Belvedere - A Butler Robot

Step 2: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

Here is a list of electronic components used to create Belvedere:

- iRobot Create platform
- Arduino MEGA microcontroller (the brains of the operation)
- Sparkfun 16x2 LCD for message display and debugging
- Adafruit WaveShield used to store and produce voice and music clips
- HMC6352 compass module from Sparkfun
- Custom LM386 amplifier board to produce voice and music clips through speaker
- 3 X Maxbotix Maxsonar EZ1 Ultrasonic Ranging Sensors
- 2 X Sharp GP2D12 Analog Distance Sensors
- 3 inch speaker
- Hobby servo for spinning the bowtie
- Many voltage regulators, switches, buttons, etc
- A few custom boards for power and signal distribution


Pictures of the components are below.
Detailed photos can also be found at this picasa album

Comments

[MadiASTRO]

Wait where can i find the microcontroller

[konner09]

Van you give an example or tell me what custom boards you used?

I am trying to build something like this and was hoping for idieas

[dreadengineer]

"HM6352" should be "HMC6352" right?

[wolffan]

You are correct, I just made the revision. Thanks!