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Where to start my education? (Need robotics for MSc and PhD chemistry)

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I am about to finish my honours year in chemistry. However I have decided that I want to design a robotic system that uses microfluidics for my masters and doctorate degree. I know some basic electronics can read circuits build amps etc. Also I have been playing with Arduino's. I have recently started to learn some python also, to have some ability to communicate with mechanical entities. My question is what would be the best route to take to get a working knowledge of robotics and programming? The system should contain a auto-sampler stepper motor that drives the pumps and a Peltier heat source. All of the latter should be adjustable. Would also like to write a GUI to simplify everything for an end user.

Your opinion would be much appreciated.

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  • Hi Martin,

     

    There are lots of options for you to consider as you go forward.

    I would suggest that you use the Cypress Semiconductor PSOC 4.

    They have a great free IDE plus you get programmable hardware for digital and analog circuits easy to integrate with your software.

     

    You can do the user interface with python or you might look at the Processing interface, also free.

     

    DAB

     

    PS, at what level are you looking at in Chemistry.  I am looking at a new atomic model and am interested in finding someone with molecular chemistry understanding to bounce ideas off of.

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  • Hi Martin,

     

    There are lots of options for you to consider as you go forward.

    I would suggest that you use the Cypress Semiconductor PSOC 4.

    They have a great free IDE plus you get programmable hardware for digital and analog circuits easy to integrate with your software.

     

    You can do the user interface with python or you might look at the Processing interface, also free.

     

    DAB

     

    PS, at what level are you looking at in Chemistry.  I am looking at a new atomic model and am interested in finding someone with molecular chemistry understanding to bounce ideas off of.

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