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Hey.. I added a quick reverse drive to the moter.. it turns out my slop was the drive system coasting! I added brake and I am more accurate now!!!!!!! (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, My homebrew quad hall effect encoder works, I'm learning from it. I get @ 1/4" resolution so there's plenty of slop. I can have the robot pace back and forth on a straight track for 6 passes or so then I start to veer off track. So I guess it's (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robot Program for Rover so far...
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Hi everyone. Well I decided to go with a Quad Hall Effect encoder. I mounted 4 very small magnets on my 1" plastic drive gears and used the Hall Effect switch that Fred recommended. Here's the code I have and the results! For a 180 degree turn I get (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sensor supply voltage & PC communication
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hi. you can certainly tap the 9.6v batt output to power the sensor (use J13), but make *sure* that the sensor does not put out more than 5v, or you'll blow your analog inputs. if you're not sure, put a 1K resistor in series with the sensor's output (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I have read the FAQ on cutting the trace that supplies motor power from the Handyboard battery so you can use another power source but it doesn't address the issue of what to do if you have an expansion board. I am sure someone must have done this (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Everyone, I want to use a photoelectric sensor with my handy-board. The sensor require a 10 V supply voltage, while the digital inputs of the HB only supply 5 V. Can I simply use one of the motor outputs to supply the sensor, and plug the signal (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Newton Labs posted the pcode31 source back up!!!...!!!
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Hi everyone! I guess it pays to be polite and explain why you need something! Well Newton Labs posted the pcode source back on the web server. If anyone owns an Interactive C 3.1 license and you want to work with the pcode source, it can be found (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | The Pcode Source -> working on an agreement with Newton Labs
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Hi Everyone. I am working on aquiring the source to pcode_hb.asm. I pointed them to the newsgroup posting that has Randy Seargent himself directing someone to download the pcode source from newton labs. I also informed him that if I am going to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Newton Labs Not releasing PCODE source for 3.1
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That's why I Love OPEN SOURCE and the Linux Movement! OK, then I want to RETURN MY LICENSE and move on. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Newton Labs Not releasing PCODE source for 3.1 -> Fred Help!
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Whew. I have encountered the same problem back when I wanted the improved PWM code in the new version of IC. Back then (about 2 years ago) I managed to find someone who actually had a copy of the 3.1 pcode. Don't ask me for it, I lost it long ago. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: Newton Labs Not releasing PCODE source for 3.1
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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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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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| | Servo.c
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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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