PBP projects for R/C models

[Kenjones1935]

The New York Times published this article last weekend about a car made by Google that can drive itself.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html

[Kenjones1935]

I received two 32bit Whackers today.
Can I attach them to my PICkit 2 Programmer?

Will the following get me started?

http://www.schmalzhaus.com/UBW32/

New project. 1/10 scale toy car bang-bang controls. Follow the bright light code. Three PHILMORE 10807 photo cells sticking out the top where the taxi sign belongs aimed - depending on the10807's reception pattern - forward, leftish and rightish. (I image 45 to 60 degrees from straight ahead.)

If the car can see the light at all, then it can follow it. If the car can not see the light it must turn a 360 until it finds it.

I see this as the HELLO WORLD of a teach-the-teacher robocar professional development seminar. Maybe I'll use the new Whacker because it has embedded development code. Maybe the PIC16F887.

Your thoughts?

Ken

[ScaleRobotics]

I received two 32bit Whackers today.
Can I attach them to my PICkit 2 Programmer?

Yes, jumper J5 will accept your PicKit2, so you can program the device. You should only have to do this about once. All other upgrades of firmware can be handled though the StickOS, using the USB cable.

Will the following get me started?

http://www.schmalzhaus.com/UBW32/

I hadn't noticed before, but it looks like it is preloaded with some other "language". I think you are better off with StickOS though. So I would dowload it from here: http://www.cpustick.com/downloads/St...v1.80c.elf.hex and load it into the UBW32 with your PicKit2.

And follow the StickOS documentation, located here: http://www.cpustick.com/downloads/stickos.v1.80.2p.pdf

All above located on this site: http://www.cpustick.com/downloads.htm

[Kenjones1935]

scalerobotics, I thought that you suggested that J5 will work with the PICKIT USB connector.

I can not find J5 on the board. I can find J6 but not J5. I downloaded the .pdf file which is a picture of the board. It is sooo messy that I can not find J5 on it either.

HELP.....

KEn

[Kenjones1935]

J5 is the tail end of the board...

Hmmm.

KEn

[Kenjones1935]

My PICkit2 Programmer makes the blue LED glow. When I ask for a READ it presents me with a GUI that claims voltage error and the LED goes out.

Is there a similar document to the MICROCHIP explanation of the PICkit 2 hardware?

The documentation for this PIC32 chip is 631 pages. That is more than the 500 pages of documentation referenced by the young guy in the video.

What now, coaches?

Ken

[Kenjones1935]

The six pin USB connector that I am using is called a PICkit2.

Are you all saying that you use that connector, but then use MPLAB IDE programmer for to talk to the PIC32 Whacker? I assumed you were using the PICkit2 Programmer.

Confusion reigns.

Ken

[ScaleRobotics]

Ken, I am sorry. I gave you the wrong firmware file. That one was meant for a UBW32 with HID Bootloader which apparently came with the UBw32 before we wrote over it.

Soooooooooo

Here is what I can only believe to be the right file. If this does not work, we will have to ask for higher help.

I wish I had the same hardware here, and would not have led you astray.

Here is the file:

[Kenjones1935]

In the world of Hi-Tech I always purchase a second one - just in case.

If I were to switch, what do you suggest be my actions?

Ken