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Get a copy of icc11 v5.0 or later (from www.imagecraft.com) and use the handyboard library from their site. --Chuck (26 years ago, 16-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi All, I would like to use the Rug Warrior board (similar configuration as the Handyboard) with conventional tools - assembler, C compiler, monitor. No Interactive C or p-code, and I am prepared to run the board in bootstral/expanded modes without (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all: Does anyone know how to program a character into Sharp Dot Matrix LCD LM20X21A ? I want to add the greek character, miu ( the one that looks like italized 'u') I will be very grateful if anyone can help me out this. Cheer! Felix Adekola (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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---...--- (...) <kfm@gull.me.es.osaka-u.ac.jp>; Lim Jew Huang <limjh@pacific.net.sg>; Dr david Rye <rye@mech.eng.usyd.edu.au> (...) to (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi, Currently, I using Seal Lead Acid batteries (1.2Amp hrs) of voltage 12 v to drive my Stepper Motor and photoelectric sensor. stepper motor using 3v and current is 2 Amp. Sensor is using 12v and current is 35mA max. The total sensors used are 7 (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all (especially Fred and other gurus), I have some config register woes I can't resolve, and the mail archives have only got me so far. I had a little electrical "accident" and now when I try to download pcode using HBDL in Win95, the boot (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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All Anyone has a working miniboard for sale. I need it ASAP. Please Help. ---...--- Hachemi Mechlih URL : www.fanucrobotics.com FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. Email: mechlihx@frc.com 3900 W. Hamlin Road Voice: (248) 377-7755 Rochester Hills, MI (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Request Help on the HD
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Hi, Currently, I using Seal Lead Acid batteries (1.2Amp hrs) of voltage 12 v to drive my Stepper Motor and photoelectric sensor. stepper motor using 3v and current is 2 Amp. Sensor is using 12v and current is 35mA max. The total sensors used are 7 (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, i´m looking for germany-sumo-robotic fans and builders. Is there any sumo-events in germany ? Have somebody infos about sumo-robots (construction, tip & tricks, etc.) ? Bye Bernd Klein P.S. I know the www-Pages from Bill Harrison, PARTS and (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Please add me to the list
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Administrator Please add my email to the handyboard list. Thanx Hachemi (26 years ago, 15-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | dvice on the algorithm
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Hello, I need some help to go on in my project. The following are the question needed to be answered : 1) Presently, I'm writing a program using Interactive C in my project. The project is involved a robot which has to be mobiled and move from one (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, I need some help to go on in my project. The following are the question needed to be answered : 1) Presently, I'm writing a program using Interactive C in my project. The project is involved a robot which has to be mobiled and move from one (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | communicating with the Scott Edwards SSC's
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Hi all, There is a 9600 baud driver for easy control of the Scott Edwards Serial Servo Controller. Please see (URL) and look for the link, "9600 baud serial output." Yours, Fred (26 years ago, 12-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | PLAIN TEXT ONLY
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Dear all, I would like to remind everyone to please attempt to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY messages when you post to the Handy Board mailing list. This is to respect the many of us who have old fashioned text only mail readers, and to save bandwidth in the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone used their handyboard to talk to Scott Edwards servo controller (the Mini SSC I or II)? I'm about to experiment with this as soon as my 12 servos arrive, and was wondering if anyone could provide any useful insights or code. (26 years ago, 12-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, sorry to drift from the point of this mailing list but I have a question for all the 80C196 users out there. Does anyone have ASM 96? I have been searching for it for weeks now, without any luck. The only thing I can find about it is updates to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: assembler
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Hi all, Would be great if messages were sent in plain ASCII... Andre Ramos (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: assembler
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Hi Richard, Sorry for my bad english (normaly i speek german). The 68hc11 has differnt kinds of addressing-modes. 1) LDAA #65 : immediate adress, The value is stored in accumulator 2) LDAA result : direct Adress The value from adress RESULT is (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | assembler
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Hello, can anyone tel me the function of the # in the AS11 assembler, i'm new at assembler programming and get sometimes confused about the usage of the # # means a number, but what's the difference between: ldaa #$1000 and ldaa $1000 Thanks, (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all, I have an 68hc11F1 and 32 K of external ram and 32k of flsah. I have the 16 mhz version of the hc11. While having problems to program the flash suggestions from the list where that i probably had a timing problem. So i reduced the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sorry: Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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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)
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| | Re: check_sensors.c
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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)
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| | IR, bitmapping
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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)
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| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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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)
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| | Re: ic help
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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)
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| | FW: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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(...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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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)
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| | RE: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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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)
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| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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(...) (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)
