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Anthony, (...) Yes it sounds like it. (...) It does. The L293D still works after it cools off, doesn't it? (...) I suspect you are going to need more than just two piggy backed L293D. (...) You might have a look at Ben Wirz website, he sells various (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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After not doing anything with my HB for a few months, I decided to buy a cheap RC car and use it as a platform. Anyway, I get a car that takes 6 AA batteries because I figure that the main motor is probably 9v (maybe that was a faulty assumption). (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Shaft Encoders
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(...) We used the line of "S1" optical encoders from US Digital Corp. ((URL) and found them to work superbly. The encoders are light (~.07 lb) and small (~1.7" x 1.3"). The company is a "Value Added Retailer" and adds housings/bearings/whathaveyou (...) (27 years ago, 8-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR devices
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I recently opened up a mouse (the computer kind, not the live kind) and found what I assume to be 2 IR shaft encoders which it uses to translate the direction you are moving the mouse. Is there a way that I could remove them and turn them into shaft (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help in Assembler
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What is "ORG"? Does it matter what number you use? Is the number a memory location? Thanks for any help! :) ---...--- ericson mar Master of Engineering Candidate Project: Mobile Robotics mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of Mechanical (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Procedure to get off mailing list?
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Hi all, I was wondering how do I get off this mailing list? Thanks..... ===...=== Dale Bergman P.Eng Systems Engineer T Telehealth Solutions Computing Devices Canada. 1020 68th Ave N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. T2E 8P2 Voice: (403)295-6778 Fax: (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone used an comercial optical encoder to monitor wheel velocity on their robot? Most of the ones i have seen use between 100 and 500 pulses/rev. This is a lot for the little software driven encoder routines to keep up with. I was just (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Shaft Encoders
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On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, David W. Kammer wrote: We are interested in connecting two shaft encoders to the wheels of our (...) You did not give specifications! Degrees/pulse (optical) or degrees/volt (resistor or LVDT), Speed maximum, Shaft size, and etc. (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Bill, BB> Does anyone know of UK suppliers for Handy Board PCBs and/or BB> component kits. I looked around a bit for a UK supplier too and found.. well, zip, nothing. So eventually I ordered a Handyboard PCB from Douglas Electronics in California. (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | setting config reg with Win95
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We are currently building a dozen Handy Boards here at the Missouri Area Robotics Society (MARS). Everything is going very well for us, except for the members who are using Win95. The problem has been getting the config register set to 0xC0 with (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Australian Suppliers
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Does anyone know if there is anywhere in Australia that sells Handyboards in either kit form or the PCBs? ___...___ David Perrett Product Development Engineer VIAscan Quality Assessment E-mail: dperrett@vqa.gov.au Phone: 3807 8622 Fax: 3807 8633 (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help in Assembler
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(...) I think this might be what you want to do: varind FCB $00 * 0 <= varind <= FF ORG $c100 * some location of table var1 FCB 1 var2 FCB 7 var3 FCB 4 . . . varN FCB ? . . tabadr FDB #$c100 * address where table is stored start ORG $c000 LDX tabadr (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help in Assembler
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Hi, Consider a part of a program: var1 FCB 1 var2 FCB 7 var3 FCB 4 . . . varN FCB ? If I want to use a variable (say X) to determine when to use "var1" to "varN", how can I do this (other than a whole bunch of CMP's). (i.e. when X = 3, I want to (...) (27 years ago, 6-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Shaft Encoders
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We are interested in connecting two shaft encoders to the wheels of our Handy Board - controlled mobile robot and use the ICW encoder instructions. Does anyone know of a good source of encoders? Is there anyone willing to share your experience with (...) (27 years ago, 5-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Expansion (infinity and beyond !!!)
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Dear All, OK people, Challenge time while Freds away !! I am trying to work out some code (without the aid of a HandyBoard !) My C is a bit limited, so any help would be gratefully received. I would like to add another 74HC374 to the board, with its (...) (27 years ago, 5-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Manual for 68HC11, etc.
