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WMP + Servo + Gyro = WIN!

Very neat! I've always wanted to play with an Arduino board for some sort of hobbyist project.
 
I'm waiting for one of you guys to make some sort of kit that a GoPro will mount to. :)
 
I tried this early last year. Burned out the accelerometers some how-
said fuckitall, and my two arduinos have been gathering dust...

Keep it up!
 
Tldw
 
Very cool and well explained in the video!
 
That's pretty rad dude, keep us updated. I'd love to run a gyrocam on the cheap for my bike. :thumbup

Steve
 
Awesome!

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Nicely done. Get some :ride video up so we can all check it out. I'm interested to see if your $20 servo will do the trick. I tried with a small (cheap) servo like that and it wouldn't cut the mustard. The tail of the motorcycle gets kicked around too much on public roads and after about 4-5 rides it started to give out. Also as you stated when you hooked up a larger servo and got stuttering, you were right, probably just needed more voltage to power it.

Also how do you plan on powering your setup when your on your bike. Are you going to carry your computer with you on your bike to give it power, or can you power it through the camera's battery?



Krooklyn said:
I'm waiting for one of you guys to make some sort of kit that a GoPro will mount to. :)
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I already did :thumbup
 
Problem with larger servo was power. The Arduino will power 1 servo by itself but it's really not good for it. You should really use a separate power source or you could possibly burn out your board.

Also, sorry to do this. But it's R-dwee-no not Ah-dree-no.

That said, nice set up. I haven't played with a Wii controller yet. Just flashy lights, servos and distance sensors.

Here's a quick project I did last year.

http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,49979.0.html
 
JackTheTripper said:
Problem with larger servo was power. The Arduino will power 1 servo by itself but it's really not good for it. You should really use a separate power source or you could possibly burn out your board.

Also, sorry to do this. But it's R-dwee-no not Ah-dree-no.
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so you're saying the robots are not impressed?
 
nice little tutorial, did you price anything out at fry's or was that an option for you? also turn down your mike:laughing
 
llenta said:
Nicely done. Get some :ride video up so we can all check it out. I'm interested to see if your $20 servo will do the trick. I tried with a small (cheap) servo like that and it wouldn't cut the mustard. The tail of the motorcycle gets kicked around too much on public roads and after about 4-5 rides it started to give out. Also as you stated when you hooked up a larger servo and got stuttering, you were right, probably just needed more voltage to power it.

Also how do you plan on powering your setup when your on your bike. Are you going to carry your computer with you on your bike to give it power, or can you power it through the camera's battery?





I already did :thumbup
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You are correct about the servo! When I created my wings I had to use a much larger servo for the job and that is what I plan to use on the bike. To power the arduino I would be using a little 9v battery and to power the servo I would be using the same battery pak I used to power 2 servos at full load. that battery would be a 5v 4500Ma pak that should fit nicely up against the servo.

JackTheTripper said:
Problem with larger servo was power. The Arduino will power 1 servo by itself but it's really not good for it. You should really use a separate power source or you could possibly burn out your board.

Also, sorry to do this. But it's R-dwee-no not Ah-dree-no.

That said, nice set up. I haven't played with a Wii controller yet. Just flashy lights, servos and distance sensors.

Here's a quick project I did last year.

http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,49979.0.html
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ARRRRRRduino! You are correct matey! How in the world did you solder those small parts?
 
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