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| | Re: ic help
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the addresses must be specified in decimal. Justin D. Gullotta.. , Engineer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (26 years ago, 8-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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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)
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| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Geared Motors
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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)
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| | Re: Inclinometer for Handyboard
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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)
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| | Interrupt Handler for Serial communication
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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)
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| | Inclinometer for Handyboard
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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)
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| | stepper motors: choosing an approach
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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)
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| | RE: check_sensors.c
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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)
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| | Re: Connecting radio module (BiM 418 F)
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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)
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| | Re: Serial line interrupt
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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)
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| | help needed for ir sensors & memory addressing latch
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Hi all, I am new to robotics and have great difficulty trying to get the near-infra emmiter and detector on the HB to work properly. After studying the schematics, I figured out to activate J7, I should do a bit_set(0x1000,0b01000000) which appears (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Steppers
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Dear Terri, If the motors turn sparatically, that means the coils are probably not hooked up in the correct order. Try swapping them around and see if anything improves. The motors you are using are the bipolar type. There is a decent way of hooking (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Serial line interrupt
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(...) to (...) about (...) Hi, you could simply build and Acknowledge routine so that every character sent by the PC could be echoed back by the HandyBoard. It asks a bit more of processing time from the HandyBoard, but at least it's simple to build (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Steppers
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Hi. I was reading through a compilation of emails from the Handy Board Q&A and found a lot of great questions, but no answers to them. I am trying to power some steppers, microsteppers from the RobotStore catalog, with the HB and am not having much (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Serial line interrupt
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(...) I had the same problem a few weeks ago, ended up writing an interrupt handler for the Handy Board which will buffer up the incoming serial information so that none of it is lost. I guess the Handy Board normally just polls the serial port (I (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | using the MC34064 LVI
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Hello, This is a warning for anyone considering using the Motorola MC34064 to replace the DS1233. I have just built a couple handyboards and I had some problems getting them working. I finally tracked the problem done to the LVI. I used the MC34064 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial line interrupt
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Hello all, I'm currently trying to communicate between the Handy Board and a PC (i486) using the existing serial line between the two. Sending data from the handy Board to the PC is no problem. An interrupt handler puts all incoming serial data into (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Connecting radio module (BiM 418 F)
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Hello all, I would like to be able to 'drive' my robot using the Handy Board via a radio link. For this purpose I have bought two transceivers, the Radiometrix BiM 418 F. How can I connect it to my Handy Board? The wiring is as follows (leaving out (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Stepper motor
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Hi, I trying to make a home page about interfacing handy board with stepper motors, I hope it has enought quality to add a little contibution to the handyboard effort. For now I has just two part : One is just mails I found in the mail archive about (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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thanks for ignoring this message! Sorry, but I have not been getting sny HB messages for a week, and I wanted to see if it was a problem at the HB end or mines. Thanks! phil (26 years ago, 6-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: data acquisition
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yes, you can write a program for IC to print the information to the serial line. see the FAQ for information about using the HB serial line from an IC program. Fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Can anyone recommend a good supplier for the ds1233-10 (or MC34064) and also the IS1U60??? Thanks in advance.... Owen (26 years ago, 5-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Uploading arrays
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Dear All I intend to log the data from up to seven analog inputs, and 2~3 digital inputs, in an integer array every minute for up to an hour, and then upload the data to the PC and import it into MS Excel. 1) Could anyone point me to any IC software (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | data acquisition
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this message is especially for Fred Martin: is there any way to retrieve a large integer array (1000 or so elements) from the handyboards memory, and save it in a file on the PC? thank you. Justin D. Gullotta.. , Engineer, Rensselaer Polytechnic (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 7-Segment multiplexing
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There are plenty of seven seg driver chips out there that you can connect to the HB. Look some up on the web (data sheets are all over the place! try a search engine). I have experience with a nice chip that drives four seven segs with serial input, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: check_sensors.c
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(...) All C declarations must be terminated with a semicolon. Try : int num_sensors = 6; ^ (...) is this legal syntax for "while"? Try: while (1) (...) If you just wanted to print out the analog sensor value, do you really want to dump them into an (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Oyxgen sensors on Handy Board?
