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Can any one help me out with problems downloading servo.icb.I'm using the shareware version of Ic and when I type load servo.icb the screen goes black and all of a sudden I'm back in Windows 95. Thank you, Joe Martin Email:joema@mpx.com.au (27 years ago, 25-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 2nd line of display
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Have you considered storing the first line as a string and the second line as a string too so you can "reprint" the first line with the same contents making it look like only the second line was updated? I've never done it before so this is just off (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: headers
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Mouser Electronics sells them. No minimun order. www.mouser.com (or something like that) ---...--- ericson mar Master of Engineering Candidate Project: Mobile Robotics mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of Mechanical Engineering The Cooper (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Which 68HC11x1xx
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Where can one find info on the A1 vs E1 differences you mention. This is not in the 68HC11 reference manual (pink book). Thanks, Clay Timmons ctimmons@asic.sc.ti.com Dallas Personal Robotics Group www.dprg.org ---- Clay, all this and more is (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Which 68HC11x1xx
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If you look in you 68HC11 Reference manual in sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 there is a description of the differences and there is a table showing the memory sizes for the different types (by the way the table misses the 8K ROM in the MC68HC11A8 entry in (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Which 68HC11x1xx
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(...) Fred, Where can one find info on the A1 vs E1 differences you mention. This is not in the 68HC11 reference manual (pink book). Thanks, Clay Timmons ctimmons@asic.sc.ti.com Dallas Personal Robotics Group www.dprg.org (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Which 68HC11x1xx
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'a0 is an earlier and discontinued version of the 'a1. 'e1 has some different features than the 'a1 but is almost identical for HB purposes. 'e1 has a little more internal RAM (which isn't really used by Interactive C) and some more flexibility on (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Smoking serial/charger board...!!!
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make sure you have a telephone-style and not network-style RJ11 cable. Here is how you tell if you have a telephone-style or network-style RJ11 cable. Hold the two ends together, metal contact side up, as if you were trying to plug them into each (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Which 68HC11x1xx
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Hello I want to build a Handy-Board. Now I saw, that I can use several different 68HC11 Processors. In the partlist is the 68HC11A1FN, in the assembly instruction the MC68HC11E1FN in some pictures in the same instruction a picture with the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: New list member
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In response to David's post about using the Mini SSC 2 boards and producing a walking robot (my aim is a 12 servo 6 legged walker) I am writing to provide the information that I have found. I have posted a similar question to David about the MiniSSC (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Smoking serial/charger board...!!!
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Well, Today I dig up my handyboard which was working fine with the serial/sharger board and all the last time I used it a few months ago. After a fresh overnight NiCd charge using the onboad power connector (i.e. not using the serial/charger board), (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Spi distances
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I want to connect various handyboard in a ring configuration, and i think do it via the SPI port. I need aprox. 50 meters between handyboards.Can the SPI support that distance ??? If don't how i can do that. Any help be beatifoul. Thanks in (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: New list member
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Regarding your problem with the jack on the serial line getting hot and melting (uh oh), I believe it is because the HB and Mini-SSC serial lines aren't quite compatable. If you're lucky, you might be getting data through (random coincidence?), but (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 2nd line of display
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I was wondering how to access the 2nd line of the display directly. In my application I would like to update the bottom line without changing the top line. Anyone know any way to do this? Any other info on direct positioning of the cursor? Thanks, (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | New list member
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Just wanted to introduce myself as a new mailing list member. I've been reading the archives for a while, but my workplace only got the mailer working correctly to external locations yesterday. Anyway, I got my HB a while ago from Digital (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Load Capacitance of the 8MHz crystal?
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Salutations, all, I'm putting together a couple boards, and Mouser has (unfortunately) discontinued the part number listed in the parts list. There are, however, several 8MHz crystals of an appropriate size in the catalog, but I don't have an old (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Obtaining the Handyboard in the UK
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I have check with Customs & Excise in the UK and they say that there is no ?145 limit so obtaining the board from Hong Kong seems like a better idea and getting the enclosures from the states on their own (the charger needs to be obtained in the UK (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Converting servos + other stuff
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(...) Servos work well, but are constrained to relatively light robots (less thana three pounds. You can use them on heavier robots if you install a bearing axle for the wheels and just use the servo to drive the wheel. Basically the servo wasn't (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Converting servos + other stuff
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hello, Yall! I'm trying to find a good source for motors, but to no avail.Has anyone tried using modified servos, as described in 'mobile robots'(Jones and Flynn)? It seems kind of expensive, but these appear to be pretty good quality stuff. (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | i/c board as battery charger
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Hi, I've just succesfully assembled the hb kit i got from Digital Micro and attached it to a 2 wheel differential drive chassis. I'm very pleased with the handy board, but it's been a bit annoying when i'm downloading pcode and it takes the board a (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FW: Obtaining the Handyboard in the UK
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I don't know if Patrick sent this to the list but just in case here is his mail regarding the Handyboard in the UK. (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Obtaining the Handyboard in the UK
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<bold>John Hatton, writes: </bold><x-quoted>The problem with ordering from the USA is that</x-quoted> <x-quoted>customs charge taxes/duty on goods over ?145 ($237 approx.) which</x-quoted> <x-quoted>increases the cost. </x-quoted> In Canada custom (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Obtaining the Handyboard in the UK
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Does anybody know if it is possible to get the Handyboard in kit form or assembled in the UK. The problem with ordering from the USA is that customs charge taxes/duty on goods over ?145 ($237 approx.) which increases the cost. Thanks in advance for (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LM34 temp sensor to handy board?
