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Monorail

How to control the monorail

You can control it from Python over Bluetooth as follows:

  1. Install python-nxt
  2. Turn it on by pressing the orange button.
  3. Start python and run the following setup commands:
from nxt.bluesock import Bluesock
from nxt.motor import Motor
ID = '00:16:53:02:9B:DE'
sock =  BlueSock(ID)
brick = sock.connect()
motor_a = Motor(brick, nxt.motor.PORT_A)
motor_b = Motor(brick, nxt.motor.PORT_B)
motor_c = Motor(brick, nxt.motor.PORT_C)

You can then control the motors by calling motor.turn(power, degrees) e.g. motor_a.turn(127, 360).

Motor A moves it along the rail, Motor B pans the sensor head and Motor C tilts the sensor head.

See the python-nxt documentation for more, you should be able to set up and use the sensors too.

Parts

The assembly parts for the track are stored in a christmas cardboard box. The box waits for you on a shelf beside the old batteries container. The design for the laser cutter of the ceiling station and connector is stored in a github rep.

Ceiling holders:      laser-cut from 3mm ply
Screws/threaded rods: M5
Rail:                 3x19x4000mm Aluminum

Roadmap

  • charging station
  • junctions
monorail.1384208592.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015-10-05 15:55 (external edit)

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