MacRover / Rover

McMaster Mars Rover Faraday (2020-2024)
MIT License
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Integration and testing of arm system #12

Closed RutheniumVI closed 1 year ago

emcauliffe commented 2 years ago

working with mech to allow them to test the arm semi-independently #14

emcauliffe commented 1 year ago

Will be using RAD board for V1.5 arm control. This means communicating with the STM32 via CAN and using Mechaduino to control the stepper motors.

So far, the CAN on the Jetson TX2 has been enabled and tested.

Todo is:

Of note: the steppers have "encoders" (magnetic field sensors) which will help us determine position. Whether this is helpful depends on the motor. Not required for V1.5, but nice to have.

emcauliffe commented 1 year ago

RAD boards not in use for V1.5. Arm works over serial control. Closing as completed but the RAD stuff will happen next year.