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You can get the manuals sent to you (completely free) by filling in the literature request form at : (URL) is a link to the index of the available manuals, I found that the manuals I found useful where : M68HC11RM/AD The 68HC11 Reference Manual (...) (27 years ago, 5-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Intial Download Problems
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Fred and others, I wrote before saying that my HB is not able to execute IC. Fred wrote back with the idea of it being related to the 68HC11, the memory or the 74HCs. Since I am not the richest of all college students, I am not able to just buy a (...) (27 years ago, 4-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone modified the pcode to page a second 32k ram chip using TOC5? Is it possible? Tim North tim.north@symbios.com (27 years ago, 4-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Cost of PCBs in UK
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I have replied to Colin personally on this, apoligising for flaming him on the board prices. Since no one seems to do the kits in the uk (yet), I was looking to pick one up there. However the cost of three months away is such I think I'm in no (...) (27 years ago, 4-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Cost of PCBs in UK
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(...) If anyone else finds the price of my Handy Board PCBs excessive please contact me directly rather than placing this type of comment on the list. I will happily discount the price, to cost if necessary, to students and anyone else with a (...) (27 years ago, 4-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Expanding HandyBoard
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Can I use more 74hc374s in conjunction with the Y0 to Y5 lines on the Expansion bus to give me more digital outputs. Could I then just "poke" to change values. Has anyone done this, or is it indeed possible ??? On another note, I'm going to (...) (27 years ago, 3-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | How do I leave the list ?
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I no longer have the time to read so many messages. Ho do I leave the list for the HB? David Burleson smp@visuallink.com (27 years ago, 2-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | any handy board user in Luxembourg / Europe
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Hello, I know this isn't the right place for this type of question but I wanted to know if there are any handy board users in Luxembourg / Europe. Please e-mail to: patrick.birgen@ci.educ.lu thanks a lot Patrick (27 years ago, 1-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: average_sensor
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Hi Tery, The average_sensor() procedure prodive average reading of a given analog port (the first parameter of the function). The result of the sensor value is then stored a the given variable via the pointer given to the function via the second (...) (27 years ago, 1-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | average_sensor
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Could someone please show me how to use this function by example, It will load but I don't know what to ask when trying to use. This example is on page 22 of the IC manual for the handy board. Thanks in advance. Terry Gathright void (...) (27 years ago, 1-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: qt movie of honda's 2 legger robot... PLLL...LLLEEE...EEEZZZ read instructions....
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Yer the man..... thanks.... -----Original Message----- From: Bill Richman [SMTP:bill_r@inetnebr.com] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 1997 9:01 PM To: handyboard@media.mit.edu Subject: Re: qt movie of honda's 2 legger robot... PLLL...LLLEEE...EEEZZZ read (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: qt movie of honda's 2 legger robot... PLLL...LLLEEE...EEEZZZ read instructions....
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The link I believe you are looking for is: (...) -Bill Richman bill_r@inetnebr.com (URL) ---...--- "When they took the fourth amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs. When they took the sixth amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent. (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembler monitor for HB
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Please tell me if you have any luck with the buffalo-on-handyboard. There seems to be a reasonable amount of interest on this thread! Craig (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: 2-legger
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Damn it!!!!!! It was on the tip of my toung!!!! I sware!!!!! ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Cutts [SMTP:patrick@surfari.net] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 1997 2:06 PM To: handyboard@media.mit.edu Subject: 2-legger << File: ATT00001.htm (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | i am pleased...
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To see that a few people are interested in the file... (and that they follow directions well... ;-) I will send it once tomorrow to appease the first few... all responses I receive after tomorrow will have to wait a week just so I don't leave out (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 2-legger
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How about 'bipedal'? (...) better than 2 legger... if there is a >better word.. please inform me...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | qt movie of honda's 2 legger robot... PLLL...LLLEEE...EEEZZZ read instructions....
