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(...) Resistors in series with LEDs are generally current limiters, meaning that the LED is very low resistance when conducting, so the resistor is the determinant of current flow. With the little colored LEDs I teach my students to hook up a 1K pot (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I have tried to use my servo with the HB, but the icb that I have does not reflect the documentation in given in the HB manual that I have. There is reference made to servo_on() and servo_deg() which is not in the icb file that I have of the servo. (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Ascii to integer...
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Is there any function to convert Ascii to integer on the Handyboard? Yours Jon ---...--- Web : (URL) : (URL) jonko@gyda.hiof.no ---...--- (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | High amperage charge
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I have read in the HB Manual that people have experienced difficulty when useing high amperage transformers to charge the HB.I am interested in chargeing the HB with a 12 volt automotive circuit.Is this possible. Yours sincerely Joe Martin (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Flame detection
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What are some common methods people use to detect candle flames in a room filled with flourecent and/or halogen lights? THat is, what does one use to differentiate between ambient and flame lights??? Sincerely, Yoni Garbourg << To succeed, Atificial (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | ds1233-10
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I have had trouble finding this part(DS1233-10). Does anyone know the properties of this part or an acceptable replacement? Jim Hamilton (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) My question is...in the first diagram (below) the resistance is 220 ohm ie 0.2KOhm But in the second diagram the resistances are 2.2KOhm Which is the correct one? ---...--- (...) (28 years ago, 12-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 100 sensors
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(...) A resistor ladder is simply several resistors, connected in series with a switch between each one. On the handyboard you would do something like this: VCC ---\/\/\/---\/\/\/--.../---...--- | | | | | | \ SW1 \ SW2 \ SW3 \ SW4 \ SW5 | \ \ \ \ \ (...) (28 years ago, 12-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Spike protection
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Terry, If you have the L293D or the SN754410 motor driver chips, then the diodes are present. - Prabal (...) (28 years ago, 12-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | ztx614
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Digikey is out of stock of the ztx614 transistor. Can anyone tell me another supplier for this transistor? Can I substitute a different transistor? If so, which one(s) would work? Thanks! .... Jim Montague (28 years ago, 12-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Spike protection
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Does anyone know if the motor ports on the HB are spike protected? I would like to actuate a relay from a motor port. Normally a diode across the coil kills the spike, but I was wondering if the drivers on the HB already handle that. Thanks, Terry (...) (28 years ago, 12-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 100 sensors
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What's a resitor ladder? Is there a textbook or something where I can get a schematic? Is is same as a D-A converter? ---...--- ericson mar Master of Engineering Candidate Project: Mobile Robotics mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of (...) (28 years ago, 12-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | LCD and interrupts
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(...) Actually, that's not quite true. The systick interrupt always runs, and LCD writing happens as _part of_ systick. Any interrupt, by default, disables further interrupts until it's done. Systick is actually different, because it re-enables (...) (28 years ago, 11-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: non-linear motor speed problem
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(...) Several reasons. Understand that PWM has the effect of controlling the amount of power fed to the motor, power is related to current in a quadratic (p = i^2r), and your current is related to the voltage applied and the motor parameters (...) (28 years ago, 11-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: non-linear motor speed problem
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(...) The (small) load presented by the gears makes it behave quite well with pure DC (...) Sadly, the servo motors have oodles of oomph (the correct technical term for torque etc). My little bot is really a micromouse in training and very light so (...) (28 years ago, 11-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: non-linear motor speed problem
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The test isn't fair under no-load conditions, because then the motor just spins when you give it any signal. Are you sure the performance is the same when you have a full operating load? This would not make sense; I would guess that this would mean (...) (28 years ago, 11-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am using servos converted to plain gearmotors as the motive power for my baby bot. Finally I worked out how to add shaft encoders to them. (Found a small opto switch to poke through the inside of the case on the first gear). The servos I am using (...) (28 years ago, 11-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Problems with my DC-Motors
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(...) Yes, i do / Ja ist schon gut :-) (...) Here i suspect your speed regulator chip. (...) Servo's brauchen nur ein wenig strom -> i really suspect your speed regulator chip. (...) Try swapping your speed controller chip. Groetjes, Hans (28 years ago, 10-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re[6]: IR Collision avoidance
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Adam, I have it working, but I want to tidy it up a bit. At the moment it uses 2 op-amp stages, I think it can work with one. After all, it's just a precision diode! I will put something on in a few days. Fred, I do not have schematic capture (...) (28 years ago, 10-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR collision avoidance
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Some IR Leds have graphs from the manufacturer showing angular characteristics. I've seen some nice ones in linear and polar plots of angle vs. intensity. See if you can get the specs of the LEDs you order. This may help you with your configuration. (...) (28 years ago, 9-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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