thanks guys …
If lynxmotion had some that were red. I would have mixed them up a bit. Might have to see if I still have the stuff for anodizing aluminum for my feet. If not then I will have to live with the brushed Aluminum look.
the Coloring on the parts has been done by lynxmotion.
You could always get spraypaint for metal at your local hardware store (Canadian Tire, Home Depot etc.) This way you can customize your bot however you want.
Make sure that you use the kind for metals and make thin coats. Also allow about a full day to dry even though it may say a couple of hours, Its bettery to allow it to cure completely before continuing.
but thats just my 2 cents.
I like the way anodized aluminum looks. IT not a painted look. Plus the process does make the alumium stronger.
Are the “brushed” parts just brushed or are they then clear anodized or otherwise coated? If they are not then there is nothing to stop someone from sending them out to be anodized in whatever color they choose. 
true. true. and Eddie, yes the regualar non anodized (brushed steel) does not have a coating on it, so it could be anodized or spraypainted if you like. It is even better that it is brushed becuase the paint will stick much better then if it were smooth.
Might have to make my own station for dying my parts … I would want to do the 2 color coating like they did at the bottom of this page.
nice. very nice 8)
Small updated … preping for some big work to come … small set back.
OK as I was working on my Aluminum stand offs, my drill based drill press just was not doing the job. So today I went and picked up a 8" drill press from harber freight for 40.oo.
I have taken down the drimmel version, sanded, stained and put a top coat of Polyacrylic down on the surface. This should be setup and pics taken later on this weekend.
The Mobo Lexin Tray that I was working on has to be redone as well. After I placed the logo on it, I am forcing the mobo to face the bottom and I need it facing the back. 
Nice. Research the vapors from these nasties. Good luck
cwkoehler
Quick Pic update as I am heading out for a day of fun with the other half at some hot springs (Solo )
taped up body and marked with were I am going to cut.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-65.jpg
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-66.jpg
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-67.jpg
1st foot cut out … may have to redo it for more a flat surface to walk on
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-68.jpg
Mucked up Mobo Tray … with the City Of villians Logo
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-69.jpg
Replacement lexin for mobo tray
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-70.jpg
Drill press I got this weekend and vice for it.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-71.jpg
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-72.jpg
Finally the body piece with its cuts done … Now I need time to work with the drill press.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-73.jpg
OK time for another update … No reall work but some new parts have come in.
Here are the 9 new images for this time around.
I got my stuff from Wibotics.com the Wiport Kit (some some minor work for me to do)
The everything Pic…
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-75.jpg
the no threals items (Serial cable, Power, & 2.2 dBi Gain WiFi antenna)
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-84.jpg
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-83.jpg
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-82.jpg
Now for the nots so dull stuff.
This bag of goodies has all of the pieces that I need to finish up the WiPort board.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-81.jpg
The WiPort board (Version 3)… hey at least it will be a quick install of parts and I dont have to solder the surface mounting pieces.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-80.jpg
the above board was created at this 3"x2.25" to work better with the Lynxmotion SSC-32 board.
The Wifi Port (Big piece, itsy bitsy package). It is the BIG piece that makes all of this work the way we need it to.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-77.jpg
It placed on a CF card to give some an idea of the size.
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-76.jpg
Back side with the port exposed
http://www.malatorymods.com/spider/spider-79.jpg
that is all for now …
Great Pics! Thanks!
I will be needing help when I eventually get to this point. Right now, I am working on my sensor board. Once that’s finished, I am going to focus on building the torso to mount the head and sensor board for further testing and code development. The next stage will be SES brackets, and then the heavy burden of the costly servos.
I have been watching your progress evolve as with Eddie’s and many others with their projects. I can’t wait to see your next update; it’s like reading an article in a robot magazine. Very entertaining!
Man I have got to remember to get my wife to let me borrow the camera. She’s off again (summer vacation almost over, no sitting around going on in my house) and I bloody well didn’t think to take any pics the 2 nights she was home. Heh.
Nice pics Malatory. If you don’t plan on using them save yourself the weight of the RJ-45 and USB connectors and don’t solder them on. Also keep in mind that the big GPIO header is connected to 3.3V TTL signals in the module and, in my opinion, that big exposed header is an ESD magnet. I wasn’t thinking of either of these things when I built mine up so I thought I’d pass it along now. 
When you setup the software part make sure the port settings on the PC match the settings in the WiPort, I’m talking baudrate stuff here, and when you set up the redirector make sure the RAW check box is checked. With those things done everything else is pretty much cakewalk obvious. Have fun!
Now, think to yourself. Is it really worth paying ~150 for wireless? Also, when did you order? Because WiBotics doesn’t have the wiport module anymore.
Thanks Guys …
Eddie: We now have 2 Digi cams. I taken over 3500 pics with my old P31 Sony (2.1 megapix). I also taken a lot with the new W100 (Sony) I am still learning with that one. Only advantage I have is I need at access to one of them for Reviews.
I will also take your advice on looking for ways to save weight. I just think I might someday want to use this for something besides my robot.
SN96: I will try and remimber to take pics as I move along sometime I get into the work and only have the Volia I am done pics.
Cost of all of the stuff to this point is a lot and I under stand the taking it slowly. My spending will slow down for a while now.
There is nothing to prevent you from going back and soldering the parts later if you choose to leave them off for now. It was just a thought. The USB though is useless until they publish the firmware to support it, and unless you bought the ‘G’ verison of the WiPort you can’t use both the WLAN and the RJ45 at the same time. Meh, it’s probably only an ounce anyway so… , heh.
rd666, yes, yes I think the $150 was well spent. In my case enough so that I went out and spent another $60 for the BC 5.02 compiler and requested/received the CPK from Lantronix. I could have bought $30 worth of 2400 baud tx/rx modules and sent piddly amounts of data back and forth to… maybe a bot board or some other board with some smarts but that’s no longer a $30 answer and I have just another pile of stuff to make work. With the $210 solution I have two very powerful pieces of equipment, one on the BRAT and one on my desk, linked at up to 920KBaud on TWO channels. Both pieces of hardware are programmed in C, both have good development environments and support available. I have a 13 year old nephew who would also choke on the $210, equating it to this game or that toy and how he would buy those instead if only he had the $210. However I am not 13 years old and I have or have had most of the toys 13 year olds drool over so to reiterate, yes I think the $150 was well spent.
Well put!
EddieB, Can you let me know if you have any sucess with using the other channel with a USB camera or something similar. 
Thanks!
that would be sweet! I wonder if you copuld controll a 3DOF arm with the wiport and have a usb camera connected onto the arm…wouldn’t that be sweet?? Is it plausable?
cheers.
I do agree with Eddie on this. It is well spent and it was over a weekago that I ordered it. It was just backed ordered. I also see that he has updated his web site since then as one of the other items he use to sell was of an intrest to me, but removed now . I also though about it and yes I am sure I could learn more about the Wifi electonics and have a PCMICA card or network card to do what done here. But not at the same speed or level.
also I am sure some of the toys I have would have made me jelous when I was a kid, and I have a 7 year old step son that puffs his chess and gloats to his friends, " My New Dad builds robots ". He knows he will have access to all of this when he gets older.
I will also be getting the SDK for the WiPort but not borlands C. I will see what I can do with MS version.
$150 is an excellent price considering just one 5995TG servo from Hi-Tec is $112. What I like about it is that it uses LM’s formfactor, so the Wi-Port will stack with the Mini-AB and SSC-32.
