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Learn Robotics Programming - Second Edition

You're reading from  Learn Robotics Programming - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Feb 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839218804
Pages 602 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Author (1):
Danny Staple Danny Staple
Profile icon Danny Staple

Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface Section 1: The Basics – Preparing for Robotics
Chapter 1: Introduction to Robotics Chapter 2: Exploring Robot Building Blocks – Code and Electronics Chapter 3: Exploring the Raspberry Pi Chapter 4: Preparing a Headless Raspberry Pi for a Robot Chapter 5: Backing Up the Code with Git and SD Card Copies Section 2: Building an Autonomous Robot – Connecting Sensors and Motors to a Raspberry Pi
Chapter 6: Building Robot Basics – Wheels, Power, and Wiring Chapter 7: Drive and Turn – Moving Motors with Python Chapter 8: Programming Distance Sensors with Python Chapter 9: Programming RGB Strips in Python Chapter 10: Using Python to Control Servo Motors Chapter 11: Programming Encoders with Python Chapter 12: IMU Programming with Python Section 3: Hearing and Seeing – Giving a Robot Intelligent Sensors
Chapter 13: Robot Vision – Using a Pi Camera and OpenCV Chapter 14: Line-Following with a Camera in Python Chapter 15: Voice Communication with a Robot Using Mycroft Chapter 16: Diving Deeper with the IMU Chapter 17: Controlling the Robot with a Phone and Python Section 4: Taking Robotics Further
Chapter 18: Taking Your Robot Programming Skills Further Chapter 19: Planning Your Next Robot Project – Putting It All Together Other Books You May Enjoy

What is an RGB strip?

Using lights to display data can be a simple yet flexible way to get data to the user without connecting a full display. For example, a single light could be turned on or off to indicate whether a robot is powered on or the state of a simple sensor. A multicolor light can change color to show more detail, to indicate a few different states that the robot is in. RGB in this chapter stands for Red-Green-Blue, so by controlling the intensity levels of these color channels in a light, multiple colors can be shown. We'll investigate how this happens later in the RGB values section.

Adding multiple lights lets you show more data. These can be in a strip (a line of lights), as well as panels/matrixes, rings, and other interesting shapes.

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