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I'd like to know, is anyone here from Montreal or the rest of Canada? Is there any distributor for handyboard parts or kits around here? All the ones I find are in the states (or hong kong...) -- You do not wish to know anything, you wish only to (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp analog distance sensor
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Follow this link for data about the GP2D12. At the bottom, there is another link for Handy Board interfacing information. You have to cut a trace because the analog inputs on the Handy Board are connected to pullup resistors. The GP2D12 won't work (...) (24 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sharp analog distance sensor
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Greetings, I've looked, but don't seem to be able to find any relevant info. How does one hook up one of these beasts to the handyboard? I remember reading something somewhere that a track needs to be cut to do this - something I would like to avoid (...) (24 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | multiplex other analog ports than analog 0 & 1
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(...) These two (...) ports. (...) I built the Expansion board in order to control servos. I cannot use the additional analog inputs because I have destroyed analog port 0 and 1. Is it possible to multiplex other analog ports? What software changes (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone used the Hamamatsu C3704 Drive Circuit and the R2868 Flame Detector with the handyboard? The detector works great on my scope but I can't get the Handyboard to read it on a digital in port. Do you have to add a capacitor to lengthen the (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: [kinda OT] Using other processors (6809)
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(...) That's what I was thinking too. But there is another consideration: the 6809 is a different class of processor than the 68HC11. The HC11 is a microcontroller while the 6809 is more of a general puropose microcomputer CPU. Although either could (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: making your own handyboard.
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Vic, Lots of programs handel Gerber files. They are the standard for print / storage of PCB board files. If you don't have such a program, then download one form the numerous freeware/shareware sites. Most electrical type programs would give this (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: [kinda OT] Using other processors (6809)
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Vic, Depends on if you want to be done this year or not. If time and money are no object, designing and building your own board from scratch would be exciting and after just a few interations you could probably have one that is reliable. By the time (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | [kinda OT] Using other processors (6809)
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A friend told me he has a development system for the motorola 6809 and he could give it to me. I guess this would be good, I would be able to make my custom boards. But, how does the 6809 compare to the 6811 or other microcontrollers (Basic Stamp, (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | making your own handyboard.
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Hi. I'd like to make my own handyboard if I can find all the parts in my city. But I have a problem with making the PCB... I have a friend who has a plotter and could draw it, but the layout files are GIFs and he uses Autocad (old computer, old (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Ultrasonic maximum timing
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Hey all -- I was wrong about the speed of sound. The mistake I made was forgetting that the sonar measures round trip time, so the constant I experimentally determined for use in my code actually represents *two* centimeters per 143 clock ticks (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: how many servos on handyboard?
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Ray, Whoops, just read my message again, and realised I had stated STEPPER motor, and not the intended SERVO motor. I have used the HB to control 4 SERVO motors. The SERVO's had an external 5V power. The GND of the SERVO supply was attached to the (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: how to drive extra steppers with handyboard
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i ended up using two SSC II's to control the twelve servos on my robot because most of the time the servos connected to the XB would not work. the SSC II servos worked almost all the time. (URL) think this is the web address and the SSC II's connect (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: how to drive extra steppers with handyboard
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Try Scott Edwards SCC II Servo controller. (...) This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Expansion board cannot handle more than 2 servos
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Hello, Reading the discussion on servos recently, I thought I'd share this info with you. I have advised a few student group projects involving servos and the XB and came to the conclusion that the XB cannot handle more than two or so servos. The (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: how many servos on handyboard?
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Remeber also that you have to cut the motor power trace and use an external 5V source for the motors in this case. The HB itself will output 9.6 V from the motor ports. (...) This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | how to drive extra steppers with handyboard
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I'd like to build a six legged robot. that would need at least 12 servos. Is there a way to control 12 servos or more with the standard handyboard? someone said it's all in the code (using digital outputs) does that mean I could write the code to do (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: how many servos on handyboard?
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(...) Hi If you use the expansion board, you will loose analog input 0 und 1. These two inputs are multiplexed on the exp board, so you get some more analog ports. -Martin (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: how many servos on handyboard?
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The base Handy Board is designed to control 4 DC motors. The DC motor output ports CAN be used to control 4 (four) stepper motors. Remember that a stepper motor needs a square wave pulse continually sent to the motor for operation, and the mark / (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: how many servos on handyboard?
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(...) The deal is this: Servos are different from plain old DC motors. They have gearing and position control circuitry built in. There are four DC motor ports on the basic HB, but no ready-made servo ports. The dual servo routine described on the (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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