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A rather unusual question: I am interested in building a rebreather scuba diving device with a handy board as "brain" to control oxygen partial pressure and some other stuff. Did anyone ever hook up an oxygen sensor to a handy board or has anyone (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | check_sensors.c
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Hello All, I would like to write code for the handyboard to constantly monitor inputs. I copied this this code from the mail arcives 3-22-97, whats wrong?? Thanks in Advance Terry Gathright 669@worldnet.att.net /* GLOBALS*/ int num_sensors =6 /* put (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 7-Segment multiplexing
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Hi, does anyone know how to efficiently multiplex 5 seven-segment displays? What I'm doing now (turn on the segment drive, turn on the digit drive, turn off everything, repeat) causes rather unacceptable flicker and has the displays at different (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | One Handy Board available for sale.
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I am selling the Handy Board that I have because it is not fast enough for the application that I wanted to use it for. I am involved in decoding highly compressed sound files in a stand alone unit and the 6811 just can not hack the speed. I have (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | PCODE Modification for Larger LCD - Question
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I have a nice little box that I got surplus that has a 8x40 LCD with a nice keyboard. I'd like to use one of my handyboards to control that box (tossing out the Z80 equiv board; don't have ability to reprogram the EPROM). Am I correct that I only (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IC support data types?
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Dear Chad, Support for structs is among the many improvements in IC 3.x over the previous freeware versions of IC. Other improvements include an integrated and robust pcode downloader. Please see (URL) for more information. -- Randy (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Serial Interface
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(...) Although there is the HEXMON program, I too, have been trying to do what you describe, and encountered the same problems. I found it to be a timing issue, and, through trial and error, have a found some settings that seem to work most of the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | data acquisition
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is there anyway to retrieve an integer array from the handyboard's memory using interactive c? i need a way to save a large integer array from the memory of the HB on a disk drive of my PC. is this possible? Justin D. Gullotta.. , Engineer, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: microcontroller
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(...) Eeee...eeek! Outputs left floating, CMOS inputs taken to ground with a 4.7K resistor... presuming, of course, that a Logic 0 on that input won't generate adverse effects, e.g. a grounded active low interrupt line might be a problem. Such (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial Interface
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Hello, I've been having some problems using my HandyBoard to talk directly to my PC via the serial interface. I disable Interactive C and then Poke() and Peek() as has been described on this list. I send short character strings from my PC to the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Looking for voice recognition chip
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Hi Skye, I play in this time also with voice recognicition chips (and voice record + playback also for my rug warrior like bot) and I found two of them very interesting: the first is the MSM6679A-110 manufactured by OKI. This is a very large chip (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IC support data types?
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Is there a verstion of IC that supports data types like struct? Thanks, Chad Humberstone EUCLID Mobile Robot Lab (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | data interface
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is there anyway to retrieve an integer array from the handyboard's memory using interactive c? Justin D. Gullotta.. , Engineer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sony IR Encoding Question - Sources
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Does anyone know if there is a chip or software to allow the creation of Sony Encoded IR signals. Since there IS software to decode Sony IR, I would like to be able to generate, via computer, this Sony IR rather than using a Remote Control device. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | USA Today Media Lab story, 6/29/98
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Hi all, Those of you in the States might have caught today's issue of USA Today, which has a cover story on the Media Lab's research, including a photo of yours truly and a few paragraphs about the LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System. there's (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE
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This is the periodic unsubscribe message. To unsubscribe from the Handy Board list, please send mail to fredm@media.mit.edu He is the only one who can remove you from the list. That way, when you send mail to fredm@media.mit.edu you're not telling (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Simulation ?
