Freescale Mechatronics Robot~

squadMCU — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:51:24 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by squadMCU on 11/23/2011 4:51:24 PM

Freescale's Robot Kit that operates with the Tower System Mechatronics Board is an easy-to-use mechatronics development and demonstration platform. This toolset allows for the science of combining mechanics, electronics, and software into an integrated system. The kit includes four PWM controlled servos (actuators), metal legs, and the Tower System Mechatronics board that has a 3-axis accelerometer and a 12 channel touch sensor. Through building the kit, you can experience what the 4 degree of freedom bipedal walking robot can do.

The Tower System Mechatronics board is programmable in C/C++ using CodeWarrior and an on-board OSBDM flash programming tool. For fast prototyping or for individuals without C/C++ experience, the Tower System Mechatronics Board is supported by the Robot Vision Toolkit and RobotSee (a language as simple as BASIC with the power of C).

Features:

Metal 4 degrees of freedom walking biped robot
MCF52259CAG80 Tower Mechatronics Board with 3-axis accelerometer
Expandable with additional plug-in sensors (pressure, magnetometer, touch)
4 PWM controlled RC servo motors
Expressive "face" with 12 touch pads, and 7 LED's for user interaction
Easily add your own sensors and accessories using; I2C, SPI, A/D, or GPIO
Programmable in C/C++ using CodeWarrior
Supported by The Robot Vision Toolkit and RobotSee (a language as simple as BASIC)