 | | Sorry: Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
I humbly apologize for the time and bandwidth I forced on everyone with my intended-to-be-small...-and-dirty sketch on the inclinometer. I honestly did not realize the size of the file when I sent it or I'd have found a much better way of doing so. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: check_sensors.c
|
|
Hi Joe&David,All, Let me explain what I would like my handyboard to do. Guide a lawnmower by detecting the border of cut and uncut grass. Monitor a row of 16 +or- ir emitter/detector pairs placed about every two inches to report to the motor control (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | IR, bitmapping
|
|
I was just wondering if you could get the handyboard to transmit other than just in 125 hz or 100hz. Also...has anyone done anything like making a robot follow another using the ir transmit? Has anyone had any success using shaft encoders to make (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
greetings everyone, this is a reminder to please NOT send 1MB attachments to the list! In the guidelines I sent you when you were subscribed to the list, I stated a limit of 50 KB (that's kilobytes) for any message. Please remember that your message (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: ic help
|
|
Hi LLya, Actually, descriptions of these functions are described in HB manual, at least mine has. peek() returns integer value for the given location passed in as the parameter. For example: value = peek( 0x200); The peek returns the int. value (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | FW: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
(...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | RE: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
In the previous message, the word 2-dimensional is incorrect. It should be 2-axis (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | RE: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
You could use the effect of gravity force and a potentiometer (variable resistant) to create such thing. In fact if you use a joystick mechanism (or quadraphonic double-potentiometer volume control in the old day) in upside down position and have a (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
(...) (URL) has inclinometers.. dunno how much they run however. -d The box said "Requires Windows 95/NT or better"... So I got Unix. Free the Source. Free your Computer... (3 URLs) (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: ic help
|
|
the addresses must be specified in decimal. Justin D. Gullotta.. , Engineer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | ic help
|
|
Can someone please shed some light on the commands "peek" and "poke" for Interactive C. For some reason I am having trouble with the syntax. Thank you (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
(...) Why not try building your own by putting a couple of mercury switches on a servo. (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Geared Motors
|
|
Does anyboady have experience using German Made Geared DC Motors made by : FAULHABER. 12V/ 22b40.5 Motors have been salvaged from an old 'Plasmon' Optical-disk-Jukebox I have several of these identical motors that i want to use as main traction (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
Don't know if home brew is OK for your needs but I found a little while back, a website that had several different homebrew sensors described and a single axis inclinometer was one. try using +robot +inclinometer in the Altavista search engine. The (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Interrupt Handler for Serial communication
|
|
Here's a bit of code that will buffer incoming serial information so that no information will be lost when transmitting to the handy board. There are two files: serial_isr.c and serial_isr.asm. You'll need to assemble the .asm file using as11_ic, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Inclinometer for Handyboard
|
|
Hello, I've been searching, without much luck for a single axis inclinometer with a reasonable settle time and +-30 degree resolution, for less than $50. Anyone have any leads? Thanks, Aaron (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | stepper motors: choosing an approach
|
|
There appears to be much interest in using the handyboard to control stepper motors. Choosing the right approach depends on what you want your robot to do. There are a number of specialized boards for controlling stepper motors, but they are (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | RE: check_sensors.c
|
|
Terry, It seems that alot of the problems with this piece of code are syntax errors, you could correct alot of these by looking up the secific syntax in the HB manual and there may or may not be a few things that I would have done differently (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Connecting radio module (BiM 418 F)
|
|
Hello all, I was surprised to see one of my old postings on this list appear again this week. The problem I posed here has been solved, and the results can be found via this page: (URL) Sipke van der Veen (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
| |
| | Re: Serial line interrupt
|
|
Hello all, I have also had this problem and would be interested in any resolution. However, on another note has anyone had luck or intruction on how to you the serial code here : (URL) am not sure how this works and any information would be greatly (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
|
