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Fri, 17 Mar 2006
pricing set for SRV-1 controller-only starter kit
An SRV-1 controller-only starter kit for users planning to interface to their own robotic base has been set at $295. The kit includes an SRV-1 controller with camera and an SRV-1 base station radio, plus all required software, but the kit does not not include the battery pack, battery charger, or motorized robot base that are found in the complete SRV-1 starter kit. The SRV-1 controller-only starter kit components are shown here
The SRV-1 controller is designed to interface to two DC gearmotors drawing up to 650 milliamps each in continuous operation, or 1000 milliamps peak per motor. The motor power is drawn directly from the battery supply, and the supply can be in the range of 6.0VDC - 9.0VDC. The SRV-1 controller uses pulse width modulation to control the motor speed, and has an onboard low drop-out ("LDO") voltage regulator to supply the onboard control electronics, so only a single power source is used for motors and electronics.
Beyond control of the SRV-1 robot base, the SRV-1 controller interface has been tested and worked well with a 1/24 scale Hen Long radio controlled tank and a Tamiya tracked vehicle kit.
The SRV-1 controller-only starter kit can be order online.
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