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Learn Robotics Programming

You're reading from   Learn Robotics Programming Build and control autonomous robots using Raspberry Pi 3 and Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789340747
Length 472 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Robotics 2. Exploring Robot Building Blocks - Code and Electronics FREE CHAPTER 3. Introducing the Raspberry Pi - Starting with Raspbian 4. Preparing a Raspberry Pi for a Robot - Headless by Default 5. Backing Up the Code with Git and SD Card Copies 6. Building Robot Basics - Wheels, Power, and Wiring 7. Drive and Turn - Moving Motors with Python 8. Programming Line-Following Sensors Using Python 9. Programming RGB Strips in Python 10. Using Python to Control Servo Motors 11. Programming Distance Sensors with Python 12. Programming Encoders with Python 13. Robot Vision - Using a Pi Camera and OpenCV 14. Voice Communication with a Robot Using Mycroft 15. Programming a Gamepad on Raspberry Pi with Python 16. Taking Your Robot Programming Skills Further 17. Planning Your Next Robot Project - Putting It All Together 18. Assessments 19. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix

Choosing a motor controller

The next important part you'll need is a motor controller. Much like the motors, there are a number of trade-offs and considerations before buying one.

Integration level

Motor controllers can be as simple as motor power control driven from GPIO pins directly, such as the L298. This is the cheapest solution: a generic L298N motor controller can be connected to some of the IO pins on the Raspberry Pi. These are reasonably robust and have been easily available for a long time. They are flexible, but using parts like this will take up more space and need to be wired point to point, adding complexity to the build:

A selection of motor control boards: The L298, PiZMoto, PiConZero, and Full Function...
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