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I have a 1 meg quicktime movie of the honda hominid robot.... (I'm saying hominid because it sounds better than 2 legger... if there is a better word.. please inform me...) If you want it... e-mail me with the words "GIVE IT TO ME" in the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | MIT Cricket IR Communications
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I have been reading the information about the MIT Crickets on the MIT website and was wondering if Fred is able to provide any information on how this is performed. I realise from the web pages that some of the information is confidential and (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Construction problem
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One other thing. When I try to load IC, it never syncs with the HB. I am fairly certain that I have IC configured correctly. (...) ___...___ ___...___ Jonathan Swaby 305 Sparks Bldg Computer Support Specialist 814-865-0693 Penn State University (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Construction problem
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Initially, I was not able to get the board to config at 0x0c. I got this to work by using DL and some of its command line options. Once I got this to work and set config at 0x0c, then HBDL worked just fine. My new problem is that I can not get the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | followup: Initial Download Problems
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just to add a bit, the chips that can be bad if you can't bootstrap are the 6811, the RAM, the 'hc04, and the soldered-down 'hc373. If you have any easy way of swapping first 3 of these 4 these chips, try it. Fred (...) ? (...) co (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: serial interface
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Lisa you could also use the HEXMON40 program you might already be familiar with from the Mini Board. Basically all you have to do is change the motor out and vector location definitions. See the FAQ for the memory map of the Handy Board. (URL) your (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Initial Download Problems
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you easily could have blown chips if the vreg was shorted. then you're putting the direct batt voltage into the chips. just about any chip could be blown. sorry for the bad news! i'd try ordering the socketed parts from jameco and swap chips. fred (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: serial interface
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[Lisa Meeden] spake unto the ether: (...) Hi Lisa, I wrote the conio.c etc. stuff, but purposely didn't write any kind of command/telemetry protocol like you're suggesting. If a polled serial I/O environment on the HB side is good enough for your (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: tic2int
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(...) You are indexing off the X register without ever setting it. To access the TIC2INT interrupt vector I think you first need to do LDX #$BF00 To access the other things like TCTL2 etc first do LDX #$1000 Good luck, /Max (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | UK Suppliers of PCBs
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I have a stock of Handyboard PCBs which I intended to incorporate into kits but if anyone in the UK is interested in just the blank boards I can supply them as a set of HB and IF/Charger board for £19-50 sterling including first class post. Payment (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | serial interface
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I am interested in using the handyboard platform to do online robot learning on a unix platform. I would like to have my learning program (written in ansi C and compiled with gcc) running on a unix machine sending motor commands and receiving sensor (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Initial Download Problems
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I have had my HB for more than a year, and have had no problems with it at all, until now. The first problem was that I would fully charge the battery, but when I removed the Charger, the HB would suck all of the power within fifteen minutes. Then a (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Female strip headers!
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(...) One thing to watch out for with Mouser is that they have often split up my orders and shipped it from two or more locations, charging me the shipping for all the packages. I have ordered 10 pieces of something and they have shipped 9 from one (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | handyboard - 68HC11 - slip/ppp httpd server - Anyone done one?
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has written a slip/ppp and httpd server type software for the HC11 and/or handyboard. Ie you connect to the hc11 via a web browser to get information out of it. Anyone got anything they wisht to share? tnx les (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Female strip headers!
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Digikey and Mouser sell them. Tandy's Tech America sells them. Mouser has no minimum and charges you the actually shipping costs. Tech America and Digikey have inflated shipping charges. Mouser and Digkey have their catalogs on-line ,but they are (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | tic2int
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Hello, I'm new to the world of the HB. I'm trying to get TIC2INT to work off the digital(8) but its not working. The code I used is below and ideas where I went wrong? #include "include\6811regs.asm" ORG MAIN_START variable_oto: FDB 00 (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Female strip headers!
