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I remember some lively discussions concerning the use of an ir sensor (like from an ex-vcr) to locate objects, walls, etc. I didn't have a handy board at the time, but saved the messages for the time that I got one. Well that time is now, but I have (...) (27 years ago, 7-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | pcode_hb_.s19
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Hey! I ResEditted my pcode_hb.s19 file that i got from netscape into the Init application. It then started up and said Fatal Error <> undefined hex character. Could somebody, if they have the time, send me copy of this? Im stuck here on an aging (...) (27 years ago, 7-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 3v Motors
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(...) There are instructions on the Handy Board web site for how to sever the motor power trace on the HB and plug in a separate battery pack for the motors. This allows you to use a motor battery of any voltage you like up to about 36 V. If you (...) (27 years ago, 6-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: 68HC11S IN THE UK
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Hi Dave, You can get them from RS, they deal with the general public via a company called Electromail (tel 01536 204555). The price for the HC11A1 was 7.5 GBP plus VAT and delivery, this was in the October 97 catalogue so they may have increased the (...) (27 years ago, 6-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 3v Motors
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Hello all, I have been having problems finding motors suitable to use with my Handy Board(5-12v 600mA) but I do have two 3v motors with quite good gear boxes and i was wandering what the best way was to use them? Thanks, Brennan Mair gysmo@es.co.nz (27 years ago, 6-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: V2X Compass
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(...) We used the V2X and, due to space considerations on our test platform, placed the compass within 4 inches of the DC motors driving the vehicle. We had no noteworthy error that we could attribute to magnetic coupling. -d The Fourth Law of (...) (27 years ago, 6-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Several different questions
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(...) Which serial port are you referring too? I know that this is entirely feasable with the SPI synchronous serial port, which is brought out on the HB. If you can afford 5 wires, I would recommend this port as it is a bit easier to debug. -d The (...) (27 years ago, 6-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 68HC11S IN THE UK
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(...) You can try Farnell Electronics. Have a look at the on-line catalogue at (URL) had mine from there. They are quite happy to process private, credit card orders and are pretty quick. Actually most of the tricky bits my HandyBoard came from (...) (27 years ago, 5-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | POWER GLITCH
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Hi. I keep trying to download programs into my handyboard and from the console it seems to work, but often it wont even download the code due to "Power Glitch" error messages. I think the Handyboard homepage had something about that being the wrong (...) (27 years ago, 5-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | GETCHAR
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Hello, I am having trouble with the serial_getchar function in serialio. I would like to put a character into the received memory location directly without hanging the program. From what I understand (0x102f) is the location, however I don't know (...) (27 years ago, 4-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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