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(...) I don't think it matters much. I used a 'lytic and it works fine. If you have another kind, it probably wouldn't hurt to give it a try. -- Will +---...---+ | ^^ <^ ^> | | / òó ó°° \ | | / =Y= U \ | | Wendy, Will, Tatoosh & Tenzing | (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Just wondering... in reference to the modification on the Polaroid 6500 sonar ranging board, there's been two different assertions. Should the 0.1uF cap be of a polarized (e.g. electrolytic, tant, etc.) or non-polarized variety (as stated below)?... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thanks for all of you that sent me e-mail regards your experience with hb and windows nt. They are a pretty useful information and i am considering them. lourdes (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I would like to use step motors in my robot and have had success using the MC3479 stepper motor IC, it is simple to use, just needs a direction bit and a pulse, but I really don't know how to program my hb to do this. I mean I can figure out how (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi I'm using the L297/L298 chip configuration to run 4-phase unipolar stepper motors. Currently I'm driving them in half-step mode but I'm not getting enough torque.. :( Has anyone successfully gotten the L297 chip into wave drive mode? I believe I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I got my assembled & tested expansion board via air mail from Patrick Hui of the Robot Store, HK ((URL) fairly quickly, and at an excellent price. Im not affiliated with his company in any way, but I've always gotten prompt, courteous service from (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, I am currently using speed.icb/shaft.c (IC v3.2 library files) to count clicks on optical encoders for my two drive wheels using the Pulse accumulator and the IC3 interrupt. I noticed that there was an inconsistency in the _unassembled_ (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Everyone! If anyone gets the interface to work, I'd love to post it on my site along with the appropriate references and credits. It would be neat if the sensor works with the HB! Good luck! (...) ______ ______ ---...--- |_ _| |_ _| Kam Leang | (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Finaaly got my exp board working and now yet another problem. When checking sensors every 4 secs or so I always get 255. Checking a light sensor on my bot is now impossible, trying to track a candle left and right every time I getr back 255 It (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi I need to purchase several (6) assembled expansion boards. I have tried contacting Gleason for several days via fax, phone, and email, but they are not responding. I need these items immediately. Could someone recommend a place where I might get (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, I'm now building the ultrasonic sensor from kam leang's page, did anyone interface it with handyboard?? Can anyone give me some advice on driving it? thanks Frankie Lai 97139371d@polyu.edu.hk (...) to bit_set and bit_clear is not actually (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) No, that's a very good question. It had me confused, too. The second argument to bit_set and bit_clear is not actually the index of a bit at all; it's a bit mask. For example, when you do bit_set( 0x1021, 3 ), the 3 becomes 0000 0011 in (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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John Wynne wrote: <snip> (...) Making the connection to the transducer by hand will very likely damage the electronics on the sonar module board. It says in the Polaroid instructions never to operate the sonar with the transducer disconnected. You (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Actually, if you had stored them fully discharged then they would likely be as good as they day you bought them. That is the best way to store NiCds. However, if they are kept at a C/100 trickle charge to prevent open-circuit discharge, they (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Yes, I run my Vector 2X is slave mode using only IC. I don't worry about missing the last bit since the precision of the heading is only +- 2 deg. It's very simple to code up. -Scott (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thanks for your help :-D Just so I'm clear, ref pink book page 10-17. Does the "bit_set( 0x1021, 1 );" refer to bit 0 -EDG3B, and bit_clear( 0x1021, 2 ); " refer to bit 1 -EDG3A. This is what was throwing me, I always thought bits started at zero (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am also using the icwin from newton labs and that works fine also. Although I have not tried it under win2k, which I must do soon. --peter (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Im going to jump in here on this one and give an opinion. C/10 for a NiCd is a little much for a trickle charge. C/10 on NiCd's is usually considered more of a trimming type of charge following a higher charge rate of C or C/2 to put the bulk of the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Actually I am working with Linux, but I gave it a try and it worked just fine. I tested with MS Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 5. Just open a command prompt and use this ic-version. (URL) There is no admin-account needed. Perhaps you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Polaroid setup w/ exp board...
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Hello, I am trying to setup the 6500 polaroid sonar package, but am having a little difficulty. I've soldered a .1uF cap (electrolytic) into the C7 space on the ranging board, connected a 22g wire from J12 to input 7, etc., etc. My problem is in (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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