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All, Where can I find the female strip headers for use on the handyboard? Tim North tim.north@symbios.com (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Low battery detection
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(...) Sure: Solder a wire to the "BATTERY +", add 2 resistors to make a voltage divider (to divide the battery ABSOLUTE MAX condition, say about 12V, down to about 4 volts for the analog 0-5v range), and feed it into an ANALOG input point. Put a (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Low battery detection
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Is it possible for a handy-board program (either 'C' or assembler) to detect a low battery condition? (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Assem. help?
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I'm trying to do what should be fairly simple (to an assem. lang. programer). I want to measure the time between two interupt driven assem. routines. It seems that most of the work is already done form me. All I have to do is use the mseconds() (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembler monitor for HB
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re: memory map, please see the FAQ! (URL) (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembler monitor for HB
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We too are intersted in setting up a monitor for the HB. We have been tryiong to get BUFFALO to load on the Hb for a while (well, at least, when we get time to work on it!) so far weve encountered nothing but problems. has anyone else tried to load (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Assembler monitor for HB
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I am interested in teaching assembly language on the hb platform, and would like to know if there is a monitor-assembler program for the HB similar to BUFALO for the motorola EVB/EVBU Platforms. I would also like to know what the memory map looks (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | UK Suppliers of PCBs
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Does anyone know of UK suppliers for Handy Board PCBs and/or component kits. Do I spot a buisness opertunity ? Bill. ___...___ Bill Coghill Mobile +44 (0)410 509 738 Alternative Audio, Edinburgh Phone/Fax +44 (0)131 225 1986 WWW : (URL) (I'm working (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Wireless Communication with HB
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My goal is to read various input devices ie joystick, keyboard, etc. encode the data into some sort of bit or ascii stream and then transmit it to the HB for decoding and if possible transmit from the HB back to the PC for telemetry such as (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Serial Device Interfacing
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B> It will be used to control a LM197x digital Attenuator which has a B> 3 wire serial interface. B> Is it possible to wiggle the output lines in such a way ? Any B> hints ? If it is a 3 wire interface, does this imply synchronous? That sounds like (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Error in bootstrap mode
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Dear Sir I start a Handy Board assembly and till now my board has passed the following steps : Microprocessor Power Circuitry ---- Passed Voltage Monitor Chip ---- Passed Microprocessor and Oscillator Circuit ---- Passed The problem focused at the (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial Device Interfacing
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OK Newbie Allert !!! I'm looking at the Handy Board as a major step up from the Basic Stamp 2, but I need to be able to send out serial messages from the digital outputs. On the BS2 it is declared as a ShiftOut instruction. It will be used to (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | New E-Mail Address Notification
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Update your records! Customer BERND KLEIN has recently obtained a new e-mail address from NET@DDRESS a service of USA.NET. You can now reach this person via e-mail at bernd.klein@usa.net. This change is effective immediately. If you would like to (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB site and 2.x web browsers
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So all of my work is incompatible with version 2.x browswers, which don't colorize text. As an interim solution, I have created a site index page -- a single page that points to all pages linked from what are invisible menus if you have a 2.x (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Wireless Communication with HB
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Are you wanting to transmit an analog signal, e.g. faster/slower, such as most people do with a joystick, or some other purpose? Did you want the PC to generate the signal, or a standard RC transmitter receiver? I've used the HB Input Capture line (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB web site renovated!
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Hi everyone, I've completed the HB web site's first major renovation, after about two years of existence. I'm pretty excited about the new look, which hopefully will serve the primary purpose of making information easier to find. it's there at the (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Wireless Communication with HB
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I was wondering if anyone has attempted to transmit data from a pc to a HB device using a standard RC transmitter and receiver. My goal is to be able to control an HB driven robot using a PC's joystick. Any help or suggestions would be greatly (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Motor drivers
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Hi, I recently assembled a Handy Board and some of my motor ports don't work. With the first driver chip, motors #0 & 1, the LEDs turn on but there is no current coming from the headers. With the second driver chip just motor #2 doesn't work. Can (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Memory Space
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Hi all, My name is Marcelo Manjon, and i've just finished my 1st. version of my Micromouse Robot. However, since it had some aligment problems, i've decided to use more 12 IR sensors, in order to help the robot to stay aligned along the maze and, (...) (27 years ago, 24-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: MIDI interface
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Craig Try (URL) for MIDI interface and C code for the HB. jss. (...) (27 years ago, 23-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: MIDI interface
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Craig, check the Handy Board main page for Colby Leider's MIDI libraries: (URL) Wheeler Boeing 316-526-5245 daniel.h.wheeler@boeing.com (27 years ago, 23-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Extend memory to 64K.
