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(...) I did the something similar, with the same results. I poked around a little, but ended up buying a Tcomp (E1 based board from Ray Butts) and gluing it to the HB as a power supply. This meant using a new programming environment, but it only (...) (27 years ago, 5-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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UNSUBSCRIBE Thanks - john (27 years ago, 3-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thanks for all the congrats! We used all 16 sensor ports, and whenever we had to unhook them to fix up the robot it was a big hassle. The wires that hook up to each sensor port were fed through holes in the body of the robot. We thought of making (...) (27 years ago, 3-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) What I did (and am doing) for that was this. (Note: I am neither a computer person nor an electronics person--I know a minimal amount of each) I bought a 20-pin connection thingies, the type that *can't* break apart. I used an X-ACTO knife to (...) (27 years ago, 3-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Help! I put 12 V into the power header by accident for about 1 second. Now when I turn it on, all I get is the BATT, PWR, 1R, 2R, 3R, 4R lit and the LCD just has the 1st line all lit. I tried to put it in bootstrap and stuff, but everthing I do the (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thanks for the responses on my code problem, I shall try all the suggestions. My apologies to Chris on the baffling code, as a newcomer to C or IC, I'm in a major learning curve (like at the first bend :) ). And sorry about the formatting, All the (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Terry, From looking at the code shortly, I believe the problem is at (and at the right side, .. as well). (...) The detection of from digital input 15 works and move the motor back ward until it does not detect no more thing. The print statement (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Terry, Try putting a sleep(.1); statement after the printf statements the board may be working to fast to read the LCD. Terry Gathright 669@worldnet.att.net (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Handy Board & Interactive-C Users, Digital Micro Systems is pleased to offer Interactive-C v 3.1 online. We have been accepting online orders since Thursday, April 24, 1997 at: (URL) has been working closely with Newton Labs to bring this new (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone had any luck ordering IC online from DMSC? I ordered mine last week, and the seven days is up with no response, and no permanent license key. I can't seem to find any e-mail address for customer support other than webmaster@, anyone know (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) You might try using PortD (the header poking out of the lower right side of the LCD) /* set DDRC */ poke(0x1009,0x3c); #define PD2 0b000...000100 /* aka MISO */ #define PD3 0b000...0001000 /* MOSI */ #define PD4 0b000...00010000 /* SCK */ (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I just wanted to share my enthusiasm for the HB! Yesterday I took a robot I was involved in creating to a the first American Nuclear Society Robotics and Remote Systems Division Student Robotics Competition. I am glad to say that the HB was the key (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone used any external devices with the HandyBoard that require a digital output from the microprocessor, such as pin PA6 or PA7? Currently there is an IR transmitter on PA6, and we want to use such an output to open/close a gripper of a robot (...) (27 years ago, 2-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings everyone! I'm working on a navigation program that has a funny quirk in it. I'm hoping one of you IC pros can explain my error. As far as reading the info from the sensors (RS 40 Khz IR module) and activating the motor ports, it works (...) (27 years ago, 1-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I haven't tried this, but there is a dos command which will allow you to display a file 1 page at a time. Try the "Type" command then "file name" you want to see, followed by a pipe (| shift-backslash), "more" command, then enter. If this (...) (27 years ago, 30-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I was just wondering if anyone knew of a better way to see all of the functions when you type list functions on the DOS IC screen. On my P166 it is nearly impossible to press the enter key and then the Pause button before all of the functions have (...) (27 years ago, 30-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, my IR just doesnt budge.... I poke(0x1000, 0x40) at the C: prompt and connected the oscilloscope to the IR LED. The oscilloscpe showed a straight line at about 5Volts. I tried using Radio Shack IR sensor card and but didnt find any trace of (...) (27 years ago, 30-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Imagine me... answering somebodys IC question....Anyway, in response to Bill Conroy's question, when using the IC dos version, there is a way to see the entire "list function". After running the command, hit the "Pause" key and this will stop the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Are you sure you are using the Handy Board libraries? Make sure that you are set up to load "lib_hb.lis" and NOT "lib_r22.lis". -Fred (...) (27 years ago, 30-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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