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Hi, I know this is probably a stupid question to you, but I wrote a program to compare sensors. But it doesn't seem to work. Can anyone help?? Here it is (28 years ago, 2-Jan-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Problem Downloading Pcode!!!!
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Hi, I'm really stuck. I got a facory fresh HB, instead of a Motorola it had a Toshiba C11W chip. When dowloading pcode_hb.s19 IC Win 95 says "CONFIG register required resetting. Please place in download mode again." Help, my scince project is due in (...) (28 years ago, 2-Jan-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | pcode downloading
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Happy New Year! I'm putting together a HandyBoard and am stuck at the point where pcode_hd.s19 is downloaded. Some details: Have a chip labled SIPEX SP232ACP as a substitute(?) for MAX232. During downloading using DLM the board syncs OK but (...) (28 years ago, 2-Jan-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Using RC cars for robot
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(...) We have successfully integrated a Traxxas RC car with the Handy Board. The vehicle uses a standard servo for steering and an electronic speed control (same behavior as a servo.) Since the HB can control 2 servos this works well. In this case (...) (28 years ago, 2-Jan-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | interfacing to RC cars
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I haven't interfaced RC cars to a handyboard, but my experience might help anyway. (...) Tyco "Fast Traxx" and a look-alike made by Nikko. Both have dual treads (and therefore differential steering). Both are very fast. Unfortunately, both are (...) (28 years ago, 1-Jan-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HELP! Handyboard ALMOST works.
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In your message you said: (...) Sorry, testbrd.c and diag.c have nothing to do with the Handy Board. They are part of the older 6.270 board distribution. Get the hbtest.c program from the Handy Board software pages. -Fred (28 years ago, 31-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Using RC cars for robot
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(...) Chicago Models International "M1A1 Abrams" tank Radio Shack "Wild Cougar" (Nikko America 'Shredder") Radio Shack "Scorpion Tracks" (...) Conveniently :-) I pick only RC cars where I can drive them with differential steering. (...) I've built (...) (28 years ago, 31-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Using RC cars for robot
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Hi everyone, Beleated merry christmas and happy new year.... I would like to find out from those of you who have recently or are presently using RC cars with their handy boards for robots. 1. What type of vehicle did you use? 2. How did you handle (...) (28 years ago, 31-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HELP! Handyboard ALMOST works.
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Stuff that works: IC loads fine 1+2; returns 3 printf("Hello World!"); works LOAD MUSIC.C works {looney_tunes();} plays the tune but then.... LOAD TESTBRD.C Gives a page full of undefined functions. LOAD DIAG.C Gives several pages of undefined (...) (28 years ago, 31-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Assembling the handyboard - ic3b1
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We have completed building the board. As mentioned in an earlier note, we are using the beta version of Randy Sargent's IC. Here is some experiences: - extremely easy to use. Fun. - thanks for a great product. Some things are not that smooth - may (...) (28 years ago, 28-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: sending signals over power lines
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(...) Andrew, I've putzed around a bit with the system you've discribed. Its called X-10 power line carrier transmission. (P.L.C.) The codes format was setup back in 1978 for Sears and Radio Shacks Plug 'n Power system. Since then X10 Powerhouse has (...) (28 years ago, 28-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Polaroid pinouts
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I forgot who...someone over here said that they put up scans of the Docs on his hompage or somthing like that. Anyonre remeber something like this? (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: sending signals over power lines
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(...) Whether the signal is traveling over AC or DC does not matter. What type of current is running through the wires is unimportant. What is important is that your electical wires *already run all over your house*. What these devices are (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: sending signals over power lines
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(...) There are a bunch of proposals along these lines (eia standards, and future standards) CeBus, LonWorks. X-10 is most prevelant, somewhat limited, and some of the stuff sold is of marginal quality, although some is really good. X-10 is what you (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: sending signals over power lines
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There is a good write up on this in one of Steve Ciarcia's columns in BYTE magazine some time in the early 80's. A quick stop at the periodicals desk of a technical library might help you here. --Chuck ---...--- From: Andrew S. (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | sending signals over power lines
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hello. While this question doesn't pertain directly to the handyboard, I thought I would post it here since I am using the handyboard in my project. Some of you may have heard of this product: There are devices on the market (radio shack and a few (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Hey, it works!
