Hi Dave T,
I'm wondering if you ever got your new controller figured out? I'm thinking of buying an Amicus Basic and building an Arduino based controller with touch screen, but I'm only going to buy the basic robot if I can build the controller. Otherwise, I may consider the upper models (which are very expensive in AUS!)
I hope it's okay to ask you a couple of questions about what signals the Amicus is expecting.
For example, are the motors expecting a PWM signal, or is it simply a voltage level signal to control motor speed? Also, the ball direction diverter. Is it controlled with RC type servos, or stepper motors, and again, does the controller need to control the stepper motor specifically, or perhaps there is a stepper motor controller in the head and the controller only needs to send a simple signal such as PWM or voltage to inidcate position?
Thanks,
Harrow.
P.S. New to this forum because I only started playing TT after christmas. I'm worst handicap at my local club
, but I'm very excited about the game. My main problem is that I work long hours and have a family with young children, so my practice time is limited, so the only practical way to increase my number of ball contacts per week is TT robot. Similar to you, I envisage making the best flexible controller possible. 