Arron Churchill

As you may know our robots and motor control boards come with examples of how they can be controlled using a game controller connected to the Raspberry Pi. This is a great method for when you want to drive robots in remote control mode :) This has been great for using, but a pain to write the code for. The trouble comes from a few recurring issues: We have to use...

Once assembled the RockyBorg needs to be calibrated so that the steering moves over the correct range. Calibrating the servo / steering Start by clicking on the "RockyBorg Tuning GUI" link on the desktop. You may get a dialog asking you what you want to do, select the Execute option to load the GUI. The GUI will start by show the currently set calibration values. Move the slider down until the...

The RockyBorg software is designed to work with Raspbian. We recommend setting up your SD card with a copy of Raspbian and setting up the software prior to assembling your RockyBorg to make things easier. Before following these instructions you will need to: Setup your SD card with Raspbian as explained here Fit the SD card into the Raspberry Pi you will be using Power up the Raspberry Pi Connect the Raspberry...