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All, Anyone extended the handyboards memory to 64K, and what is the best way to do it? Tim North tim.north@symbios.com (27 years ago, 23-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | MIDI interface
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I have some students in a project lab who are trying to interface the keyboard of a 100 year old pipe organ keyboard through a handyboard to MIDI equipment. Does anyone know of a source of information on MIDI packets, c or machine code for creating (...) (27 years ago, 23-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handyboard construction problems
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Jonathan: Recently had the same problem myself. One of my colleagues passed on a little utility he wrote ( load68hc11 ) which set my config register just fine. I could then use HBDL for uploading programs. I sent the loadhc11 to fredm for him to (...) (27 years ago, 23-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handyboard construction problems
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I am in the process of assembling a Handyboard. All had gone well until I got to the stage where you download the code to the HB for the first time. This is before the memory is installed. I used HBDL to download with the register set to 0x0c. I got (...) (27 years ago, 23-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RC motor connection
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Hi, Did anyone know how to connect commercial electronic speed controllers to HB for powering high-current RC (20A to 100A) motors? Billy Kwong (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Rob Gaunts Last Message
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Whoa, i just realized that the instructions *are* correct. Here's why. For this voltage test, the instructions assume you are powering your board from the DC adapter. This should give the 15 volts mentioned, unless: * you hooked up the battery pack (...) (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Rob Gaunts Last Message
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(...) the instructions are wrong -- you should be seeing about 9v, which is the voltage on the nicad pack. i will revise the instructions. thanks for pointing out the problem. fred (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Rob Gaunts Last Message
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I sent out a message few minutes ago listing all sorts of problems I was having. Don't worry about it. I just figured it all out. I was using lib_r22.lis instead of lib_hb.lis in IC. Now things are working fine except that the voltage at pin 8 of (...) (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Digital Ins and Motor Outs
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I have succesfully loaded pcode_hb.s19 and run IC with my Handyboard (finally). However, I am having a few problems with the digital inputs and the motor outputs. The Start and Stop buttons work fine when testing the digital inputs using the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | AD: Wirz Electronics
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Hello Everyone, We have a number of new Microcontroller products that we think you may be interested in: ---...--- Microchip PIC Products: "Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller" book by Myke Predko (URL) Up The Pace" book by David (...) (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings, Just an FYI for everyone, I noticed a promo on the Discovery Channel that will feature a small robot. Strangely, the segment is to feature deformed frogs also. Not quite sure what the connection is , but....It was advertised to air (...) (27 years ago, 22-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Board synch problem
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Fred et.al.: Success! DLM, DL, and the others just wouldn't work for any of my hardware, but a colleague wrote a shareware application ( LOADHC11.EXE ) expressly to load bootstrap 256 byte loader program into page zero of internal RAM , including (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Board synch problem
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two things you can try: 1. use DLM to download the CONFIG0C.S19 file. Make sure to use the -eeprom flag. This will cause it to burn the config register to the proper value. 2. Have you tried Randy Sargent's DL.EXE for DOS / Win 3.1 full screen DOS (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Board synch problem
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I'm not sure if my follow up message made it, appears to have bounced. Just in case, the problem resolved when I took out the modem and network cards. Interestinly, the handyboard battery was nearly discharged when the problem surface. The cards had (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Board synch problem
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I've noticed the only limited success I've had downloading pcode_hb.s19 is - with older slower systems that have _no_ modem cards installed using dlm - with win95 or win311 systems using hbdl with no modem cards as well. The hbdl downloads them (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handyboard Projects
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Ben Zorn of the University of Colorado/Boulder presented a paper last Wednesday, 15 Oct 97, at the Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies IV section of the International Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing in (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Board synch problem
