Penguin Robot with 27 Brains

PENGUIN ROBOT WITH 27 BRAINS 
In this experiment, a tiny little Parallax Penguin robot is upgraded to the max, and has its big head expanded to include a massive number of brains. It was connected to the BSS BASIC Stamp Supercomputer, the BASIC Stamp Master Offloader machine and rogue BASIC Stamp boards and Stamp processors.

Add these 12 legion superheros

Superhero Penguin brain! Source: Robot Magazine

In the photo, at far right, the M.O.M. machine has ten processors, the BSS, in the middle, has twelve processors, another two processors are located above the PS, plus the Lenovo PC with a duo core processor, and Penguin has one, making a total of 27 brains! The types of brain processors are mixed. Examples include the Basic Stamp 1, the BS2, BS2px, BS2sx, BS2p40, and others. Boards are also mixed.

BRAIN GAIN
The brain of Penguin takes on the functions and peripheral sensors of the other brains, and gains ultrasonic night vision, the ability of sound choir processing, human English and Chinese speech, a uOLED, two serial Green Screen LCDs, signal and power LEDs.

MORE BRAIN POWER
The potential exists to connect more brains from the legion of Penguin Superheros. This would add another 12 brains bringing the total up to 39 BASIC Stamp brains. It would also add 12 compasses, 12 speakers, 12 IR transmitters, 24 IR Receivers, 24 CaS light sensors, 24 motion control servos, 12 LEDs and twelve 7-segment displays.

Giant BASIC Stamp Supermachine GSS

ADD TOGETHER ALL BASIC STAMP SUPERCOMPUTERS TO CREATE A SUPERMACHINE
GIANT BASIC STAMP SUPERMACHINE GSS WITH 81 STAMPS


The BASIC Stamp Supermachine
is a demonstration of basic principles to take some characteristics of a supercomputer, in particular the notion of larger multiples of relatively simple processors communicating over a common bus, each doing a portion of a task in parallel.

IF you added together all BASIC Stamp supermachines ever made, how many BASIC Stamps would result in the giant machine?

WE speculated about the next BASIC Stamp Supermachine, what it would contain for cores, and how it would be constructed. Now we know. The new Giant Basic Stamp Supermachine has a sum total of 81 Stamp cores created by networking together other Stamp supermachines. 

— The Giant Basic Stamp Machine has a sum total of 81 Stamps (and 1 Propeller) —

Do the math below. (the names have new genre references)

BSS - BASIC Stamp Supermachine, 22 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/06/basic-stamp-supercomputer.html

Penguin with 12 Brains - World's Smartest Penguin Robot, 12 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/penguin-with-12-brains-basic-stamp.html

SEED - Baby BASIC Stamp SEED Supermachine, 10 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2012/07/seed-supercomputer.html
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2012/07/seed-supercomputer-part-2.html

TRICORE Stamp Supermachine, 3 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/tricore-basic-stamp-supercomputer.html

MSS - MINUSCULE Stamp Supermachine, 2 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/minuscule-stamp-supercomputer.html

TSS - Tiny BASIC Stamp Supermachine, 7 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/tss-tiny-stamp-supercomputer.html

MOM - Master Offloader Machine, 10 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2012/01/master-offloader.html

TWO STAMP BSS (BS2sx + BSpx) 2 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/2-stamp-bss.html

AM - The Algorithm Machine, 2 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2010/08/am-algorithm-machine_24.html
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2010/09/brain-build-1_13.html

3DSC - Three Dimensional Stamp Supermachine, 3 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/3dsc-worlds-1st-3d-stamp-supercomputer.html

4DSC - Four Dimensional Morphing Stamp Supermachine, 3 Stamps
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/112082-World-s-1st-3-Dimensional-Stamp-Computer-(3DSC).-Upgrade-4D-Morphing-Computer?p=801051&viewfull=1#post801051

QUADLYZER - Quantum Analyzer, 4 Stamps
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2012/10/quadalyzer-quantum-analyzer.html 

SUPERSTAMP - 1 Stamp, 1 Propeller
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/10/superstamp.html

THE GSS
The GSS, with 81 Stamps, functions in deterministic parallel thinking. Each Supermachine hosts to the others. The entire machine can comprise partitions and sections. Power consumption is minimal. The average BS2 is quoted by Parallax as drawing 3 mA when running. The full machine based on the BS2 would draw about 243 mA and can run from a single lab bench regulated power supply. The actual supermachine consists of a mix of Stamps models, some drawing more power like the BS2px (55 mA) and some less like the BS1 (1 mA).

Penguin with 12 Brains - BASIC Stamp Supercomputer

PENGUIN 12 BRAINS
BASIC STAMP SUPERCOMPUTER

In a kind of Brain Cortex collective extension, Penguin's brain was made into a parallel cluster of processing power, rewiring the original thought processes, creating a hive or gang of Synaptic Regio, more closer to mimicking a human's brain. Overall, the operation was a great success!

