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| Fred, I was wondering how the beta test of the handy board is going. Is the board a double sided board or a multilayered board? When will you be posting the artwork, I am interested in trying to make one? Thanks and keep up the good work. Bill James (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | USA Today Media Lab story, 6/29/98
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| Hi all, Those of you in the States might have caught today's issue of USA Today, which has a cover story on the Media Lab's research, including a photo of yours truly and a few paragraphs about the LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System. there's (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE
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| This is the periodic unsubscribe message. To unsubscribe from the Handy Board list, please send mail to fredm@media.mit.edu He is the only one who can remove you from the list. That way, when you send mail to fredm@media.mit.edu you're not telling (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB and the Bloomington HS Solar Bike Team
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| Hello All, I posted a little note a while back about our use of the HB on the two bikes that our local high school is using in solar bike races in Topeka and Akita, Japan. Well the races are over and I thought that some of you may be interested in (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sonar Help!
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| Fred, I decided not to use the external battery for now and try and get the sonar working using the directions on the web page. Instead of connecting the power throught the Motor Power header, I have simple connect V+ and GND to TIC3's PWR and Grnd (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | L293E sense output ??
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| Hi, I'm using a L293E to drive my motors. Each driver has a "sense" output and I don't understand the use of it. How can I use those outputs with the Handy-Board ? Thanks for any help, ......... Fred, Cannes, France EMail: fred.maillet@wanadoo.fr (...) (26 years ago, 13-May-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Download problems
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| check that your pcodeb.s19 file is not corrupted (i.e. get a fresh copy from the web site) it is possible that you have a RAM failure. fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | What types of IBMs does IC Run on?
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| Greetings, I have recently gotten the free version of IC working. It was a battle and it seems that the type of host processor makes a difference. Running IC on an old IBM XT (8088) CPU produces the following error whenever a routine using floating (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: motor power problems
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| In a message dated 98-07-24 20:49:35 EDT, you write: << Has anyone had similar problems, and if so how did you solve them? I know there's a way to provide a separate power supply for the motors, but I'd rather not cut traces on the board except as a (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: can't download to save my life
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| it sounds like it's *almost* working. 1. did you try DL, not DLM, in full screen dos mode? 2. try both of these as a DOS program. 3. did you try adjusting your serial port parameters in the windows control panel, a la the FAQ? fred (26 years ago, 23-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Need Help to solve the algorithm.
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| May I suggest that you get a copy of a paper that Fred Martin wrote (should be on his website, that is where I got it). It talks about the experience of several of his students and their approaches and pitfalls is designing a robot not too (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handy Board Header
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| make sure you get FEMALE header for the HB itself. The only male header is for the LCD, to plug it into its female socket on the HB. It looks like the ED72xx parts are MALE. You probably want ED71xx for female. Please note I haven't ordered ED7xxx (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | beta test close date this friday
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| Hi all, I got a number of replies to the expansion board beta test program on sunday night and monday, but just one yesterday, so: I'm moving up the closing to this friday. If you're interested and you haven't contacted me yet, please do so by then, (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Config register 0x3c
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| Hello all (especially Fred and other gurus), I have some config register woes I can't resolve, and the mail archives have only got me so far. I had a little electrical "accident" and now when I try to download pcode using HBDL in Win95, the boot (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Remote Controller Needed
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| Casio used to make/maybe still makes a wristwatch-TV remote controller that did Sony. I have one and it works great. sorry don't have it handy to give you the model #.... fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Tone Functions
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| yep, 5 kHz is about the top end of the HB's 6811 capability. going higher would require dedicating the 'hc11 to generating the tone and doing nothing else. why? interrupt routine overhead. takes a bunch of cycles to handle an interrupt. the tone (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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