ROV: Ethernet Robot Camera & Motors Project

By John Coleman

Goal:

This Project has been designed for building a Robot using the 'SX52 Ethernet Board Starter Kit' as an entry into the SXList embedded ethernet starter contest.

Procedure:

1. ) Linking (2) Motors to the SX52 Board.
2. ) Linking an inexpensive Gameboy Camera (removed from its cartridge) also to the SX Board.

Result:

The Firmware will allow the User to Remote 'Drive' the Robot and view through the Robot Camera on a PC via an Ethernet cable.

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Other Possibilities:

1. ) Security Camera; Remount the (2) Motors as Tiltable/Rotating (X,Y) drive for the Camera.

Files included :

•   My_Demo_2-1.src    -  The Ethernet/Cam/Motors PIC Asm
  

•   Cam-Joystk-4.html  -  The web page to be served by the ethernet demo board.
  

•   Sch_Camera_2-1.gif -  Schematic of Camera hookup
  

•   Sch_Motor_2-3.gif  -  Schematic of motors hookup
  

•   Readme.txt         -  This Howto file
  

Author:

John Coleman
jlsilicon@yahoo.com
http://jlc.iwarp.com/jstk_bot/Joystick.html

Fine print (the usual):

I have tested these on my own applications, but No waranty or responsibility is placed upon the author of any of these Design files or problems/errors resulting from them.

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