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Hi Does anybody know about a electronic or robotic store at L.A. (Los Angeles).? And the Address. Please Thanks Daniel ---...--- " `BETTER´ IS THE ENEMY OF `GOOD ENOUGH´" ---...--- (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I'm not sure how "signatures" work, but maybe one could be added to every handyboard message reminding people of the proper procedure on how to take themselves off the mailing list? Just a suggestion! Dave (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Sir, Please take from the list. Thanks for all, Jorge (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: External Motor Power Problems
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At 08:50 PM 5/21/99 -0700, Bill Denzel wrote: What (...) Looking at the schematic for the motor driver circuit at: (URL) the 'HC04 and the '374 are implicated. Do all the other functions of the HB work? Duncan (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all, I modified my HB to except the external motor source. After downloading a test program to see if all the ports worked, I found that only one motor port now works. There is the possibility that I shorted out other chips, but I am sure that (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Sir, I don;t wished to be in the list anymore. Thanks ! Rgds, Linnar (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Does anybody know about a electronic or robotic store at L.A. (Los Angeles).? And the Address. Please Thanks Daniel ---...--- " `BETTER´ IS THE ENEMY OF `GOOD ENOUGH´" ---...--- (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Why would you get flamed? it's just a conformal coating. they do it a lot in the military. It *IS* possible to fix a circuit board that's been protected in this way; when I was in the Navy one of the schools I went to was in microminiature (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I'll get flamed for this, but I once dipped a board for an underwater robot in that liquid plastic stuff. It's at hardware stores, used for dipping wrench handles and stuff to make them more comfortable and electrically insulated. I held the (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Nope, That's in Norther California... Just a quick 6 hour drive though :-) --Mike (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) The Mondotronics Robot Store (www.robotstore.com) is located in San Rafael. Is that near LA? -- Will "been to California once" Bain (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, I have not done anything with my Miniboard for quite some time but I believe what you are seeing is just the basic lighting due to the fact that there is nothing programmed. You need to put it in bootstrap mode and download the proper files (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am not sure if it is bad form to ask questions about the MiniBoard here on the HandyBoard list so I'll try keep it short. I am building my first MB, have completed assembly, visually scanned for any shorts, applied power (9V battery) and got the (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I have encountered of all things a gas grill which is controlled by a microcontroller of unknown origins. This contoller has bit the bullet and the grill vendor no longer supports it b/c they are out of business. The controller has 7 digital user (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello (Bonjour en anglais) I'm looking to use the freeware version on ic on a linux box with an F1 board. I've got the source for Pcode-2.81, IC-Unix, and as11. I have three questions that just *may* be answerable here (it's worth a shot). My first (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all.... I am currently trying to implement some level of shaft encoding/motor control on the handy board. I am using the shaft encoder software available on the H board site. I am currently using the "slow" version, as the top velocity reading (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Guten Tag (hello in german) Yes, i think the book is a good way to learn a lot about robots. The software in the book is properly to use with the HB. I´m using the HB-Board too - and it makes a lot of fun ! Tschau and greetings from germany Bernd (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I modified the sencoder() routines to work with quad encoders and a direction decoding IC. the encoder_counts now returns the correct count. I removed the velocity variable from the routine as well. I think I changed encoder routines 2 and 4 and (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Annunghasimniga( hello in Korean)? Could you introduce me a kind of reference book for the application of Handy Board to robot making? I noticed that MOBILE ROBOTS written by Joseph L. Jones, Bruce A. Seiger, and Anita M. Flyn was done for Rug (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Konnichiwa !! I am currently using the shaft encoder drivers of handy and it works fine, until I implemented a PID (Position Control). I need to check the direction of my mobot. Which means that - if it goes backward, I need to decrease the count (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Robert, There is a file icmain.pdf which gives detailed information about IC. It should be available at the MIT site. Also html pages at the MIT sites should be containing the same information. The data given is specific to IC only and not to (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Robert, I found what I consider to be a better copy of the IC manual( with lots of examples) at Rice University's (URL) is a lot of good stuff in this site. Check it out ! ciao Marco (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Memory Questions
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HI, I just have a few questions for the experts, approximately how many lines of code can the handyboards memory hold? I want to know so I have a scope of how big a program can be written to it. Also I read in the mobile robotics book that it is (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Scott, any 2x16 character display with the 1x14 pinout will work, although the display may end up oriented the wrong way. ie. away from the HB (if you see what I mean). The hitachi chip is a standard interface, but some of the displays have a (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I am new to this and am in need of some help ~ I have a project due in school that requires the use of a 6811 microprocessor ~ and controlled by assembly language ~ I have no problem with the hardware ~ the assembly langage ~ or the understaning (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I remember seeing messages about the LCD for Hitachi no longer being available, but I have seemed to have misplaced them. Does anybody know what the substitution for for it is? And will I need to reverse any pins? Also is there a substitution for (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello there. This message is in Response to Eduardo's and Daniel's Questions. Are you guys remembering to put the HandyBoard in bootstrap Download mode and burn the Board with the "Config0c.s19" file? Let me know what you have tried to get it to (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I agree with Gary Livick, the best way to learn is by doing. My first program on the handyboard just displayed a message on the screen. My second program was to plug a couple of different resistors into the analog ports and print out the different (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Monday, 17th day of May, 1999, 01:15 PM, EST. Is the HB protected from back EMF from miniture DC motors? -Satish. ---...--- Fortune cookie for the mail...generated automatically by the server. Worst Vegetable of the Year: The brussels sprout. This (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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---...--- Fortune cookie for the mail...generated automatically by the server. To understand this important story, you have to understand how the telephone company works. Your telephone is connected to a local computer, which is in turn connected to (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello Robert, Besides other general C books, you can consult Interactive-C User's Guide from the following site. It gives you a clear explanation of basic C issue in addition of programming Interactive-C on Handyboard system. (URL) it helps. Best (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Bob, I have been using IC for a couple of years, with no prior experience in C. IC is a very small subset of C, as I've learned by studying ANSI C in the last few weeks. The full bore language is a challenge to learn, although you can do it on (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi,hi,hi is anybody there?.. please help us, we are just at one step of receiving the message of the interactive c on tht lcd of the handy board ,after downloading the pcode_hb.s19, what sould we do. Does anybody knows a substitute for the (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I have no direct experience, but I asked around about small, precise linear actuators. Oriel, Aerotech and Newport are among the companies that have catalogs full of such items. I don't have contact info, but I'm sure a search of the internet (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Dear Fred: I am having problems driving stepping motors off the handyboard. I have not found much on steppers and handy board except for the code found on Peter Harrison's page, but I cannot get it to work with IC 3.1. Can you tell me where I can (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello list, Beyond the handyboard I have little need for C and I'm not very good at it. Is there any one book that would be of particular value for this case? That is all I want to do is learn enough to program the handyboard. I bought several books (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) The Sharp GP1U5x series. Of course, this is the same manufacturer, so you may still have the same problem... Duncan (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am in the downloading step on building a HandyBoard, I use the windows Handyboard download program, to download the pcode_hb.s19 file. All the process looks right, but in the Handyboard nothing happends. What can I do? Is it the 32k memory? Does (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I propose you to review technical specification of "light servo" system for RC airplane of following web site. (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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This is more of a general question about the size and resolution of stepper motors and linear actuators. Basically, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with very small high resolution actuators. I am trying to find out if stepper motors on (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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