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 Robotics / Handy Board / *5164 (-20)
  Douglas Electronics Expansion Board.
 
I ordered the kit the first day I could. I got it last Friday, and put it together over the weekend. The douglas board comes with NO assembly instrictions! These are some notes that ought to make things easier for others: RP1 & RP2: The both have a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: digital and analog port on HD
 
(...) Just thought I would add that it *is* possible (if a bit slow) to read an analog signal w/ a digital port by timing the decay of the signal thru a RC circuit...not a particularly precise method, either. < Watching for the Fedex guy bringing my (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: digital and analog port on HD
 
(...) A digital port can't have the capability of an analog port, since it has only one bit of information with which to work. (A 256-value analog port has eight bits.) You could perhaps hook an analog sensor up to a digital port using some sort of (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: IC PROBLEM
 
yes, you are having lib conflicts. you should get the latest at (URL) latest has _raw_analog in the .icb file and NOT in the lib_hb.c file. re: synchronizing probs, try running IC in a full screen DOS window, or boot your computer in DOS mode. the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Scrolling through the LCD messages by the knob
 
Hi Gustav, ich habe für mein HB ein Menüprogramm geschrieben, mit dem man mehrere Menüpunkte durchscrollen kann (Parametereingabe etc.) Falls Du noch interesse hast, sag Bescheid dann kram ich mal den Sourcecode bei mir wieder aus ! Tschau Bernd (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: cant control motor speed
 
Hi Jeremy, Question: Do you use 30V for your Motor ? (external) IF NO: I´m testing several Motors from copier-machines (12V-24V) with my HB. Some motors didn´t work properly with PWM. For example Motor 24V I´m using ist with for 12V Motor (0,100) (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Repost: CD-ROM used as Audio CD player
 
Hi, there must be somebody out there (except for you, Phil, thanks for your answer!) with useful informationon ;-) (...) Best regards, Alf (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  (no subject)
 
Dear Mr Fred Martin/friends, The handy board assembly manual speaks of a custom testing software needed to test memory. I want it urgently to test memory ICs used on the handy board to find whether they is working properly. If you know where it can (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Readings
 
yes, memory wires should be oscillating, back and forth betw 0 and 5 volts. this is not floating; floating implies not connected. re: your other DL probs, usually, it is a bad connection on the PCB. try continuity checks on the memory subsystem. (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  ROVER
 
Dear Friends, I had written to you about a rover we are making at VESIT-Bombay -India.We had encountered some problems regarding downloading the pcode_hb.s19 file.I thank you for the advice that you have offered us in this context. If we now (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Readings
 
Fred- You left it unclear in an explanation to another letter. You were answering the fellow from India as to what readings one should see when useing a logic probe on the memory chip. You said that if one was stuck at 1 or zero-it might be (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Piezo Spkr Volume
 
Is there any method of increasing the volume (amplitude) of the piezo speaker on the HB? Mine is extremely faint and can only be heard within a few inches from the board. (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Expansion board Library
 
Greetings, I have assembled my expansion board, mounted on the main board,running IC v3.1. Have downloaded expansion board libraries zip files,unziped and are inC/:Desktop/IC/ir/l...sion-libs. I have not been able to load expansion board files. Do I (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Handyboard for sale?
 
If anyone has a handyboard w/wo an expansion board for sale. I would like to talk to you Jessemc@mail.utexas.edu (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Expansion board motor outs???
 
if this wasn't answered... yes, all DC motor outs are still available. fred (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  (no subject)
 
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)


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