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Philip I would first suspect that the motor chip has blown. This is eash to check since the Handy board has two L293 chips. Swap them (disconnect your motor connections) and run testmotors(). If the problem follows the chips, replace the bad one. (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Madhu: I would be very surprised that you overcharged the batteries to the point of no function. Your batteries would have to have gotten very hot for that time (batteries deteriorate in a charger due to evaporation of electrolite water). Generaly (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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you may have blown one of your L293D chips. try swapping the two chips to see if the problem then migrates to motor 1. if it does, then you have blown an L293D. there is more info on debugging motor problems in the FAQ. See the answer to "One of the (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am using the E1FN version myself without any problems (after getting through some problems during implementation). I believe that the F describes the type of package used (square version as needed on the 'standard' board). Ronald (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am planning to build a HandyBoard, and am in the "Gathering Stage". I just recieved the docs from Motorola; the "HC11 Reference Manual", and the "MC68HC11A8 Programming Reference Guide". The Parts list for the HandyBoard calls out for the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I think I overcharged my handyboard, I chargedf it for two days. I charged my handyboard using the Normal charge method. My handyboard is not responding at all. There is no power bulb glowing. Do you have any solution. I had to complete my project. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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thanks (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Request for Books on Robotics
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Mobile Robots: From Inspiration to Implementation by Joseph L. Jones, Anita M. Flynn; As its title suggests, this book convers everything you need to know to build a mobile robot. They discuss the design of their brain (a MC68HC11 design that looks (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi I am at present building a handyboard from Fred's assembly manual, however it appears I might have a problem. I have connected the serial interface board to the handyboard. The hb is placed into bootstrap mode by holding down the stop button. The (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi, i really need help urgently. Currently, I running my robot using 2 DC motor on port 2 & 3. I used external power supply to the L293D (pin 8). I did not cut the trace. I used Alkaline battery 12V recharagable . when I run my robot, it is running (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi! all, I charged my handyboard for two days. Any problem iam going to get. Please respond me quickly as i had to do my project. thank u. Madhu (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I'm using the Polaroid 6500 ranging board with the sonar routines on the HB web site. When I call the sonar on one HB it returns -1 but when I try it on another HB it works fine. So it isn't the sensor. Could anyone tell me which conections on (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Could people please recomend some books about lego robots, using the handyboard or other controllers, or more general textbooks on the topic of educational robots? Thank you, Rachel Arens (26 years ago, 14-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, I found an interesting article by Don Lancaster in May 1998 issue of the magazine, Electronics Now. Maxim makes a chip (MAX125) that will convert accurately four channels of analog data to 13 bits accuracy, plus talk about a device for $79 (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Russ: In a message dated 98-11-13 04:48:38 EST, you write: << ... power rating of resistor = 15Volts * 200mA = 3Watts Series resistor needed = 75 Ohms @ 3 Watts. ---...--- ------- The 75 Ohms bit seems reasonable to me but 3Watts must be way to (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi everyone, The mistake you make in your calculation is that in your calculation you take the entire 15V for the resistor and this leaves no voltage for charging your NiCad. Do the same thing again and deduct your NiCad voltage from the 15V you (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anybody try to interface a FT639 to a Handy Board ? Has anybody try to interface a Lynxmotion IRPD kit to a Handy Board ? (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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You could use resistors to make a 1/10 voltage divider. If you need high input impeadance, you could build an Op-Amp circuit to divide the voltage by 10. Most ADC chips have a pin that is the reference voltage for the high end of the scale--set this (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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greetings to all i dont know if it has been asked before, but im trying to use son extra ADCs on my handyboard, trouble is they have a 0 to 5V range (analogue) but im trying to adapt the signals in the ranges of 0 to 50 volts, how do i make them (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) 3 Watts is correct. Look at the resistor on the HB charger board. It's pretty hefty too. -Scott (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi, I need to know what is really the 'processing time' that used in encoder especially used when a pulse is actually being recorded. I load the file "encoder.lis" into the standard lib file. I'm using a optical encoder which is a slotted wheel. