Post 3 – Heads Up!
It's been a couple of weeks since my last post, so it's time for an update on what I've been up to. Things have been pretty hectic here at Phoenix Labs. I'm attending a business development programme a couple of days a week, and we've also had the Whit Bank Holiday, when I spent time with my family, so my actual working time has been reduced. Never the less, progress has been made! Firstly, the LIDAR Laser Scanner unit I ordered from the USA has arrived, along with the controller board, see the photo below. I haven't tried it out yet as it will take me a while to figure out how to interface to it in both hardware and software, and I didn't want to break off from the project I started while I was waiting for it. Also, I ordered a bunch of components, including various connectors, so that I can build a stripboard version of the mobile platform controller, and I want to build this before I go further with it. This is partly because it will look better ...