Welcome to the EGB320 Tutorials and Resources Website. This website contains worksheets for various EGB320 tutorials and practicals, and points to external resources which you may find helpful. While we have tried to ensure all the information is correct, there may be the odd oddity. If you do find an error, or if something is misleading, please let the teaching team know. If and when changes are made to this website we will update you through the appropriate channels, and will document the changes in the Change Log.
Each worksheet can also be downloaded as a PDF or printed, with a printable version being generated on the fly. So if two printed/downloaded versions conflict, check the date included in the top left hand corner and take the most recent one.
The best place to get started with your EGB320 design project is to check out the General Hardware Introduction. We highly recommend you read this guide before attending your first tutorial/practical. It will only take you 5-10 minutes to complete.
This guide aims to give a weekly list of tasks or goals that should help you and your team complete the design of your product for the robot challenge in EGB320. This is a suggested guide.
This article presents some general information about the hardware you will be using within this subject.
This guide shows you how to image a microSD card with the pre-configured EGB320 Raspbian Jessie OS.
This worksheet shows you how to setup your EGB320 Raspberry Pi 3B+, and demonstrates the display of a live camera feed on the touchscreen.
This guide introduces you to develop Python code, and shows you how to interface with the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins. This is important for all team members.
This worksheet will guide you through elements of electrical circuit design, particularly for voltage regulation.
This guide provides an introduction to hardware system design and component selection, with particular focus on the selection of suitable motors for the mobility and sample collection systems.
This document demonstrates how to use OpenCV functions within Python, and guides you through some basic image processing steps.
The VREP guide steps through everything you need to know to start simulating your robot within the VREP environment. This allows you to start testing navigation code.