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Greetings everyone, It's the last day of 1998, so it's a good time to announce the official release of the Handy Board expansion board. The Handy Board Expansion Board is officially released! The Expansion Board plugs on top of the Handy Board, and (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Miniboard in space.
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Can you possibly share your complete design (maybe in a web page ?). That would be a graet service for us all. Thanks (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HBLS Subject Headers (please Read)
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either that or switch to an email client with better filtering. I use Claris Emailer 2 adn simply filter all mail whose to or from includes "handyboard" cheers, tim ___...___ Dr. Timothy Bates Don't compromise. Use QuickTime. Dept Psychology (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | sensors input
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hi everyone, i have tried to configure a set of sensors used for sensoring the wall in the maze. the circuitry of each of the sensors is: +5V +5V ----- ----- | | | | \ \ / / R1=82 ohm \ \ R2=120Kohms / / | | | | ------- |/ IR emitter \./ |\ IR (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HBLS Re: pcode 3.2 beta 1 with FP divide fix
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Hello All- Just as a data point for Randy...... I have installed 3.2 beta 1 pcode on my HandyBoard, and I get the right answer for floating point divides. : ) (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HBLS Subject Headers (please Read)
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It would be great if everyone put something in the header of every message for the list. This would make it possible to have mail coming from the list automatically filed. Could we put something like 'HBLS' in the subject of every message for the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: DC Motor Manufacturers
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Regarding the DC motor manufacturers that I had sent you a mail about. Here are the details: I have talked to the manufacturer here in India for obtaining the details for you and the good news are that they already export these motors to the USA. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: DC Motor Manufacturers
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we are developing a small rover here at V.E.S. Institute of technology, India and we are using DC motors made by a manufacturer here in Bombay,India. They make all kinds of DC motors and special internally geared motors having the ratings that we (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: digital inputs?
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hi everyone, i would like to know if there is any digital inputs other than the 16 inputs used for the sensors. which means i would like to have more inputs! is this possible? from michael (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | encoder to handyboard?
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dear readers and fred martin my DC motor comes with a 10 pin optical encoder(supply current-10mA) how do i connect my encoder part to the handy board? can i ignore the encoder? my robot only needs to sense retroreflective white tape, can i just use (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Photocells?
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I am seeking help in locating suppliers of quality photocells or light sensing equipment suitable for use in a handyboard environment. Thanks! (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | http://tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl/hb/hbassem/index.html/join mailing list
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I wish to join the handy board mailing list. (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | DC Motor Manufacturers
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Hello everyone, Has anyone found a good source for DC motors? I am looking for small motors to use as direct drive movement of a small 1.5 LB robot. Any help is greatly appreciated! Bill Denzel Senior Mechatronics Student California Polytechnic (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Downloading problems
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I haad similar problems and then I realized that I did not need to download pcode or anything special. I just ran IC and it connected -- all the ports are working fine... Scott Sherman (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Downloading problems
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(...) please download the latest 6811 Downloader for Macintosh, just posted last week on the HB web site. Fixes compatibility probs. (...) th the (...) OK, yes, you've already downloaed. (...) plus (...) please download these files from the HB web (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Downloading problems
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Fred This is a followup to your answer regarding downloading problems 1. The 6811 Downloader does not seem to work with HB. I get mesaages varying from recieved 0, wanted 255-or serial port not responding. I am DL from a MAC PPC 6500 OS 8. 2. This (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: servo motor
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Since the System 3000 servos appear to be made by Futaba, and they specify a standard Futaba "J" connector, my guess is that they would plug right in. Futaba practice is as you state: red=5V, black=common, white=signal. Brett Anthony -----Original (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: CHARGER BOARD PROBLEM(URGENT)
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phillip, please go through the sequence of tests in the assembly directions (as if you were building the serial/charger board from scratch), and indicate the point at which you first detect a problem. (URL) your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Downloading problems
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Use 6811 Downloader to download pcode_hb.s19. Power cycle, and the Handy Board should beep and display a version message on its LCD screen. Then, run IC modem or IC printer depending on which port you are using. It should be configured to boot with (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Downloading problems
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I assembled the HB board some 2.5 years ago. At that time it seemed to work very well. The hook is that I'm quite strong on the Hardware side and rather anemic with regard to software. In the earlier time I would download it from a Mac 11si-no (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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