TECHNICAL LINKS FOR ARTIST USING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PARALLAX; suppliers of the Basic Stamp and many peripherals for the Stamp

OPPIC Microcontrollers, object oriented controllers

Basic X a microcontroller which is great for networking

Microchip Incorporated manufacturer of PIC Chips

Micromint Domino microcontrollers

Pic programmers which allow programming in Basic

Microengineering labs another source for Pic programmers

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PROGRAMMING RESEARCH

Basic Stamp code and experiments in PDF format

DOS Commands

Stamps Users Groups threaded by question and date

Programming Fuzzy Expert systems

Code for PIC microcontrollers

Java programming

Interactive C an excellent robot programming lanquage

The 21St Century Artilect by Hugo DeGarris

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MOTORS RESEARCH, GEARING AND SOURCES

Brushless motors Freqeuntly asked questions

Stepper Motor Information

Erricsons Stepper Motor Basics

H Bridge Motor drivers for multidirection DC motor drive

IMS Stepper Motor Drivers

Modifying a standard servo motor for 360 % rotation

Servo Profiles

Motor Types

Stepper motors and how to control them

Basic concepts behind stepper motors

GRAINGER INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY for gearing and motors

Shaft Encoders from US Digital

Motion is a good source for Servo Motors

Scott Edwards is a good source for Servo and DC Motor controllers

Ferret Electronics has Servo Motor controller chip and stepper motor controller kits

How to use disk drive stepper motors

The control of stepper motors; a tutorial

Motors by Manufacturer

Motor control and research in PDF file formats

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MECHANICAL RESEARCH AND SOURCES

Gear types

Blue Point Engineering has an amazing series of robitic products

Gear Train Theory

GRAINGER INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY

Great Gear Train Source

Places to find Gear Trains

Springs research

Mechanical fasteners

Jetpress Industrial Fastners

Barnhill bolt company

The nutty Company

Hayes Bolt Supply Company

Alloy Fasteners Company

Statics

Phantasmechanics

Muscle wire and sources

PNEUMATICS

Blue Point Engineering

SENSORS

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Sensors research

Wirz electronics

Ramsey Electronics

Alegro Hall Effect (magnetic) sensors

Hall Effect Sensors from Allegro Systems ( The A3240EVA is a powerful magnetic switch)

Neodymium Magnets to trigger the Hall Effect Sensors

Bend resistors (variable resistance when they are bent)

Bend Resistor source

HVW Tech Canada has DIRRS infrared sensors

DIY Electronics has the K-76 Passive Infrared Sensors as well as ultrasonic and many other kits.

Images Company has photoresistors and bend sensors

Tain Electronic Sensors

Accelerometer IC's

Advanced Tilt sensors capable of multidirectional tilt sensing

Everything ultrasonic like underwater sensing, airborne sensors, and recording and analysis

Data for IR Detecting Units / IR Detecting Sensors for Remote Control

Polaroid Sonar Modules

Digital and Analog Compass

Motion sensors for Security

Ultrasonic Sensors from Migatron

Devantech SRF04 UltraSonic Ranger

Using the basic Stamp to control the Devantech

Cognachrome Vision Systems

Distributed Vision Project

MTI Photonic and proximity sensors

Robot Spatial Perception by Sterioscopic Vision

Building Sensors

Position encoding Devices

Shaft Encoder

Stepper Motor as encoder

Good Sensor Source

Sensors and Transducers

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INTERFACING RESOURCES

Interfacing to a PC parallel port

Parrellel port Central

Freeware on using Parallel ports

USB interfacing

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SOUND EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT EMPORIUM WIRELESS MICROPHONES

Schematics for Sound Projects

Schematics for a Theremin

Ming Systems has a nice digital sound module that is digitally addressable

Single Chip Sound

Voice Recorders

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PARTS AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

Makers of BASIC Stamp single-board computers and SX development tools.

American Science and Surplus good source for motors, power supplies, and various parts

All Electronics Surplus out of California with all the neat parts left over from Silicon Valley

Alltronics Surplus

BCD Surplus

Optex Electronic Sensors very high end industrial supplier

Motor Dealers mostly very large motors

Electronic Goldmine

EIO Surplus Computers and Parts

Marline P. Jones and Associates has the mini 5 volt Infrared sensors and ultrasonic sensor kits

Utrect at 612 North High has Step Tubing, Balsa and Bass wood

GRAINGER INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY has gears, belts and motor attachement

Central Hobbies great source for Servo motors

Wirz electronics

Roboware

Blue Point Engineering has an amazing series of robitic products

Goldmine

Edmund Scientific

K and K Sound good sourch for Contact Microphones

URL's for 100 Electronic Manufacturers

The Robot Store

Lynxx Motion Robotic kits

Robot Information Central source for many parts

X10 Products which allow control of AC and DC devices over the AC wiring in a building

Mouser Electronics is a source for most eletronic parts

Digikey Electronics is a fast and efficient source for most electronic parts

Haltex Electronic Parts

MondoTronics is a good source for robotic kits and sensors

Jameco Electronics has many specialty items and good power supplies

Newark Electronics

C & H Electronics Surplus. Good source of used DC and AC motors and slow on delivery

Sager Electronics, good source for relays, connectors, and semiconductors

Kelvin Electronics book and kits

Radio shack electronics corporate many electronic parts and kits as well as local stores

Allied Electronics Components and equipment

Herbach Products for Science and Industry and educational markets, like motors, relays

Computer and Electronic Surplus

American Design Components

Photonic Technology

Graymark electronic Kits

LightSource lamps and lights

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TRANCIEVERS AND RADIO EQUIPMENT

Abacom Technologies is a great sourch of radio transcievers for the Stamp

RF and microwave components and subsystems

Visitect inc suppliers of 2, 3 and 4 button transmitters E-Mail Support@Visitect.com PO Box 14156, Fremont, CA 94539 Phone (510) 651-1425; Fax (510) 651-8454

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