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  Re: Burning hot motor driver chips.
 
What does "RC" stand for anyway? I don't think it's Radio Control...is it? ---...--- ericson mar Master of Engineering Candidate Project: Mobile Robotics mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of Mechanical Engineering The Cooper Union for the (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: L239
 
Jonathan: I have _dozens_ of L293's as well as L298's with motor controller circuit boards i would be pleased to sell to you if you like. L293's for $5.00 canadian. If you would like to see the motor controller, check my website at (URL) under the (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: L239
 
Hi, I got L293E (the 20 pin DIP package) from Mouser at $2.53 each. 800-346-6873. John Bachman (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Expansion Board
 
It would be nice to see a set of raw, addressed digital OUTPUTS (as well as) analog OUTPUTS on the board. Maybe they are already on the handy board itself, however, they are not addressed on the data bus. The IC code libraries needed for this would (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  L239
 
Does anyone know of a good source for the L293D or th TI SN754410? Future Electronics has them, but they want roughly $9.00 per chip. I am just looking for 4, but I don't want to be charged an arm and a leg to get them. Thanks ___...___ ___...___ (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Burning hot motor driver chips.
 
Anthony, As you've no doubt heard, RC motors take much more current than the Handyboard can supply. To control RC motors your only choice is to create a separate H-bridge to drive the motors. You can do this fairly inexpensively with power (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: IR devices
 
Hi Jeremy! I used the shaft encoder out of a track ball for my robotic project(same thing but a bit bigger). You do not need the IC out of the mouse just take the shaft encoder and use it with a IR led and detector pair. If you are going to use the (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Burning hot motor driver chips.
 
Hello, RC car motors pull a lot of current, from 2A to 8A. The L293D chip goes up to 1A peak (for some miliseconds) before it shuts down. I suggest bypassing the L293D chips and using something like the LMD18200. (URL) Good luck, Marco A.A. de (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Project Questions
 
Three of us are undertaking a project using the Handyboard as the control system for a class at MIT. Our project, an autonomous blimp, has an unusual set of constraints, but we're hoping that your collective experience might be able to help us (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Burning hot motor driver chips.
 
(...) sounds reasonable.. which "car" BTW? Some may be using that very same platform and may have some timely advice for you. (...) sounds like overload/overheating cutoff to me. (...) This is from the Handy Board FAQ : <---snip---> It is possible (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Burning hot motor driver chips.
 
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)
 
  Burning hot motor driver chips.
 
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)
 
  Re: Shaft Encoders
 
(...) 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)
 
  IR devices
 
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)
 
  Re: Help in Assembler
 
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)
 
  Procedure to get off mailing list?
 
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)
 
  Re: Shaft Encoders
 
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)
 
  Re: Shaft Encoders
 
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)
 
  UK SUPPLIERS OF PCBS
 
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)
 
  setting config reg with Win95
 
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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