THE EXPERIMENT
As a recent experiment, the brain of Penguin Robot was disembodied by tapping into and connecting it to the BSS Supercomputer. The brain surgery was simple and accomplished by hand. Connect 3 wires, + to Vdd, - to Vss and S to P2 on Master Computer MC, as can be seen in the photos. The power of Penguin's brain became so fantastic, that accessing all the power and all the sensors and all the peripherals from 12 computers made it "THE BRAIN" of all brains! 

This photo enlargement shows supercomputing connections made from the BSS Basic Stamp Supercomputer to Penguin robot's single port at the top of the motherboard. Green is ground, red is Vdd, and yellow is signal.

ACCESSING
For one thing, it can access all the data, computational power, sensor information, peripherals such as EMIC text to speech (Penguin is now talking), LCD, uOLED color monitor, PIR, PING))), an entire choir of piezo speakers that run at the same time, dancing lights, and all kinds of just really cool stuff! The human mind cannot begin to imagine all the possibilities of applications. With only a tiny tether, Penguin now has the biggest Brain with 12 computers running simultaneously and ability to use up to 192 ports. So now little Penguin robot has the tools, software, hardware and the power to be even more amazing!

MORE INFORMATION
http://www.p-robot.com/index.php/penguin-supercomputer.html

MORE BRAIN POWER
For even more Brain Power, run the remarkable Big Brain Penguin software written by vrossi. It can increase the number of programs stored in Penguin's Brain whenever the computer is a Basic Stamp with more than one 2K bank of EEPROM (i.e. BS2p24, BS2p40, BS2pe, BS2px, etc.).  For more information about the vrossi Big Brain and to download the software:
http://www.p-robot.com/index.php/other.html http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=765432


From the PRS web site: Hundreds of programs have already been written for the Penguin; each of them gives him a specific ability. Each time you want to make your Penguin behave in a different way, however, you have to turn your Penguin off, connect him TO a PC, load another program, disconnect him from the PC and finally get him doing what you wanted. Now, instead, you can simply load once this Big Brain program and then enjoy many of the best Penguin behaviors without reconnecting him to the PC. In this way the Penguin is finally free; he is not a slave of the PC anymore. He can autonomously sing, dance, walk, navigate toward the light, migrate North, play a radio station, according to what you ask him.

Download the zip file in a folder on your PC; then load the program Penguin_Big_Brain_v10.bpx in the Basic Stamp Editor. It will automatically load also the 6 Dependent programs. Please follow the instructions contained in this main program.

Download here
http://www.p-robot.com/sources/BigBrain.zip

For more info about the BSS Basic Stamp Supercomputer
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/06/basic-stamp-supercomputer.html
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=765140
For information and plans to build your own BSS Supercomputer, check the latest edition of Penguin Tech Magazine posted in the Parallax Robotics Forum.

2 Stamp BSS

2 STAMP
BSS

You can amplify the power of one Stamp by 2X or more!
 
Per request, this is the initial wiring of a 2-Stamp BSS using a BS2sx and a BS2px.

POWERFUL
The BS2sx and BS2px are two of the most power stamp processors made by Parallax. Their power is unprecedented in the lineup of Basic Stamps. In this example, the BS2sx is from a Parallax BASIC Stamp Super Carrier Board and the BS2px is from a Penguin Robot motherboard. The Penguin board adds additional features - a 7-segment digital display, company, three spare I/O pins (1 free, 2 from disconnected servos), reset pushbutton, IR transmitter, 2 IR receivers, and two CaS light sensors.

INTERFACE
The interface is from P0 on the side of the Basic Stamp Super Carrier Board and P5 on the Penguin Bs2px board. The battery supply will now be connected and Vin is joined together along with Vss ground. With the SCB, a small solderless breadboard is added to make the connections. Resistors used for this setup are 1K. Note, the SCB does not have the inline 220 ohm resistors to port side so resistors will be added to any used port, including P0 to P5. The one wire interface is still maintained.

Piezo Speakers
The SCB is wired with its Piezo Speaker on P15. The Bs2px board has its Piezo Speaker on P12. Change code accordingly.

Software
Change the BSS code to reflect Port P5 on the Bs2px side and input for 2 computers. Download the Master and the Worker codes (computer 1 and computer 2) to run simultaneously. Although it's your choice, here the BS2sx is the Master and the BS2px is the Worker.

Two-Stamp BASIC Stamp Supercomputer Summary
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=765140
The wiring for connecting a BS2sx to a BS2px BASIC Stamp processor - how to amplify the power of one Stamp. This is entirely different from the Minuscule Stamp Supercomputer which uses different BASIC Stamp processors.

Discovery Post
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/108121-BASIC-Stamp-Supercomputer?p=772979&viewfull=1#post772979