Working on Zeetah V again

After a break of a month, we’ve started working on Zeetah V again.

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All Japan 2010 Micromouse Contest: Saturday 11/27 and the rest of the trip

Finally, an official qualification run on a full size maze…

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All Japan 2010 Micromouse Contest: Friday 11/26

Finally, an opportunity to practice for the contest…

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All Japan 2010 Micromouse Contest: Wednesday 11/24 and Thursday 11/25

My first time participating in the All Japan Contest.

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Fixed point notation

It seems every time I implement fixed point math, I have to relearn it. In my latest project, I’m using the notation below and it has gone the easiest I can remember.

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PWM frequency and power consumption

The power consumption of the motor drivers may be higher than you think.
 

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Tools – logic and protocol analyzers

Invariably during development you need to look at a small number of signals because the circuit isn’t working correctly. What do you do?

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STM32 internal oscillator

The internal oscillator on the STM32 processors can be tuned so that an external crystal or oscillator isn’t necessary.

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