Friday, March 21, 2014

Mapping Robot - update 5

Progress since last milestone
I've decided to take a new challenge and decided to swap out my Arduino Mega 2560 to the Intel Galileo,  which is a beef up version of the Arduino Uno, but the same pins.

Problems/Difficulty encountered
Since the Intel Gailileo requires a 5V, 3A power supply, I had to order a 5V step down regulator. I ordered the Pololu Step-Down Voltage Regulator D15V35F5S3.
This regulator takes an input voltage range of 4.5V - 24V DC and converts it to 3.3V or 5V DC with up to 3.5 amp current draw. I also ordered another LIPO battery just for the Galileo that is 11.1 V, 3.3 A.

Proposed progress for the next milestone
When the battery and regulator comes in, i"ll add the Galileo to my mapping robot.

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