Category Archives: Joystick Shield

The Spideruino’s Controller

By admin | Published: September 28, 2011

One of the hardest things for me to wrap my mind around in building the Spideruino was the way XBee worked. It was actually way too simple, and I wasted a long time trying all this complicated stuff to get it to send and receive data. I have put together a little post for anyone [...]

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Current Build Page Updated

By admin | Published: August 23, 2011
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Just a quick note, to let you know that the current build page has been updated. It has some pics of the robot, plus a full parts list and the code for the controller and the bot! If you have ever wondered how to make a simple Remote control with XBee, it’s your lucky day [...]

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Big Update! New Features & A New Name.

By admin | Published: August 22, 2011
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It has been so long since I wrote an update on my little robot! That is not to say that I have not been working on it – I have been putting in a bit of time each week, which has been fun (and of course frustrating at times!). My focus has been designing a [...]

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Learning the Ropes

By admin | Published: April 11, 2011
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Today I had a fun session of messing with the Arduino which happily did not end in anything catching on fire, which is always good! Today I did a few tutorials on how to plug in a few different components(motor, transisitor, diode), as well as how to control them with Arduino. Also super fun was [...]

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Controller Assembly and Testing Complete!

By admin | Published: April 8, 2011
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I was able to solder everything on my Joystick Shield controller, and test it in both Arduino and Processing! Huzzah!

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Controller Parts Fit Test

By admin | Published: March 29, 2011
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Today I put together my Arduino Joystick shield, primarily to fulfill my desire to see this thing and push it’s buttons, but also to see how well the parts fit together and see if I can do this sort of thing with my mitts.

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