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I can hardly contain my glee! After 3 weeks of fun-yet-obsessive, marriage-threatening, Xmas-be-damned behavior, I've got all four IC and OC interrupts going, receiving/processing/outputting 4 RC PWM signals. This is only a side-note for Handyboard (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Assembling the Handyboard
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Hello all: We saw the recent message, same sub. We got our handyboard from Digital Micro a couple of days before the holidays. We had a great time building the boards. The kit is excellent. The instructions are great - even for novices like us. (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembling the HandyBoard
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(...) The whole issue of null (inverted) connections vs. straight-through is incredibly confusing, because you must take into account the gender of the connector (male pins or female pin sockets) in determining whether it is a null connection. Start (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Thanks, Fred
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Fred, Thanks for giving us this great design. I appreciate it and I enjoyed building my Handy Board from a kit. I do have two corrections, though. No big deal, just typos. In the on-line assembly instructions, J15 is referred to as J14 at one point, (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembling the HandyBoard
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(...) I was getting similar behavior with my board. It wasn't clear to me that pins 2 and 3 in the serial cable from the PC to the interface board should be switched. Credit goes to Mike Ross for helping me figure this out. Once I switched these two (...) (28 years ago, 27-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembling the HandyBoard
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(...) You need that resistor to stabilize the crystal frequency. Try Radio Shack if it is missing from the kit. It doesn't have to be 1/8 watt, 1/4 or 1/2 watt is fine, just make sure it is 2.2 megaohm. (...) So far so good. (...) There is probably (...) (28 years ago, 26-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Assembling the HandyBoard
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Hello all: We got the handyboard assembly kit from Digital Micro Systems. We are putting it together now. Everything has gone well. Thanks, the instructions are really good. A couple of things have not worked quite right: 1. Couldn't find the 2.2M (...) (28 years ago, 25-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | E-mail Address
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My e-mail is going psycho. just to make sure, my email address is:: ameba@mcleod.net -thanx (28 years ago, 24-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Sorry, my E-mail address is realy: ameba@email.mcleod.net -thanx (28 years ago, 24-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | (Polaroid Pinouts)
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Scott, The J1 connector has the following pin assignments: pin 1 GND pin 4 INIT pin 9 V+ pin 6 OSC pin 7 ECHO pin 8 BINH pin 2 BLNK (28 years ago, 24-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Polaroid pinouts
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Hi I've just received my Polaroid sonar stuff, but there's no documentation ! (of course Polaroid appear to have closed for Xmas.....) Does anyone have the pin assignments for the 6500 series Polaroid sonar module. The connector is roughly in the (...) (28 years ago, 23-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: no download mode
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(...) Mine was doing what sounds like exactaly the same thing... Try replacing you MAX 232 chip if nothing else works, I blew mine out (god knows how) a while ago, and was acting like you said. Just a suggestion :) -Wes (28 years ago, 23-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | no download mode
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I spilled coffee on my handyboard this morning - it was powered off at the time. There was liquid across several pins on the 6811, though. I removed the 6811 and cleaned it up, then reinserted it. Now, both red&green LCDs come on when I turn it on. (...) (28 years ago, 23-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Workin' its little heart out?
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The trick is to make sure that if you get simulataneous interrupts you services them both before returning. ---...--- From: Mike Ross[SMTP:mross@outl....nasa.gov] Sent: Monday, December 23, 1996 12:59 AM To: handyboard mailing list Cc: TRP mailing (...) (28 years ago, 23-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Workin' its little heart out?
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Hi, all... A generic 68HC11 question- I (sorta) got my code running this weekend. I'm trying to get a 68HC11E1 to operate all 4 OC and IC lines on interrupts. I have about 800 instruction cycles spread over 8 interrupt routines. The waveform I'm (...) (28 years ago, 23-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | serial port
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Hello, I'd like my handyboard to communicate with my PC through the serial port. Since I am not a RS 232 specialist, I am looking for code on the PC side. I am using Visual J++ and/or Visual C++ under Windows 95. Thanks for any help. Laurent (...) (28 years ago, 23-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | mailing list, unsubscribe
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Thank you for my time on your mailing list. Pressure of commercial work makes it impossible for me to keep up, so please remove me from the list. I look forward to being able to read it again some time in the future. Thanks, Terry, a.k.a. (...) (28 years ago, 22-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: chip selects:
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(...) They are memory-mapped. See Appendix B of the 6270 Robot Builder's Guide, in the Tech Docs area, for info. -Fred (28 years ago, 21-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | chip selects:
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Perhaps I have just overlooked this in the documentation for the HB and IC. Is there an easy way to control the chip selects Y*? Are they memory mapped or harder to get to than that? Thanks for the info: patrick (28 years ago, 21-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: JAVA and the handyboard
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There is another paper in SPIE Mobot Robots 11...I'll put that on the MIT AI ftp site when I get back from vacation (1/2/97). Willie (28 years ago, 20-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Bali papers?
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(...) I noticed both the PS files had a strange character at the beginning of the first line and the last line. I wasn't able to print the files until I removed the strange chars. -- Clint (28 years ago, 20-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: (Polaroid quandry)
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(...) Yes, you can use the +5v regulated power bus to power the ranging module. That's all the power you need for a Polaroid US system. (...) That's 2500 mA. (through the power lines of the renging module) At least that's what the specs say. Who (...) (28 years ago, 20-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | stepper motors
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Hi all, I want to control 2 stepper motors with my handyboard. I want to do microstepping for high resolution. I already have a couple of vexta unipolar(6 wire) steppers. I also have the TI Sn754410 H-bridge chips. I now understand the need for (...) (28 years ago, 20-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Bali papers?
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Has anyone had any luck in reading the PS files on Bali? My Ghostview v1.5 on HP-UX gives many errors. (28 years ago, 19-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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