My second microcontroller hobby project is “Curvy”. He is an obstacle avoider mobile robot. Schematic diagram of his body is almost the same with “Cruddy” (Line Follower Mobile Robot) but his sensor PCB is far different from him. The programming language used here is still PIC Assembly Language also just like on Cruddy.
Sensors: In order for the TV IR receiver modules to receive the signals from the Infrared LEDs, the Infrared LEDs should be pulsed from a range of 35-50khz by 555 IC’s Astable mode and it should also be pulsed again to a slower rate from 100hz to 2khz. I used two 555 Timer IC’s for generating this frequencies.
Mechanism: The mobile robot has an indicator LEDs to show if he detects obstacles. When Curvy encounters walls or high obstacles, he then turns to the right or left to avoid it.
The Mobile Robot is divided into two parts. The 1st PCB is composed of PIC16F877A microcontroller, H-bridge, using the basic NPN and PNP Tranistors, LM324 Quad Op-amp Comparator I.C. and a 5v Voltage Regulator I.C.
2nd PCB is composed of the Sensors and Infrared LEDs. Sensors used here were used TV IR receivers from junkshops. Their pins were tested by trial and error since no datasheets were provided and their labels are already erased.
The steering method used here is a Differential Steering type. I used differential steering because it can make sharp turns which will make the car not need to move backwards.
Code:
list p=16f877A ; list directive to define processor #include <p16f877A.inc> ; processor specific variable definitions __CONFIG _CP_OFF & _WDT_OFF & _BODEN_OFF & _PWRTE_ON & _XT_OSC & _WRT_OFF & _LVP_OFF & _CPD_OFF CBLOCK 0x21 FIRST SECOND THIRD ENDC ORG 0x000 goto main ; go to beginning of program ORG 0x004 ; isr code can go here main BANKSEL TRISC MOVLW 0x00 MOVWF TRISC MOVLW 0XFF MOVWF TRISB BANKSEL PORTC Start_Up_LED: MOVLW B'00000001' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000010' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000100' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000101' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000110' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000111' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000000' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVLW B'00000111' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY MOVE: BTFSS PORTB, 4 GOTO SENSOR0 GOTO SENSOR1 SENSOR0: BTFSS PORTB, 5 GOTO SENSOR00 GOTO SENSOR01 SENSOR00: BTFSS PORTB, 6 GOTO SENSOR000 GOTO SENSOR001 SENSOR01: BTFSS PORTB, 6 GOTO SENSOR010 GOTO SENSOR011 SENSOR1: BTFSS PORTB, 5 GOTO SENSOR10 GOTO SENSOR11 SENSOR10: BTFSS PORTB, 6 GOTO SENSOR100 GOTO SENSOR101 SENSOR11: BTFSS PORTB, 6 GOTO SENSOR110 GOTO SENSOR111 SENSOR000: ;LONG TURN MOVLW B'10100111' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR001: MOVLW B'01100011' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR010: MOVLW B'10010110' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR011: MOVLW B'10100010' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR100: ;LONG TURN MOVLW B'01100101' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR101: MOVLW B'01100001' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR110: MOVLW B'10010100' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE SENSOR111: MOVLW B'01010111' MOVWF PORTC CALL DELAYY GOTO MOVE DELAYY: MOVLW .1 MOVWF THIRD MOVLW .60 MOVWF SECOND MOVWF FIRST LOOP_.5_MS: NOP DECFSZ FIRST,F GOTO LOOP_.5_MS DECFSZ SECOND,F GOTO LOOP_.5_MS DECFSZ THIRD,F GOTO LOOP_.5_MS return END
Here is its video:
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bro..thanks for your information sharing..but i will be really grateful if i can get to know what are the components you use in this projects..i want to try it at home..:)
Hi Azizi, thanks. I’ve listed there all the components well except for the sensors since I just got them from Junkshops. You can try TSOP series sensors. They have power pin, ground pin and output pin which is connected to your op amp. Hope I’ve helped.
sir, thank you for sharing this project. can i ask for the complete list of all the components used in this project. just want to clarify the other components sir..
thank you. good day ahead!! 🙂
Can i have the components list here??
Can I have the components and part lists for the hardware?? TQ