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Daniel: Yes I am running two handy boards with 62256LP-10 's that I have stripped from a scrap controller board of some sort. They work just fine. Total cost $0.99 plus effort to desolder them from the board. Regards, Bart Schrijver. ___...___ (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Umar: This may sound trivial to others, but here is what I think you should do. When a new handyboard is switched on without any software loaded that drives the LCD display, you should see the first line fully dark and the second line light. So (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am assembling a handyboard, and am at stage 6.0.4, where I plug in my LCD screen for the first time. When I turn the handy board on, instead of getting the dimly lit arrays, I get a top array that is strongly lit, and bottom array that is lightly (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Did you mean Interactive C manual? Just a thought, Duncan (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) TI has a *very* liberal sample policy. Visit: www.ti.com and do a part search, then order online. Cheers, Duncan (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Where can I get the best IC manual there is? ___...___ Steve Wall Sir Sandford Fleming college Swall@flemingc.on.ca (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Gray's List is pretty good. Gives you all known links to the semiconductor manufacturers, from which you can usually obtain data sheets in PDF format, or at least get contact info for the company and request databooks. (URL) Mills, WE7U (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Did you initialize them? You have to issue the initialization command to turn them on. init_expbd_servos(ON) (where ON=1) init_expbd_servos(OFF) (where OFF=0) turns them off Then give the servo a positioning command. servo(x) = y (where x is servo (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Did you try something like init_servo0(1) {I'm not sure I got the syntax correctly}. It enables the specifice servo output to function. ---...--- ericson mar Robotics Consultant mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of Mechanical Engineering The (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anybody know how to get the expansions board servo outputs to work. I tried calling the function but I'm not sure if I have the correct programs loaded into the handyboard. (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Here is an nice summary of a variety of wireless data products: (URL) have used metricom modems to control robots and have had good success with them. They are not terribly inexpensive but work well and have a link budget sufficient to cover (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anybody know where I can get the Texas Instrument TL851CN and SN28784N chips. I found some on the web but I had to order 50 of them at 3$ a piece. Does this mean that I have to order the Polaroid 6500 Ranging Module for 34$ through Acroname. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all, Thank you for all of your kind help in the past. Here is another question that I hope is worthy of your time... I have a motion sensor purchased from Acroname (Eltec, I forget the part number). It works, as I had written a small program (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I'm looking for a radio modem or something like that, does anyone know where one -not very expensive- can be found ? Thanks Stefano (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Tuesday, 15th day of June, 1999, 12:41 AM, EST. Bart, You are right, but I also heard that HB is designed to take care of reverse emf WITHOUT a induction coil. The board is protected. -Satish. ---...--- Fortune cookie for the mail...generated (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Denn: If I am not mistaken, and please correct me if I am wrong (anybody), but I think the inductor is in the circuit to protect the NiCd battery pack and rest of circuit against possible reverse electro-mechanical induction by the DC motors. Motor (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I see the HB circuit and found the 1uH that connect the GND Batteries and GND. I want to know the purpose of this inductor. Can I replace it with other value or not use it . Thanks (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Just configure your Hyper terminal to use dirrect connection to COM 1 or 2 instead of the modem! (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thank you mat for your advice. But i coudn't under stand what should i do with the dial-up that is required for the hiperterminal connection. With out establishing a conection i can't use hyper terminal i guss. Could you please give some detailed (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Question about interrupt driven serial port input queue available for testing
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raj, I assume you could use windoze Hyper-terminal. Matt -----Original Message----- From: raj k <robo_helpmate@yahoo.com> To: handyboard@media.mit.edu <handyboard@media.mit.edu> Date: 13 June 1999 00:35 Subject: Question about interrupt driven (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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