Assemble Kuman Arduino Robot Car KIT SM11 Step 9: Installing The HC-06 Bluetooth Module

Few weeks ago I received a Cool Arduino Robot Car SM11 KIT from the great folks at Kuman generously donated for the Visuino development :-).

I already posted:
Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors and Attaching the Wheels
Step 2: Installing The Boards And Sensors
Step 3: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger mount, and install the Ultrasonic Ranger on it
Step 4: Installing the Servo, the Ultrasonic Ranger, and the Battery Box
Step 5: Connecting the Motor Driver Board and the Battery Box Cables
Step 6: Connecting the Sensors, Servo, Buzzer, Button, and Turn Signal LEDs to the Sensor Shield on top of the Arduino UNO
Step 7: Installing The LED Lights and Turn Signals
Step 8: Installing The Infrared Remote Receiver

And here is the 9th assembly video - Installing The HC-06 Bluetooth Module:

I am preparing the rest of the Assembly videos and will post them in the following days.
I am also looking into what is the best way to map the Robot functionality in Visuino .
After that I will try to make some Visuino tutorials for the Robot.

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Kuman #Robot

Assemble Elegoo Arduino Smart Car Robot KIT 2.0 Step 18: Center The Servo

Few months ago the great folks at Elegoo sent me a beautiful Robot Kit Version 1.0.
I already posted Assembly Instructions, and some tutorials on programming it.
Since then Elegoo introduced a newer and simpler to assemble 2.0 version, and the Elegoo folks sent me this really beautiful Smart Car Robot KIT Version 2.0 donated for the Visuino development.

I already posted:

Unboxing video
Step 1: Assembling the Motors.
Step 2: Installing the Motors on the Chassis
Step 3: Installing the Motor Driver Board
Step 4: Installing the Line Following Sensors
Step 5: Installing the Arduino Board and the Sensors Shield
Step 6: Installing  the Infrared Remote Receiver Module
Step 7: Installing the Battery Box on the Chassis
Step 8: Installing the Servo turning the Ultrasonic Ranger
Step 9: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger
Step 10: Installing the Ultrasonic Ranger on the Servo
Step 11: Installing the Standoffs/Spacers on the Chassis
Step 12: Start Connecting The Cables between the sensors, and the boards
Step 13: Join the 2 layers of the Chassis together, and connect the rest of the cables
Step 14: Installing the Wheels
Step 15: Installing the Batteries
Step 16: Installing the HC-06 Bluetooth Module
Step 17: Tidy Up The Cables

I posted all the assembly instructions, but since then I decided to add 2 more steps to have few improvements of the robot, so this is the second of the 2 bonus videos.

Here is the 18th Assembly Video - Center The Servo :

I have also posted tutorials for assembling the even better Version 3 of the robot, and soon will be posting some more tutorials for all the versions, so stay tuned ;-)

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Elegoo #Robot

Assemble Kuman Arduino Robot Car KIT SM11 Step 8: Installing The Infrared Remote Receiver

Few weeks ago I received a Cool Arduino Robot Car SM11 KIT from the great folks at Kuman generously donated for the Visuino development :-).

I already posted:
Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors and Attaching the Wheels
Step 2: Installing The Boards And Sensors
Step 3: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger mount, and install the Ultrasonic Ranger on it
Step 4: Installing the Servo, the Ultrasonic Ranger, and the Battery Box
Step 5: Connecting the Motor Driver Board and the Battery Box Cables
Step 6: Connecting the Sensors, Servo, Buzzer, Button, and Turn Signal LEDs to the Sensor Shield on top of the Arduino UNO
Step 7: Installing The LED Lights and Turn Signals

And here is the 8th assembly video - Installing The Infrared Remote Receiver:

I am preparing the rest of the Assembly videos and will post them in the following days.
I am also looking into what is the best way to map the Robot functionality in Visuino .
After that I will try to make some Visuino tutorials for the Robot.

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Kuman #Robot

Assemble Kuman Arduino Robot Car KIT SM11 Step 7: Installing The LED Lights and Turn Signals

Few weeks ago I received a Cool Arduino Robot Car SM11 KIT from the great folks at Kuman generously donated for the Visuino development :-).

I already posted:
Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors and Attaching the Wheels
Step 2: Installing The Boards And Sensors
Step 3: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger mount, and install the Ultrasonic Ranger on it
Step 4: Installing the Servo, the Ultrasonic Ranger, and the Battery Box
Step 5:  Connecting the Motor Driver Board and the Battery Box Cables
Step 6:  Connecting the Sensors, Servo, Buzzer, Button, and Turn Signal LEDs to the Sensor Shield on top of the Arduino UNO

And here is the 7th assembly video - Installing The LED Lights and Turn Signals:

I am preparing the rest of the Assembly videos and will post them in the following days.
I am also looking into what is the best way to map the Robot functionality in Visuino .
After that I will try to make some Visuino tutorials for the Robot.

