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(...) Only way I can figure is to talk to the Linux uC project people at: (URL) they don't have a working version for the 68HC11. The thing about a microcontroller is that it's so different from an intel or alpha- based microprocessor (really any (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | COMPLETED ROBOT FOR SALE
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COMPLETED ROBOT NEEDS GOOD HOME: $600.00 or best offer. (Spayed/neutered and has all its shots) I HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE VIA E-MAIL (OFF LIST) IF INTERESTED.... Completed, fully assembled robot for sale that incorporates the following components: 1 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Linux for the HandyBoard
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Friends- Is there any way to get a Linux kernel onto the HB? -phil (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: PCB Design tools?
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I searched the net for the best free PCB design software about eight months ago, someone from this list recommended Eagle, it turned out to be the best, very easy to use and quit powerful. It would definitely be worth your time to check it out, the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: "Error Synchronizing with the board" message
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Hi, I had such a problem with another contollerboard. First the download was successful. The a started IC and it runs well. Suddenly the same message ("Error Synchronizing with the board") was displayed on the monitor. My problem was a loose (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: EE RF question
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Yes, that is what I'm trying to do. I think that this would eliminate interferance. Though the price is tethered operation. I guess it doesn't really have to be a coax. It can just be an RCA A/V cable right? Or how about a single wire! ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Fischer Technik parts
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Yup, I've boughten from Timberdoodle, and I believe their prices are a bit cheaper than most places, and yeah their service is better than most. --phil -----Original Message----- From: Mihalka, Michael <MihalkaM@marshallcenter.org> To: (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: EE RF question
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Pherd, It sounds as though he is planning on patching the output of a RF transmitter to the input of a RF receiver. 73's, Jose -----Original Message----- From: FThompson9@aol.com <FThompson9@aol.com> To: handyboard@media.mit.edu (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR sensors
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To blink LEDs at 40khz, you could try using the 555 timer. Radio Shack carries the 555 timer chip, a little booklet explaining how to use it, and any external components you need. In addition to the 555 chip, you'll just need three resistors and a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR sensors
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I've been using the Miniboard to send and receive IR messages among other things. I find that the board is right on the edges of being fast enough to generate the 40KHz carrier and thus, I don't use it that way. Rather, I use the Miniboard to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: EE RF question
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(...) I'm not to clear on what you are describing here. Generally speaking I would say yes, you can slap a piece of coax in without too much loss of function. But you really need to know what type of antenna your feeding, the radio's frequency, the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Fischer Technik parts
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Different places depending on where you live. If you live in the US, one place where you can buy many sets is www.timberdoodle.com (a home schooling site but extremely nice people). Otherwise try the mailorder parts service at www.knobloch-gmbh.de. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Fischer Technik parts
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(...) I have several of the sensor and walking robot kits for sale (unopened... brand new.. etc). They are identical to the ones you see at www.RobotStore.com only with a different box design. If you are interested, please contact me and maybe we (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | New GCC-HC11 Compiler Patch (Aug 3, 1999)
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Announcing the latest patch to the gcc-2.8.1 compiler to add an HC11 compile target. The latest patches were submitted to me by Dean Huxley. I finished incorporating his fixes and the readme changes this morning at 1am. Changes include Pragma fixes (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Fischer Technik parts
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Where would one purchase Fischer Technik parts? (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR sensors
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I have both a miniboard and a Handy board. I have recently purchased some Sharp 40mhz IR detectors to use with these boards. I have very little knowledge of electronics and don't know how to flash the IR LED at a rate that the detectors will need. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | EE RF question
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Hi! If you have an RF Transmitter and Reciever with Antennas, can you detach the antennas and just connect a co-ax cable between them? I'm guessing this would reduce the noise and interferance to a minumum. Is this right? ---...--- ericson mar (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Brand New Gleason Research Handyboard For Sale
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I've just bought a new handyboard, and realized that i'm way over my head trying to build a robot. All i've done so far is perform some software tests to ensure the the handy board & the expeansion board work. I've got one brand new Gleason Research (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vision on HB
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Anyone tried using a CCD camera vision system on the handy board ? If so how did you go about doing it , hardware , software, wise?Sample code would be great:) Thanx, Alex Stewart (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IC code site
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Update: Things have been really slow so far. I've added the two functions that I've gotten off the list to the archive. I'll be entering code fragments from "Mobile Robots" later in the week. If there are other books out there with IC or easily (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Any one have experence in robotic vision?
