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The Student Robotics Challenge saw a wealth of innovative designs, including fuel cells, solar panel arrays and power cell capacitors. JSU stood above the rest with their seamless integration of LM298H motor drives and PIC16F690 microcontrollers. The motor drives interfaced their microcontrollers with their output motors. Programming the PIC16F690’s was accomplished with MPLAB IDE v8.76 software from Microchip. These microcontrollers were also responsible for carrying out autonomous control and decoding pulse inputs from a Spektrum DX7 transmitter/receiver for manual control. Below is a spec sheet of this winning robot.
| Item | Part # | Description | QTY | Price | TOTAL |
| LM317 | 276-1778 | Voltage Regulator | 2 | $2.99 | $5.98 |
| PIC16F690 | PIC16F690 | 20 pin DIP Microcontroller | 6 | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| LM298H | LM298H | Dual H bridge | 8 | $2.90 | $23.20 |
| Cat 5 Cable | CAB-08916 | Ethernet | 4 | $0.59 | $2.36 |
| Toggle Switch | MPQ3293 | SPST | 2 | $4.55 | $9.10 |
| Full Color LED | 4505489 | Full Color LED | 2 | $3.19 | $6.38 |
| Transmitter/Receiver | SPM7800 | Wireless | 1 | $299.99 | $299.99 |
| Tires | SPM3446956202 | 10″ Tires | 4 | $34.05 | $136.20 |
| Gear Box | NA | 4 to 1 Ratio | 5 | $19.99 | $99.95 |
| Copper Clad | 276-1499 | Double Side Copper Clad | 3 | $4.00 | $12.00 |
| Capacitor | 272-1051 | 1 uF | 1 | $1.75 | $1.75 |
| Capacitor | 272-1053 | .1 uF | 1 | $1.69 | $1.69 |
| Battery | 12V | 12v with charger | 1 | $49.99 | $49.99 |
| Resistor | 271-1313 | 220? (5 pack) | 2 | $1.19 | $2.38 |
| Resistor | 271-1335 | 10K? (5 pack) | 1 | $1.19 | $1.19 |
| DC Motor | NA | Electric Motor | 6 | $29.99 | $179.94 |
| DC Motor | NA | Window Motor | 1 | $69.99 | $69.99 |
| Diode | 276-1102 | Diode | 12 | $1.19 | $14.28 |
| NXT Brick | 9841 | Brain | 1 | $147.99 | $147.99 |
| NXT Motor | W979842 | Motor with Encoder | 2 | $19.95 | $39.90 |
| Color Sensor | NC01038 | HiTechnic V2 | 1 | $54.95 | $54.95 |
| Light Sensor | NA | IR Sensor | 1 | $20.99 | $20.99 |
| Aluminum Sheeting | 6061TS | Metal (.025″ x 24″ x 24″) | 4 | $13.55 | $54.20 |
| Aluminum Sheeting | 5052H32 | Metal (.25″ x 4″ x 120″) | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Angle Bar | 6061 TS | Metal (15″) | 2 | $4.08 | $8.16 |
| Total | $1,331.36 |
