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Nema17 3D printed Linear Actuator & ESP32 WebGui

Here is the current working system.

The design 3D STL print files can be found here Chiprobots Thingiverse Channel

Below you see the Nema17 Stepper motor ,Actuator,ESP32,ramps controller birds nest.

ESP-Wroom-32 Web Server meets some Nema17 stepper's

This is a walkthrough on how to control Nema17 Stepper motors using an ESP32 Webserver.

In the example above I am using the local ESP32 webserver to control InMoov's neck screw via a Nema17 stepper motor and 3D printed Gearbox.

Controlling Stepper motors via a Wifi enabled webserver opens up an easy way to control remote devices. The information here shows how this can be done easily and at low cost.

Requirements :-

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ESP32 Google Maps API

Here is a quick guide for extracting satellite mapping information via a simple ESP32 Web server.

Requirements :-

(1) Espressiff's ESP-WROOM-32

Nixie Tube Clock

I have been looking for a fitting clock to match with a Mongolian shelving unit,

it needed to be retro so no option...... Nixie Tubes !!!.

The ins and outs of Kinect programming

Great series on how to access Kinects goodies via processing by the guy who wrote the original hacked drivers for it. Well worth subscribing as he perfectly executes the cavets in "Processing" language , fast paced to the point and fun.

Google Deep Dream - the future of predicting things before they happen !!!

I bumped into this Video below explaining the process, thought it was some food for thought.

I ran Inmoovs hand through Google's Deep Dream ( one source http://psychic-vr-lab.com )

MRLcomm ESP8266 conversions (aka Grandeurs of Iron Man)

Iron Man is a modular system, i.e. the arms, legs, body and face plate fly in from Tony Starks ridiculously awesome workshop...... each independent from each other until connected....
How can this be applied to the InMoov robotic sub systems .... and why.....

Off the Bat :-

Imagine an InMoov system, Left Arm / Right Arm / Head /Body each being controlled separately by an ESP8266 Wifi module (or any WiFi module, Rpi,etcetcetc)