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This really isnt a HB question but >>>> Have been reading a few vision books , thay all have formaulas and examples etc but none of them help you with actual code , my actual question is does any one have some example vision code in C or anything? (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Noise on the handy board
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Fred and handyboard experts, I have assembled two handyboards and I am now helping 15 other people build theirs at San Jose State University. I found a problem on the first two I build that I belive causes the Sharp GP2D02 not to work. The school (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Millisecond timing
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(...) See the Polaroid sonar code (from the HB web site) for an example of how to measure timing signals on the TIC3 channel. You initialize with: bit_set( 0x1009, 0x30 ); /* ddrd */ bit_set( 0x1021, 1 ); /* at tctl2, */ bit_clear( 0x1021, 2 ); /* (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Millisecond timing
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The clock speed on the Handy Board runs at 2 Mhz, which is plenty fast enough for most things IF you run the right code. IC, used in its C implementation is too slow to catch anything at 1 ms reliably. However, there are a few simple work arounds. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Millisecond timing
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I recently bought a Handy Board to use in acquiring time measurements varying by one millisecond. The Handy Board has a clock speed of 2kHz, therefore it should be able to measure down to one half millisecond. What I have found however is that the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Can't bootstrap! & IR reflective sensors help
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After assembling my own handyboard (ugh), and everything was (supposedly) solded OK, i tried to put the handyboard in bootstrap mode. But i get no results... i tested the stop button and it works fine (i compared with the OTHER handyboard i had)... (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reading Serial Port
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David Boosalis <dboosalis@mail.arc.nasa.gov> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly: (...) "Use The Source, Luke". Check the source code of the downloader in the Unix port of Interactive C. (...) I think you want 9600, not 921kbaud (unless (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Dead handyboard?
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(...) Antistatic bags are conductive, right? You might have shorted the power to the ground via the bag itself, thereby killing your battery. Once a NiCad cell shorts, then it will can a large amount of current from a charger, possibly killing off a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Dead handyboard?
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My hb was working fine, I took it on a trip in an antistatic bag. When I took it out of the bag, the battery was completely drained. But as soon as I started to charge it, one of the resistors burned up. So I tried charging it via the interface (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sharp GP2D12
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Hi all, I want to use the GP2D12 distance measuring sensor with my handyboard. Does anybody know the pinout details for the three pins? Thanks, Thomas (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sharp GP2D12
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| | Re: R: Reading Serial Port
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also remember that at 9600 baud or higher, you may not see the flashing of the serial LEDs. try setting the baud rate to 300 or even 110 if you're doing visual-flash debugging. fred In your message you said: (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reading Serial Port
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It isn't hanging, it's a blocking read until it recieves some specified number of characters. You can use a non blocking read by specifying O_NONBLOCK, in which case read() will return immediately. The Linux serial programming HOWTO is very good, I (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | R: Reading Serial Port
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You can try Java comm API, under linux too. (If you want to use java ... :-) Stefano ---...--- | Da: David Boosalis <dboosalis@mail.arc.nasa.gov> | A: handyboard mailist <handyboard@media.mit.edu> | Oggetto: Reading Serial Port | Data: 29 July 1999 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Reading Serial Port
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This is not really a HB question, but I am hoping someone here has experience in it anyway. My question is in how do you read the Serial port under Linux. The Linux HOWTO's give an example, which I show below. What happens is that it hangs on the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial line output
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Just started to learn how to use my new HB. In going through the IC manual I could not find any routines for writing to the serial port. Does anybody have a good example on how to write "hello world" to the serial port, and have the attached (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: submersible, ballast, depth sensor
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Hi all, Seeing notes about the sub and all, I thought I shall share some info. I know this list is purely for HB enthusiasts and forgive me if this does not interest you. The reason I got involved in HB was when I planned to use HB for a Aerial (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Linking HB with UART
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Recently , i am trying to use HB as the controller for a Remote control project . However , i have yet to figure out how to make the HB take in a 8 bit digital signal from the UART?Is there any circuit require to execute the describe function? i am (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: submersible, ballast, depth sensor
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There is a whole community of Radio Control submariners who have extensive experience that you could make use of. If you want it to act like a true submarine with diving planes etc. you should definitely use their knowledge base. It is much harder (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: submersible, ballast, depth sensor
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(...) Yes. You missed the "with a hole at the bottom connected to the water" which means that water comes in as you move the air to the reservoir. And this means reducing the effective volume of the submersible but keeping its weight. Just the same (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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