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Kuman #Robot

Assemble Elegoo Arduino Smart Car Robot KIT 2.0 Step 17: Tidy Up The Cables

Few months ago the great folks at Elegoo sent me a beautiful Robot Kit Version 1.0.
I already posted Assembly Instructions, and some tutorials on programming it.
Since then Elegoo introduced a newer and simpler to assemble 2.0 version, and the Elegoo folks sent me this really beautiful Smart Car Robot KIT Version 2.0 donated for the Visuino development.

I already posted:

Unboxing video
Step 1: Assembling the Motors.
Step 2: Installing the Motors on the Chassis
Step 3: Installing the Motor Driver Board
Step 4: Installing the Line Following Sensors
Step 5: Installing the Arduino Board and the Sensors Shield
Step 6: Installing  the Infrared Remote Receiver Module
Step 7: Installing the Battery Box on the Chassis
Step 8: Installing the Servo turning the Ultrasonic Ranger
Step 9: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger
Step 10: Installing the Ultrasonic Ranger on the Servo
Step 11: Installing the Standoffs/Spacers on the Chassis
Step 12: Start Connecting The Cables between the sensors, and the boards
Step 13: Join the 2 layers of the Chassis together, and connect the rest of the cables
Step 14: Installing the Wheels
Step 15: Installing the Batteries
Step 16: Installing the HC-06 Bluetooth Module

I posted all the assembly instructions, but since then I decided to add 2 more steps to have few improvements of the robot, so this is the first of the 2 bonus videos.

Here is the 17th Assembly Video - Tidy Up The Cables:

I have also posted tutorials for assembling the even better Version 3 of the robot, and soon will be posting some more tutorials for all the versions, so stay tuned ;-)

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Elegoo

Assemble Kuman Arduino Robot Car KIT SM11 Step 6: Connecting the Sensors, Servo, Buzzer, Button, and Turn Signal LEDs

Few weeks ago I received a Cool Arduino Robot Car SM11 KIT from the great folks at Kuman generously donated for the Visuino development :-).

I already posted:
Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors and Attaching the Wheels
Step 2: Installing The Boards And Sensors
Step 3: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger mount, and install the Ultrasonic Ranger on it
Step 4: Installing the Servo, the Ultrasonic Ranger, and the Battery Box
Step 5:  Connecting the Motor Driver Board and the Battery Box Cables

And here is the 6th assembly video - Connecting the Sensors, Servo, Buzzer, Button, and Turn Signal LEDs to the Sensor Shield on top of the Arduino UNO:

I am preparing the rest of the Assembly videos and will post them in the following days.
I am also looking into what is the best way to map the Robot functionality in Visuino .
After that I will try to make some Visuino tutorials for the Robot.

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Kuman #Robot

Assemble Kuman Arduino Robot Car KIT SM11 Step 5: Connecting the Motor Driver Board and the Battery Box Cables

Few weeks ago I received a Cool Arduino Robot Car SM11 KIT from the great folks at Kuman generously donated for the Visuino development :-).

I already posted:
Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors and Attaching the Wheels
Step 2: Installing The Boards And Sensors
Step 3: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger mount, and install the Ultrasonic Ranger on it
Step 4: Installing the Servo, the Ultrasonic Ranger, and the Battery Box

And here is the 5th assembly video - Connect the Motor Driver Board and the Battery Box Cables:

I am preparing the rest of the Assembly videos and will post them in the following days.
I am also looking into what is the best way to map the Robot functionality in Visuino .
After that I will try to make some Visuino tutorials for the Robot.

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Kuman

Assemble Elegoo Arduino Robot KIT 3.0 Step 13: Center The Servo

Last year, the great folks at Elegoo sent me one of their great Arduino Robot Kit Version 1.0.
I already posted Assembly Instructions, and some tutorials on programming it.
Couple of month later, they introduced improved Smart Car Arduino Robot KIT Version 2.0 , and also sent me one :-). I posted Assembly Instructions for it too :-). I also mapped the Shield in Visuino , and started work on tutorials.
Elegoo did not stop there however, and few weeks ago I received the Latest Version 3 Arduino Robot Kit donated for the Visuino development!

