  |    | How to run 8 servos by adding one HC chip
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(...) Warning: I haven't tried the following idea. Single chip add-on to control 8 servos using one timer line and a few digital outputs: The 74HC238 is a 3 to 8 demultiplexor. (see (URL) for datasheets). Unlike the more common HC138, its outputs (...)   (30 years ago, 26-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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  |    | process control question
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Hi all, I used the routines in Mobile Robot as a guide in building routines for my robot. I have an IR detector setup like the one described using the Sharp detector to detect left and right obstacles. I have a round robot with three bumper switches (...)   (30 years ago, 26-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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  |    | Get Alias Info
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Get Alias Info    (30 years ago, 26-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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  |    | pneumatic arms
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Since electric motors running off small, mobile power supplies tend to be weak and slow, I was considering designing a pneumatic arm powered by an onboard container of compressed air. Can anyone tell me where I can obtain pneumatic solenoids (...)   (30 years ago, 26-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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  |    | Re: Sony IR decoding routine!
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 I'm having trouble getting sony-ir.icb to load. Every time I try, I get the following error message: FATAL INTERNAL ERROR: ILLEGAL LINE IN .s19 FILE I've re-downloaded and installed both the sony-ir.icb and pcode_hb.s19 files but continure to get (...)   (30 years ago, 26-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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