spot-cara Project Approved!

Just received notification from Brian Prodoehl that spot-cara project has been approved and placed in the general robotics incubator.


Onward!!!

SPOT Cara on Java.Net

Created a new project on Java.Net called SPOT Cara.

The reasoning is the java.net site has source control and a community.

What is SPOT Cara?

SPOT Car-A-RamA

This is yet another contrived project to help familiarize myself with Sun SPOT technologies, learn about some electronics, and maybe to help educate and entertain others.


Promo Video

• Spec


• Disect Car


• Identify components


• Go Electro-Mechanical


• Motor


• Wire it up and test


• Simple Motor Control SPOT program

First output from code to support Cara:

init:
Please wait while connected Sun SPOTs are examined...
Using Sun SPOT device on port COM4
Deleting: C:\Program Files\Sun\SunSPOT\sdk\temp\spotselector-400232227

*EL*:S Sun SPOT bootloader (orange-070510)
*EL*:S Sun SPOT bootloader (orange-070510)
*EL*:S Sun SPOT bootloader (orange-070510)
*EL*:S Sun SPOT bootloader (orange-070510)

Squawk VM Starting (orange-070510)...
Hello, Cara
Our radio address = 0014.4F01.0000.05E6
[EDemoBoard] HARDWARE_REV: 5.0
[EDemoBoard] Firmware version 1.6