 | | Re: Many HandyBoard questions (and a few answers)
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(...) DC, (...) inverter (...) able (...) Buy a single big inverter and switch the output from it with Triacs. I had a friend do this for burningman this year and it worked great. I can't remember if he had problems with noise from the AC or not. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I wrote this a few weeks ago, and could not post the darn thing, as lugnet wouldn't let me. Since then, I have answered a few of my questions, and will include them to help others. I now have an unassembeld HB from Acronome, and look forward to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: remote control 4 the RCX using PIC16F877
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(...) Hi there, That sounds excellent! I've been looking at buying a PIC16F877 to play with and I think I'll definitely get one now :) Zac Soden ---...--- www.ozbricks.com/battlespace (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 3/8 RCX to FT Multiplexer
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(...) Your site has exceeded its maximum data transfer. :-( The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data transfer. Visit our help area for more information. Access to this site will be restored within an hour. Please try (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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For DIYers, here's yet another home-made device by Christophe from France: (URL) one is truly robotics (& pneumatics). It's a multiplexer to drive 8 FT solenoid valves from the 3 RCX ports. Just take a look at his circuit diagram. I've never seen (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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I know of some stuff called "friendly plastic" which came in strips 7 inches long and about 1.5 inches wide, which sounds about the same as polymorph. You can get what looks like the same stuff from here: (URL) also comes in pellets: (URL) plastic (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 starts automatically when I boot PC
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This is what I did: Using regedit on win 2000 look under : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\S...ersion\Run for the key: RIS2PostReboot with data (wherever your lego is installed) C:\Program Files\LEGO MINDSTORMS\RIS 2.0\LaunchRIS2.exe Back it up, then remove the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: usb tower linux
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(...) You can use it like a file (open/read/write/close) ... (...) ... but that doesn't work with applications yet. The current state of affairs is explained in the email (URL) news is that LEGO has released documentation on the tower, it's in the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2nd expansion board
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Can the handy board drive more than more expansion board (assuming that the Y board-select lines are different)? (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Techno-stuff is pleased to announce the availability of a Passive Infra-Red (PIR) sensor. This sensor detects motion of people and other warm animals. It is similar to the motion detectors used in lights and burglar alarms. For more information see: (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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