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Hi all, I hope you can help me with this: I am trying to get the talkeree installed on eeprom and when i use these commands ms $1035 0 eeprom $b600 $b7ff eeprom erase loads talkeree $b600 verf talkeree The verifying goes wrong. It bassically tells (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: please delete "Pretty Park.exe"
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Hi - If you got it from a chineese named person it may not have been 'spam'. We got it at work and it wiped out one of our guy's computer completely. I got it from a somewhat familiar sounding name (chineese) but erased it last night because I knew (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Where is dl for unix?
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(...) Another note regarding this: The dl that I'm using is an a.out version rather than an elf executable, and I quite often need to use it on a Red Hat 6.x version of Linux. Red Hat 6.0 and later doesn't have a.out support running automatically, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: pcode for 20x4 LCD
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(...) I think that i can help you. I do have the data sheets of the 'OPTREX DOT MATRIX LCD MODULE' It contains 47 pages,but i can filter the most interesting ones out for you,especially the ones on how to program the full 80 characters + the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | pcode for 20x4 LCD
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I picked up the 20x4 LCD at bgmicro, and it works fine. I have pcode for 20x2 successfully running, simply by re-compiling with the LCD_COLS set to 20. Does anyone have the mods required to support all 4 lines of the display? It looks to be beyond (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Where is dl for unix?
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they're in the IC distribution tar file. see the link for Unix versions at (URL) fred. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | decoupling capacitors
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If i'm not going to use a separate power supply for the motors, it is advisable to use decoupling capacitors, right? what type of capacitors, what's its ratings (10uF or 1uF or?), and between which terminals should i connect it to? please reply (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Where is dl for unix?
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Hi, I need to get the dl program to load the bootstrap code on my handyboard. I seem to remember that it used to live on the handyboard site with the contribution code, but I've pretty much had a look everywhere and could not find it. Anyone knows (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | please delete "Pretty Park.exe"
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hi everyone, some bozo sent us spam with a virus on it. make sure to delete "Pretty Park.exe". i'm reporting the spam. it's a little confusing 'cause in the copy we received, it doesn't have handyboard@media as a destination anywhere. if spam (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: servo control
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Kah, Reply to 1. Go to the HB site and under the software FAQ "IC Won't Load my ICB Files", download the 'i2u.exe' file and use it to strip the CTRL-M from your files. See if this helps. Good luck, (...) Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | memory
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a quick simple question: if i have to reload the pcode_hb.s19, do i need to delete the one which is currently on there? i tried reloading the file without deleting the old one but it said that the port cannot be opened. is that a connection problem? (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | servo control
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Hi, can somebody help me with my problem, please? 1. the 'servo_a7.icb' and 'servo_a7.asm' files have been downloaded from the Handyboard page and they are free of Ctrl M's or Ctrl J's. however, when i try loading the 'servo_a7.icb' file, i get (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Problem worked out
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Well, I haven't figured out what is wrong but I've worked around my serial problems. For the record it was mostly a problem of cables. I was using a DB25 M to F rs232 cable and that didn't seem to connect correctly. I was using a male to male (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial hookup follow-up
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Oops. I realize I didn't provide much info in my previous post so I'll try more explicit. I've built the entire charger/serial interface unit and was following the final debug steps but was stopped at the last step of 3.2.2 in the assembly manual. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | (no subject)
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I checked the archives for this one but couldn't find the response that might fix it so I apologize in advance for the umteenth time at asking this. I'm currently building the HB and have completed the charger board. All the voltages work out fine (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 (analog version) troubles
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I have only hooked up one, so I am unsure if there are other traces besides the one for analog5 that are so conveniently arranged. You can study the circuit board photos on the Handy Board site (I think they are in the assembly instructions) and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 (analog version) troubles
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Gary Thanks for the info. Is it possible to connect and operate more than one GP2D12 to the handyboard at the same time? I wanted to work with four or more at the same time. Thanks, Terry -----Original Message----- From: Gary Livick (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 (analog version) troubles
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Terry, I posted this awhile back. Somebody asked the other day about a problem interfacing the Sharp GP2D12. I didn't see an answer, and I just did it myself and solved the problem, so here is how to do it. For those who don't know, Sharp just came (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 (analog version) troubles
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Hello Alex, I ordered two GP2DO2's from www.acroname.com a while back that worked great and am currently ordering two GP2DO12's. Sorry that I cannot help solve your problem now but please post the solution for the mail list when someone responds. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sharp GP2D12 (analog version) troubles
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Hi Recently Got a sharp Gp2D12 IR ranger , for those who dont know it continusly gives a analog value in proportion to the distance to a object. Problem: When I wired it up I got a constant 147-150 no matter were the object was. Unplugged sensor I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vector 2X Compass
