{"id":10335,"date":"2015-09-17T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T03:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=10335"},"modified":"2024-12-28T16:36:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:36:48","slug":"auto-balancing-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/auto-balancing-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto-balancing Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I live in an apartment that has uneven floors. Having to adjust all of the furniture so that it isn&#8217;t on an incline is kind of a hassle. So seeing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Auto-balancing-table-1\/\">this Instructable<\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/iosif.eugen.1\/\" rel=\"author\">iosif.eugen.1<\/a>\u00a0about creating an auto-balancing table was like a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n<p>To create the auto-balancing table, you will need a <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/reference\/microprocessor\/pro-mx4\/start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chipKIT Pro MX4<\/a>, at least 3 stepper motors (possibly more), a <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,937&amp;Prod=PMOD-GYRO\">PmodGYRO<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,899&amp;Prod=PMOD-ACL\">PmodACL<\/a>, servo motors, and some custom cables and parts.<\/p>\n<p>First, you&#8217;ll have to connect the PmodGYRO\u00a0and the accelerometer to the chipKIT Pro MX4.\u00a0Then connect the servo\/stepper motors to the base of the table. You&#8217;ll have to calculate different values depending on which you use (angles and movements of the motors). Connect the motors to the other components. The code for the gyroscope is included in the project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10348\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gyroscope-table-600x257.png\" alt=\"gyroscope-table\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" data-wp-pid=\"10348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gyroscope-table-600x257.png 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gyroscope-table-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gyroscope-table-800x342.png 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gyroscope-table.png 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This project has so much potential and so many applications! We&#8217;re excited to see our products being put to good use in such innovative ways. Leave a comment if you have any further suggestions or have used this in your home.<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-10335 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='10335' data-nonce='ac068a413b' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-10335 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-10335 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='10335' data-nonce='ac068a413b' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-10335 unlc'>-1<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-10335 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A table that won&#8217;t wobble? 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