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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could recommend an IR transmitter for use with the Handy Board's IR output (J7). If possible indicate manufacturer/part no. or supplier/catalog no. if possible. I was also wondering if anyone could tell me how (or (...) (27 years ago, 17-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: positioning of robot
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First, my appologies that this posting is off the mailing list's intended topic (the HandyBoard) but as it seems to be drawing a lot of interest I am hoping that continuing it is ok with everyone?) (...) Ok- first a disclaimer - I am not an (...) (27 years ago, 16-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: positioning of robot
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I had some questions regarding John Whitten's recent posting about different drive types. (...) How is the math to figure out the narrowest space a vehicle can turn around in done? (What formula -- or formulas -- are used? Don't just give names, (...) (27 years ago, 16-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | thanks
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As I just hooked up my Vector 2x compass to my handyboard and it worked the first time, just like my sonar did, I just want to say, thank you all very much for all of the help everyone gives. Thanks -Jim (URL) (27 years ago, 15-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: positioning of robot
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I missed the first posting, I liked the summary posted by John Whitten. Youcan take his posting one layer "up" to get at the abstractions if you want. These are: 1. Points of contact with the surface - More increases stability. 2. Drive Train (...) (27 years ago, 15-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: positioning of robot
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I think the Tyco ZIG ZAG makes a great platform. It is a treaded vehicle with a center motor/wheel set that moves it sideways. I haven't complete a robot with it yet but you may want to look into it. jm (...) (27 years ago, 15-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: positioning of robot
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(...) Howdy- (...) No problem- as long as you get the relevant points across- that's what counts :) (...) Ok- that's a very good basic question. Here are the pluses and minuses for each type of drive system: 2 WHEELS: The two wheel drive system on (...) (27 years ago, 15-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB sampling rates
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Hello all, Does anyone know the maximum sampling rate possible on the HB for an analog input being polled in Interactive C 3.1? Thanks, Colby (27 years ago, 14-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: More juice
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This subject was discussed some time ago. The discussion yeilded the following: When you put two batteries in parrallel on paper, the voltage is exactly the same. In real life, the two bateries will have slightly different voltages and one will (...) (27 years ago, 14-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: type conversion
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D> Hello, Does IC do type conversions like C? More specifically, if D> I have a persistent int that needs to become a global float to be D> used by a function, can this code do the conversion? D> persistent int ifactor; D> float factor; D> void (...) (27 years ago, 13-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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