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You can hook it directly to a PC serial port. Here is the note on it: 1.Controls eight hobby (R/C) servos. 2.Opto input takes RS-232, -422,-485, CMOS and TTL. 3.Baud rate configurable for 2400 or 9600. 4.Addressable up to 32 controllers on one port. (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) From memory of my designer engineer days, the EIA RS232 specification quotes something along the lines of: logical level RS-232 level zero or idle -3V to +15V one +3V to -15V The spec gave maximum slew rates for signals and such specifics such (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Do you think Scott Edward would consider selling just the processor? The expansion board could be made to accept Scott's processor or an unprogrammed one if someone had a different application. Which processor does he use anyway? The other thing (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) To Fred and others, I've been thinking about this off and on for over a year now, and since I now have parts I'll finally get my HBs into something more than just board status. Robots eat I/O pins for lunch. Sensors eat input pins and (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi. I just got my hands on a new HB and I'm using a 100 MHZ DX PC. Hardware-wise, there's a perfect slot for the serial connection on my computer, which is not occupied. I hookes the serial connection to it and tried to download IC using COM port 4 (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Another thought, how about a series of expander boards. I know this could get really ugly, but, maybe Fred, and the normal HB distributors build what they see are appropriate for their customers, and others build what is appropriate for their (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) You might want to note that the unexpanded HB is capable of driving a Polaroid sensor. The second motor chip is removed, and lines are plugged into different pins for the BINH and INIT signals, while the ECHO signal goes to the first digital (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) COM 2 is used by the modem card. I don't even know tyhough how to make COM 2 point to the slot I want, which is my initial problem anyways ( I need a 25-pin slot for the serial connection). Sincerely, Yoni Garbourg << To succeed, Atificial (...) (29 years ago, 22-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I am new to the handyboard area, having spent most of my project time with 68705 series uP's and 80X51's (done hate me.). Just tossing out some possibilities and not trying to down-play any other ideas that have preceeded me.... An expansion (...) (29 years ago, 23-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, I have not worked with the handy baord much yet but I also feel that it would be nice to have a few more digital i/o ports available. I guess that is short, sweet, and to the point. sherman@plains (29 years ago, 23-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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My current robot platform is a hacked toy and does not have ideal motors. I am concerned about toasting my motor driver chips. Can I put a polyswitch fuse in series in the motor lines to protect against this? They don't seem to be polarity (...) (29 years ago, 24-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) All system power, incl. motor pwr, already runs through the existing polyswitch. They're not too fast, so I'm not sure if they'll save you. the motor chips do have over-current protection of their own, though it has been known to fail from (...) (29 years ago, 24-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Randy, I'm having trouble making the TOC2 work with Pcode_hb, something trashes the output whether I disable IR-Xmit or not. Do I need a new Pcode in order to divert TOC2 to my own use? I'm treating OC2 the same as I treat OC3, but only OC3 (...) (29 years ago, 25-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I am trying to install the polaroid 6500. I use the schematics I found with the sonar.c file at this site. It doesn't work, I dont understand the Motor power connection why does it have 4 pins ? One motor only uses 3 pins ? I think the sonar (...) (29 years ago, 26-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings! I am currently porting ic version 2.860 to the Amiga. I have completed as11, dlm, and written a pre-processor in ANSI C for use with this. The problem I m now having is with ic (main) There are many files #included that did not come in (...) (29 years ago, 28-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Since (I think) it is fairly easy to interface the HC11's SPI interface to a PIC/Basic Stamp I & II this is probably easier than creating a custom RS-232 interface. Has anyone done anything like this? Sean R. Cunningham (29 years ago, 28-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Lyle, Make sure you get the pcode-2.81 tar file in the interactive-c directory on cherupakha. -Fred (...) (29 years ago, 28-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I just noticed that the Polaroid Specs say that the transducer pulse current is 2 A. 100mA idle. Since it was mentioned previously that the HB's VR is rated for 1 Amp, how would this affect the sonar? Perhaps whatever is left of the 1A (...) (29 years ago, 28-May-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings! I have just built my first Handy-Board.. Works Great!! I can't decide if I will enjoy writing software or building expansions more, I guess I'll just have to do lots of both before I decide. Two questions. My 'bot has it's own 12 volt (...) (29 years ago, 1-Jun-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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