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Hi, I am trying to implement a auto recharge system for my robot. i am using a homming beacon on the recharging station and whenever myrobot is out of charge it has to find the that beacon. to scan the area i need to use the sero motor. i never used (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 2 RealTimeJava for the 68HC11 Questions
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Yes, I bought one in kit form from www.acroname.com (whom I highly recommend). As far as what else it can do, I would suggest visiting www.handyboard.com to read more about it. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Dallas 1 Wire Interface on handyboard
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Hi, has anyone implemeted Dallas Seminconductor 1Wire network on Handyboard? If not I'll take a a stab at writing the code, it doesn't look to bad according to the application notes. I've got several of the Dallas 1 wire thremometer chips.. pretty (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 2 RealTimeJava for the 68HC11 Questions
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(...) Other than seeing people write about it, I'm not familliar with this product. When you say "newly constructed" is that to say it's in a kit form? Who makes it and where do you get it? I understand that it's a microcontroller development board, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 2 RealTimeJava for the 68HC11 Questions
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Hello All, I am having lots of fun with my newly constructed Handy Board. I have also downloaded the simple RealTimeJava for the 68HC11 and been using that. It has worked well for me and I am inclined to continue using this as my tool of choice for (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: downloading the pcode during assembly
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(...) I have checked my serial charger board with hyper terminal. It is working perfectly. I have checked also the connections between the charger board and the HC11 and they are ok. (...) I have checked every wire connection between the HC11 and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | battery charging monitoring
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I have designed a simple lead acid charger for 12 V batteries and i am looking for a software program for 68hc11 microprocessor in order to monitor certain charging characteristics ( voltage, current, temperature). Thank you. (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sonar/Compass together on HandyBoard Expansion
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Has anyone tried interfacing a PNI Compass to a Handyboard expansion board w/sonar? Can anyone share the info? (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: downloading the pcode during assembly
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The HB is supposed to be in special test mode, see (URL) . Re your downloading problems, first, see the debug info at (URL) the Windows serial debug test there, make sure that the serial signals are getting from the HB's RJ11 connector to the 68HC11 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | downloading the pcode during assembly
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hi, I am during the assembly phase where I am supposed to be able to download the pcode to the handy board. I've placed on my handyboard a UM62256A-10L as RAM a MC47HC132N and a PICVUE 16x2 LCD PVC160203P All the test from the handyboard assembly (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Encoder Implemenation questions
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(...) I would suggest shutting it down early (say 5 ticks early) and using a "jog" mode whereby brief pulses are sent to the motor to move it the remaining distance. Lets say you shut it off at 19 (targeting 24) and the motor/load's momentum carries (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Encoder Implemenation questions
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(...) Actually I was simplifying too much here. My goal is to be able to execute a relatively accurate 90 deg. turn to "round the curve" in a narrow hallway and to be able to spin on axis (robot is circular) a full 180 so I actually can count on (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Encoder Implemenation questions
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(...) No, your conclusion is too broad, simply stated if you don't monitor motor current (and to some extent model the inertia of the motor) in software, then your damping algorithm (which is effectively a constant based on your description) won't (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Encoder Implemenation questions
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(...) It certainly helps. I guess I'll stick to my kludge... it's easier. ;) So in order to do effective rotation sensors I need to monitor not only the rotations, but the power applied to the motor as well? That seems fairly complex but I guess (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Encoder Implemenation questions
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You step into the morass that separates reality from theory :-) The "right" way to do this is to measure the current on the servos, ramp their accelleration up and then down again as you approach your final endpoint. Read up on feedback systems and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Encoder Implemenation questions
