So today I started playing around with the items i have to figure out how it works.
I Have an Arduino UNO board, got a big supply of resistors and capacitors and other components, and a bunch of servos and motors.
Considering this is my first time to actually build an electronic circuit, and program it to function on the arduino board.... I was very impressed that i managed to make it work in under an hour!
I wanted to test if I can manage to run a single servo at different speeds... it was a simple test, it took me a little bit of time to figure out the circuit connections.
I was worried i might burn some of the components, or worst, burn the Arduino board! but luckily, every thing was ok.
The hard part was programming the board, there were a few servo examples that i found online, which i modified around to run the servo in a semi circular motion... and added a random pattern so that it runs at different intervals and speeds.
The end result: a servo that runs on and off in a full circle, or a semi circle, without the need for human input!
that is a big step, considering everything is based on servos and motors as they would generate the tickling motions!
One problem i am facing now is that the servo is low powered, so it might not generate enough power to move a tool or a feather. but at least the concept works.
I have a high power servo that i will test next. I have to figure out how to run it of a high voltage battery or maybe an electric outlet. its not simple, and if you dont see a post from me here in the next week then you should know I might have been electrocuted to death!
Once i figure out the high voltage servo, I will Program 2 of them to run on a random program. the next step would be to fix those servos to a platform, and Attach a tickling tool... and test it out!
I Have an Arduino UNO board, got a big supply of resistors and capacitors and other components, and a bunch of servos and motors.
Considering this is my first time to actually build an electronic circuit, and program it to function on the arduino board.... I was very impressed that i managed to make it work in under an hour!
I wanted to test if I can manage to run a single servo at different speeds... it was a simple test, it took me a little bit of time to figure out the circuit connections.
I was worried i might burn some of the components, or worst, burn the Arduino board! but luckily, every thing was ok.
The hard part was programming the board, there were a few servo examples that i found online, which i modified around to run the servo in a semi circular motion... and added a random pattern so that it runs at different intervals and speeds.
The end result: a servo that runs on and off in a full circle, or a semi circle, without the need for human input!
that is a big step, considering everything is based on servos and motors as they would generate the tickling motions!
One problem i am facing now is that the servo is low powered, so it might not generate enough power to move a tool or a feather. but at least the concept works.
I have a high power servo that i will test next. I have to figure out how to run it of a high voltage battery or maybe an electric outlet. its not simple, and if you dont see a post from me here in the next week then you should know I might have been electrocuted to death!
Once i figure out the high voltage servo, I will Program 2 of them to run on a random program. the next step would be to fix those servos to a platform, and Attach a tickling tool... and test it out!
