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Playing around with the motors

A project log for Self balancing skateboard

A skateboard style mode of transport which balances on two wheels in the centre

sam-pSam P 11/13/2015 at 23:580 Comments

I decided to test out the serial interface of the Sabertooth motor controller while waiting for parts to arrive. The easiest way for me to test it was to use a USB<->serial adapter and create a quick script in python. All the script does is ramp the motors a few times, then oscillate them to a sin wave. Video below.


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