jstarne1
Ok this is just to kick around ideas but what if you could buy a ready to go kit to trick out your EZB V3? I have a few ideas myself but I want feedback
1.-Built in wifi 2.4 ghz option for long range / networking
2.-a plexiglass case consisting of a base 1/4" plexi, standoffs and 1/4" plexi cover to protect ezb and wiring
3.-a servo wire loom organizer , somthing simple to clean up wiring
4.-lighting in the baseplate of plexi surrounding ezb in a square halo of blue (or other) light
5.-a 2200mah or 5000mah lipo battery to power ezb and servos instead of AA batteries , complete with Y harness for easy charging or rigging your externsl charger
6.-a high current 6v power board for high torque servos that easily connects to the case as a module. Get the full potential of a servo at 6v high current rather than 5v and lower current.
7.-a small fan probably a slimline and QUIET 6v or 12v to keep air running accross the heat sinks built into the EZB Pro mounting plate for a cool and happy EZB
8.-ability to add on a small Darlington Transistor board to operate high current items like LED arrays , Bright lights , relays, ect and mount to either side of the EZB pro case or mounted separate. This would have between 4 and 8 transistors for turning items on.
9.- Reset Switch - to easily power EZB on or off to pair or just kill the power other than pulling connections loose.
10.- Status lcd maybe? Ive seen them for arduino and they can show many things , like battery level , voltage , the scripts being ran , errors ect.
11.- 2 USB plugs - for powering a camera and other 5v usb electronics
Maybe EZB Pro kit could have like 6 High Torque Servos 240 oz in @6v
EZB pro kit could have the option of getting a l298n 2.5a or 12a Sabertooth included
14.Heavy Duty servo LONG ext cables with thicker gauge wire to support the demands of high Torque servos that can draw 5 to 7 amps each lengths of around 300mm and 500mm assortment.
I am late weighing in. But, I would have it a tad larger because it would include a Quad core intel cpu running at 3.5GHZ and have 32G of ram and 1T Hard drive and have installed Windows 16. This would make it totally stand alone. It would not need a laptop,desktop,tablet or anything just it's own brain.
It would have WikiPidea built in. Not just a shortcut. But the complete Wiki Database. It would have ARC built in also in the firmware which would be HUGE. It would automatically run on power up. It would have A.I. built in and would have gotten to the point were it has Emergent Behaviors. It would also have Google-Search and Siri built in.
And, Hey, Josh, how about a Quad Darlington Amplifier to automatically read your brainwaves Wirelessly.
I like the H-Bridge idea.
just my 2 cents.
@moviemaker.... You would still need another PC to program it.... What about power requirements? Also, size alone would make it only useful in large robot projects... Hacking a small toy like Wally, Robosapien etc would be impractical if not impossible.... I personally prefer the small compact and power frugal micro controller....
I am thinking what I would like. I know that most of it is not possible right now. I am just trying to let my brain wander.
I guess we should really limit this to things that are practical, realistic and possible rather than listing out our dream fantasy ideas. In other words, things that are both possible and useful to a large range of people rather than individual or very small groups.
That is going to narrow it down a bit. Many of those items are doable. But they are not practical.
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LOL, It would be as big as a Fit-PC to have all of that - and cost as much + I/O
Remember, computers have very slow I/O for programmatic use - such as driving servos... Pc's I/O is good at "talking" to peripherals