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[DPRG] Qwerk robot controller with I/O and Linux
Subject: [DPRG] Qwerk robot controller with I/O and Linux
From: dpa
dpa at io.isem.smu.edu
Date: Thu Jan 3 16:00:46 CST 2008
Howdy,
Friend Duane showed me a new robot controlle over the
holidays that he is working with, the "Qwerk" from Charmed Labs.
Runs Linux, tons of robot I/O, connectivity, single supply
7 to 35 volts. Looks pretty cool. I want one.
<http://www.charmedlabs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29>
Features:
* 200 MHz ARM9 RISC processor with MMU and hardware floating point unit
* 32 Mbytes SDRAM, 16 Mbytes flash memory
* Latest generation Xilinx Spartan 3E FPGA for custom I/O peripherals
* Linux 2.6 installed
* WiFi wireless networking support
* WebCam video input support
* 4 Amp switching power supply, 90% efficient, 7 to 30 Volt input range
* Rugged aluminum enclosure
* 5.1? x 5.8? x 1.3", 11.8 ozs
I/O
* 4 closed-loop 2.0 Amp motor controllers (supports both quadrature encoder and back-EMF ?sensorless? feedback)
* 16 RC-servo controllers
* 16 programmable digital I/Os
* 8 12-bit analog inputs
* 2 RS-232 ports
* USB 2.0 host ports for connecting standard USB PC peripherals
* 10/100BT Ethernet port
* Built-in audio amp for playing MP3 and WAV files
cheers,
dpa
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