L.F.R. - Stage 1
 The base was simply a random CD
that was lying around marked out with holes to fit the mounting holes of the
gearboxes. I had to modify the mounting for the gearboxes so that the
L-Shaped brackets pointed inwards rather than outwards, which gave me
more room to play with on the base. (Ignore the obvious different motors and
handedness in the previous photo!)
There is plenty of cable running from the motors at the moment, so I can play
around with them on my breadboard prototype.
L.F.R. - Stage 2 (Prototyping)
Next came the fun part, building the prototype breadboard! As I'd not done much
electronics for a while, this was the part which was gonna be the most fun. I'd
found a book called Programming Robot Controllers by
Myke Predko on Amazon, which is what got me thinking about building
Robots again. Equiping myself with lots of goodies from some online suppliers,
such as Maplin,
CPC and RS Components I
got going.
Firstly I needed a PICMicro programmer, and although there were lots of plans
for home built ones out there, I opted for a Velleman kit from Maplin (Photo).
I love this programmer, will handle various sizes of PIC and has some onboard
testing LEDs and Buttons.
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