[Robotgroup] Basic Stamp Success

[LHudson]

Well there were a lot of Show & Tells last night I can see why Vern might have wanted to keep the meeting going.  And I felt like a moron so I thought I'd just wait for an opportunity to post it.
   
  Before I actually started messing with electronics, I read an article about the Chinese economy.  It boiled down to the fact that the most efficient and cheapest way to manufacture tiny electronic circuits is not with automation and robots, but with tiny Chinese factory girl hands -- China's most abundant natural resource.  This is the main reason why a lot of our electronics are made over there.
   
  I now have much respect for those tiny factory girls... soldering is definitely not an easy skill to master.  Much harder, at least to me, than the bass clarinet (I'm still scratching my head over Prof. Conrad's bass clarinet thingie).
   
  Scott
  
Denise Scioli <morg80 at hotmail.com> wrote:
  
And, Scott, I remember you asking about "Is this the portion for asking questions" when the video was over. I think that it wasn't noticed as that was what you were wanting, rather, I think Vern didn't realize that. Am I right? I just got to thinking about this just now. We always want questions, questions mean that thinking is involved, and I think your questions would have been perfect last night!

Denise

----------------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:49:52 -0600
> From: eric.g.lundquist at gmail.com
> To: robotgroup at puremagic.com
> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Basic Stamp Success
> 
> Scott,
> To pull up the excess solder try using solder braid. I have seen it at
> Radio Shack and Frys.
> I am sure that if you bring the board in next week that folks would be able
> to tell if it was salvageable or not.
> - Eric
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/18/08, LHudson wrote:
> >
> > I am pretty comfortable with simple BS2 programming. I wouldn't mind
> > sticking around offering tips and unsolicited commentary, but the meeting
> > ran kinda late last night....
> >
> > I do have a BOE-Bot kit, but I will be using it for more insidious
> > purposes: I plan on attaching the servos to a pan-and-tilt kit that I
> > bought online for $10, and then making a robot head out of the rest of the
> > BOE-Bot, using the serial connector to a PC running a DOTNET application. I
> > also have a disassembled Little Tykes Hummer and two motor controllers -- I
> > had to buy a second one because I trashed the first one due to my lack of
> > soldering ability, which is why I thought the video last night was awesome
> > but also sort of hilarious.
> >
> > And now I also have a Rhoomba.
> > :-D
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > PS -- I did have a ton of questions after the video, like suchas for
> > example can a trashed motor controller be fixed? One of the holey things
> > got solder oozed into it from soldering another part, and there is another
> > place with all the wires sticking out, and a huge clump of solder attached
> > to them all. Also, if the microprocessor gets really really really hot
> > while you are soldering it to the board, is that bad?
> >
> >
> > Denise Scioli wrote:
> >
> > The Robot Group is so nuturing, especially to a real novice when it comes
> > to programming. (You have to know, it took a year and a trilogy novel to
> > discover what the Dominion was in Deep Space Nine).....
> >
> > Whitney (Rick's daughter) and I both successfully (with guidance from RG
> > members) made the servos turn, and......hooray......did the Pizo speaker
> > make noises. Thanks Eric, Paul, Marvin, Derek and others for their help and
> > encouragement. It is simpler than it appears. Good work Whitney. I hope you
> > can continue to come to the meetings.
> >
> > Scott, do you have a Boe Bot, and do you want to learn this with us or do
> > you already know how to use Basic Stamp?
> >
> > Denise
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
> > Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary!
> > http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec
> > _______________________________________________
> > Robotgroup mailing list
> > Robotgroup at puremagic.com
> > http://lists.puremagic.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/robotgroup
> >
> >
> >
> > L. Scott Hudson
> >
> > If I were certain that the World would end tomorrow, I would plant a
> > tree...
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo!
> > Search.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Robotgroup mailing list
> > Robotgroup at puremagic.com
> > http://lists.puremagic.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/robotgroup
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Robotgroup mailing list
> Robotgroup at puremagic.com
> http://lists.puremagic.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/robotgroup

_________________________________________________________________
Climb to the top of the charts!  Play the word scramble challenge with star power.
http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan
_______________________________________________
Robotgroup mailing list
Robotgroup at puremagic.com
http://lists.puremagic.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/robotgroup



L. Scott Hudson
   
  If I were certain that the World would end tomorrow, I would plant a tree...

       
---------------------------------
Never miss a thing.   Make Yahoo your homepage.