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Well, I seemed to have narrowed down the problem I was having with the Vector2x compass. It was functioning fine... All I had to do was write clean code that called comp_disable(1) at the end. When my code wasn't doing that, the compass IRQ routines (...) (27 years ago, 17-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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This last week was the 1997 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held in Louisville, Kentucky. While I don't have a list of winners/losers, I do have some things to say about it. There were five robots in the engineering (...) (27 years ago, 17-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I'm planning to purchase the handyboard as a kit from Digital Mirco System, since I'm a bit tight with money. However, I'm a bit hesitant about assembling the kit because I have no experience at all with soldering. Can anyone recommend something (...) (27 years ago, 17-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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---...--- ericson mar Master of Engineering Candidate Project: Mobile Robotics mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of Mechanical Engineering The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ---...--- (...) (27 years ago, 16-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, I am having lots of trouble with the vector 2x compass. Sometimes it seems to work fine. Other times it just ouputs zeros (like someone else was saying...). I checked all the physical wiring, and that seems to be fine. The strange thing is (...) (27 years ago, 16-May-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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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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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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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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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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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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