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<Jim Egbert (MARS list) expressed interest in building a robot lawnmower> I found the easiest way to cut the grass: live in an apartment and let the landlord worry about it :-) Radio Electronics published a very detailed series that showed how to (...) (27 years ago, 30-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Memory system problems
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Hi, I have been building my first handy board and I've managed to get things working until 6.0.5. My board downloads the pcode_hb.s19 file successfully, but when I reboot the LCD continues to show the single row of blocks and no beep. I have done (...) (27 years ago, 30-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Future versions of handyboard?
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Are there any plans in the works now for future versions of the handyboard? What new features would people like to see? Keith Keith Soldavin kas219@email.psu.edu (URL) (27 years ago, 30-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: spi serial port.
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(...) Tom Dickens built a RoboCat using four 68HC11 processors that talk over the SPI bus. He described the project in the JAN-MAR 1997 issue of ROBOTICS DIGEST. You can reach him at tpd6908@yak.ca.boeing.com or (206) 655-7748. Cheers, Michael A. (...) (27 years ago, 30-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Communication with PC (2)
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REF: TCP/IP & the HandyBoard Hello Mr. Chuck, Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the delay of my own feedback. I inquired about the TCP/IP alternative because we have acquired two Nomadic Technologies Mercury RF TCP/IP modems. They are (...) (27 years ago, 30-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IC multitasking
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Hi Everyone, While using the multitasking facilities of IC, is there a limit on the time allowed for each process (# of ticks). for instance can i define start_process(backup(),3000); (3 seconds) assumin that all activities within this process 'll (...) (27 years ago, 29-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Trouble with DMS
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I also have not recieved my IC manual from Digital Micro Systems, does anyone have any idea what is going on? Any insight would be appreciated. -Peter E. -- Peter Eacmen Boston Latin School E-Mail:Eacmen@postof...et.att.net Home Page: (URL) (27 years ago, 29-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robot contest video
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The video of the 1997 Trinity College Fire-fighting Home Robot Contest is now available! This 57 minute VHS video contains highlights of this largest, public, true Robotics competition held in the U.S. that is open to entrants of any age, ability or (...) (27 years ago, 28-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: No messages since May 5,1997
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(...) Dear Alex, If you have not been receiving messages from the Handy Board list then it is likely to be the simple case of your mailer bouncing a message and my removing you from the list, as per the stated policy. I frequently and without (...) (27 years ago, 28-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: spi serial port.
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(...) taxonomic (...) Spot" (...) That's an interesting topology. If someone is using Master/Slave principle, he could take some of the master processing time to give voice to each slave, like cycling thru all the nodes. He could even build an (...) (27 years ago, 28-Jun-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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