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If you just want to use them as motors, then B is the appropriate solution. You are correct in the motor PWM routines are just used to control the amount of energy going to the motors. The servo routines (using the expansion board) are the kind for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Modifying a servo for use with HB
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When connecting my servos (now gear head motors) to the HandyBoard - do I need to a) replace the pot with the resistor network or b) remove the electronics all together? I'm unclear if the PWM routines on the HB (fd, bk, and motor) are the kind of (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | multitasking support.
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i'm running IC version 2.82. i'm not too sure how do i get the handyboard to do multi tasking on three routines: 1. control the velocity of the robot (i called the function 'dc') 2. steer (i'm steering with a front wheel) 3.identify strips on the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Shaft encoder
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I'm using a slot sensor (break beam) as part of my shaft encoding. the slot sensor is reading the number of breaks when the 6 spokes (attached to the shaft) spins. i'm using the Sencdr1.icb file to do drive the shaft encoder. i notice that there (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: AOL Instant Messenger
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This is a SCAM ~ intended to get your password this isnt a valid AOL website ~ BE WARE of SPAMMERS (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | AOL Instant Messenger
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***...*** About AOL Instant Messenger ***...*** AOL Instant Messenger is a free software program that lets you see when your friends are online and exchange instant messages with them. It's a whole new way of communicating that's fast, simple and (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handyboard C library for m6811 gcc port
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(...) You'll find that a lot of the work has already been done for you. (URL) integrated what a lot of other people had done into a Handyboard library for gcc-2.8.1 I was going to get to modifying it for Stephane's port, but haven't gotten around to (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I'm in the process of putting together a little C library that can be used to build handyboard applications with Stephane Carrez's GCC port ((URL) anyone has any suggestions or code contributions they would like to make, I'd be happy to hear about (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Attaching a servo to a Rug Warrior Pro
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Mark, If you check out my contribution on this page, I have a servo driver that runs on the port your peizo buzzer is connected to. (URL) though the site is the Handy Board site, I have the software installed and running on a Super TCOMP, which is a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Attaching a servo to a Rug Warrior Pro
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Ok - I'm a newbie! But I'm really hoping the collective wisdom of this newsgroup will be able to help me with extending the abilities of the Rug Warrior Pro I've been working with for the past 2 months. I've recently purchased and connected three (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Refresh-rate of GP2D12
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(...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Refresh-rate of GP2D12
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Hi, there is a new datasheet available for Sharps GP2D12-device. The refresh rate is definetely worse than 32ms as posted before, the correct (worst case) value is about 53 ms. See: (URL) for details DIRK (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Robotics Show on TLC
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(...) Thank you for this pointer. I taped it (locally it was at 2am Sunday!) and we found it very interesting. I especially like the wheel design behind the JPL Nanorover ((2 URLs) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | How to connect handy board with linux
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Hi, I have a problem, I wish someone can help me. I use linux to control my handy board. I can type command under IC, but I can do nothing without IC. HOw can I do something out of IC? Like type some command in another terminal? Your help will be (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Can't get input capture to work
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I'm hoping someone can help me figure out the problem with the following driver. Ultimately I want to simulate a sony IR remote control using a 6.270 board. I acquired the sony-ir.asm and tried it out, but that wasn't working; so I trimmed it down (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego-izing the Handyboard.
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Mark -- I built a chassis for my robot that cradles the HB and clamps two Lego gear motors solidly in place. Check out this web page for photos: (URL) side of the chassis consists of two sixteen-unit beams, one on top of the other with two-unit (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Lego-izing the Handyboard.
