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please see the FAQ on this, look for the entry on "help my interface board is smoking and R11 is turning black!" (that's what happens if you get it wrong) fred (...) (27 years ago, 22-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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On a related note ... Sometime ago, someone(???) mentioned that he would attempt to build the new motor routines into IC3.1. Would this by any chance be already in IC3.2? Jun Nolasco nolasco@inx.net (...) (27 years ago, 21-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Laurent and German, I wish to publicly apologize for Newton Lab's slowness of response to your messages of last fall. You should know that the employee in charge of handling IC sales and support during that time is no longer with the company. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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After seeing some of the recent e-mail to this list, I realize that we should send out the following announcement to the Handyboard list. IC 3.2 for Windows fixes the problems that a percentage of folks reported about pcode download problems. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: downloaded
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(...) Laurent -- just to be clear -- your problem is that you can't bootstrap your board from a G3 Mac, but after you do get it booted, everything's OK? Fred (27 years ago, 20-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I have the same problem too. I sent thousands of e-mail to newton labs without any answer. Could someone help ? Thanks. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Duncan, The expansion board test code you sent worked quite well, It was very useful in testing and trouble shooting my expansion board. Thanks, Clancy (27 years ago, 19-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Finaly I have got to download pcload in my HB!!!! You are rigth, I´ve load in a Macintosh CI. Now with IC system in the board, I can work in my Mac G3. ?:-( . Fred, thanks for all. I am trying to buy the key password for IC 3.1, but is impossible, (...) (27 years ago, 19-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Download troubles
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Hello I´m a beginner. I have problems download pccode in my HB. I´ve a Mac G3 and I use Init board HB 7.2 modem & 6811 Downloader. I,ve check connections, batteries and the board is in download mode. Bat/pwr LEDs light on (1/3 second) and turn off. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, What is the procedure for hooking up the Radio Shack GP1U52X IR receiver to the digital inputs of the Handyboard?, do I need a transistor between the units output an the HBs digital input?. Thanks, Clancy. (27 years ago, 19-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Expanding the memory of the handyboard
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We used OEM barcode reader (IS4120-41 scanner decode engine) from Metrologic Instruments, Inc.. The output of this reader is the barcode ASCII format transmitted across an RS232 line. We read this with the handy board's RS232 serial port. You can (...) (27 years ago, 19-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) How did the board read the barcode label? What equipment/algorithm was used? I've been screwing around with a train, and haven't really had any luck with reading a barcode from the track as it passes over. --- Chris Osborn FozzTexx Enterprises (...) (27 years ago, 18-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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My first scratch-built HamdyBoard has passed all of it's tests and is up and running. I've only been looking for something like this for about twelve years, so I'm REAL happy. I especially appreciate the emphasis on both hardware and software (...) (27 years ago, 18-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anyone know if you need IC 3.x to run the pulsewidth measuring functions provided by Thomas Hauri?? Joshua Stark j-stark@uiuc.edu Aspiring Computer Engineering Major (27 years ago, 18-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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assuming the battery is not yet connected (which would be the case of you're building the HB and following the directions), the charge LED means that the HB is drawing some current. fred In your message you said: (...) (27 years ago, 17-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I'm just wondering, is the "charge" LED supposed to come on on the I/C board when you're running code on the Handy-Board? I don't think it should, but I'm not sure. Thanks, Rob O' Neill (27 years ago, 17-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IC 3.x Reg Code
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Newtonlabs will give you one if you ask them. ic@newtonlabs.com (...) (27 years ago, 17-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi everyone, Quicktime and RealVideos of this year's contest highlights can be had at (URL) (27 years ago, 17-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anyone have a temp 3 week reg code for IC 3.x that I could use?? Im having problems loading the frequency measuring routinues provided on this mailing list and I believe it might be because I'm still using IC 2.8 and the routines have been (...) (27 years ago, 17-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego 9V motors work well?
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(...) The Lego motors are sized such that they can be "pinned" to the frame of a Lego robot easily. With a horizontal beam beneath the motor and another across the top, a pair of six-unit beams can be pinned vertically to the horizontal beams using (...) (27 years ago, 17-Feb-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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