Archive for December, 2009

TRI ISP (Beta)

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

The 4 step guide to program your P89v51RD2 controller using TRI ISP
Step 1: Port Settings
Port Number: Select the serial communication port of your PC to which the target device is connected. Most present day IBM compatible PCs have a single serial communication port with an address of COM1.

Speed: Select the burning speed. (Preferably 9600)

Step 2: [...]

Simple Conductivity sensor to detect metals

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Conductivity Test
In order to detect the presence of conductors,the simplest test is the Conductivity Test. Conductivity of a substance is defined as ‘the ability or power to conduct or transmit heat, electricity or sound’. Here what we use is the ability to transmit electricity. When an electrical potential difference is placed across a [...]

Bull in the Ring

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Work D
Work Done By- Pranav Ramkrishnan, Std.12th
Objective:
This is an extremely simplistic, yet interesting application using the i-Mach kit to make something that can do real and useful work. The basic aim of this task is to build and program an autonomous robot that can detect objects within its surrounding environment and having detected the object, [...]

Education means…

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

More over robotics and embedded systems, an aspect that obviously concerns all of us as citizens of a developing nation is the purpose of education. Do we as knowledge donors or seekers comprehend what education has to offer? More than an article, this is meant to be an open discussion to reaffirm the [...]

Pune (COEP) iTRIx Workshop Photogallery

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Nagpur (YCCE) iTRIx Workshop Photogallery

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

The Modified Flood Fill Simulator

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Abstract =>
This article will first discuss the Flood Fill algorithm, modified flood fill’s d

Abstract =>
This article will first discuss the Flood Fill algorithm, modified flood fill’s description and implementation will be built on that. After the boring theory session, the actual C implementation of the algorithm will be discussed and a [...]

How to use an LCD module?

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

LCD or Liquid Crystal Display is nowadays fast becoming a preferred choice for an interface device due to its ease of use,cheap rates and value for money performance.
They are available in various specs 16X1 16
LCD or Liquid Crystal Display is nowadays fast becoming a preferred choice for an interface device due to its ease of [...]

SOLAR ROLLER out of basic Electronic Components

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Work Done By-SANDEEP GILL
Wanna build your first simple solar roller using discrete and easily available electronic components(R,C,diodes etc.). Here is where you begin. Solar Roller is a beam-dragster robot that utilizes sunlight as a source of energy. Mostly in all solar competitions this being quite a popular event, wherein two solar bots [...]

Upgrading your i-MACH into A BULL DOZER

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Work done by-Krishna Kumar Rao, Std.X
How cool would it be if u could upgrade your i-MACH by adding basic mechano parts and some brains into complex robots! Here i would be teaching (or rather guiding) you to build one yourself.
Bull Dozer
Now, let’s take a step forward and build an autonomous Bull Dozer! Let me [...]