CNT Robotics, LLC

This book is written for robotics enthusiasts who have a basic knowledge of C/C++ Programming and a basic practice of the Arduino IDE, and who are interested in using ROBOTIS Hardware and Software for their own robotics projects.   It is available through Amazon here.

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This book demonstrates the use of the following hardware:

• Arduino MKR ZERO and Portenta H7 Lite Controller boards.

• ROBOTIS OpenRB-150 and OpenCM-904 Controller boards.

• ROBOTIS Actuators such as AX-12, XL-320, XL-330 and XL-430.

• ROBOTIS Communications Devices such as BT-210 and BT-410.

• ADAFRUIT BLE SPI Friend.

• Video cameras such as Pixy2, HuskyLens and OpenMV H7+.

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This book consists of 5 chapters:

• Chapter 1 presents an overview of ROBOTIS hardware/software capabilities and their integration issues with the ARDUINO environment.

• Chapters 2 through 5 are written as “self-contained” Project Guides for each of the 4 Arduino Controllers showcased in this book:

  • Chapter 2 is for the OpenRB-150.

  • Chapter 3 is for the MKR ZERO.

  • Chapter 4 is for the OpenCM-904.

  • Chapter 5 is for the Portenta H7 Lite + Breakout Board.

 

Each chapter illustrates the following topics:

• Controller features.

• Robot demonstration platforms used.

• Overview of software tools and libraries and their “quirks” for each particular controller.

• UART communications and their interactions with sensors using I2C and SPI technologies.

• Actuators in Wheel Mode.

• Remote Control Programming.

• Tracker-Follower Project using Time-of-Flight sensors.

• Smart Avoider Project.

• Color Camera Tracker Project without and with Pan-Tilt Platform.

• Dual-Controllers or Dual-Cores Applications to Color Camera Tracker.

• Mobile Manipulator Remote Control and Autonomous Color Vision Tracker Projects.

• Articulated 4-Wheeled Platform Project using Motion Programming and Sync-Read/Write.

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This book's Table of Contents can be downloaded here.

An excerpt of Chapter 2 can be downloaded here.