Official Competition Information

• The Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest

Previous Junior Design Robots, Groups, and Reports

• Spring 1999
• Spring 1998
• Spring 1997
• Spring 1996
• Spring 1995

Specific Part Pages

• Allegro 2998 Dual Full-Bridge Motor Driver
• AMP 172233-1 two conductor connector housing like those found on motor's power connections
• AMP 172234-1 three conductor housing like those found on motor's encoder connections
• AMP 172165-1 two conductor plug that mates to motor power connectors
• AMP 172166-1 three conductor plug that mates to motor encoder connectors
• AMP 770987-1 male and 770988-1 female contacts for above connectors
• H-bridge boards
• JST Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC) KR and CR that fit SHARP GP2D12 proximity sensors
• Molex two conductor right angle header 26-60-5020, housing 09-50-8023, and crimp terminals 08-50-0106 like those handed out
• National Semiconductor LMD18200 and Applications Note
• National Semiconductor LM2907 frequency to voltage converter
• National Semiconductor LM567 Tone Decoder
• Philips Semiconductors NE/SE567 Tone Decoder
• Pittman Series GM9000 Brush-Commutated Gearmotor specifications and features
• Sharp GP1U52X Infrared receiver
• Sharp GP2D12 distance measuring sensor and pin configuration
• Sharp GP2D120 infrared distance measuring sensor
• ST L298 Dual Full-Bridge Driver

Internet Resources for Parts

• All Electronics (Surplus: source of lead acid batteries provided)
• Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Source of cheap dual H-bridges.)
• Allied Electronics
• American Science & Surplus (Surplus)
• Amp Incorporated (maker of motor and encoder connectors provided)
• Arrow Electronics (have GP2D12's at a good price)
• AVNET Electronics (often carry GP2D12's, GP2D120's, and GP1U52's at good prices)
• B.G. Micro (Surplus electronics)
• C and H Sales Company (Surplus)
• Digikey (source of power connectors provided)
• Edmund Scientific's
• Electronic Goldmine (Surplus)
• Electronix Express
• Future Electronics (have GP2D12's & GP2D120's, but expensive)
• Hamamatsu Co. (photo-optical systems: UV flame detector, ...)
• Herbach and Rademan (Surplus)
• Jameco Electronics
• Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. Inc. (Surplus; source of RJ-11 plugs, RJ-11 jacks, and motors provided)
• Mendelson's Electronics Co. (Surplus; Extensive supply and good prices)
• Molex (maker of power connectors provided)
• Mouser Electronics
• National Semiconductor (maker of H-bridges provided)
• Newark Electronics
• Radio Shack
• Sharp Electronic Components Group (maker of infrared detectors provided)
• Sharp USA (microelectronics group)
• Sullivan Products (source of wheels and misc. hobby products)
• Tandy Retail Services Product Support
• Wirz Electronics (Robotics parts: An H-bridge design, IR tutorial, ...)

Internet Resources for Information

• Acroname Inc. - source of robotics information, links, and part information
• Battery Info (discharge info)
• Building a Robot for the Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest (A good article)
• Chip maker index
• Current Capacity of Copper Conductors
• The How To Guide - home built robot center (has information on GP1U52 under sensors)
• Info on Hobby Robots (has information on GP1U52 under sensors)
• PCB Design Information (PCB, trace width, and trace spacing information including a trace width calculator)
• Pongo The Fire Fighting Robot - A robot design
• Reclaiming HC12 A/D channels 0,1
• Robohoo! - World's Largest Index of Robotics Resources
• Robot Books.Com - source of robot books and links
• Robot Information Central - lots of robot links
• Robotics Groups and Clubs
• Seattle Robotics Society - Good HC12 info in the online Encoder magazine

Order Forms

• EE Parts/Equipment Order Form - Select one member of your group to be in charge of purchasing. This (and only this) person will submit the completed order forms to the EE secretary and maintain subsequent communication with her concerning the order.