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Eric - - You might try shielding the IR sensor ... add successive layers of "Scotch" tape until you get the desired sensitivity. I'm using layers of black plastic trash bags ... it blocks a lot of visible light, but very little IR. - - - Nick - - - (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Typical drop across an LED is about 1.45v. A unit rated at 5v likely has a build in voltage drop/current limiter (read resistor). I would suggest reading the info sheet for absolute ratings. In general, 'any' generic LED will work. Buy the cheapest (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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At 03:25 PM 2/22/99 -0500, Steve Wall wrote: [snip] In short I want to be able to watch the monitor and have (...) Checkout Decade Engineering's Bob II board at: (URL) I don't think it can do graphics, but it accepts serial input at 9600 baud and (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Been there, done that! Funny. I bought almost all the same stuff from my local shack. Writting the software was the easy part ;^). (...) I've supplied some power to the inverter, yes. I'm assuming it's mandatory to have the inverter actually (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Mr Pennington, Have you configured IC using ic -config command ? This sets the library file and its directory. For handy board, the library file is lib_hb.lis.This is a list file which contains the words lib_hb.c and lib_hb.icb. The lib_r22.lis (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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i know that this doesn't really have anything to do with the handyboard but has anyone tried to access the computer's parallel port with visual basic? =) chen (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Bob - - Here is a link to the 74HCT04 data sheet: (URL) that this helps. - - - Nick - - - Bob Kelly wrote: <snip> (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all, I hope there is a simple answer for this... I have attempted to build the circuit that will allow IR object detection using the Sharp IR detector module and a pair of "high output" infrared LEDs. The circuit I built was the one from (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anyone have any comments about "The Personal Robot Navigator". It is sold by (URL) about $50. I have read (and continue to read) "Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation" and think it is a *must read*. TIA - - - Nick - - - (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I just looked over the code again, and you're right, I see no reason why it shouldn't work. I guess the comment is just left over from a previous version where it did make a difference. This is not something I can test though, so I'll have to (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am thinking of putting a wireless board-level color or B&W camera on my Mobot and I have a question for all the techies. Is it possible to use one of the different outputs on the HB to interface with the camera to put diagrams on the live picture? (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Gentlemen: I'm having a bit of trouble with my handy board's display. The board itself works, and I've swapped out old display for a new one. I suspect the memory or transparent octal addressing latch to be at fault. I understand you've memory (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Zagros Robotics sells them for $7.00 ea US (URL) Message----- From: John Vaughn <vaughn@HWS.EDU> To: Kat <khorvath@up.edu> Cc: handyboard@media.mit.edu <handyboard@media.mit.edu> Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 10:23 AM Subject: Re: Shaft encoder (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I found that article listed at: (URL) It was in the January 1999 issue, titled: "Multiprocessor Communications Part 1: Methods for Communicating " Maybe it wasn't 68HC11 specific after all. Gerald (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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James, I'm not sure if this is the correct answer since I am new to the Handyboard, but I think it is: If you do not disable the IR Input Interrupt, your transmission could be 'interrupted' by the receiving information and this may mess up your (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Max Davies and everyone, In your documentation (irinfo.txt), you said that we need to disable the IR input interrupt routine before transmitting another signal, what is the reason behind that ? As the IR input and output are both interrupt driven (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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What are the L.E.D. voltage ratings for the L.E.D's on the interface board I purchased one(at Radio shack) with a rating of five volts. Which should be O.K right? any help would be appreciated. I have to improvise to get such components cheap. Thanx (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Kathy, Digi-Key has three kinds. The first two look like the "Mobile Robots" type: QRB1114QT-ND $1.58 QRB1134QT-ND $2.83 The third one looks like a much more compact arrangement: QRD1114QT-ND $1.50 These are on Page 552 of the January-March catalog. (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) The Hamamatsu P3062-01 IR photoreflector mentioned in MR was discontinued and replaced by the P5587. This chip has the identical pinout and dimensions as the original. I ordered several from Hamamatsu last year but they are pricey (~$7/ea) in (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Kathy($B!)(B) wants photoreflective sensors for shaft encoder. How about the products of Toshiba? See (URL) ***...*** takatsu@isenshu-u.ac.jp School of Science and Technology, Ishinomaki Senshu University 986-8580 Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JAPAN (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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