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Hello - I'm having some trouble figuring out how to wire Precision Navigation's Vector 2X Compass for use with the Handy Board. I've checked out the files in ".../software/contrib/tomb/" on the Handy Board site, but I'm sort of at a loss. Due to the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: evaluate inverse cosine, sine in IC
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Another technique for finding trig functions and their inverses used by both HP and TI in their calculators is the CORDIC algrorithm. A description of the technique with lots of references can be found at: (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: evaluate inverse cosine, sine in IC
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Taylor series should converge quite rapidly. After 2 or 3 terms, the error is usually neglectable (depending or your demands, of course: this should be fine for up to a few decimals) For those not familiar with the Taylor expansion, I've added a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: servo program, addendum
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Dear ? The initialization function is: enable_expbd_servos(1); per the latest library routines see handyboard web site. Bart Schrijver. ___...___ Reply Separator ___...___ Subject: servo program Author: Non-HP-dab8rs-85 (dab8rs_85@yahoo.com) at (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: servo program
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Here's a simple program that will make a servo move as the knob on the Handyboard is turned: int i; void main() { init_expbd_servos(1); while(1) { i= knob(); i = (i*10)+1000; printf("val %d\n",i); msleep(20L); servo0 = i; } } (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: servo program
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Dear ?: First off, your program contains an infinite loop; statement return(0); will never be reached. Also you told it that main does not return a value, yet you used e return in the end. This will generate a compiler error for sure. I belief the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: evaluate inverse cosine, sine in IC
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I've been trying to do this as well. The problem I have found is that the Taylor series expansion needs to be developed near the solution to get accurate results. Some may wonder why finding the arcsine of a number might be of interest. If one has a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | servo program
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Can anyone please write me a brief servo motor program that will control two servos from the expansion board? This the one I had to control one, but did not work: void main(void) { while(1) { init_expbd_servos(1) servo0 = 1000 } return(0); } (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Opto isolator
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Hi Tim, Try (URL) and (URL) seems to be a huge variety of MOC3x series optoisolators to choose from. You might be able to find a substitute for the MOC5003 or 4 that you're looking for. Good luck, (...) Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Opto isolator
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Hi, I was wandering if anyone knew where I could get a MOC5003 or MOC5004 opto isolator. I tried looking on the motorola web site but could not find it. Does any one know where I coul something similiar to this that works the same way. TIM ___...___ (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | digital outputs
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Hello everyone... I hav already connected a hc374 to Y0 of the expansion bus to get 8 digital outs, It works gr8. I need anouther 32 outputs which meens I need 4 more latch selects. Can I use Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, and Y5 if needed? Y0 is used by (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Navigation with two Polaroid Sonars?
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What is a good meathod to implement navigation on a robot with two Polaroid sonars and basic two-motor steering? I was doing research and they use nueral networks and such, but I am not yet at the stage to implement something that complex. Thanks (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Interface to other displays
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Hi, Does anyone have info on replacing the LCD with another type of display? What I have in mind is an array of 5 X 7 LED displays. No sense reinventing the wheel if someone has already done this. TIA John (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | alphanumeric plasma display
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Hi, I got one alphanumeric plasma display 40 char X 8 lines made by industrial electronics engineers from a surplus store for $7.50. But i didn't have any litarature about this product. I tried to search for their web site but no luck. If any one (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IC 3.X and Smooth PWM
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Yes it does. Look in the Handy_Board_1.2.icd file that came on your 3.x disc. That file specifies the .s19 pcode file to load and any other files to be loaded at startup of IC 3.x. You can either change those to some special name you have created (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IC 3.X and Smooth PWM
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Does IC 3.X support smooth PWM? (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: motor driver circuit -- help needed
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Hi, my name is nicolas and I'm a french student in an engineering school at LYON. I make a PCB with the L298N for the handy board. You must remove the L293D that you use for the motor 0 and 1. You put a connector in the socket 16 pin and this (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | motor driver circuit -- help needed
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Hi , I am trying to drive two DC motors of 12v, 2A rating for my robot base. I am looking for the ready-made motor drivers for this. Please sujust me if you guys have any products known. i found one in the web , help me in deciding whether this is (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HandyBoard not responding
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Hi, Finally I found out what happened. One of the pins of the RJ-11 socket on the handyboard was disconnected from the PCB. So I soldered it back and the handyboard is working fine. Thanks for all your help. Kalyan (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HandyBoard Charging
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Danny, Glad you've got it working! Gleason Research is a good company to do business with, isn't it? Good luck and have fun with your HB, - Nick - (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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