Blog
Build logs, field notes, and research — from 2012 to now.
Historical archive of posts originally published at fixstuff-thots.blogspot.com, plus new writing on the ongoing rebuild.
- Still Kicking!
- Untitled
- Interesting software
- Cool Modbus Sensor server
- Very Interesting new project on Pi
- Git Hub repository for design
- Next Steps
- More ESP8266 tinkering
- Remote Pendant Idea and others
- Latest Huzzah news
- Robot Overlords
- Codesys Pi Modbus Client polling a Modbus Server in an ESP8266 Huzzah
- More finishing work
- Rebuilt Caster mounting bracket
- Added Upper frame for detector controls
- Added GPS to bot
- Voltage / Current sensing added
- Added the Estop and power switch circuit
- Rover update
- Working on MD code a bit
- Fully Assembled board
- Board is done and it works!
- Finished Board design for Pi and Teensy Controller
- Awaiting boards to come in..
- Back again again!
- Updated test code with Two Raspberry Pis and embedded video on the Codesys visualization
- Embedded video in place
- Back to work
- Getting Back soon
- Finished wheel motor testing
- First motor test last night
- Weekend work on Controls Enclosure
- Memorial weekend work
- Detector Arm Rotation Base
- More progress this weekend
- Assembled chassis with wheels
- Cleaned up and painted enclosures
- Chassis and enclosures in progress
- Baracuda metal detecting circuit pics
- Some sample screens of a Flowstone GUI and the metal detector LCD
- Some sample screenshots of the 12Blocks sensor code
- Some Major parts bought off Ebay
- Turning scrap into usable stuff
- Searching for parts..
- Start of Giant Metal Detecting Robot Project