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hard to tell what is wrong. do you have a scope so that you can view the servo control signal. fred In your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | encoder and motor questions
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dear viewers here are some questions i need to ask: 1) my DC motor comes with a 10 pin optical encoder(supply current-10mA) pin 1- GND pin 2- Vcc pin 3- dir pin 4-standyby pin 5 and 6 - A1 and A2 pin 7 &8 - B1 and B2 pin 9 and 10 - Z1 and Z2 how do (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | expansion board - servo control
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Hello, I emailed this to the handy board list and got one response. I am mailing it back hoping that I can get some more responses from those on the list and perhaps fred. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | charger board problem ( URGENT)
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hI Anthony and others, I just plug in the RJ11 in the HD and charger board. It supposed that the red LED on the charger board should light up. It failed to light up. When I plug in the adaptor onto the charger board, the red LED light up but NOT the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: expansion board - servo control
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I also saw a similar problem while experimenting with an Atmel microcontroller and a Futuba servo. My problem ended up being that I had forgotten to have a common ground between the controller and the servo. Once I connected the grounds everything (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | new 6811 Downloader for PowerMac G3's!
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Hi everyone, I've built a new version of a 6811 Downloader application for Mac that works fine with PowerMac G3's. (It also works with older Macs.) You can download it from the Handy Board home page: (URL) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: dc motor output control
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How about lifting pint 8 of the L293 chip and running a wire from it to a 7805 regulator (not the one used for logic). You could also run the wire to a separate battery pack. 4 NiCds in series gets you real close to 5V with no regulator. In motor (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: dc motor output control
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On my first robot, I just took a resistor in-line and used that. It got very hot, though, and didn't work evenly (some of them must have started to burn out before the others did....) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: I need a poloroid sonar board pinout.
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Wayne Try this link. (URL) It shows modifications for interfacing the one step board to a microcontroller. I also have an old one step ($1 at a garage sale) but I have not tried the modifications shown for use with the handyboard. I have taken the (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: expansion board - servo control
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-----Original Message----- From: shsc9801@condor.stcl...dstate.edu [mailto:shsc9801@con...state.edu] Sent: Monday, December 21, 1998 1:39 PM To: handyboard@media.mit.edu Subject: expansion board - servo control Hi, I stopped working with the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | expansion board - servo control
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Hi, I stopped working with the handyboard for a while but just started back up again. I put the expansion board onto my handyboard and began testing it. After testing the general tests done before with just the handyboard I started testing the servo (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | unable to download P_code
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Hi everybody, When the one end of the RJ11 cable plug into the RJ12 side entry(J10), it supposed the red LED on the charger board will light up. However, it failed to light up. Hence, this made the booststrap failed and I unable to download the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FW: change of address
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-----Original Message----- From: Jaron Paludanus [mailto:j.paludanus@....a2000.nl] Sent: donderdag 17 december 1998 23:58 To: Fred G Martin Subject: change of address I'm not sure my previous mail came through but I have gone high-speed by cable (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Unable to download P_code
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Hi everybody, When the one end of the RJ11 cable plug into the RJ12 side entry(J10), it supposed the red LED on the charger board will light up. However, it failed to light up. Hence, this made the booststrap failed and I unable to download the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help Needed -Reply
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You don't need to put that code into eeprom. Just put the code inside a main() function block like this: void main(void) { YOUR CODE } Be sure and include the start button logic at the start of your code. The handyboard with start and automaticly (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | I need a poloroid sonar board pinout.
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I got a hold of a Poloroid OneStep Sonar camera at the second hand store, but it does not seem to match any of the pinouts I've seen on the Web... I've aready seen the pinout at WIRZ, but it is not the same. this board has 16 pins all at the edge of (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help Needed
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Ever tried making a main() function? I don't have a handyboard yet, but I think it runs without the connection... See you, Cesar (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help Needed
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Hi I have an IC program (c text format), and I want to download this program to the eeprom of the handyboard and run it without having connection with the host PC (remove the phone cable) and use the start button to run. How I can convert my c file (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: stepper motors from 5 1/4 drives
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Hi! (...) okay, another newbie reply :-) After I received this message I opened several 5 1/4 drives that were going to trash at my job and took all the stepper motors and integrated circuits. Here's what I figured out: 1 - All the stepper motors I (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: a/d range
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Hi friends! Thank you for the replies about this topic. Now I could get a Reference Manual too... The a/d range is determined by the references given to the VrefH and VrefL pins. But be careful about this: "There should be at least 2.5V between (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | dc motor output control???...???