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I've mentioned this subject before here, but I never really got an answer that made much sense... Has anybody ever tried building a reasonable "LEGO-ish" container for the Handyboard? Ideally, that would be a sturdy enclosure that still provides (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Using a 293B/293D combination
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I read on this list over a year ago that you *can* piggyback the two different chips together and still get the spike protection from the L293D. It was explained that you don't need to piggyback two L293D chips, because one spike-protecting chip (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I had short circuit my TOC3 with a 5V source once. i changed the processor and the board worked. but i noticed that whenever i downloaded the pcode.s19 file, it wants to set the OxOD register instead of the OxOc. i downloaded config0c.s19 from the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GP2D02 conversion
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(...) Sorry for two messages about the same subject but after playing around a bit more with it I got better results. Here is the spreadsheet to calculate the constants to convert the GP2D02 output to centimeters: 0.1233 1.0320 9.3078 GP2D02 Actual (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GP2D02 conversion
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(...) Actually, the GP2DO2's output is not at all linear. Plotting the output against the actual distance will show an exponential curve. Each one is slightly different so what I do is to make up a little table in Excel like: 0,0 70,10 116,15 142,20 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Using a 293B/293D combination
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The HB FAQ mentions using the LM293B and LM293D chips in parallel (e.g., one L293D and one L293B) to gain increased current-carrying capability. My question is, if I do this am I losing the function of the spike-protecting diodes on the motor (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Fw: Whats Patrik Hui's Web adress?
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Hello Alex, My web address is: (URL) Hui Robot Store (HK) patrick@robotstorehk.com (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GP2D02 conversion
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(...) You mean like value = 10 + ((70 * b) / 256) ? --Ben (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Whats Patrik Hui's Web adress?
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Hi What is Patrik Hui web address? thanx -roboman robotman5@hotmail.com (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | GP2D02 conversion
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Does anyone how I could create a lookup table or an algorithm to convert the output of the Sharp GP2D02 (0 to 255 = byte) to values between 10 and 80 cm, which is the reading capability of the IR? Thank you, J.M. Mongeau (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Question
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All of the IR sensors I've seen use a pulsed IR emitter so that the detector can distinguish between the emitted IR and ambient (e.g. sunlight). Some sensors simply measure the intensity of reflected IR, but this method doesn't work reliably unless (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | I have some simple questions
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I am a new user of handy board. I use handy board based on Mac. After I download Handy_Board_v1.2.icd, do I need to download any other thing to handy board? Now the basic function like fd(3), ao() works, but the expend function like sonar does not (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sorry, I just try
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I am a new user of robot, I just try it! (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robotics Show on TLC
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Anyone interested, the show is: Extreme Machines: Incredible Robots A look at robots and the long-term benefits and possible consequences of their capabilities. Rating: TV-G Category: Other, Documentary Originating Country: United States Date Time (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sensor questions
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(...) The Electronic Surplus Dealer Goldmine, (URL) been selling some weather balloon electronics innards for a few years. On this board there are some relevant sensors: a thermistor, some sort of barometric chip and a humidity "device". The (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR Question
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Greetings, I've heard mention of the various Sharp IR sensors which can give different distance readings for different zones. Part of my final year project is to design and investigate various sensors, but I really have to generate the stuff myself (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: SPI Port
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I interfaced my Vector2X to the handyboard without using the SPI port and without any machine language. I set the compass to be in slave mode and used three digital outputs on the expansion board to control the RESET, SCLK, and SS lines. I used (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sensor questions
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You wrote: I then tried the LM34. There is no calibration pin and it uses farenheit. 1F=10Mv. For some reason, the output from this device varies very little with changes in the room temperature. Now the present room temperature is 58F, during the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sensor questions
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(...) Sounds like fun! Go check out the EFI332 (hope I got that right) project. That's a project to build a 68332 board to control a larger engine. They'll probably have pointers to the different types of sensors that can be used with it, some of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sensor questions
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(...) SNIP (...) Newark electronics used to sell a humidity sensor based on this principle for about $ 12. It should still be available. I believe it was made by Phillips. Basically the variations in capacitor value is used to vary the frequency of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sensor questions
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I have several sensor questions. I would like to use my miniboard as an engine management system. At the present time, I have a small 2 cycle engine from a weed wacker that I would like to control. I would like to have the miniboard gather some (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | SPI Port
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Hello - I have two sensors that require the SPI port: the Sharp GP2D02 IR sensor, and the Precision Navigation Vector Compass. I'm hoping that someone can tell me how to use both of these sensors at the same time, on the same port or by using some (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: "Traces"?
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(...) That's exactly what I meant! I took a look in my dictionary ... "conductor path" may be the technical term. (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | PCB Designs
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HI Any of you guys out there in robo land have any good PCB designs for high powered motor driver, IRPD's or a nice Handy Boardish thing that you dont know what to call. Thanx -roboman PS Got a PCB etcher system for XMAS and want some PCB designs (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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