
20:11 rue_more find an old mouse
20:11 Tom_itx yeah
20:11 rue_more busmouse is best
20:12 rue_more 9 pin might have 4 to 6
20:12 Tom_itx i'll see what i got
20:12 rue_more I'm gonna cleant eh kitchen floor, go to the shop and fall asleep in my chair
20:13 Tom_itx too cold to sleep in my shop
20:15 ShH hands Tom_itx a bla
21:38 bezoka 4:20 AM
21:45 bezoka my uC to robot arrived to me :D
23:06 mrdata ok! the local maker space got an industrial robot this week
23:07 mrdata it can lift and operate an 8 kg pneumatic tool (six axes)
23:07 mrdata i'm trying to figure if it can understand gcode
23:08 mrdata vintage about 30 yrs old
23:08 mrdata they might rebuild it so it will take gcode
23:48 rue_more what make is it?
23:48 rue_more devilibis?
23:48 rue_more ABB?
23:48 rue_more hitachi?