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There is an OEM kit which includes 2 ranging units and an instrument grade sonar transducer. Instrument grade meaning no protective enclosure. This kit has an order no. 606783 Just phone Polaroid Customer Service at 800 225 1618 and I'm sure they'll (...) (28 years ago, 16-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Sriram, It looks as though the diagram you have is correct. I should warn you that I have a sonar board in which the cable was put on backward by Polaroid manufacturing. There is a manual that you should have for the ranging unit. In the manual (pg (...) (28 years ago, 16-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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where can i purchase a soner unit everyone talks about or is anyone done with thiers and would like to sell it please e-mail me with info. thank you in advance bryan wiabel offrds2@aol.com (28 years ago, 16-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, unlike most handyboard subscribers, I am not using the handyboard for robotics, but for music: my HB is an interface between gesture sensors a macintosh based multimedia system running Opcode Max and Macromedia Director with MIDI equipment and (...) (28 years ago, 16-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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When I try to use the system time as part of an expression in an if-else statement I get an error message while trying to download to the board.Goes something like : type <float> cannot be used in a conditional Is there any way of getting system (...) (28 years ago, 16-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Is the $290 for an assembled board from Gleasons a reasonable price. Just want to make sure that I havent overlooked any better deals. (28 years ago, 16-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Hi everyone, Iam having some problems connecting my polaroid sonar to the handyboard. Any help will be greatly appreciated. According to the application notes (from polaroid) i've connected the flexible cable to the J1 connector as illustrated (...) (28 years ago, 15-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Sorry, ignore my last message about the over-voltage problem I was having. The reading was caused by a low battery in my multimeter. Oops! :) (...) everything >seems to check out. Help! (28 years ago, 15-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi! Thanks all for your input on the HB, puchased one and have started to assemble it, but have run into a problem. On the first step, the measured voltage across C14 is 5.8V. I've run through the debug steps and everything seems to check out. Help! (28 years ago, 15-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, All! Long time listener, first time caller. Hello. Does anyone hve any info. on how to control the direction of a motor while having it seperated from the H.B. by an optoisolator? (the motors run at 3.0- volts) I figured out how-to, if I use (...) (28 years ago, 15-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hey all! I just got my handyboard in the mail today, and am ready to start playing! Can any of you tell me if there is a reference somewhere that explains how to get started (ie sample programs)? Thanx Charlie (28 years ago, 15-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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After parsing the Handyboard mail archive, it sounds like what I need is the SPI port. Unless someone has other advice, I'll research this path. At this point, my overall plans are to construct my 'Bot as follows: 1. Use the Handyboard for motor (...) (28 years ago, 14-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) No problem at all. You connect two boards to the same serial line and there is a jumper on the SSC which configures it for either servos 0-7 or servos 8-15. When you send a command to set servo 15 to position 87 it "does the right thing". The (...) (28 years ago, 14-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) /* ---...--- SENDING AND RECEIVING THROUGH THE SERIAL LINE ---...--- the IC program must be stopped in order for this to work ! the code is from the handybaord FAQ by Fred Martin or ?? Randy Sargent ?? added by Xavier Chabot, 3-3-97: (...) (28 years ago, 14-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings, The serial port could be used after downloading the program code into memory for other purposes (such as controlling the mini-ssc board). However, I have not found any reference to RS-232C port IC commands, so one would have to build (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I would love to be able to use serial controlled boards with the Handyboard. Given that it only has one serial port which is used for programming, won't this be a problem? (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Scott Edwards makes a nice board called the mini-ssc which takes a serial RS232 signal and drives 8 servos. You can chain two of these for the capability of driving 16 servos. I've used one and it works quite well and is very small and light. Cost (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I understand the handy board has motor drivers for wheeled applications, but what about 6 legged robots. These use 12 PWM servos. How can the handy board be used to control a 6 legged critter? (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Please subscribe me. Thanks. (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello! I am a high school senior working on a project for Tech Challenge '97 here in San Jose, California, and my team has decided to use the Handy Board as our processing/control device. I have a few questions With a basic HB, could we run (2) (...) (28 years ago, 13-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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