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I have contructed a robot that I want to be able to move and position itself accurately. I have encoders (the Hamamatsu P5587) attached to analog inputs 4 & 5 using sencdr4 & 5. I have 24 segment encoders that should give me a resolution of about (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Basic assembler and downloader question
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That did the trick. Thanks for helping me out with something so basic. I guess that I am next going to read up a little further on how the HandyBoard is using the special mode variations of the Motorola chip while still being able to access the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Basic assembler and downloader question
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OK, I didn't see the following before. The HB has its reset vector at $BFFE. So the second ORG must be there, not at $FFFE. Please see (URL) more info. Fred In your message you said: (...) , (...) is (...) ot (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Basic assembler and downloader question
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I tried using dl.exe and the download appeared to work. However, the LED still did not turn on. Is something wrong with my code? Perhaps the RAM is not accessible at this point as the chip is in bootstrap mode? Again here is the listing (with the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Basic assembler and downloader question
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(...) The first thing that occurs to me is this: are you sure that $8000 is a valid ROM/EPROM/EEPROM address? I would suspect that is the problem. I'm taking an educated guess though, since I'm not familliar with the software you are testing it (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Basic assembler and downloader question
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Brian Try using dl.exe rather than dlm.exe Also, put a line LOOP BRA LOOP after you store the value in the Port A. otherwise the 6811 will happily execute whatever's next in memory. Fred In your message you said: (...) . (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Basic assembler and downloader question
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Hello All, I recently completed assembly of my Handyboard and now I'm excited to be moving into the coding realm (which is more my area). I was able to get Interactive C to communicate with the board. However, given my nature of wanting to (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Rug Warrior with Interactive C
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(...) You'll find the necessary files here : (URL) is the file serialio.c . In this file there is a function called disable_pcode_serial (). This does (who wonders) disable the pcode download mode on the Handy (even 6.270) board. Now you can use the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Rug Warrior with Interactive C
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I am working the the Rug Warrior platform running IC. I want to implement learning algorithms and then "upload" the learning parameters to my host computer. I need this both to debug the algorithms and also store the current learning state of the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: ICC11 Compiler for the handyboard
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(...) You should have the latest files for the Handyboard library on the disks you got from ImageCraft when you bought ICC11. However, if you are trying to use the "free" version of ICC11 then you need to be aware that the library does _not_ work (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | ICC11 Compiler for the handyboard
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To whom it may concern, I am trying to use the ICC11 compiler from ImageCraft to compile some C code for the handyboard. I went to the ImageCraft site and downloaded the library files for the handyboard. I tried running the setup batch file but it (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Averaging sensor data works great! Anyone experimenting with robotic skins/enclosures?
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Hi All, I just wanted you all to know that averaging the sensor data on the handyboard yeilds great results. I've got servos and hdrive motors on my robot, and ocassionally I'll get a bogus sonar ping, or my IRPD detector would get a bogus reading. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Motor Speed Code
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Contact the 68332ABB site at www.egroups.com and sign on to the list server. Kenneth Maxon has done a lot of work with this kind of thing, and is a member. It's basically a no-brainer. Best regards, Gary Livick (23 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Motor Speed Code
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Hi, I have a DC motor that provides quadrature encoding feedback. I'm using the 332 with the motor control TPU functions and I was just wondering if anyone has written any code or seen any code that will calculate the speed and direction of the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Black Square Problem
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On the top row of the LCD I have black squares, like the problem listed in the FAQ, but none of the info in the FAQ helps. I can download p_code in the 'dl' program but not 'HBDL'. Occaisionally when I turn it on all the red indicators on the motor (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR receiver question.
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It's normal to get IR noise in sunlight, halogen light, or bright incandescent light. So you're fine. Fred In your message you said: (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR receiver question.
