Spykee Camera Head Tilt Mod Completed

[Ben]

hi, how much did the mod cost?
 

[slingerflinger]

hiya ,just completed the  head tilt mod(works brilliantly! thankyou), did you have any joy with being able to shut the arduino off ? or have you found an alternative source of power that shuts it off when charging ?

[dion555]

do you have to buy somting

[h8u]

i think i have everything wired up correctly. i can connect to my spykee but the battery never fills up

any advice on a few things i can check?

[h8u]

well i noticed that the led board seems to be different then the way yours is. my lights seem to be positioned differently

i am going to do a few tests

[h8u]

anyone?

when it is hooked to power supply the battery wont charge and reads 0%

i am going to try to use a small usb battery pack maybe.....

[rds2002]

Hi everybody,
I'm at the moment looking for "Arduino code sketch" in order to complete and test the moving head for my spykee. I'm not very usefull about searching on this forums.
Do you now where to find it ?
I apologize for my poor understanding level here.

Best regards

[rds2002]

Sorry for my post. I have finally find it ...

Thank's a lot, and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010. Lot of new projects with spykee ....
Rosario

[smiwin]

mod worked for a few days, but now when on charger i get a green light and wifi connection but as soon as I take it off the charger spykee has no power. disconnected wires from mod and I get normal operation.

when i reconnect the wires to the power source for the mod the green light on the mother board fizzles out after a few minutes.

any help?

[smiwin]

could someone take a picture of their connection to the power source or describe? I'd like to compare to see if that is the issue with batter drain after installing arduino... is there a way to power down the arduino while charging, perhaps it is drawing too much power? arduino nano v3.0

[smiwin]

a solution, but unfinished details

http://www.spykeedev.net/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=97&Itemid=54

[lubeto]

did anybody implemented the power mod?
please post some detaild information and pics if possible.

I am thinking to use a a relay for the power to microcontroller and servo that will be controlled by a transistor.
I can use the white button on the bottom of spykee. the signal from the button goes to J9, when the robot is docked we have 3.3V, when undocked is low.

Does anybody have any other ideas.

P.S.
The relay would draw way to much current, I decide to use a darlington PNP transistor, Ic 1.2A, enough for multiple servos and sensors.

[lubeto]

Did anybody try this?

[ANAKINDVADER]

How many have done this mod? Did you add transistor to shut off arduino when spykee is in the charging dock? Where did you purchase servo and arduino board? Did you place arduino board in spykee? Can someone send me complete instructions with pictures on how to do this mod? Drilling holes,wiring,programming arduino,etc


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[Nat Cole]

Folks,

Not sure if this thread is continued elsewhere but as this is in the completed mods section, I thought I might update with my attempts. Firstly, heartfelt thanks to CdrSkull for the Arduino mod in the first place. It's a brilliant solution to what should have been designed in the first place. I followed the instructions above and it worked first time. To get around the charging issue, I wired the arduino through a "Reed switch" with "Normally closed" contacts. This was mounted in the rear of the Spykee in a moulded pocket in the base plastic. If you pull your Spykee apart, you can't miss it, lower half of the hull. I secured the reed in place using a bit of hot melt glue. I then matched the Spykee to its dock and marked where the reed positioned when docked. I then mounted a magnet inside the charging base to corespond with this, again using a bit of hot melt glue. When the Spykee docks, the reed switch opens and the power to the arduino is disconnected. This alleviates any requirement for any fancy electronic switching and has so far proved 100% reliable. As soon as Spykee is activated and leaves the dock, power is restored to the Arduino board and the Mod works as described above. Hope this is of use to any potential modders out there. If you need any pictures, let me know and I'll strip my Spykee down for the priviledge.

Regards,

Nat.