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Hello, I just began construction on my Interface/charger board and all of the preliminary test voltages check out as expected except for the voltage at pin 3 of J9 when pin 6 is jumpered to pin 10 of the MAX232 chip. Do you have any suggestions? (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help needed! Additional info Part 2
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Hi everybody! I've still not solved my problem, but I've been experimenting a bit around while waiting for the 'golden tip' from one of you experienced Handy Board users. BTW: I have not yet received any emails via the mailing list, so I'm not yet (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Best way for HB to communicate to a PC?
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Hi all, I'd like to write some routines on a PC to communicate through the RS232 port to a Handyboard. I'd like to use the Handyboard as the sensor and motor controller and use the Dauphin DTR-1 PC that I got for the navigation and logic processor. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) ftp://ftp.cmf.nrl.na...l/pub/kenh In fact ... you can't use the MiniBoard library without that cross-assembler (not without some serious hacking). --Ken (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) Nope. Where's your version? If it's easier to use libraries with yours, I'll use that instead. I want to write a Handyboard library when I get the toolchain working (but you know that already). (...) Glad to hear it, 'cuz I'm going towards GCC (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) Okay, is it the one with my hacks, by any chance? You can tell if there's a file called lklibrary.c in the lnk-src directory. (...) "Requires more study". It needs more GCC toolchain mojo than I currently have. (...) That's true, but in a (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) In the xasm/doc directory it says "ASxxxx Cross Assemblers, Version 1.1, June 1990. Submitted by Alan R. Baldwin, Kent State University". I guess that's your answer. Let me know a better route to follow for the assembler/linker please. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) Another question: _which_ cross-assembler does it use? The one based on the ASXXXX cross-assembler (the so-called "Baldwin assembler") or another one? There are some bogosities that I know about with the ASXXXX cross-assembler/ linker. It's (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) Ken's comments made me look at it again: Gcc-2.6.3+HC11 now compiles fine for me on Solaris 2.5, but I know I had trouble compiling it on Red Hat Linux 5.2. I would go back and check that configuration one more time but for the fact that I now (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | GP2D02 and the expansion bd
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I currently use the HB with the Polaroid 6500. I'm considering the expansion board and Barry Brouillette's GP2D02 routines for IR ranging. these routines interfere with the timing of the sonar.c routines or for that matter any other time critical (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | expansion board of rug warrior
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Hi all, I have installed an expansion board on rug warrior. Do I need to download/include any specific library for it or it will work fine with previous libraries of Rug Warrior. Thanks Regards Javaid Iqbal (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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Great, everything I need is there, thanks a lot. ---...--- (...) what (...) nice (...) to (...) student (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | H-board/Expansion board seperate battery question.
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Hello everyone... I have an expansion board attached and working just fine on my Handy board and wish to accomplish the following... Create a separate power source of 12v, using a small 2-4 amp hour rechargeable battery from radio shack, to the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Friends, i need the most simple circuit for the conection of the hc11, thanks. ___...___ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at (URL) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) I'm extrememly surprised. It was sort of a no-brainer when I did it and I've never had a problem on any number of weird systems. Please keep us updated. --Ken (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) At the above link. That one appears to be an HC11 emulator with some nice features. I haven't played with it much yet. I think it might be able to single-step on the target machine also? Go look at the link above, and then knock of a directory (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) 'Cuz I couldn't get it to compile. I suppose I could have tried some other flavors of Linux, or Solaris, but I'd rather start from something newer, therefore the excitement in finding a new port. (...) Thanks a bunch! I think... Once it is (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help needed!
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(...) Marc, First of all, using IC, or probably any form of programming, takes patience. If you mess around with IC3.2 long enough, you will eventually get it to run. Try messing with port speeds, etc. There is nothing wrong with your Handy Board! (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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Excuse me, but I ' ve already heard this "wookie"...so many times, but what is it ? If it's an reditor, can you say me where can I find a copy ? ---...--- (...) Hornstein <kenh@cmf.nrl.navy.mil>; Dave Yoest <dyoest@splat.gsfc.nasa.gov> (...) set (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Java class libraries for HandyBoard
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Thanks a lot, I was just looking for this. Stefano Falconetti ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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(...) How come you didn't simply use the 2.6.3 cross-compiler? I doubt the optimizer is improved _that_ much for the HC11. (...) It was a while ago, and I don't remember how much of Carlos's work is left. It all had to be converted to the new (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help needed! Additional info
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Hi everybody! Will Bain alerted me that I was using the wrong library files. I've corrected this, but am still having the "board not responding" problem! Any help on this is still very much welcome!! Thanks and best regards, Marc msmkatz@wxs.nl (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Polaroid Sonar Device fried!!!!
