Yet another great microcontroller from our friends over at Vanadium Labs; the MINI Robocontroller is now available for sale!

This is an extremely versatile Arduino-software compatible microcontroller that packs a lot of features in a very small footprint. It is also the board used for the target/scoring system in the Mech Warfare robotics competition. Read more below:

The MINI robocontroller is designed for small robots. It incorporates a powerful AVR microcontroller, XBEE wireless radio, dual motor drivers, and 3-pin servo-style headers for IO.

The board includes all circuitry needed to control a small differential drive robot. It can also easily control up to 4 servos.

See the user manual here.

RoboController Specifications

• 16MHz AVR microcontroller (ATMEGA168).
• 20 I/O, 6 of which can function as analog inputs
• Servo style 3-pin headers (gnd, vcc, signal) on all 6 analog inputs, and 4 of the digital IO
• Dual 1A motor drivers, with combined motor/encoder header.
• XBEE radio sold separately. A typical setup will require 2 XBEE radios and an XBEE explorer to be able to wirelessly control your robot from your computer.
• This board requires either an FTDI cable or ISP. We recommend the Sparkfun FTDI breakout.
• 2.4”x2.4” with mounting holes in each corner.

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Tags: Mech Warfare, Mini, Mini Robocontroller, robocontroller, Vanadium Labs

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