Live Robot Hack Session
The LattePanda Robot Hack
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I'm hacking the lattepanda to control Robotis Dynamixel servos and use a USB camera for machine vision. This will be a fun hack because the LattePanda is a powerful robot controller when it's running ARC and the appropriate Arduino middleware firmware. See you tonight!
I’m thinking in getting a Latte Panda for my InMoov, what’s the Latte Panda upgraded model??
Thanks to Jeremie and Dj for the advice they gave. I got the Gravity IO expansion board that breaks out to a full Arduino Leonardo, got a 7.4 LIPO (2200mah), DC 2.1 barrel jack (for easy connection to the board/LattePanda), and tried the horizontal slider for the servo i had trouble with. No issues. I switched the servos back and forth fairly quickly and no issues/brown out/restarts of the Panda. I got a pretty good size heatsink from an old server and used the Noctua NT-H1 thermal paste between the chips and the heatsink with fan. Using ARC, and some servos I can keep the Panda around 44 - 52 degrees Celsius. Under like 75% CPU utilization plus, The heat was high, but never exceeded 65-70 Celsius. So not too bad heat, I think. I got a 5 inch HDMI screen to use for some other projects, etc. for l any other robots as small as possible. I want to use the Panda on DJ's Darth Vader so that I can output voice through Clownfish or something to automatically give the Darth Vader voice to a Pandorabot chat. That way he will sound like Darth on the fly, instead of premade sound files. This setup opens up a whole bunch of possibilities. And as DJ said I find Windows a little easier to navigate instead of Linux (I know guys Linux rules! LOL). Plus some other Arduino connectivity now that I have the IO expansion board. Anyway any other forward movement I make on this I will keep you all posted if interested. Thanks again guys!
allow me to present you after many years of working with EZ-B micro controllers (from EZ-B V1&2 to EZ-B v4 ) my 95cm Services Robot TALOS!!
It is a movement Services robot with many sensors with 7 inch ips lcd. Also it can speak Greek!!! ( i am Greek!)
At first i want to share some photos and a small video...
As always, your opinion is usefull
TALOS CLICK
You should open a new post with your robot idea, to make a showcase of its functionality and to keep the forum organized!
This way your robot will be more easy to find for other members of this forum!!
I think when you were looking for a 10 inch touch screen for the Panda you found it hard to get one that was touch screen?
Which one did you buy in the end, is it for the Latte Panda with the special video cable, or the standard HTML video connector, or both?
I have a 7 inch touch screen on my Inmoov for the Latte Panda with standard HTML connector, but it’s so hard and frustrating to use the touch screen accurately due to the size of screen, and I have small fingers!!
I’m thinking of replacing it with a 10 inch touch screen and really wished I brought the 10 inch screen in the first place.
HIGH RESOLUTION - The 10.1 inch IPS touchscreen LCD monitor with high resolution of 1280×800 pixels.
PLUG AND PLAY - Just connect the control board and the screen by an HDMI cable and it can work immediately no driver.
here is the link:
10 inch touch display
I only run my Inmoov from battery as I don’t want it tied via cable to a mains socket.
l have a 7.4v @ 4amps running the 3x EZB controllers, power amp, and a DC to DC converters for the 5v supply for the latte panda and touch screen. And have a 6v 12.5amps lead acid battery powering the Servos.
I could use a DC to DC converter as you suggested on the 7.4v rail to supply 12v for the screen, but with only 4 amps running the Panda, Power audio Amplifier, 3x EZBs and Screen it won’t last long before I will have to recharge.