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(...) The most common causes would probably be: (1) Not having a transducer hooked up when the ping is initiated; (2) Having the flat flex cable plugged in backwards (you can't trust the stripe to be on the correct side! Make sure pin 1 goes to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help needed!
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MSMKatz wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Marc, I wonder if the hardware is perfectly ok, but you're inadvertently attempting to load the wrong software. I'm not sure where your lib_hs.lis came from or why IC automatically loads it, but I think it might be (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Polaroid Sonar Device fried!!!!
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The C3279 chip ("Q1") on my sonar device fried. I checked the expansion board and it is assembled correctly. I am not sure why it would fry. I added the 0.1uF electrolytic capacitor to C7 position as stated in the sonar.html site and suggeted by an (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Java class libraries for HandyBoard
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Users interested in running Java on HandyBoard can now download demonstration application and a set of library class files at (URL) Gasparik (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help needed!
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Hi, I have assembled my recently bought Handy Board kit and have run into major problems: In paragraph 6.0.5 of the assembly manual, the Handy Board is tested for the microprocessor and memory circuits. After powering up the board and running IC (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handy Board inputs
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Hi Becky, If you are using the HB with the expansion board, you *do* need new library files loaded. Check the web site at: (URL) easiest way to run new library files is to edit lib_hb.lis to include them. To test the HB inputs w/o the expansion (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handy Board inputs
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Hi, my name is Becky Browning. I am currently working on building a robot using the Handy Board. I am having considerable troubles though getting either the digital or analog inputs to work. Right now I have analogs ports 0 and 1 working with (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | analog inputs on expansion board
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Hi, Two questions: 1) When I plug a Lego reflectance sensor into the expansion board it seems to work fine. When I use the angle sensor it seems to work fine. When I plug them in at the same time the angle sensor stops working. No change to the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | GCC 2.8.1 for HC11
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A great link for people doing HC11 work: www.msoe.edu/eecs/ce.../resources Here they have Wookie, a HC11 simulator for Win32, the WinBug11 downloader, a DOS HC11 simulator, AS6811 and ASLINK (relocatable assembler), and something I've sought for a (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HB Memory
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Thanks everybody. (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: [Fwd: Robot Mapping]
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-->Heck, that sounds pretty easy. As long as you know where you start from and you use a cartesian or -->polar form of V=vsub0 + a*t integrated over time, and you are either working in a vacuum or at such low -->velocities that c sub d is (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: [Fwd: Robot Mapping]
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(...) Heck, that sounds pretty easy. As long as you know where you start from and you use a cartesian or polar form of V=vsub0 + a*t integrated over time, and you are either working in a vacuum or at such low velocities that c sub d is negligible, (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | [Fwd: Robot Mapping]
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-- ___...___ Jonathan Pennington -Anthropologist/Geologist -Linux User and Advocate -Bart Simpson Sympathizer Email at jwp(at)awod.com ___...___ (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Robot Mapping
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(...) I've been thinking about this too. The problem as I see it is that without some shaft encoders on the wheels, your robot doesn't really know how far it's moved, and therefore where it is in the map. If you power on the forward motor for 2 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Robot Mapping
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Check this reference out: "Autonomous Agent Map Construction in Unknown Enclosed Environments", Keith L. Doty and Steven L. Seed, Machine Intelligence Lab, DEE, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Chapter 10 of: "Sensors for Mobile Robots, (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help with pointers
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(...) Actually, in 'normal C', to be completely correct you would cast the pointer conversion to show that you really knew what you were doing, like this: p = (char *) &x; Unfortunately, neither the free ware IC nor IC 3.2 support this. Here is (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Robot Mapping
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I would also like to know about this. please cc any info to me too. =) chen (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Sharp GP2D02
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Scott, The reason I wrote mine the way I did was so that I could avoid disabling interrupts for long periods of time. If you don't care about timer interrupts or things like wheel encoders, either program should work fine. My program uses digital 15 (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robot Mapping
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Hello, I am working on an autonomous mobile robot. Which has a sonar and infared sensor incorporated into it. Right now it can avoid objects, by sensing it and backing up and turning. I want my robot to take the information from the sensors and map (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help with pointers
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(...) When you do pointer arithmatic, you work in increments of what the pointer points to. So if you have a pointer to an int, as in the above example, when you add one to it, you actually make it point to the next int, not the next byte or word. (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HB Memory
