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robotic:tumbler [2019/05/03 23:34]
tony
robotic:tumbler [2022/09/18 21:53] (current)
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 +{{:​pilone.png |Cone icon by Fornax, CC-BY-SA 3.0, wikimedia commons}} ((PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION))
 <​html><​p style="​text-align:​right;">​Published ​ 2 May 2019</​p></​html>​ <​html><​p style="​text-align:​right;">​Published ​ 2 May 2019</​p></​html>​
 <​html><​p style="​text-align:​center;"><​b><​font size="​6">​Thunder Tumbler</​font></​b></​p></​html>​ <​html><​p style="​text-align:​center;"><​b><​font size="​6">​Thunder Tumbler</​font></​b></​p></​html>​
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-{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5015426a.jpg?​280x300}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5015425a.jpg?​300x300}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5015429a.jpg?​350x300}}+|{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5015426a.jpg?​280x300}}|{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5015425a.jpg?​300x300}}|{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5015429a.jpg?​350x300}}|
  
 {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025444a.jpg?​300x150|Remote topside}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025445a.jpg?​300x150|Remote underside}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025444a.jpg?​300x150|Remote topside}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025445a.jpg?​300x150|Remote underside}}
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 ===== Hardware description ===== ===== Hardware description =====
-There are two rear drive wheels with independant ​DC motors and fixed ratio gear boxes. ​+There are two rear drive wheels with independent ​DC motors and fixed ratio gear boxes. ​
  
  
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 The electronics is a single board (WB-1407R) containing an RX-2B remote control receiver chip, aerial circuitry, ​ and a bridge of eight transistors (4x HY33 A1300, 4x AE9T) to drive the motors. ​ There is also a fuse on the power line. The electronics is a single board (WB-1407R) containing an RX-2B remote control receiver chip, aerial circuitry, ​ and a bridge of eight transistors (4x HY33 A1300, 4x AE9T) to drive the motors. ​ There is also a fuse on the power line.
  
-{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025474a.jpg?​300|Circuit board top}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025467a.jpg?​300|Circuit board bottom}}+{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025474a.jpg?​300|PCB top}} {{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025467a.jpg?​300|PCB bottom}}
  
 The remote control is powered by a nine volt battery, and has an on/off switch, left & right motor forward/​backward switches, and a turbo pushbutton switch. ​ The remote control is powered by a nine volt battery, and has an on/off switch, left & right motor forward/​backward switches, and a turbo pushbutton switch. ​
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 All the electronics are on one small board which has the switches mounted directly on it.  There is one 27.145MHz crystal, one power-on LED, and a TX-2B remote controller transmitter IC. All the electronics are on one small board which has the switches mounted directly on it.  There is one 27.145MHz crystal, one power-on LED, and a TX-2B remote controller transmitter IC.
  
-{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025460a.jpg?​300|Remote ​circuit board}}+{{:​robotic:​tumbler:​p5025460a.jpg?​300|Remote ​PCB}}
  
 ====== References and Additional Resources ====== ====== References and Additional Resources ======