Thank You Fred
Think once this tank of mine is up and fully running I will be
coming to Alberta for a visit
On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Fred Thomson <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Good to be back. Thanks for the warm welcomes. :-)
>
> Doug... yeah the R PI's are cute. I don't think I would use one for
> movement or fire control but I can think of a few other uses, tho. Yes, I
> bought most of the "new" stuff for a new tank build. Figure if I have the
> stuff sitting there, my OCD will kick in and I'll *** HAVE TO *** build.
> :-)
>
> Neil... I looked at a USB stepper motor controller hooked up to a PI. My
> buddy is a pretty good (freaking amazing) PERL programmer and he had it
> responding to to commands in short order. That might be the path forward.
> Didn't play with it enough.
>
> As I said, I don't think I would want to use a PI for movement or fire
> control but... I was thinking more along the lines of on board controls for
> monitoring vehicle performance and peripherals like :
> Temperature sensors - on motors, electronics, internal cabin temp overall,
> etc. Auto start fans on heat sinks, external ventilation. Over temp
> warnings, and so forth.
> Battery monitor - main batt and aux batt. Send alerts to your phone<?
> Maybe>
> Mobile WiFi Hot spot - allows generic login to view cameras (see next
> line - hmmm may have to rethink security on this).
> Zone Minder - run a couple of web cams front, back, and gun cam. Could get
> some great video and sound.
> Ammo counter... send alert when you are getting low. Maybe send alert to
> resupply vehicle?
> Track hits on vehicle? This requires a lot more thought. It may be
> possible but not feasible.
> ...and whatever else my twisted little mind can come up with. The think
> tank at CARD has mulled this over a hearty brown beverage or two. :-)
>
> Hey Bob... thanks. :-) I was looking at your Grizzly on RCTANK site. Very
> nice.
>
> -Cheers
> Fred
>
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