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Can anyone tell me where I might find instructions for connecting the Polaroid 6500 sonar with the Handyboard? Thanks for any help... -=Fred Cass=- (27 years ago, 16-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Vector2X compass accuracy?
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The data sheet for the Vector 2x is located at: (URL) have used their TCM2 electronic compass module. I was very please with it's performance and reliability. Vinny Gracchi ---...--- (...) (27 years ago, 15-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reading floating point numbers
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Sure Rich, why don't we share your code now. If you want to zip up your files and mail them to me, i'll put them on the HB web site. -Fred (...) c (...) " (...) (27 years ago, 15-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reading floating point numbers
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Baggerman, Clinton D. spake unto the ether: (...) Clint, I already have the converse of this problem (i.e., printing floats (and ints) to a remote console via serial_putchar()) solved. I'm currently working with Fred Martin to make these routines (...) (27 years ago, 15-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Reading floating point numbers
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My problem is that I need to read in a floating point number through the serial port. I tried using the serial_getchar function to read in the number as an int, then convert it to a float, but that was unsuccessful. I also tried altering the (...) (27 years ago, 15-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vector2X compass accuracy?
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Could anyone tell me what type type of accuracy/precision you get from the vector2x compass? Does it just return n,s,e,w,nw,ne,se,sw, or a byte? Is there a datasheet somewhere on the web? Thanks for the info! -=Fred Cass=- (27 years ago, 15-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: PCB for Handy Board
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(...) I have ordered the Handy Board from Douglas Electronics. Here is more information 1. Up to date prices for Handy board (most recent version,exclusief shipping) main board : $ 16.00 serial and battery charger : $ 8.00 2. Address : Douglas (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Trinity Robot Contest.
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Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing them, Fred. Next time maybe someone can put up some mpegs. :) I noticed some things that sparked my curiosity. First, what are those red boxes that quite a few contestants were using...for what appeared to be (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Penn State
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Bob Avanzato wrote: >I am happy to report that Penn State Abington teams placed 1st, 3rd, and 5th. Bob, Congratulations to you and your team. Well done! I lament there was nothing like this in my school days, but it's nevertheless great to have it (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Vector 2x compass
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(...) J> I'm still having problems with the Vector 2x compass. I tried J> resetting the compass as Tom Brusehaver instructed and I spent J> some time going over the schematic. It still doesn't work and I J> don't see any obvious problems. I will (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vector 2x compass
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I'm still having problems with the Vector 2x compass. I tried resetting the compass as Tom Brusehaver instructed and I spent some time going over the schematic. It still doesn't work and I don't see any obvious problems. I will have access to an (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Penn State FF robots
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Hi All, The Penn State Abington College (Abington, PA) entered 12 robots in the Trinity College Fire-fighting robot contest this April. The students were freshman and sophomore engineers involved in my mobile robotics course -- the contest was (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Polaroid software driver
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1) Doesn't using motor driver chip pins 1 and 9 disable correct operation of that motor chip. That is, when you poke to those outputs, doesn't that effect the motor outputs of that chip? 2) Aside from the difficulties involved in writing assembly (...) (27 years ago, 14-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | zip archive of trincoll robot pix available
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good suggestion. i've put a link to a ZIP of all the pix at the pix page, (URL) 3.9 MB. kinda big, but oh well. this should also help re: the two messages i saw re: netscape not being able to load the pictures. i don't know what's wrong, the pix are (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Photos: Is that you, Fred?
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Hi Fred, I have an idea! I was wondering if it would be too much trouble to zip all the pictures up into one file so some of us can ftp it. This way, all who want to see all of them at once instead of downloading each with slow modems can do it this (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: GPS Sample Code
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(...) I am using a Garmin GPS-35PC. This thing looks like a computer mouse without the buttons. It is a 12-channel parallel unit, but has no display or keyboard. The only connections are 12VDC from a cigarette lighter plug and a DE-9 connector for (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Photos: Is that you, Fred?
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(...) Whoa, Fred! I pull up that picture, your face appears, and my machine immediately reboots. What power! I don't understand it, I didn't think you looked that bad. :-) * Michael L. Ross/C33 | Lockheed Martin Eng & Sci Svcs Co. **** * Robotics (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: my fire-fighting robot
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(...) they are stock lego parts. you snap them together to make any length. call 800 527 8339 and ask for the lego technic catalog. -fred (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: my fire-fighting robot
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Hi Fred, I saw your LEGO robot picture that you put up. I am interrested on track threads on the robot. Could you tell how to get a hand on ones ? I do no think they are LEGO parts, are they ? They seem to be quite long as well. Thank you, -Pandit (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Photos: Is that you, Fred?
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(...) OK, find me at (URL) (27 years ago, 13-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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