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Stef, The HB comes with a 32K ram chip addressed at $8000 and above. A fair amount of this space is taken up with the Pcode interpreter if you run Interactive C, but there is still lots of room left for programs. Good luck, Gary Livick (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sharp GP2D02
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I purchased two Sharp GP2D02 infrared sensors from Acroname and downloaded their interface to a Handy Board and Barry Brouilette's interface to the Handy Board. I was wondering which any of you have used and why so I can select one to use on in my (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help with pointers
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Hi all little question: How can I ad a value to a pointer ?? int *px, x; px = &x; px = px + 1; (????? pointing to the lowbyte of x for example) Is it just NOT possible with IC or am I missunderstanding anything ???? Thanks for any help. -- Thomas (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB Memory
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Excuse me, I have not yet my hb and I'd like to know how much memory has it (max size). Thanks Stefano Falconetti (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Simtek part #
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In response to the requests I've had on a part # for the Simtek memory. I tried the: STK15C88 W45 (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Little more info on the Simtek mem chips
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I did a little more playin last nite with the Simtek mem chips. Whether or not the Mem chips will save memory depends on a few things. If I am powering the HB with the serial/charger line and unplug it, the Simtek chips will hold their memory. If I (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Source Of GP2DO2
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Hi all, I am located in Sydney. I want to buy some IR detector GP2DO2 (sharp). These are not available in Australia. Can any body give me a reference of any stockiest located in USA, who can send me these detectors. I will be highly obliged. Regards (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: help with ICC11
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(...) Hi Gary, I haven't used ICC with the HB but I do use it with the miniboard. I've had good luck with dlm which I believe is available from the HB site. Karl Lunt (who wrote the brilliant SBasic compiler for the 6811) has a version of motorola's (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Simtek memory
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(...) [short snip] Problem is the Simtek chip needs a few (...) Bruce, they *do* work well. I haven't had to add any caps. I just plugged it in and it worked 8^]. And they don't collide with the LCD or exp. board like the Dallas battery backed (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: help with ICC11
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I'm using win98 an ICC11. I was unable to get ICC11 to communicate with my handybaord. I instead used hbdl to download the output (s19 file) from ICC11 to my handyboard. This worked without problems. My biggest problem was that in my project I (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | help with ICC11
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I have an expanded Handy Board, and version 5.0 of the ImageCraft C Compiler. I am running Windows 98. Setting up to talk to the Handy Board is a bit of an obstacle for me. Has anyone done it with the ICC11 compiler, or is there a site someone knows (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Simtek memory
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A few weeks ago Duncan Orthner mentioned the Simtek memory chips on the HB newsgroup. They sounded like a good idea so i tried them. They work very well. But..... The HB may need a little modification to make them work rite. When the HB is powered, (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: PWM and executing 2 function at the same time
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(...) Umm, not sure which 'pulses' you're refering to. How are you generating the pulses and what are they for? Do you mean the PWM going to the motor drivers? The HB can generate lots of different pulses 8^] and for question 2, i mean is (...) try: (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: PWM and executing 2 function at the same time
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thanz Duncan for your advice. but for question 1, what i mean was to count the number of pulses generated without any external device. what i am asking is to count the number of pulses internally. and for question 2, i mean is there any command to (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Sonar Recentering Question
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Great idea! Thanks. Ross Tonkens Ted Mylenbusch (...) RMT (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Sonar Recentering Question
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Just a suggestion but you could mount a Hall effect sensor somewhere near a rotating rounded part on the cage and glue a small piece of magnet to the rounded part. You could look for the pulse on a digital input. This way it would not add much (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sonar Recentering Question
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I've rigged up a rotating cage holding the Polaroid 6500 transducer at the front of one of my bots. Every time I turn on the handy board, I'd like the software to begin by centering the transducer facing forward. I've rigged a micro motor to a bevel (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Polaroid sonar device
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I had similar problems until I installed the .1uF capacitor at C7 on the sonar board as mentioned in the documentation for the use of the sonar device with the expnsion board. Edgar Leatherman, another handy board afficianado, was kind enough to (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Polaroid sonar device
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Hello. I attempted to use the polaroid sonar device which is plugged into my expansion board on my handy board. I loaded the sonar.c file from the handy board web site using IC. When I called the routines in the sonar.c I got a "tick" sound and an (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: PWM and executing 2 function at the same time
