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I am aiming on using the 16x2 LCD from Maplins (part number DK63T, 8.89 pounds + vat, model number LM016L). I don't know of hand if the pin layout is the same as the LM052L listed in the parts list but as I am going to be using a connecting lead (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Douglas HB Boards Predrilled?
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This is a simple enough question -- are the blank handy boards from Douglas Electronics pre-drilled? Thank you. john calhoun- (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Douglas HB Boards Predrilled?
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Yes ... mine arrived today and they are of good, finished quality... Owen (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vector 2X
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After reading the Vector 2X Manual a couple of times, it seems that the SDI pin (Serial Data In) has no function. It is even stated in the manual that this pin is never connected. If this is the case, couldn't we use the MISO pin from the HandyBoard (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HandyBoard LCD Module
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Hi, any LCD Display 2*16 with a Hitachi HD44780 Controller will do. There are several retailers. But I do not know about the UK. Batron, Rohm (the HB original) are just two producers of LCD Displays. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HandyBoard LCD Module
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Try Farnell order code 325-351. It's more expensive than it has to be, though. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB is just fine the way it is. [was: RE: The HandyBoard Mailing Lst]
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(...) Erm... not quite. I much prefer an email based distribution. I don't access the net interactively that often. I just queue up my mail, and my computer autonomously purges each evening while I sleep. If the handyboard list were a newsfeed, I (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Wireless Link to HB
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Dave, See (URL) for complete scematics to connect a BBiM 418 F FM transmitter/receiver to your HB! (thanks to Jan Sipke van der Veen for these scematics) Jeroen van der Vegt. Jeroen van der Vegt, A.J.vanderVegt@ITS.TUDelft.nl (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Some Questions
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Hello, I have several HandyBoard questions: 1) How can I determine ( or does any body know ) the baud rate at which the PC communicates with the Handyboard? 2) When IC attempts to Synchronize with the Board, what is going on "Behind the scenes"? 3) (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: cannot communicate
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Hi All, Thanks a lot for the help. I just dont know what we would do without this mail list!! All you need is a little direction when things are going wrong. I had switched cables from my 6.270 board. THANKS A MILLION GUYS. Choo, The v2x compass is (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Mailing List
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(...) Ja, but AOL mail is a POP account, meaning that they can check it using Eudora Light, Outlook Express, etc. --phil (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: parts
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the handy board vendor list is at (URL) see the information on this page, and contact the vendors directly regarding their offerings. fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Fred, Is there a store that sell all the parts for the HB (I mean in one package)? joema (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vector2X and motors
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Hy, I just read the compass.asm file. I don't know very much about assembly langage, but it seems that some of the motor commands are used in it. Can I still use the 4 (or a least 2) motors outputs to drive motors while using the compass. Are there (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Parts Question
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Hello. I don't know if it's proper to introduce yourself on this list or not, so I'll just say I'm new here, and new to electronics in general. Lego Mindstorms came out and got me interested, but I decided I wanted a more hands on experience. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Mailing List
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I would prefer to keeep the present system. Eudora Light (freeware) also allows you to categorize the messages. I realize that people who are stuck with the AOL mail client don't have that luxury. Brett Anthony Equipment Technician College of (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Vector2X and motors
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(...) I wrote the compass routines, and needed at least 2 outputs. The motors were the most convenient places to get output. I am just wondering if someone else has fixed the byte swapping problem? Every once in a while the results are byte swapped. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Recommendation for LEGO set
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(...) Looking through the Lego Shop-At-Home catalog (1-800-453-4652), it looks like the best deal for a starter robotics kit would be the Universal Set with Storage Case (#8062) for $68. Not that you would need the case, but it has a bunch of (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: The HandyBoard Mailing Lst
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(...) The junk mail part is true, but I'm not sure how true it is that you need Internet access to read newsgroup. You see, the dialup is regulated by a server computer. This computer has different accessible ports. One of them is the email port. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Mailing list advantages
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Jaron, No offense taken here...I was just voting my support for Fred, no matter what he wants to do. I think he is an incredibly generous guy to answer my dumb newbie questions. :) I also subscribe to several newsgroups for hypothisizing (sp?): (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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