peng-zhihui/ElectronBot
ElectronBot
ElectronBot is a robotic system comprising custom PCB designs, an embedded circular display driver, an I2C servo controller, and a communication bridge. It integrates hardware schematics and layouts for control boards and sensor arrays with firmware designed to render images and animations on integrated circular screens.
The system features a control bridge that links the physical robot hardware to the Unity game engine for real-time visualization and high-level control. Data exchange between the host computer and the embedded hardware is handled via a custom USB CDC serial communication protocol.
The project covers multi-joint servo coordination using closed-loop PID control and potentiometer ADC sampling. It also includes hardware manufacturing assets, such as Gerber files and 3D CAD models for electronic and mechanical assembly.
Features
- Closed-Loop PID Servo Control - Uses PID algorithms and potentiometer ADC sampling to ensure precise, closed-loop servo positioning.
- Multi-Servo Coordination - Coordinates movements across multiple robot joints using I2C protocols and PID algorithms.
- Servo Positioning - Executes PID algorithms and ADC sampling to achieve precise servo motor positioning.
- Game Engine Hardware Bridges - Implements a DLL-based bridge connecting robot hardware to the Unity game engine for real-time visualization.
- Hardware Integration Bridges - Ships a software bridge using dynamic link libraries to connect low-level hardware to the Unity game engine.
- Robot-to-Game Engine Integration - Links physical robot hardware to the Unity game engine for real-time control and visual simulation.
- Serial Device Communication - Establishes a bidirectional data link between the host computer and embedded hardware using a custom serial protocol.
- Custom Robot Hardware Design - Creates custom PCB schematics and electronic layouts for control boards and servo driver systems.
- Custom Robot PCB Design - Provides a set of hardware schematics and layouts for control boards, sensor arrays, and servo drivers.
- Embedded Circular Display Drivers - Implements firmware for rendering images and animations on integrated circular screens.
- Embedded Display Drivers - Includes low-level firmware to render images and animations directly onto circular screens on the control board.
- Robotics and Control - Provides a software bridge for the high-level control and visualization of robot hardware via Unity.
- I2C Servo Coordination - Coordinates multiple robot joints using I2C protocols combined with PID motor control.
- USB Serial Interfaces - Uses USB CDC to expose a virtual serial port for exchanging commands and data with the robot hardware.
- PCB Design Assets - Provides complete PCB schematics and Gerber files for the robot's control boards and sensor arrays.
- Robotics Visualization Tools - Provides a bridge to link physical robot logic to a visual environment for real-time state visualization.
- Mechanical Assembly Assets - Produces 3D CAD models, Gerber files, and schematics for electronic and mechanical assembly.
- PCB Design Tooling - Generates schematic and layout files for robot control boards and servo drivers.
- Robot Head Display Control - Outputs animations and visual content to the circular screen integrated into the robot's head.
- USB Device Communication - Implements a custom serial communication layer using USB CDC for host-to-hardware data exchange.
- Circular Screen Rendering - Provides firmware capabilities to render visual content specifically for integrated circular screens.
- Embedded Projects - Desktop-sized robotic assistant project.
- Hardware Projects - Desktop-scale robotic project with integrated firmware.