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(...) Depends on the specific version of the LM34, I believe mine can read between -50 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. ---...--- Jeff Keyzer UCSD EE Major jkeyzer@ucsd.edu (URL) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LM34 temp sensor to handy board?
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(...) of (...) accuracy. What is the maximum temperature that the LM34 will 'read' ? Thanks Chris (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LM34 temp sensor to handy board?
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Jeff, I used a couple of the 10mV/deg Kelvin ones, with nothing more than the current load resistor, ie no amplification at all. For example, freezing point = zero celcius = 273 Kelvin = 2.73 volts. With the 6811 resolution of about 20 mV (5v / (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | headers
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This may sound like a dumb question, but I don't know where to get headers. Digi Key has some but 4 different kinds. The parts list says nothing except 14 pin female header. Nothing else. Where did you get your headers and what are the part numbers? (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Chuck: I agree with you; what I've done with the MiniSSC is to break the path into a set of linear segments with via points in joint space. The lynxmotion arm ends up needing a lot of points (therefore moving pretty slowly) to avoid jerkiness, but (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LCD display
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(27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi. Give me the location and phone number to this place that you can order them and I will consider ordering several and selling them off individually. Scott sherman@plains.nodak.edu CSG ITS NDSU (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi there, I'm in the midst of ordering all of the parts necessary to assemble the Handy Board. However, I'm having trouble finding two parts. They are the following: Description Catalog No. Manufacturer ---...--- ---...--- ---...--- Infrared (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: FW: Serial Communications.
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Hi Fred: The Mini SSC does have a TTL-mode, but it needs inverted data i/o mode. Rather than figuring out how to do that in s/w I just used the MAX232 because it was easy and it made debugging easy into a dumb terminal program on my PC. I've had (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Servo control using Miniboard slaved to Handyboard.
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Using the Miniboard as a servo slave is a good idea, perhaps even easier is to use a BOTBoard since the BOTBoard doesn't have any motor drivers hooked up to it (no PCB modification required.) Using the MiniSSC is "ok" but for controlling multiple, (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: FW: Serial Communications.
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Mike -- Doesn't the Mini SSC have a TTL-levels mode, making the MAX232 unnecessary? Please send your serial output code, though. that would be good to distribute. -Fred In your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FW: Serial Communications.
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Hi John: I've used the HB to send serial command strings to a Mini SSC (for the Lynxmotion arm). I built a tiny daughterboard with a MAX232 that plugged into J6 on the board for power. Software handshaking is minimal and the MiniSSC works fine. If I (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Exp Board ETA?
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I was wondering whether there was an estimated date for the availability of the said expansion board for the HB... there is a design and schematics for a proposed Exp Board on the web site from February and I remember a thread of discussion and (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Serial Communications.
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Thanks for the info. I would like to see the code and wiring diagram if that's possible. Thanks for the help. John Hatton. (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Servo control using Miniboard slaved to Handyboard.
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A friend of mine built a radio controlled walker with six legs using twelve servos and a single BASIC stamp to control the walking. The stamp accepts the PWM from the RC receiver (using the pbasic 'pulsin' command) and outputs the pulses to all of (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Servo control using Miniboard slaved to Handyboard.
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As an addition to my earlier message I have a cheaper and possibly more versatile way of controlling the servos. I have obtained information on the Servo16 algorithm by Erik de la Iglesia which runs on a MC68HC11E1 (he mentions using the E9 but the (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial Communications.
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I am considering using two MiniSSC II servo controllers from Lynxmotion ((URL) to control the servos on a six leg walker using the handyboard as the CPU. The only problem is that the MiniSSC uses asynchronous serial communication. Is it possible to (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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