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hi everybody, i am trying to ask 2 questions. question 1: is there any way to count the no of pulse generate by the handyboard? question 2: can i execute 2 function at the same time?(eg. testdigitals() and testanalogs() at the same time) with (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Battery Change
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At 04:38 AM 3/21/99 +0800, you wrote: They also fit exactly (...) I use NiMh batteries with my HB. Works fine, but I would be careful charging them. Supposedly these batteries require special charge circuits, but I've always found a slight (<150mA) (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Battery Change
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Dear Guys, It just so happens that I remembered that I have four old but still is good condition Ni-MH battery packs from an old cellphone, each pack is rated at 4.8V and 600mAh and the weight of all four of them is just about 75% the weight of the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | more serial problems
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I finally got the serial communications working--thanks for the help. However, I can't get IC up to speed--I'm getting very few bytes through at 9600 bps. I was talking to another team that is working on the same application, and they said they have (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Fwd: (OT) Robotics Engineer
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-- MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-ID: <0_921929128@inet_ou...aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Content-Length: 2010 (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | (OT) Robotics Engineer
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Hello Everyone, I received the following e-mail from a student and since I'm not employed in this field I thought there might be someone on the list that could respond. Please send your e-mail address directly to me so that I may forward it. Thanks (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help with Serial Ports, Please !!!
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Hello, I'm trying to port some working Qbasic code to Tcl8.08 (NT4.0), so I can embed it into the tcl-httpd, and make a robotic application controllable from the web (with the Tcl plug-in), but I'm having a hard time configuring the serial port (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | new intranet ip
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the new address for the intranet site is (URL) going to the old address will be redirected to this new one. Hopefully, this will resolve some of the login issues. Regards, mark williamson (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Unsubscribe
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Unsubscribe Handyboard List (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: wireless connection
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please reply to me too about this! thanx =) chen (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Using the DC to DC converter
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(...) Yes, P=VI. When the Specification sheet says the converter can source 1W, they mean at most 1 Watt. When your sensor says it consumes 35mA, this is again the max and only if the 12V is supplied. If less than 12V is supplied it will probably (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Using the DC to DC converter
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Hi, I intend to use a 5V source battery going thru a DC to DC converter to get a 12V source. Then this 12v will connect to my diffuse sensor which operrate at 12V. The sensor's current consumption maximum is 35mA. If the output Watt of the DC-DC (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Moutor Output Circuit
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It seems we fried our motor output circuit quite nicely. We've replaced the L293D chips and we replaced the 74HC374 with the 74HC374E that came with our expansion board. Seemed to clear up a few issues, but both LED's are coming on for a couple of (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: help please
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Compatible substitutions for: Digikey# P6305 6.3v 470uF NICHICON Aluminum Axial General Purpose Miniature VX Series Capacitance Value: 470 µF Capacitance Tolerance: ± 20% Capacitance Range: 376.00 µF to 564.00 µF DC Voltage: 6.3v DC Temperature (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial communications
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I'm using a Windows PC to try to communicate with the handy board using the posted serial routines (using the pcode port). I can't get a single character to go through successfully. My receive routine is set to display to the LCD as it receives (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robotics Computers bargain.
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Hi all, I just found a great deal on a computer that I'm going to use to program my Handyboards with. If I can, I'm going to try to hook up this PC to the Handyboard to use on a larger mobile robot. Here's what I found: Dauphin (sp?) pen based (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | help please
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Digi-Key told me that the mini axial 'lytic part #P6305 was obsolete. What part can I use instead? Has anyone had this happen? also, my last message "help on obsolete part" had the wrong part i meant the P6305 from digi-key. -Jon (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Interrupt Driven Binary programs
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did you try checking for the linefeed problem in your ICB file? please see teh FAQ about this: (URL)If I want to install an interrupt driven binary file to the handy board, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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If I want to install an interrupt driven binary file to the handy board, do I have to place it in the "system interrupt" that runs at 1000Htz? Can I use the clock on the 6811? I want to sample an event running above 1000Htz, is this possible? Bellow (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR Proximity Detector
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In looking over the contributed items on the Handyboard site, I came across the 16 channel IR Proximity detector. Has anyone constructed this or something similar and done any work on attaching it to the Handyboard? If so, can you provide more (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Help on obsolete part.
