RoboSavvy Forum Robosavvy Forum: The largest online community of Humanoid Robot Builders 2012-05-02T15:28:20+01:00 http://forum.robosavvy.com/feed.php?f=15&t=7926 2012-05-02T15:28:20+01:00 2012-05-02T15:28:20+01:00 http://forum.robosavvy.com/viewtopic.php?t=7926&p=34289#p34289 <![CDATA[Power Usage?]]>
A good and reliable way of checking this is by measuring the batteyr voltage with a multimeter.

Let's say you charge the Robot, measure the Voltage with the Multimeter and run your motion 3 or 4 times. Then measure the battery voltage again with the multimeter.

Repeat the procedure for the standard motions.


While there is the possibility of getting a battery reading with the custom firmware, I would recommend using a multimeter for more accurate results.

It's a simple yet effective solution I believe.

Kind Regards
Pedro.

Statistics: Posted by PedroR — Wed May 02, 2012 3:28 pm

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I know that the hacked firmware allows for a voltage reading of the battery but how does this equate to power?

I've spoken to a few friends and the only way we can figure to get a mildly accurate result is to record the current usage in realtime for each action. At the moment I may have to resort to charging the battery and seeing which one kills the robot first; obviously not an answer that is going to give me many figures.

I'd really appreciate any help or advice you guys have.

Thanks,

Flynn

Statistics: Posted by JackFlynn — Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:25 pm

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