RoboCup Electrical 2014

Quick Reference

Timeline
Year	2013-2014
Versions
Control Board	2011c
Kicker Board
Main Components
MCU	AT91SAM7S256
FPGA	XC3S100E-TQ144
IMU	IMU-3000
Motors	30W
Battery

Electrical System

The electrical system is all the electrical hardware and firmware used to operate the 2013-2014 RoboCup team. It includes the host hardware, the wireless link, and the electronics for each robot.

Current Activities

• Kicker Design 2014
• RFID Robot Indicator 2014
• Robot Garage
• Status Spreadsheet
• Control Board 2011c Reference Page

Systems

On Board Control

• Microcontroller
• FPGA
• Firmware

Kicker

• Kicker Electronics

Power

• Power Supplies and Batteries

Sensors

• IR Break-Beam Ball Sensor
• Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU)

Radio/Base Station

• Base Station

Miscellaneous

• RFID Robot Indicator
• Robot Garage

Future Ideas

• On-board speedgate
• On-board vision (low latency sensor set for basic tracking)
• Power switch replacement
• Parallel battery packs
• Make stuff easier to be transported safely (e.g. to competitions)...

Control Board 2011c Components

Moved to the Control Board 2011c Reference Page.