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What hardware should I start with..??

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I manufacture a small part in a garage on my property and have for many years.

I have made as many mechanical tools as is practical.

I now need to begin building digitally controlled robots.

My thought was the following...

I could build a very complex robotic system from two types of controlled motors.

Linear actuator with encoder ring or other sensor I do not know about

and a gear step motor also with position sensors.

 

I have python installed on my pc in a virtual OS and have been doing tutorials.

So far I am having no problems understanding code or the way in which a step motor is controlled.

 

Question:

Is raspberry pi starter kit with gert board the way to get my self acquainted with digital motor control and building working robots.?

Any one who is in the know I sure would appericate a little guidance.

Adam R.

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    Hi Adam,

    There are so many good answers to your question, it is hard to make a definitive recommendation.

    Generally Arduino solutions will be less expensive and less complicated, but also less powerful than Raspberry Pi solutions.

    A couple of solutions that are more powerful than Arduino but can still directly use low cost Arduino motor controllers are "PSoC4 Pioneer Kit" from Cypress Semiconductor and various models of "ChipKit" from Digilent.

    It may boil down to which programming language you prefer, for example Raspberry Pi is a good platform to run Python - with lots of available examples and support. If you have invested time in learning Python, then Raspberry Pi is a good choice. The Gert board is good for learning about interfacing motors, and depending on the size of motors you need it may be adequate.

    Doug

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    I think my decision is in between raspberry pi or beagle bone black. I like the network interface I saw in the ben Heck show. It seems like it will be a good system to network.

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