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configuring, 352–353 WAN ports, 311, 312 wireless bridges, 240
current consumption in, 358–360, warranty-voiding hacks, 375 Wireless client mode for OpenWrt, 312, 313
359–360 battery upgrades, 376–378, 377 wireless connectivity
in Erdos, 370 line-following Roombas, 375 Bluetooth interface. See Bluetooth
final product, 362, 362 remote control, 378–379, 378–379 interface
flash drives for, 344–346, 344 vacuum motor connectors, 375–376, 376 web pages for, 248–255, 252
OpenWrt for, 335–337, 336 virtual wall, 379–380, 380–381 Wi-Fi. See Wi-Fi
parts and tools for, 334 wattage for soldering irons, 384 Wireless Ethernet, 232
USB serial tether for, 353–357, 354–357 Web Console, 309–313, 309–313 wireless routers
WRTSL54GS for, 334–337, 335, web pages, 248–255, 252 for OpenWrt, 303–304
338–339, 363 webcams as toys, 299–301, 300
Visual Basic, 374 power consumption by, 359 wires
VM (Virtual Machine), 131, 135 in vision systems, 339–340, 340 hookup, 389
voltage checks wedged clamps for attaching brushes, 171, 172 schematic diagrams for, 407, 408
Bluetooth interface, 74 wheel speed detection, 112, 112 soldering, 398–399, 398–400
serial interface tether, 53, 54 wheelbase in radius conversions, 94–95 tinning, 398, 398
voltage ratings for capacitors, 46 wheeldrop sensors Wiring microcontroller, 279
voltage regulators for cliff detection, 16 WL-330g portable access points, 240
Arduino, 282 overview, 113, 114 WL-HDD device, 304–307, 304–305, 325
Bluetooth interface, 70 for theremin simulation, 195, 195 battery packs for, 325–328, 326–328
Roomba Wi-Fi adapter, 241, 241 wheelDropCenter method, 120 enclosures for, 328–329, 329–330
serial interface tether, 44–46, 45–46 wheels word values for sensors, 119
SitePlayer Telnet, 209 commands for, 29–30 WRT54G, 300–301, 300, 303–304, 317
WL-HDD device, 325–326, 326 driving. See driving actions WRTSL54GS
voltage sensor packets, 424 White Russian RC5 firmware, 306–307 button on, 363
voltages Wi-Fi, 231 power for, 337, 337–338, 359, 359
logic levels, 22 debugging, 234–235 for vision systems, 334–335, 335
in Ohm’s Law, 47 for iPaq PDAs, 369
in schematic diagrams, 408–409, 408 overview, 232–233
volume control for theremins, 194 parts and tools for, 236
Vpwr signal, 21–23 power in, 234, 241 X
VxWorks operating system, 301 roaming and disconnects in, 233–234 Xhaard, Michel, 340
Roomba adapter, 241–247, 241–243, XPort, 221–222
253, 254 configuring, 223–225, 224
servers for, 238–240, 239 working with, 225
W SitePlayer Telnet for, 240–241, 240
Waggle.java program, 103–104 WiMicro boards for, 236–238, 237–238
waggle turns, 102–104, 103 Wi-ME product, 238
waitForDSR clause, 85–86 wick, desoldering, 394, 394–395 Z
wall sensors WiMicro boards, 236–238, 237–238 Zambetti, Nicholas, 279
location of, 113, 113 configuring, 243–246, 243 ZeroConf/Bonjour/Rendezvous protocol, 224
packets for, 423 enclosure for, 253, 254 ZeroConf networking, 214
walls, virtual for Roomba Wi-Fi adapter, 241–243, zipped files, 136
in first generation cleaners, 6 241–242 ZTerm program, 58, 59
hacking, 379–380, 380–381 testing, 247, 247
WAMP suite, 248–249 Windows 2000/XP echo tests, 58, 59–60