Comments on: Table of Contents http://hackingroomba.com Roomba hacks that don't void the warranty Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:25:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerry Adkins http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-99346 Jerry Adkins Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:03:15 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-99346 I have a Roomba 400 series and would like to know if this book will be useful with this model. The unit has also quit functioning properly (starts/stops/backs up). The sofware fix sent by iRobotics did not help at all. So, was hoping to at least have some fun with this little guy. Thanks I have a Roomba 400 series and would like to know if this book will be useful with this model. The unit has also quit functioning properly (starts/stops/backs up). The sofware fix sent by iRobotics did not help at all. So, was hoping to at least have some fun with this little guy.
Thanks

]]> By: Oh Hey, guess whos building a robot | Matt Rock http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-45558 Oh Hey, guess whos building a robot | Matt Rock Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:16:51 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-45558 [...] already named him Roomba 5.  I love him with all my [...] [...] already named him Roomba 5.  I love him with all my [...]

]]> By: Hsiaochung http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-21498 Hsiaochung Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:46:48 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-21498 I have a roomba 570 I buy a rootooth bluetooth But i can not find the 7 pins min-d type hole to plug in on the surface of the roomba 570 Finally, Ican find that connector beneath 570 faceplate Everytime i want to plug the rootooth I need to remove the faceplate , but under such situation I could not put the faceplate back I decide to drill a hole through the faceplate then i could plug the rootooth direct into the min-d without remove the faceplate or Anybody have another great idea to resolve the above problem I have a roomba 570
I buy a rootooth bluetooth
But i can not find the 7 pins min-d type hole to plug in on the surface of the roomba 570

Finally, Ican find that connector beneath 570 faceplate

Everytime i want to plug the rootooth
I need to remove the faceplate , but under such situation
I could not put the faceplate back
I decide to drill a hole through the faceplate then i could plug the
rootooth direct into the min-d without remove the faceplate
or Anybody have another great idea to resolve the above problem

]]> By: todbot http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-20149 todbot Thu, 22 May 2008 16:31:47 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-20149 Hi iuk, If the Roomba was made on or after 2007, it should work. You might want to check out the <a href="http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4" rel="nofollow">RoombaReview.com hacking forum</a> to see if others have hacked the 530. Hi iuk, If the Roomba was made on or after 2007, it should work. You might want to check out the RoombaReview.com hacking forum to see if others have hacked the 530.

]]> By: iuk http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-20132 iuk Thu, 22 May 2008 12:26:10 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-20132 Hi, are the things described in this book applicable to a Roomba 530? Hi, are the things described in this book applicable to a Roomba 530?

]]> By: Erik Vermeulen http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-3472 Erik Vermeulen Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:46:17 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-3472 Hahahaha! Homer Simpson mode: "Must buy all colors....." Thanks for your quick response. My colleague has a copy of your book and I really wanted to order a copy as well. His copy is orange but when I go to Amazon the book has a blue cover... I have no idea if this is the right place to add my compliments, but I'll do it anyway. Within my company we're doing two projects just for fun with the Roomba. We're going to build some stuff on top of a iRobot Create by using an eBox2300, Windows Embedded CE and the .NET Compact framework. The second project will use a Freescale board with the .NET micro framework on it. We use the Roomba to compare the capabilities of the two frameworks. Your book really gave us a headstart with our project. The book is good and there's humor too. I like that! Personally I didn't like all chapters best (e.g. the chapter on spirograph) but the book covers so many topics on Roomba that not linking it is almost impossible. My compliments! Kinds regards, Erik Vermeulen Hahahaha! Homer Simpson mode: “Must buy all colors…..”

Thanks for your quick response.
My colleague has a copy of your book and I really wanted to order a copy as well. His copy is orange but when I go to Amazon the book has a blue cover…

I have no idea if this is the right place to add my compliments, but I’ll do it anyway. Within my company we’re doing two projects just for fun with the Roomba. We’re going to build some stuff on top of a iRobot Create by using an eBox2300, Windows Embedded CE and the .NET Compact framework. The second project will use a Freescale board with the .NET micro framework on it. We use the Roomba to compare the capabilities of the two frameworks.

Your book really gave us a headstart with our project. The book is good and there’s humor too. I like that! Personally I didn’t like all chapters best (e.g. the chapter on spirograph) but the book covers so many topics on Roomba that not linking it is almost impossible. My compliments!

Kinds regards,

Erik Vermeulen

]]> By: todbot http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-3433 todbot Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:36:47 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-3433 Hi Erik, It's a series, gotta collect them all, like Pokemon. :) Okay, what really happened is that the publisher made a mistake and sent a pre-release <i>blue</i> cover as part of their press release. The actual book is <i>orange</i>, like this site. It's been confusing people, but apparently it's hard to get it changed. Hi Erik,
It’s a series, gotta collect them all, like Pokemon. :)

Okay, what really happened is that the publisher made a mistake and sent a pre-release blue cover as part of their press release.

The actual book is orange, like this site. It’s been confusing people, but apparently it’s hard to get it changed.

]]> By: Erik Vermeulen http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-3432 Erik Vermeulen Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:19:45 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-3432 Hi Tod, I was wondering: what is the difference between the book with the blue cover and the orange cover? Kind regards, Erik Vermeulen Hi Tod,

I was wondering: what is the difference between the book with the blue cover and the orange cover?

Kind regards,

Erik Vermeulen

]]> By: todbot http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-13 todbot Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:04:37 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-13 Hi Raymond, Thanks for ordering the book. The book is all about "reversible hacking" of the Roomba. That is, Roomba mods don't void the warranty. This means the Roomba isn't ever taken apart and the Roomba internals are only discussed for informational purposes. However, thanks to the Roomba Open Interface (ROI) port, one can read all the Roomba sensors and completely control the Roomba without opening it up. The ROI port is on all 3rd generation Roombas (those made in the last 1.5 years or so) Here and there in the book I do mention ways one could hack the internals of the Roomba, but that is not the book's focus. Hi Raymond,
Thanks for ordering the book. The book is all about “reversible hacking” of the Roomba. That is, Roomba mods don’t void the warranty. This means the Roomba isn’t ever taken apart and the Roomba internals are only discussed for informational purposes.
However, thanks to the Roomba Open Interface (ROI) port, one can read all the Roomba sensors and completely control the Roomba without opening it up. The ROI port is on all 3rd generation Roombas (those made in the last 1.5 years or so) Here and there in the book I do mention ways one could hack the internals of the Roomba, but that is not the book’s focus.

]]> By: Raymond J Ramirez http://hackingroomba.com/about/toc/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Raymond J Ramirez Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:46:49 +0000 http://test.roombahacking.com/about/toc/#comment-12 Hi, I ordered the book through Amazon.com. I wish to ask how much of the Roomba electrical diagrams and schematics are covered. Which Roomba models are covered? Thanks! Raymond Hi,

I ordered the book through Amazon.com. I wish to ask how much of the Roomba electrical diagrams and schematics are covered. Which Roomba models are covered?

Thanks!

Raymond

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