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Hi all, I have now finished assembling my HB and works perfectly as far as I can test now (no oscilloscope, but all software tests ok). I only have a minor problem : when debugging the IR reception unit, the software test indicates that the green (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | ICB Files
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Help, I am having trouble compiling *.asm files into *.icb files. Each time I try I get an ICB file, but it will not load in interactive C. I tryed using the software provided by with my handyboard(as11_ic)with no success. Is there any other (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | pcode doesnt work
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Hello, We are using hbdl.exe to download the pcode (pcode_hb.s19) to our handy board. The "Monitor download process seems to work but the screen displays "Program Download Progress", we get the error message "Error at address 0x0000". We have tried (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FIRC2000 submissions online
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FIRC2000 contest has been completed with 15 entries from all around the world (USA, Canada, Japan, Italy and Spain). Each project is accessible on the homepage: (URL) category: Mouse by Tim (USA) Roboat by Riccardo (Italy) Cyclops 2.1 by Juan (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Serial connection to a basic stamp
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In lugnet.robotics.handyboard, Damian Trujillo writes: Hi Damian, at first you should tale a look at (URL) should find the necessary information there. Rainer (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial connection to a basic stamp
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Hello all, My team and I are working on a robot which uses the Parallax Basic stamp 2e to drive all of the legs. We aer using the handy board to process all sensor signals and send the appropriate message to the basic stamp to do programmed leg (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FA: TDS-220 Oscilloscope (NEW Lowered Price)
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Greetings, Okay. So I've lowered the price for a QUICK(er) sale. This is essentially a brand new $1,800 oscilloscope with a starting bid of $1,200 (with no reserve).. The new eBy link is: (URL) bidding! Thank you kindly, -Dinh Bowman- (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Intelligent Robotics Course
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Hello, in case anyone is interested, the Univeristy of Birmingham (UK) , intelligent Robotics course, is drawing to a close, so all our robots are up on the web. If anyone happens to be interested in what robots were designed etc, then check out (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Proximity Detector Kit
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Martin, I have a bunch of IRPD kits that will work peachy with a Handyboard, or anything else - It is a PC board and PIC, you buy the parts you need to finish it out locally. Since it works with any 38KHz or 56.7KHz (depending on the kit) that you (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 and Expansion Board
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Also, all the digital ports and servo ports work perfectly on the expansion board and everything works perfectly on the handyboard. "Robin Chahal" <rchahal@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G5Goq4.B28@lugnet.com... (...) board (...) pull (...) With (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 and Expansion Board
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I've identified the problem a little more but still no idea how to fix it. Analog ports 24 to 31 on the expansion board do not work at all. Analog port 16 on the expansion board works perfectly. If I gound the input to any of analog ports 16 to 23 (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Proximity Detector Kit
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Hi I can't find your code one lynxmotion! Please mail me a copy of the code or post it here in the list. Does anybody no where I can get a IR Proximity Detector Kit in Switzerland? Thanks Martin (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Proximity Detector Kit
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(...) I had my code posted at lynxmotion.. If you need the code let me know. (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Apologies for failed Egg Hunt robot webcast Sunday
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I am very sorry that the advertized webcast of our robotic Egg Hunt at the Cleveland Great Lakes Science Center did not work. GLSC changed the configuration of their firewall after we had done our test webcasts, which blocked all our network (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Serial reception problems
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I seem to have problems send data from the Handyboard. When I start IC and download the pcode, the handyboard seems to receive it just fine (the LED flickers). And I monitored the transmission pin with an oscilloscope and it seems to send just fine. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Autonomous Robotics Egg Hunt live webcast *TODAY*
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Today (Sunday, 10 December 2000) is the public Egg Hunt competition for my Autonomous Robotics class at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). This semester we are again on location at the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 and Expansion Board
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I tried replacing the MUX...that wasn't it. I just noticed that I can read analog(19) through analog(16) but I can't read analog(19) directly...must be an address problem....the question is where. "Robin Chahal" <rchahal@hotmail.com> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: printf question
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Ooops. Sent from a non authorized account and bounced... (...) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Golder" <purenrg@iastate.edu> To: <lugnet.robotics.han...ugnet.com> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 11:41 AM Subject: Re: printf question (...) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | hc11 family
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Hi. Let me start by giving thanks to all those that have answered my question. I have one last silly question. Now that I have gotten my application to work on handyboard, does that means that I can migrate my application to any 68HC11 chips? And (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Proximity Detector Kit
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Hello!!! If you still have question on how to use the proximity IRPD module, e-mail I have a program to make work. I used it with the handy board. (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Proximity Detector Kit
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(...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Sharp GP2D12 and Expansion Board
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When I connect the ground to the analog input for ports 17 to 24 I still read the value 250, when I get the value 0 on any other analog port including port 16. Does this mean my 74HC4051 chip is dead??? "Robin Chahal" <rchahal@hotmail.com> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Debugging the HB - Download to a partially assembled board.
