SICK TiM551
Posted inSystems & Sensors

SICK TiM551 & TiM571 Laser Scanner – LIDAR Overview

This is part of a series of posts talking about some of the common LIDAR's used in robotics. At the end of these sensor profile articles there will be a final post that compares the sensors based on data collected by each of the sensors. Posts: Evaluating LIDAR Guide LIDAR Fundamentals SICK TiM551 - LIDAR Overview SICK LMS111 - LIDAR…
robot networking
Posted inComputing & Networking

Networking for Robots: A crash course

Hi all There are many people who are familiar with setting up a home network, but now lets look at how to setup a network on your robot. There are two parts to setting up a network; the hardware and the software. This post will go into both of those topics. Before I begin to talk about networking, we must…
ring connectors
Posted inElectrical & Electronics

Connectors (cable to cable, wire to wire)

Ahh. Connectors. We love them and we hate them. When you wire a robot there are many places where it can be tempting to take shortcuts to save time and money. Unfortunately connectors often suffer and lose that battle. From experience and many field tests I can not stress the importance of choosing proper connectors and having them located in…