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Controlling Microcontroller using Visual C# [closed]

I'm building an ROV which I will program normally with C but I want to control the microcontroller from a PC using a program written in C#. So for the ROV, the microcontroller will be controlling it ...
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Information delivery through zigbee

I am doing a project in which i have to measure the voltages of a given terminal and send it to other distant system through zigbee. My work plan is like this: I will use an arduino board and measure ...
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Microcontroller/cpu for fast trigonometry in robot?

This concerns hardware that does weighs little, because a (fat cat sized, 6 legs with 3 DOF) walking robot should carry it around. Because of that walking it'll need to do a lot of trigonometry (using ...
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Communicating via USART with an AVR - Input Buffer?

I am currently building a robot (as some of you may know from my previous questions). The current task I a dealing with is that of communication. To keep things simple, assume I have 5 commands to ...
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Selecting a GPS module for a mobile robot [closed]

I need a GPS module to include in my quad-copter for providing GPS based navigation. I found there are many GPS modules available, and there are different kind of information available in their specs. ...
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Test ESC using a Servo Tester

I'm trying to test my 20A Hobbywing skywalker ESC. For that I bought this servo tester from ebay I'm a bit confused about the servo tester input. Shouldn't it be just supply power? Then what is ...
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How do I calculate how long my robot's battery will last?

I am building a robot with multiple types of sensors, 2 motors for locomotion, and 2 motors to control a robotic arm. I am using a variety of color, IR, tilt sensors and such. How would I factor in ...
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how do i drive the h bridge to control a motor?

I am using the ZXMHC3F381N8 MOSFET H-Bridge to drive a motor forwards and backwards. I am using a PIC16F1946. The H bridge is connected to PORTE of the PIC. This is the code I am using to set up the ...
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Suitable processor for a Robocup Junior Soccer robot?

Last year, I entered into the Robocup Junior Soccer competition using a robot built from the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit. It worked well, but we were thrashed at the international level, mainly because of ...