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Electrical Components

The components selected by the electrical engineering staff of LMI is shown below:

Micro Controller Motorola 68HC11
Motor Driver MD22 H-Bridge
GPS Unit VP Oncore
Motor Battery 12V 16Ah Sealed Lead Acid
Electronics Battery 7.2V 2000mAh NiCd

The Motorola 68HC11 was used for the microcontroller, because of the teams familiarity with it.  The other components were purchased after researching many possible alternatives based on cost and effectiveness.

Left:  Motorola 68HC11 micro controller on EVBplus board.

Right:  MD22 H-Bridge motor driver.

Above:  VP Oncore GPS Unit.

 

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