Entries by ThomasB

Inductive Sensor Issues and Fix – Ugly Blues

Introduction: Inductive sensors can be tricky. For this project, we used the LDC 1612 inductive sensor. This is a 10-bit, 2 channel, inductive sensor that runs over I2C. For testing, I used the SEEED Studio “Grove – 2 Channel Inductive Sensor”. This sensor incorporates the LDC1612 and even comes with an accompanying library file that […]

Boost System Design – De Robot

Introduction: The boost system for the De Robot project is intended to temporarily speed up the robot on straight parts of the maze. By doing this we can save some time in the maze and therefore get more points while solving the maze. To do this we are going to use a 12V boost converter […]