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, Ok now i know how to charge my NiCad batteries i have laying around. Thanks to Brett and Scott for the info. I have been doing my sums to try and work out the series resistor i need to charge a 2Amp NiCad at C/10, but my figures dont seem (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Thanks for the info and the code. got it. But I need something like an implementation of Proportional-Integral Controller or P-I-Differential Controller (Feedback Control Loops), which we always see on any control books. Thanks in advance. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Sure. I wrote the attached program to keep my robot tracking in a straight line (it used to arc across the floor). It's not very elegant code, but it works. Note that some of the constants will need to be tweaked for your particular (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Gads Bill, you are right and my info in the FAQ is dead wrong. I have updated the FAQ with the corrected information. *Thanks a lot* for working this one through. There are few things more annoying than completely wrong documentation (compiler bugs (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, everyone: Richard Drushel helped me solve the problem that I was having in getting two HandyBoards to communicate through their serial ports by suggesting that I check to be sure that the wiring on the RJ11 cable I was using corresponded to a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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???...??? Does anyone have a PID Control code in Handyboard? (I mean using the smooth PWM and shaft encoder routine). Thanks in advance. joema (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) energy (...) power (...) results (...) true (...) showing the (...) the (...) round (...) Right. If you're trying to do that, good luck!!! If I ABSOLUTELY had to do that, I would try to use the reflectance of the disk. On the black spot I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I purchased a power meter from Brand electronics. They have a few different models. There is one that is suitable for measuring the costs of one device and there is a larger one that has to be hardwired into your house. Check out (URL) are pretty (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handy Board PLease!!
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If Anyone is selling ther Handy Board Please Tell me!! I rreeeaaally neeeeed it for some Science Proj..! thank you! (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Actually, that little black band is a relic of earlier days when people (like myself) had jobs that occasionally required them to sit with a stopwatch and count turns. A slide rule was then used to calculate power consumption. Each meter had a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Good application, although it is a bit of a challenge. (...) Do you want to measure the individual devices, or the whole house? To do the individual devices you would have to have sensors right next to the devices. To monitor each circuit in (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Wrong chip on handy board?
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Hi, I was trying to use the digital inputs for my project. Whether I ground the inputs, or I connect them to high, a read from 0x7fff gives me "76". (My connections are correct, as per your drawing in this mail archive). I finally discovered, that (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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In the interest of reducing my reliance on the commercial power grid for my home's electrical power requirements I want to consider switching to more energy efficient devices and to at least partial solar power or other alternative power sources. To (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi.. If you wanna sell your handy board. Please Tell me! I really need it for some Science project Thank You Verry Much. (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Anyone can help me? I have a ASAP proximity reader connected to the SPI port. I find some 68HC11 never detect signaling coming from Asap to the SPI port. Others work excelent. Except at 2 or 3 months begin working that fail definitively. I replace (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I have been using various boards (6.270, Handyboards and fingerboards) for a long time and on various platforms (Macintosh mainly). I am willing to use my handyboard from linuxPPC on my macintosh, so i recompiled dl, ic and mon. It works fine with (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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The HB wall plug charger MIGHT do the job, sort of... Generally you need a charger that makes about 15V under load to charge a 12V (nominal) battery pack. Do NOT use an auto battery charger unless you have a way to reliably control the CURRENT to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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No. You need to limit the current going through the nicad when you charge it. Typically it's some relatively small fraction the the current the battery can supply. Car battery chargers can supply a LOT of current. Hooking a small nicad to a car (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial communication between HandyBoards
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Hello, everyone: One of my students and I have been trying to get two HandyBoards to talk to each other over their serial ports, but we are having trouble. We first wired a 4-wire modular connector the way the FAQ says to. No smoke -- a good sign. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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