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Hi Ed -- it *could* be that the desktop you're using isn't set up right to download to the HB's. do you have a known good HB you can use to test the download? alternately, there are some serial line debug instructions at (...) does not boot (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am currently using my parallel port for the same application. I am not sure how specific your question was, but the output voltage is 5Vdc. However, remember that this is a logic level which means it will not give not give you more than ~20mA ( I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Has anyone tried Jini on HandyBoard? If so, Can anyone send the links for those websites ? Thanks Kalyan Mulampaka Software Engineer e Information Services ___...___ (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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wow,i've just had a look at the site and I have to say it sounds very good. When I get some holidays I'll have a look at porting some ic code across and see what I can make happen :-) Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Gasparik (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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For those who are interested, the Java VM Beta 2 has been released. Major improvements include: - garbage collection - floating point - demo applications for HB with and without expansion board (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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In C you can use the functions outport and inport, and the paralell port has TTL levels (5 V.). Bye Jose Luis ----- Original Message ----- From: Mar, Ericson <ericson.mar@csfb.com> To: 'Jaron' <j.paludanus@cable.a2000.nl>; Peter <eacmen@att.net>; (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Its Easy to do in pascal as well as C++ using the PORT[address] command. Ive used It before to control external devices. A normal parralell pot has 8 outputs D0 - 7 and a few lines that you can use as inputs (not sure which ones though?) The port (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Yeah! You're right! I've seen it done in Basic so I would assume C++ has a function. But, I don't remeber wether they are at 12V or 5V. (?) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Isn't your parallel port itself what you want? I always understood that it could be reached (coded) quite easily? That should give you 7 channels! ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter <eacmen@att.net> To: Handy Board Mailing List (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I disassembled quite some (lego) models, I also use differential steering. I position the wheels like most models on a square (so width and length of wheel base is equal). Funny thing about a square is that a circle can be drawn from the middle (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Sorry about this mess below -- this only applies to people reading the HB list via the LUGNET server. The message below was auto-posted by the server when the new newsgroup (which is being gatewayed with the mailing list) was created. I forgot to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(This was a special message posted by the LUGNET server to the hb newsgroup, and subsequently echoed back out to the hb mailing list. The gateway preparations are about 98% complete. Still a few loose ends to nail down.) --Todd (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, Has someone tried a four wheel robot base using diferential traction?, I'm making this question because I'm not sure of the tree wheel configuration, in the last base that I made, the caster wheel has ever maked some bad influence in the robot (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Peter, There are quite a few different products such as that. The two I use are: PicoScope & PicoLogger - (URL) - By TiePie Engineering (URL) Is there a device that connects to a computers COM or Parallel port that (...) Charles Hacker Lecturer in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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We've assembled two handy boards up to the point where we are testing the downloader. In section 6.0.6 of the assembly guide, it says "If the download process appears to go correctly, but then the Handy Board does not boot with the Interactive C (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Welcome to lugnet.robotics.handyboard, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.robotics.handyboard (group): Focused discussion group for the Handy Board device: distribution of information of any sort about obtaining, debugging, or using (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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You can try some IO cards. I don't know of any that connect to the ports but I know most can plug into ISA/PCI ports and have programmable I/O ports taht can be used by various differnt languages. I remeber somthing in the lines of "PC Systems (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Is there a device that connects to a computers COM or Parallel port that can measure voltage, on different channels. All I need is a digital input like the HB. So if there is a signal it would report true and if there is no signal then it would (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, Sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday. It sounds like you need to tune your radio modules. It could be your transmitter, receiver or both. If you don't have a function generator to create an input square wave for testing, you could try to get (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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