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Are you sure it is no longer available?? There are more than a few substitutions available to you. For nstance, Kemet manufactures appropriate tantalum capacitor substitutions. There are a few that would meet your needs. Lets look at an appropriate (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | P6305 is obsolete?
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Digi-Key told me that the mini axial 'lytic part #P6305 was obsolete. What part can I use instead? Has anyone had this happen? also, my last message "help on obsolete part" had the wrong part i meant the P6305 from digi-key. -Jon (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | help on obsolete part
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I tried to order the tantalum part #P2011-ND from Digi-Key and they said it has been obsolete. Does anyone know what I can use instead? Has anyone had this problem?? -Jon (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | LISP
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Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to use Lisp with the handy board. If not, how would you call lisp programs from c and visa versa. I appreciate your help, Faris Gammoh gammof@rpi.edu (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help me, simulator
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There is a cheap simulator for 68HC11 family. I didn´t test it. It cost $25. Its URL: (URL) Gentile Departamento de Electronica. Facultad de Ingenieria. UNR. Rosario Argentina ......... (...) aldo@lacapital.com.ar (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: INTERACTIVE C AND THE .ICB COMPILER
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Russell You are making a mistake in you addressing-mode. You do a: STAB TFLG1,X, where TFLG1 = $1023 and you initialise X=#$1000 The assembler gets confused and generates bogus output, including a warning. You need to set TFLG1 EQU $23. You need to (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Are E9's compatible with HB?
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I have a line on a bunch of MC68HC11E9's and I was wondering if these were compatible with the HB. Any help would be great! STEVE ___...___ Steve Wall Sir Sandford Fleming college Swall@flemingc.on.ca (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | INTERACTIVE C AND THE .ICB COMPILER
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Hello, My problem lies with the downloading of a constructed .icb file created for the .icb compiler from Newton Labs. I have written a .asm file and compiled it using the web page (URL) The code compiles successfully and when I copy the associated (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 0.1 MF capacitor"104" help
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(...) Normally capacitors with values less than 1uF will not have a polarity. They can go in either way. (...) Doesn't matter. I try to make all the labels face the same way when I build a board. It makes things look better, but it is only for (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 0.1 MF capacitor"104" help
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How do you tell what is the negative on the cap labelled "104" both sides look the same. please help does the label go in towards the max232 or out towards the edge? ___...___ Steve Wall Sir Sandford Fleming college Swall@flemingc.on.ca (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | wireless connection
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| | wireless connection
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| | Re: Shaft-Encoders
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Hi, It's very interesting to use mouse QUADRIC encoders for HB as shaft encoders? If anybody make this in hardware? If so, may you give a links? ===...=== -----Original Message----- From: Max Davies <mdavies@CAM.ORG> (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Help me, simulator
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Hello Apreciate group of handy board Anyone can help me to recomend me some free very good simulator of the 68HC11 microcontroller, I apreciate very much your help, also the internet address where I can obtain it. with my best regards Carlos J. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Good source for Lego Technic parts?
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Certain items, most notably motors, are *significantly* cheaper than Pitsco if you order them through the LEGO shop-at-home catalog (1-800-453-4652). If you are ordering for an educational instititution and if you ask the shop-at-home people, you (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Shaft-Encoders
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(...) An old broken mouse is an excellent source for stuff like that. Perhaps even buying a new really really cheap one makes sense, just so you can scavenge it's parts. Just open one up to see. (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Good source for Lego Technic parts?
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Hi Steve. one more suggestion for lego parts... Pitsco only advertises a limited number of part kits on their web site. Did you check out their Dacta catalog? In the back there are several pages of specific part kits (i.e. gears, individual motors, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Shaft-Encoders
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Hi, Does someone have a good and cheap source for optical shaft encoders (or only the encoder disks) ? thanks, Simon (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I actually use a NVRAM memory of Dallas company in place of 62256 and extern battery. I Want to replace in the same socket for a little pcb with 16 K rom and 16 K ram. I want to know how to do that? Its´s posible? I will need other IC to decode (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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