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last week someone reported solving this by letting the battery charge. let us know if that works. am assuming that nothing changed in your config (cpu, cables, etc). fred In your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Board synch problem
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As they used to say on Saturday night live "Never mind." After sending off my e-mail, I decided to remove my modem and network PCMCIA cards. That solved my problem, everything is working again. I don't recall reconfiguing the cards or adding any new (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Board synch problem
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My board has been running well for a few months. Last week it would not sychronize with IC 3.1. Also, no initial LCD display and heartbeat. After several attempts I was able to download pcode, but received a message suggesting the config register (...) (27 years ago, 20-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handyboard Projects
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Hello, I have seen some projects (MSc or undergraduate thesis) that used Rug Warrior board. (URL) we replace those projects with Handyboard? Patrick --00---...--- Low Cost MIT Handyboard Supplier and Official Distributor of Interactive-C 3.1 WWW: (...) (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handyboard Projects
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Hi, I was wondering if there are any papers out there which involve projects that use the Handyboard. Either published or unpublished. If so, where can I find such documents. Perhaps on the Net or trade journals...? ---...--- ericson mar Master of (...) (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | lib_hb.lis
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That was my whole problem. When I started up interactive C it used lib_r22.lis not lib_hb.lis. I deleted lib_r22.lis and manually loaded lib_hb.lis onto the board. Everything works fine. I appreciate all the help. chris rhodes (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: hbtest errors
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John: After I posted my message, I tried hbdl as well with some success... The code downloads now, but upon completion, returns a "config register = 0x0F" error message. This happened to both of my boards, which leads me to believe that it is (...) (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Continuous use
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(...) Yes, this will work fine. -Fred (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: hbtest errors
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Hi Craig, I am hardly an expert at this stuff as you can see from my posts. However, to answer your question, I was able to download pcode_hb.s19 only by giving up on dlm and resorting to hbdl which is a Windows downloader that came with my package (...) (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: hbtest errors
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John ( and everyone else ) ( Shameless Newbie Introduction follows...) I've just joined this list, and have barely finished constructing my first two handy-boards v1.2. Kudo's to Fred on a fine product. John... yours is the first message I've seen (...) (27 years ago, 19-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: hbtest errors
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You are using the wrong library files. Make sure the IC application is set up to use lib_hb.lis, not lib_r22.lis, and get the library files from the HB Software Resouces page. Fred In your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 18-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Continuous use
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I have an application where I want to use the HandyBoard continually, 24 hours a day for months on end. Is it safe to run it continually with the trickle charger plugged in? Will it have enough power providing I only do a bit of IR and RS232 (...) (27 years ago, 18-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | hbtest errors
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I conquered downloading pcode_hb but had to use a Windows downloader to do it. IC loads fine but when I try to load hbtest.c I get the following error messages: Undefined function start_press Undefined function knob Undefined function stop_button (...) (27 years ago, 18-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Another pcode_hb.s19 Downloading Problem
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if using DLM, the proper switches are: dlm -ns -256 plus your COM port. make sure you are running in DOS, not a DOS shell. If using Windows, use HBDL.EXE. Fred In your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 17-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Another pcode_hb.s19 Downloading Problem
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I am using an HB that I bought fully assembled from Gleason Research. When attempting to download the pcode_hb.s19 using via dlm(1) a:\pcode_hb.s19 -mb -ram -256 I get the following after all the dots: Synchronizing with board . . . OK Sending (...) (27 years ago, 17-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: pcode_hb download problem. Please Help me.
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Your problem appears to be the LCD module. (Strange I know) From the output in your message I would say that the PCODE was successfully downloaded but IC won't run if the LCD is either not connected or not working. This is because it trys to (...) (27 years ago, 16-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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