| WebTruck | Crane |
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device |
Rokenbok Loader
3 axis control: wheels on each side, bucket |
Dickie Crane
3 axis crane control
CraneCam Servo
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hardware |
2 x 8 relays to parallel PC port
one old PC running Win98 |
Basic Stamp interfacing to
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server software |
perl script emulating a web server
access through apache proxy redirect |
crane.bs2 Crane stamp software to control the crane using the serial port
serial to ip socket conversion
server runs cgi to access crane socket
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| 1st date online | Nov 1998 | Jan 2004 |
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WebTruck has had many versions and features
see the history for older implementations
The little truck has been online for more than 5 years now and still goes strong
WebTruck drives with relays switching on and off
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Crane has a Stamp2 brain and many sensors, controls the 3 DC motors and the servo
with PWM signals |
| pro | stable vehicle, fool proof technology, very reliable |
smooth microcontroller moves, camera builtin |
| con |
no slow moves
still runs on Win98 | somewhat delicate |