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Message #04950



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com, beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Terry Newton wtnewton@nc5.infi.net
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 02:27:34
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: PIC on solar


At 06:42 PM 6/29/99 -0700, James Taylor wrote:
> I was thinking of trying a PIC controlled solar bot.
> Anyone do this before?

I just added a few pics pictures of another picbot I threw
together (got tired of looking at perf I guess) and it's tiny.
5/8 oz using Tiny Pager Motors and very active.

http://www.nc5.infi.net/~wtnewton/otherwld/robot5.html

> Do Pics need to be run at a
>certain voltage all the time?

The PIC16LF84-04/P runs from about 2 to 5 volts, I try to keep
it over 2.5 volts for safety margin. A 3733 solar cell and a 1381-L
wakeup trigger work for me.

> Remember seeing stuff
>with the BASIC STAMP about solar power, didn't want to
>use a stamp though. I would probably burn the PICS
>and solder them permanantly into the bots.

That's what I just did. Came out pretty neat, just remember not
to wear out the chip, would be hard to change...

> Any ideas?

Here's a new one I had...

http://www.nc5.infi.net/~wtnewton/otherwld/evolnets.html

have fun.

> I kinda remember someone doing this awhile back.

:)

Terry Newton


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