Picaxe
A PICAXE chip is a standard microchip that has been pre-programmed with the PICAXE bootstrap firmware code. The picaxe chip was created as an educational system for schools, but has been adopted by hobbyists for its easy to use setup. A PICAXE microcontroller is designed to be used as the brain of your robotic system. It can be easily modified to work in various ways to perform different tasks or react to different things.
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- Enables the ability to transmit infrared signal from a distance to control the ATR vehicle via a picaxe circuit board.
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- May be difficult to mount.
Sony remote 1.
A possible remote design for making my device wireless is the Sony RM-VL600T. This remote is a Universal Learning Remote that is capable with most major brands and should be compatible with the sony codes used.
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- The layout and shape of the buttons would provide for ease of use and blind operation.
- It is quite a large remote when only a few buttons are needed to operate the system wirelessly.
L.E.d.'s attached to the vehicle
L.E.D.'s could be attached to the vehicle to increase the visual appeal of the system. They would need to be attached to a picaxe board to control them and activate different light sequences.
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- Visually appealing.
- Variety of colours available.
- Different sequences can be programmed to alter how the lights will display.
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- Space on the vehicle may be limited with the addition of the L.E.D.s themselves and an additional picaxe board.
- Difficulty may be encountered when wiring them up to the power supply.
- Time constraints may not allow for the L.E.D. and circuit board to be made.