<https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SvqabQ5p1f8/VCSmNG0rd7I/AAAAAAAAIYs/OFrgGzlOuWc/s1600/android_car_s.jpg> I wanted to build an interesting first project with the IOIO and I decided to try a 'rover' vehicle that might be a good platform for further experimentation. I'm a professional programmer (and know Java but only rudimentary Android) but I had no previous robotics experience so I did a lot of searching on the internet. I decided to try working with the Maisto Rock Crawler <http://www.walmart.com/ip/Maisto-Tech-Crawler-Radio-Controlled-Vehicle/19409861> (which I had seen several examples of online) because its cheap and very mobile indoors and out. I realized that I would need to get a motor controller board for this, and came across a posting where someone had successfully used a Rover 5 controller <http://letsmakerobots.com/blog/beepboop/phase-1-pt-testing-stock-rc-unit> with an Arduino board. So I have worked this up over the past few weeks and after a fair amount of labor in my limited spare time I have a working prototype, though it is a bit of a wiring nightmare. Fortunately I labeled everything. :)
First project, so it leaves a lot to be desired but I learned a lot. I'm seeing that the motor controller board is a really critical component that dictates everything else, particularly in terms of project wiring complexity and software. And there are brushed motors and brushless which require different controllers. I'm still not clear on what my options are moving forward to other platforms. What controllers have other people used successfully for the two motor types? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ioio-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
