This is the Revision B version of the RCInput8 module. The status of this project is work in progress.

RCInput8 Module (Revision B)

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction

The RCInput8 module is used to read the outputs from a standard 8 channel Radio Control unit.

2. Programming

There is no programming specification for the Sonar1 RoboBrick yet.

3. Hardware

The hardware consists of a circuit schematic and a printed circuit board.

3.1 Circuit Schematic

The schematic for the Sonar1 RoboBrick is shown below:

RCInput8 Schematic

The parts list kept in a separate file -- rcinput8.ptl.

3.2 Printed Circuit Board

The printed circuit board files are listed below:

rcinput8_back.png
The solder side layer.
rcinput8_front.png
The component side layer.
rcinput8_artwork.png
The artwork layer.
rcinput8.gbl
The RS-274X "Gerber" back (solder side) layer.
rcinput8.gtl
The RS-274X "Gerber" top (component side) layer.
rcinput8.gal
The RS-274X "Gerber" artwork layer.
rcinput8.drl
The "Excellon" NC drill file.
rcinput8.tol
The "Excellon" tool rack file.

4. Software

The RCInput8 software is available as one of:

rcinput8.ucl
The µCL source file.
rcinput8.asm
The resulting human readable PIC assembly file.
rcinput8.lst
The resulting human readable PIC listing file.
rcinput8.hex
The resulting Intel® Hex file that can be fed into a PIC12C5xx programmer.

5. Issues

The fabrication issues are listed here.


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