IFI-EDUMINI IFI EDU Mini Robot Controller <font color="red" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>This product has been discontinued. Please see <a href="http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/.html">this similar product</a> instead.</b><p></font><p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Looking
for some serious control over your RC robot? This fully programmable
Robot Controller allows you to do things with your robot that would otherwise
be impossible.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
EDU Robot Controller (RC) receives control signals from the remote
user(s), gathers additional information from sensors on-board the
robot, determines how the robot should function, and instructs the
robot to perform the functions.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
EDU Robot Controller can be controlled remotely with standard <a href="rc_transmitters_main.html" target="_top">hobby
radio control (R/C) transmitters</a> by interfacing it with one or two
hobby R/C receivers.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
EDU Robot Controller collects signals from both the remote user and
the on-board sensors and then processes them using a Microchip 18F8520
PICmicro microcontroller. The program being executed in this microcontroller
takes the data, determines what to do with the outputs to make the
robot behave as desired, and sets the PWM, digital, and solenoid
outputs to the appropriate states. The EDU Robot Controller comes
with a default program that will handle most robot control needs.
If more sophisticated control of the robot is desired, then the default
program can quickly be modified to provide the required functions
of the robot.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
EDU Robot Controller has 8 PWM outputs, 6 special outputs to drive
solenoids, 6 digital inputs, and 16 input/output pins which can be
configured as either analog inputs, digital inputs, or digital outputs.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
PWM outputs can be used to drive EDU Multi Speed Motors, <a href="ifi_robotics_speed_controllers.html" target="_top">Victor
88x series speed controllers</a>, or most standard hobby R/C servos.
External digital circuitry and switches of various types may be connected
to the digital inputs. Sensors that provide a 0-5V output, such as
potentiometers and gyros (yaw rate sensors) may be connected to the
analog inputs.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="00ff66" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
possibilities are endless! Be sure to read the User's
Guide for
full information.</font></p>