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Hi everyone .... i need help in simulation of the robot movement ,......... What program did u all use with HB by using 'IC' to write in the program....??? I need some ref. in this.........please help me ......... Regards, Linnar (26 years ago, 30-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Please unsubscribe Thanks Grady (26 years ago, 29-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Cirrus Servos - Question - How do they rate compared to Futaba
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I have a Cirrus Cs-20 BB Sub-Micro Servo that I have been using for testing. I was wondering how this servo compares to others like Futuba and others. Since I know how this one behaves, I can use that info as a comparrison. What Futuba mode is (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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unsubscribe (26 years ago, 29-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Walking Robot Question
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Mike, I have mentioned before that I am going to use a Novasoft MSCC11 board with an HC811E2 (which has 8K EEPROM on board) and a piece of software called Robobug which uses all 16 of the i/o pins to control 16 servos. These servos are all (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Walking Robot Question
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I'm wondering how the servos are controlled on a walking robot. I would imagine that multiple legs would have to be moved simultaneously and in sync with each other. If servos are changed one-at-a-time then one leg would be dragging the others. A (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Cirrus Servos - Question - How do they rate compared to Futaba
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Try (URL) go to product info and then servos. Mike (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: microcontroller speeds
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If they replace the controller on their board with a chip that is rated at 20MHz but they are still using the old board with its 16MHz oscillator won't it still run at 16MHz? ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: micrcontroller speeds
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Hi Replacing the 16MHz version with the 20 Mhz CPU would affect only the timer speed of the internal timers. We are using the MC and MD versoon of the 196. Connected to those timers are about the following : -PWM 1 & 2 -Wavegenerator (if it has one) (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Poloroid sonar interface
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Hi I'm tring to get a Poloroid sonar unit to work so that I can interface this to my finger board. First I'm tring to get the sonar tested. I followed the instructions at (URL) I have this circuit bread boarded. I made the modifications as shown. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi guys, Can i know where to download Freeware IC ......as i need to get started with my mobile robots....in using the 68HC11.? I know that there is 2 types pcode_h.s19 & dosload 'dl.exe' so which one do i really need to download or is it both that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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This question has nothing to do with the Handy Board although it is a general question which I need some help with. Previous students at the school I attend left behind a robot which they worked on. The microcontroller was Intel's 80C196. The (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, Still having downloading problems with pcode_hb.s19 I think i have almost tried everything but change the ram, and still the board does not wake up. Can anyboady inform me also about the status of the Charge LED on the HB board, what should (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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check that your pcodeb.s19 file is not corrupted (i.e. get a fresh copy from the web site) it is possible that you have a RAM failure. fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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If you haven't had enough of football yet here's one for your robots. No entry fee, no registration just turn up on the day. Unfortunately the size restriction of 6cms dia tends to exclude the Handyboard but may be worth a look anyway. Here is the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi there, I am having some strange downloading problems. I have had my handyboard working in the past but cannot get ti to work now. I am using a macintosh with the lastest version of the mac downloader. The first segment of the downloading goes (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: ICQ
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Be aware of ICQ!!!! Tou can be nuked!!! (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Pleas ere-read the answer. If i have a programa sending data to the serial com port, nobody can open that port to log into a file! What he want is some to do that (two programs reading the sam port). I search some like that, and found a shareware (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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If you all are interested in a chatgroup using ICQ, please let me know and i will create a chatchannel that is only for us people interested in the handyboard to be used. Thanks and please email me your comments : ICQ : 617203 Luc Bodson Cyber (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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In your message you said: (...) interactive C does not support this capability. Fred (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: New Board problems with download
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Hello, Thanks again for the help, but still i have problems getting the HB to talk to me. The com ports work, as the download led lights, and the boards does act different after a download. Could it be that the RAM is brooken and gives these erratic (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, I was wondering if anybody has tried out Colby Leiders midilib for the handyboard? I have problems downloading it to the handyboard (syntax errors in some of the files according to the IC downloader). hc gilje piXel Hans Christian Gilje Nedre (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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does anyone know if a piece of assembler code can call in C functions? i would imagine that it would be done using a "JSR" instruction. this message goes out especially to Fred Martin. thanks in advance. Justin D. Gullotta.. , Engineer, Rensselaer (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: New Board problems with download
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Hi Luc, yesterday i had the same problem with my notebook (W95). I can´t download to my hb during a session in a full dos-window. With the "MSD.EXE" Programm i found out, i haven´t any COM-Ports (?????). I must configure all COM-PORTS new. After (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Most of the commercial telecommunication packages can log incoming data from the com port to a file. Most freeware and shareware versions also do this. Mike (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Can i know where to download Freeware IC ......as i need to get started with my mobile robots....in using the 68HC11.? May i know normally how do u all guys do simulation of the robot's movement? Thanks ! Regards, Linnar (26 years ago, 26-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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A few weeks back I was a little dissapointed in the performance of the QT refective optosensors which come with the Handy Board because when using them on the digital inputs, their range was only 1/4 to 1/2 inch or less. Some people told me to use (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Assuming you mean R/C model servos, take a look at the Futaba servos for sail boat winches. Stock Number Description Torque Speed Weight Dimensions FUTM0099 S5801 Sail Winch 136.0 oz. .5/turn 2.9 oz. 1.81 x 0.98 x 1.73 in. Looking at the spec sheet (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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