Monday 12 April 2021

Head sensors

 Added some simple mounts for three reed switches. These are then connected to an analog pin via a resistor ladder.  I have created some simple code that stops the head from turning once the magnet has reached a switch, this should allow for some testing of head position and mounting.

Once this part is finished, it will time to create a simple program to allow Hero Jr to be driven.  Now that I can telnet to the Z80 this should make things easier.

As lockdown now starts to ease, updates on this project may not be as frequent.  I do feel that this robot has much scope as a development platform, much like the original bots.  I have lots of ideas, and development of the head including an input panel and LEDs will be next.