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Jerry- You didn't 'buy' IC 3.1. You paid for a license to use the software. I doubt that you were buying the actual source code, which probably took hundreds of hours for the programmers to write. That is their intellectual property, and it is their (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Any SPI bus gurus out there?
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Hi, I have a question. Does the sonar implementation that's suggested prohibit you from adding additional devices to the SPI bus? I know you can add as many SPI devices as you have enable lines. I'd like to add sonar, compass, and RTC / battery (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Newton Labs Not releasing PCODE source for 3.1 -> Fred Help!
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George Musser brought up a very good issue! Where the heck is pcode_hb.asm? This code was released in ver 2.86 and enhancements were made to the pcode from the user base. Newton Labs has tunnel vision and NO CLUE to how open source software can (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Pcode source code; disabling the LCD
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Hi all, Does anyone have a copy of the pcode source for IC 3.1? According to an earlier posting, it used to be available on the Newton Labs FTP site, but it's not there anymore. Also, has anyone ever completely disabled their LCD? Even after the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Here's the Rover with handyboard
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Hello Jerry, Did not get the picture of the Mars Rover. Sounds like you have a good start on your robot, please keep us advised on the problems and solutions. Was it hard to convert the mice encoders?? should be very accurate, please post the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Here's the Rover with handyboard
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Attatched is a picture od the toy Mars Rover that I am modifying. Right now I have the handyboard driving two lego motors and I ripped apart a mouse to use the encoder. Mice encoders sure work great! And they are much cheaper than commercial (...) (24 years ago, 3-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Linux Works well with the handyboard! and Cool Platform Hack!
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Hi, I got all the bugs out of my handyboard! First I had to bend several leafs on my 68HC11 (Thanks Fred!), Socket was ok, the processor was not. Also, when I did a burn in of my board, I did a complete trickle charge on the battery pack, ran (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Temporary solution for W2000, but not Notebook
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Hi, I am assisting a Robotics course with the venerable HandyBoard, and have been having the same problem with the Toshiba, and ThinkPad laptops. With Toshiba though, there is no infrared as far as I can tell, and I can run and load the inital pcode (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi. I´m using the servo_a7.icb file to drive a servo on my handyboard, but the servo is not moving. it seems that the frequentcy is not the right one (40hz). And I was looking for the servo.c file, because it seem easy to use, but i can´t find it. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Hi all
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Dear Everyone, Nicolle and Jason have split up. The hoovjay@saber.net email account will end today. To email Nicolle use: hoover@math.ucdavis.edu To email Jason use: jtparks@flashcom.net I hope everyone is doing well, Jason (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Temporary solution for W2000, but not Notebook
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This is essentially a status report telling what I've come up with as a partial solution to to running the Handy Board in our new environment. I have not succeeded in getting IC to run under Windows2000 DOS. The labs now have machines with 120 MB (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR demodulator
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I have mounted the IS1U60 infrared demodulator on to the HB but I have realised that it can only recieve from a particular direction. Is it possible to mount another IS1U60 by connecting the leads to the same locations on the pcb via wires and then (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Is this a bad PLC socket?
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Hi, I built up a handyboard and most of it works great! testmotor passes, testdigitals passes, even the infrared remote detects and trnasmitts fine! I just have one analog port, port 3 that does not work unless I apply a little pressure to the cpu! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego RCX rotation sensor w/handyboard
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(...) The Expansion Board has inputs specifically for Lego sensors. In particular, I've used the rotation sensor and it works fine. You simply take a lego connector, cut the wire and put the HandyBoard connector on. Plug it in and you're ready to (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR output driver
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it's rated for 1 amp. so you'd have no trouble at all with what you describe below. fred In your message you said: (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego RCX rotation sensor w/handyboard
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Hello, With the Handyboard expansion board, you will connect the LEGO rotation sensor (LEGO Angle sensor) easily. Here is the link: (URL) Hui (URL) Message----- From: Andrew McGeachie <geech-lugnet-news@engine5.com> To: handyboard@media.mit.edu (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Lego RCX rotation sensor w/handyboard
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apologies if this is a frequently asked question...i'm a newbie to this list. is it possible to hook up a Lego Mindstorms rotation sensor to the handyboard? and if so, does anybody have good instructions for doing it? thanks. - andrew (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: IR output driver
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Hi! Zetex has a great tech page where all of the specs are listed: www.zetex.com It will have the beta values... Kent | -----Original Message----- | From: jhatton@media.mit.edu [mailto:jhatton@medi...mit.edu]On Behalf Of | John Hatton | Sent: (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Fuzzy Logic
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Does any body know where I could find code, to run fuzzy logic on a HC11? Thanks Daniel (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Remote controlled robots with handy board?
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Hi Jack, You can check with the following site for radio communication for Handyboard: (URL) you want to know more "Handyboard" based robot and applications, you can check: (URL) Regards, Patrick Hui patrick@robotstorehk.com -----Original (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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