I already posted:

Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors on the Chassis
Step 2: Installing and Connecting The Motor Driver Board
Step 3: Installing The Line Tracking Sensor Board on the Chassis
Step 4: Installing The Arduino and Sensor Shield Boards on the Chassis
Step 5: Installing The Battery Box on the Chassis
Step 6: Installing the Servo turning the Ultrasonic Ranger
Step 7: Assembling and Installing the Obstacle Avoidance Ultrasonic Ranger
Step 8: Connecting the boards, and joining the 2 layers of the Chassis together
Step 9: Installing the Wheels
Step 10: Charging and Installing the Batteries
Step 11: Installing The HC-08 Bluetooth Module on the Sensor Shield
Step 12: Tidy Up The Cables

Here is the 13th Assembly Video - Center The Servo:

This is the last Assembly video. I have also mapped the Robot's Shield functionality in Visuino, and working to improve it even further.
I even succeeded to post one Video Tutorial on Simple Obstacle Avoidance with the Robot with Visuino:

I will try to make some more Visuino tutorials for the Robot, so stay tuned ;-)

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Elegoo #Robot

My "Video Processing with Delphi Part 5 (Video Effects and Animations)" article in the Blaise Pascal Magazine is published :-)

And my 5th Video Processing with Delphi is now published in the Blaise Pascal Magazine :-)

In the article I used the latest VideoLab, InstrumentLab, and AnimationLab features, added recently. They are not available in the official VideoLab, InstrumentLab, and AnimationLab release yet, so if you want to follow the article, you should download and install the latest prerelease that I posted recently here:

http://labpacks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-first-delphi-102-tokyo-compatible.html

You can get the magazine from the Blaise Pascal Magazine website here.

Here is also the source code for the project from the article:
http://www.mitov.com/DelphiVideoEffectsAndAnimations.zip

Please enjoy :-)
This is the second part of the Video Effects and Animation series, and shows how you can use Animation Timeline from AnimationLab to animate the video layers and effects.
Here is preview of the final application working:

I am already working on the next Article, so stay tuned ;-)
#Delphi #OpenWire

Assemble Kuman Arduino Robot Car KIT SM11 Step 4: Install the Servo, Ranger and Battery Box

Few weeks ago I received a Cool Arduino Robot Car SM11 KIT from the great folks at Kuman generously donated for the Visuino development :-).

I already posted:
Unboxing video
Step 1: Installing the Motors and Attaching the Wheels
Step 2: Installing The Boards And Sensors
Step 3: Assemble the Ultrasonic Ranger mount, and install the Ultrasonic Ranger on it

And here is the 4th assembly video - Installing the Servo, the Ultrasonic Ranger, and the Battery Box:

I am preparing the rest of the Assembly videos and will post them in the following days.
I am also looking into what is the best way to map the Robot functionality in Visuino .
After that I will try to make some Visuino tutorials for the Robot.

Cheers,
  Boian

#Visuino #Arduino #Kuman

Assemble Tamiya 71107 Remote Control Mechanical Insect Robot

Last weekend I was presenting at SoCal CodeCamp in LA, and one of the attendees, brought me a cool Remote Control Insect KIT from TAMIYA.

Here is the Assembly Video.

This time I decided to make the video on one take, but it turned out to be a mistake :-( . The camera stopped recording after a while so part of the process was not recorded :-( .

I am sorry for this, Will make sure to find better ways to record videos in the future. I have recapped the missing steps at the end.

Here is the KIT before the assembly:

Now that I have the robot assembled, I will see to add controller and some sensors to it, and make some cool Robot projects with Visuino :-)

My 2 page ad from the Blaise Pascal Magazine

As you probably know, I have been a regular contributor to Blaise Pascal Magazine for the last couple of years, publishing articles in every issue.
In the previous and in the next issue of Blaise Pascal Magazine, there is also a 2 page ad for Visuino and the Mitov Software libraries.
Just for fun, I have decided to post it here :-)

I hope you enjoy it :-)

Cheers,
  Boian

#Arduino #Visuino #Delphi

Pictures from SoCal CodeCamp 2017 yesterday

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present at SoCal CodeCamp in LA again :-)
I had 4 sessions, and it was a busy, and tiring day for me, but I was able to snap some pictures and here they are :-)

Arriving at CodeCamp in the morning:

The schedule for my sessions in one of the rooms:

And the room... during the "Video, Audio Processing, DSP, Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence in Delphi" session:

The "Implementing Internet of Things with Visuino" session:

One of the attendees at the session even brought me a great gift! A robot KIT! :-) :

I plan to assemble it, and then try to control upgrade it with Arduino, and program it with Visuino, so stay tuned for some fun videos and tutorials with it! :-) 

The "Industrial Automation (PLC/SCADA) and Communication with Visuino, Delphi, Visual Studio and OpenWire Studio" session:

And finally the "Programming Arduino Robots with Visuino" session:

And the closing of the event:

This was another fun SoCal CodeCamp event, and I am already looking forward to the next one :-)

In the next 1-2 days, I plan to also post the projects and powerpoint presentations from the sessions, so stay tuned ;-)

Cheers,

  Boian