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hi everyone, i need some help on controling the output voltage of the dc motor ports. the output voltage is 9.6V and i like to know if there is any way to clamp down the voltage to 5V or lesser. i try using a enternal resistor but the output signal (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LCD configs (was:Suppliers and rf link)
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john calhoun, Mine just arrived and they are 1 X 16 connectors. I ordered 2035TNLD/Y displays for $8.00 each. You might want to order now while they have the 2X16 displays with 1X16 connectors. I have soldered the connector on and tested it and its (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: dc motor output control
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Maybe you can put a series of diodes in series and in parallel but the other direction to reduce the voltage. H-bridge +- +- +- +- motor H-bridge -+ -+ -+ -+ Good luck, James (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: urgent request help !!!!
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What about the display board itself? Could it be that one of the SMT parts on the board is dead? Or a trace on the LCD is shorted? --phil (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: urgent request help !!!!
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-----Original Message----- From: phillip chia [mailto:philchia@sin...et.com.sg] Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 7:04 AM To: handybd Cc: Mr Peter Lim Subject: urgent request help !!!! Hi Fred and others, I very desperate to debug the problem that (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | dc motor output control
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hi everyone, i need some help on controling the output voltage of the dc motor ports. the output voltage is 9.6V and i like to know if there is any way to clamp down the voltage to 5V or lesser. i try using a enternal resistor but the output signal (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Downloader and a/d
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Cesar, (...) According to my book, you can set the reference voltages to anything from Vss to Vss + 6.0 V (notice that this is higher than Vdd). The A/D result is a ratioatic comparison for the sample voltage to the references. Page 48 of the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Replacing L293D with L298H
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Hi Fred and others, I very desperate to debug the problem that took place in my HD. When I download the P_code, it is successfully downloaded. However, when the next instruction ask to reset the board, no words of sentence appear on the LCD. Only 16 (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Downloader and a/d
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Hi friends! First thank you a lot for the advices on the FingerBoard. It really gets near to what I need, but that ram chip is another headake. So I believe more in a "light" version of the Handyboard right now, later I'll make a specific version (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HD LCD problems
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(...) On a lark, I'll suggest that perhaps U6 is damaged. If you have another 74HC138 around, try swapping it for the one on your HB. I had a "similar" problem (although not identical) and was able to diagnose the 74HC138 as the problem. I too was (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Hot serial interface board
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<<snip>> So here's my question. Does your serial interface board run hot, i.e. noticeably hot to the touch. On my serial interface board (version 1.1 as printed on the board) the white ceramic block gets very hot along with the power chip? in the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | A Poloroid Sonar question.
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I've got a poloroid sonar question. I got a hold of a Poloroid OneStep Sonar camera at the second hand store, but it does not seem to match any of the pinouts I've seen on the Web... This board has 16pins, I believe this board is manufactured by TI. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Mapping
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Thanks for the tip on reflection error. I'll have to build in a function to weight the position accordingly. I'm trying to stay away from occupency grids and use the native vectors to conserve memory while maintaining accuracy. I may have to resort (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HD LCD problems
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Hi FThompson, Fred and other, I encountered some problem in the downloading. I was successfully able to download the p_code into the HD. However, When the instruction proned me to reset the board,it always appears on the LCD without any lettering (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Beginner's Help
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(...) I've never hot HBDL to work, and I've tried it on a 386 (laptop), 486 and Pentium. Don't know why: just won't work under win3.11 win95 or win98. The DOS one I've used with quite a bit of success. Make sure you are restarting the computer (ie, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Beginner's Help
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Richard, Thanks for the help. I finally got the board to accept the pcode. I acquired a PS/2 mouse to free up my COM1 port. I used the HBDL.exe program that came with the board. After several unsuccessfully attempts to program the board, for some (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 68hc11a1 x 68hc11a8 and IC hardware
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Hi people! I'd like to know two things: 1) Can I use the 68hc11a8 instead of the 68hc11a1 in the Handyboard, without recompiling Interactive C? 2) What's the minimum hardware to run Interactive C? I just want to blink a led to see if the hb is (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB Reset not executing main().
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I built two more Handyboards and I've noticed something odd. When I download a program with a main() function, and reset the board, main() does not get executed. I thought it was supposed to. I'm using IC v3.1 (for the Mac) and Handyboard version (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Beginner's Help
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Make sure that your com port 2 is actually wired to the motherboard I've heard a lot of stories with com ports not working because they forgot to connect the ribbon cable. Check that first. Try booting ito dos and use the DL.exe instead of the HBDL (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: some kind of dividing circuit?!?!?!?!
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In reference to your question about the motor with encoders. I know this isn't a software solution, but what if you used an external hardware (chip) counter that reset after 2^(number of bits) clicks. Then send resets as your steps to the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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