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A:
Actuator: something
that moves. i.e. Robotic hand, motor
Android: Humanlike robot.
AI: Artificial intelligence. Attempting to emulate intelligence in
living beings.
A/D: Analog to digital. Coverts voltage to discrete value.
Ampere: Measurement of current.
Anode: The "+" end of a diode/LED, etc. See cathode.
B:
Base:
Middle pin (usually) of a transistor. Controls emitter to collector
current. See emitter and collector
Battery: Converts chemical energy to electrical energy on demand.
Binary: A number system using 0 and 1s.
Breadboard: Board used for prototyping. Allows for quick plugging in of
components.
Bot Board: Popular HC11 microcontroller board developed my Marvin Green.
Basic Stamp: Popular easy to use microcontroller. Made by Parallax
Inc.
Basic X: Another microcontroller. Made by Net
Media.
C:
C: De facto
programming standard for many microcontrollers.
Capacitor: Component which stores electrical energy. Measured in
farads.
Cathode: The "-" end of a diode/LED, etc. See anode.
CMOS: Complementary Metal
Oxide Semiconductor.
Collector: Pin of transistor that doesn't have an arrow on the schematic.
See base and emitter.
Compiler: Program that coverts a computer program into bytecode, or code
that the computer can understand.
Conductor: Anything that allows the passage of electrons.
D:
DC: Direct
current. Non fluctuating voltage.
Diode: Allows current to flow in one direction.
DIRRS: Digital Infrared Rangefinding System. Measures distance with IR
light. See sensors.
E:
EEPROM: Electronically
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
EPROM: Electronic Programmable Read Only Memory.
Emitter: Transistor pin that has an arrow on circuit diagrams.
F:
Freeform:
Technique used in building circuits. All components are soldered to each
other, without the use of a board.
G:
Gear: Wheel
with teeth. Used to drive other gears, and create a geardown.
Geardown: Converting high speed, low torque into high torque, low speed.
Gyroscope: Device used to determine how rapidly the robot is
rotating or how fast it has rotated, relative to a fixed coordinated
system. (Mobile Robots)
H:
H-Bridge:
Controls motors using low current signal, like a I/O pin.
Hexadecimal: Number system with a base of 8 instead of the base of
10 used in standard decimal number system.
HC11/12: Popular microcontroller.
Handy Board: Microcontroller board based on HC11 developed by Fred Martin.
Small, hence the name handy board.
I:
IC: Integrated
Circuit
Inclinometer: Measures angle of attack.
I/O: Input Out. Can either receive or send information.
Interrupt: Subroutine or action, that interrupts program flow, and
executes when outside action triggers it.
IR: Infrared. See article.
J:
K:
L:
Locomotion:
movement.
Logarithmic amplifier: Amplifier in which the output is
logarithmic to the input. i.e. 1 in 1 out. 10 in 1000 out.
M:
Memory: Stores
value. See EEPROM, ROM, RAM
Mercury switch: Switch that closes and opens when tilted.
Microcontroller: Subclass of a microprocessor. Basically just a small computer without a monitor or keyboard,
that is specially designed to control circuits, robot, etc.
Microphone: Converts sound waves to electrical signal.
Mini Board: Older microcontroller board based on the HC11.
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