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The companies listed on this page offer products that can be
used with Roboteq's controllers to build innovative and affordable
mobile Robotics and Motion Control solutions.
See Also our Solution Partners
page for Design Consultants
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DC Motors |
| Use Permanent Magnet or Series Wound DC
motor. Match maximum operating current of Motor to selected
Controller |
| NPC
Robotics |
Excellent selection of motors of various size
and power |
| Metmotors |
Good selection of off-the-shelf motors. Motors
built to customer specifications |
| Robotbooks.com |
Seller of the lightweight, yet powerful Magmotor |
| Robot
Marketplace |
Excellent selection of motors of various size and power |
| D&D Motor Systems |
High Power motors for use in electric vehicles and electric
boats. Require AX2550 Single Channel |
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Linear Actuators |
| Use Linear Actuators driven
by Permanent Magnet DC motors. Match maximum operating current
of actuator to selected Controller |
| Firgelliauto |
Full range of Linear Actuators, competitively
priced |
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Optical Encoders |
| Use encoders with two quadrature
outputs (Ch A, Ch B), single ended signal, 2V minimum swing
between 0 and 1 Level (TTL or CMOS logic levels). 5VDC operation.
50mA or less current consumption per encoder. Encoder
count depend on desired motor speed range. 200 pulses/rev
is suitable value for most applications |
| US
Digital |
Excellent selection of Optical
Encoders of at very competitive prices |
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Joysticks |
| Use joystick with 2K to 10K pots (recommended
values).
Connect pot end to GND and +5V outputs from controller. Connect
pot wiper to controller analog input.
0 Volt=full reverse; 5 Volt=full forward, 2.5 Volt=center position=stop |
| ETI Systems
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Analog joysticks and foot pedals |
| Hydraforce |
Joystick with 1-2ms pulse output (RC). Leaves
controller's analog inputs for other use |
| Penny
+ Giles |
Excellent selection of analog joystick |
| CH
Products |
Excellent selection of motors of various size and power |
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Potentiometers & Analog
Position Feedback Sensors |
For jumbo-servo application, use high quality rotary or linear
potentiometer, 2k to 10k preferred pot value for position
feedback. For best reliability, consider solid state sensors
delivering 0V in min, 2.5V center, 5V max positions |
| Celesco |
Maker of industrial-quality linear and string
linear potentiometers and high-count multi-turn rotational
potentiomenters |
| Vishay
Spectrol |
High reliability potentiometers and 100% solid-state
hall position sensors |
| ETI Systems |
Linear and rotary potentiometers |
| Penny + Giles |
Broad selection of linear, rotational &
string potentiometers. Contactless hall-effect rotational
sensors |
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Valve Actuators |
Roboteq controllers may be used to control valve actuators via
computer control |
| ETI
Systems |
Good selection of industrial valve actuators |
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Batteries |
Roboteq controllers operate with all types of battery technologies.
Voltage input range is 12V to 40V |
| NPC
Robotics |
Good selection of batteries for mobile robots |
| Robot
Marketplace |
Excellent selection of batteries of various
technolgies and capacity. Fabricates custom battery cells |
| Battlepack |
Maker of heavy duty custom battery packs |
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Gears, Wheels
& Mechanical Parts |
| Required for all applications |
| NPC Robotics
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Several useful reduction and transmission gears |
| Robot
Marketplace |
Several useful reduction and transmission gears |
| emachnineshop.com |
Design any mechanical part on your PC, upload,
and receive finished hardware to your door |
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Single Board Computers
(SBCs) |
| Required for all applications |
| Shentech |
Reseller of VIA Mini-ITX series of small footprint,
low power and inexpensive mainboards. Used in the Roboteq-VIA
Robot Platform |
| Logic Supply
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Reseller of VIA mini-ITX motherboard, and car
computers |
| Parallax |
Maker of the popular, tiny, easy to program
Basic Stamp single board computer |
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Radio Modems |
| Wireless modems with greater range than R/C radios. Because they
are bi-directional, they can report robot sensor status
as well as send richer commands. |
| Maxstream |
Maker of 900 and 2.4MHz radio modems with ranges
up to several miles |
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Remote Controls
and Accessories |
| All hobby radio models, from the simplest to the most expensive
will interface to the Roboteq controllers, although higher
PCM units will deliver better range and reliability. Roboteq
controllers come with Futaba J type connectors. Other brand
radios may require connector adapters |
| Futaba |
Most popular brand of RC radios. Widely avaiable
from hobby stores |
| Team
Delta |
Maker of switches activated by RC signal |
| Hyperdyne
Labs |
Maker of switches activated by RC signal |
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Electronics Components |
| Switches, relays, transistors,
and many other parts |
| Digikey |
Electronics component megastore. If it exists,
it can be found and ordered here |
| Jameco |
Good selection at attractive price. Now with
a robot shop as well |
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Sofware |
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Sofware packages, tools and algorithms of specific interest to
robot and motion control designers |
| Enigma
Industries |
Maker of the Electronic Drive Train Simulator
(EDTS) software. Will let you build and simulate your robot
design on your PC, using accurate models of real hardware
(motors, batteries, wheels, gears, etc ...) |
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Books & Magazines |
| Resources for learning about Robotics and Motion Control |
| Robotbooks.com |
Top selection of robotics books |
| Servo
Magazine |
Excellent source of robotics articles and resources |
www |
Web sites, Clubs, Newsgroups |
| Robotics and Motion Control resources on the web |
| Enigma
Industries |
Maker of the Electronic Drive Train Simulator
(EDTS) software. Will let you build and simulate your robot
design on your PC, using accurate models of real hardware
(motors, batteries, wheels, gears, etc ...) |
| DARPA |
The people behind the Grand Challenge |
| robots.net |
A gathering place for robots enthusiasts and showcase for
their machines |
| mobilerobotics |
A site specialized in the computer controlled
mobile robots |
| botlanta.org |
The Atlanta Hobby Robot Club |
| Paul
Hills |
A rich, yet easy to read, information center
on electronics and engineering for robot designers |
| Machinebrain.com |
A web site loaded with info and links on anything robotic |
| Centibot |
SRI's famed robot project |
| Retrofire |
A resource site for roboteers and rocketeers |
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