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 Robotics / Handy Board / *5149 (-20)
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i am sorry, but i have never readied that software. to debug, use a logic probe and check all of the 28 pins of the RAM chip. address, data, and enable lines should be flashing when the HB is turned on. if you see a line stuck at 0 or 1 that might (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Processor load
 
1) Is there a way to print the actual processor load onto the screen ? or another way to see for example how much load a program causes ? 2) Does anyone know what resistors i need to produce a voltage divider to measure the voltage of the battery (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  digital and analog port on HD
 
Hi, I want to use the digital port as an analog port input. How should I convert the digital port to analog in using programming way ? I do not quite understand the explanation on the technical manual handout. if possible, how to convert the analog (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Polaroid 6500 Ranging System
 
I recently purchased a 6500 ranging system and have connected it to the HandyBoard (HB) 1.2 Expansion Board. I am using IC ver 3.1 from Newton Research Labs and loaded the sonar.c code module provided through the MIT website. The HB passed all (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: help again
 
check that the RxD line on the hc11 is properly pulled up to +5v through R15. also, make sure you are *HOLDING DOWN* the STOP button until the BATT light goes off. this wasn't clear from your msg. finally, try getting the HB into boot mode with the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Grounding robots
 
(...) By ground, I just meant the HB ground. The important thing is just that everything in an electronic system share the same ground; voltages are relative, and the ground is just the shared reference point--the point arbitrarily defined to be (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Continuous charging
 
Graham, J. Todd wrote: <snip> (...) If you use zap charge mode, you'll end up cooking your batteries unless the HB draws just the right amount of current. If you use any motors or other high current devices connected to the HB, trickle charge mode (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  help again
 
thanks to the immediate responses from the mailing list I was able to remove the connector bug from my handy bosrd and now my interface board is complete. But the handy board does not enter the download mode The sitution is as follows: Once I (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  RE: gpu5x??
 
Step 8.2.1 of the Handy board Assembly insructions has code that lights a motor port LED when a TV remote is aimed at the infared demodulator it says to type the following at the IC prompt: while (1) {if (4 & peek(0x1000)) fd(0); else bk(0);} (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Capacitors Voltages?
 
May I know the voltage of the capacitors for the Handy-Board partlist. Or where can I find out (web site)? Thank u. (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: CD-ROM used as Audio CD player
 
Never done it before, Alf, but here are a few hints. First off, learn about the IDE interface. These CD-ROM drives are cheaper than SCSI. Also, try to find source code for a CD player on-line, and examine it to see how it works. Last, why not just (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: gpu5x??
 
Hi I have those infrared sharp devices "Gpu5x or something like that" how can I get it to light an led when it sees the transmitting infrared led? A schematic or page to go to would be much appreciated ! thanks -Mike (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: RESEND--Re: Help with Power Scheme, Please...
 
Thank you for your help :) Just one more questions, please... How can I ground a mobile robot ? Best regards, Andre. (...) | (...) | (...) | (...) | (...) |------+ (...) ===...=== Andre Philippi - Applications Developer | Phone: 626-296-5016 (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Motor output LED
 
Hi all! I got a question. Whenever I connect the motor outputs to a scope (I wanted to read the output of the HB), the LEDs light up even with the output off (ao())... Can anyone explain this to me? Thanks. Keith (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  RE: RESEND--Re: Help with Power Scheme, Please...
 
In the example, are there any advantages or disadvantages in using a voltage regulator (such as a 7805) to dropping the voltage from 12v to 5v as opposed to using a diode string? Also, I guess no one had an answer on the earlier question of running (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Scrolling through the LCD messages by the knob
 
Simon, This shouldn't be too difficult to create...but it could be a real waste of memory unless it is real important issue. The reason why is that you would have to save the messages in memory. You'd have to decide if you wanted to fill all the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Scrolling through the LCD messages by the knob
 
(...) Yes, and it is totally trivial to do so. I don't have my sources here at the moment, but it is roughly like this: c = readknob(); /* or whatever the cmd is for reading it */ if ( c < 64 ) { print "a"; } else if ( c < 128 ) { print "b"; } else (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  RESEND--Re: Help with Power Scheme, Please...
 
I apologize for having sent the following with extra line-feeds in it; Here it is again: The main problem I see is with how you label the voltages at various points in the circuit. If you have a 12 V battery, the low voltage end is usually called (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Scrolling through the LCD messages by the knob
 
Hi, i am looking for a program to use the knob for scrolling through messages. i really need this, because i have to output more than 32 chars (and there isnt enough space for a larger display ). i have read about using the knob for scrolling on the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  UCOS
 
Has anybody tried to use HB with the ucos (the real time OS developed by Jean Labrosse)? Thanks. Aldo Gentile aldo@lacapital.com.ar (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)


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