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Dear all, I am assembling the HB and I have just reached the phase in which you assemble the MC6811 and the serial line and do the first download test. I have also tried the serial line on the I/C board using HyperTerminal and works just fine. The (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: printf question
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I have also tried this idea. Thanks for the suggestion though. To be more exact about the character I am getting though, it is a letter Y with two dashes in it. Each dash being a third from the top and a third from the bottom. I am at my wits end. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Miniboard downloader that works in W95?
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I know the Miniboard is kind of passe', but I have one and I think its a pretty cool item. I have the freebe ICC11 and Miniboard libs already and everything works great. But, I have to run everything in DOS, which is a pain. I've tried three (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: timeout on serial
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Try using the 6811 Downloader MCL PPC program to do the download. It's in the software/utils page. Fred In your message you said: (...) HB (...) ". (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | timeout on serial
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I am trying to download IC to handyboard. I have G4 and I am using serial to USB converter. Every time I put the board in download mode and hit "IC board HB 7.2 modem" I get an error "Timeout on serial receive. 256 chars left to receive. Perhaps the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | printf question
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I am having a problem with this line: printf("\\n"); It is print some strange ASCII character that looks like an upside down broom and I need it to print just a "\" (minus the parenths of course). I have also tried this: int d; d=92; printf("%c",d); (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Sharp GP2D12 and Expansion Board
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Get a load of this... I have 2 handyboards and 2 expansion boards. I cut the traces to the pull up resistors for analog port 0 on both boards. One handyboard/expansion board worked perfectly with the Sharp GP2D12 analog IR range finder. With the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: HELP!! Dead board
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You shouldn't be seeing voltages over 5v anywhere in the logic circuits. Test if the 7805 is producing more than 5v, or if the RAM circuit (which is on a separate regulator) has more than 5v. In practice I'd rarely see more than a 0.2v error from (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HELP!! Dead board
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Hi, I've a dead board here and don't know what to do anymore... The following is happening: I can download the pcode to the board, but when I then try to reset the board, the IC message won't show up on the display, there won't be any beep, and IC (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | expansion board ?
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i am using the handyboard/expansion board and am using servos for movement i want to be able to have the motors stop in response to a pushbutton being pressed. the button is hooked to the digital in (port 7) on the handyboard here is my code for the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | sbasic11
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has anyone used sbasic or any other form of basic on the handyboard and can they share there info on how to set it all up thanks Justin (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Connect a wireless modem to HandyBoard?
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Hi Everyone there! I am relatively new to the HandyBoard ( and for that matter, the robot scene in general ) I would like to know if anyone out there can advise me on whether it might be possible to connect a wireless modem to a HandyBoard? I was (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | handyboard ?
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can someone please post some example code of how to read the state of a pushbutton connected to one of the expansion board inputs i wish to use it to stop a motor routine also can anyone recommend a good cheap stepper controller for use with the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Fun with HTML
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I've started playing around a bit with HTML and I've been creating a web site of sorts. I invite you to visit it at (URL) so far there isn't enough content but I'm more able to update this site than my previous one. --Chuck (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Problems with sonar
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Hi I've tried to use the overflow flag to measure distances greater than 2.7m with the polaroid sonar. I've added the following line to the sonar_init(): bit_clear(0x1024,0x80); /* clear TOI, no Timer Overflow Interrupt */ I think the overflow flag (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | serial comm again
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Hi. Thanks to all who had answered... unfortunately, I am still facing difficulties..(maybe i am not good enough!) Anyway, I have another question to ask... When I tried to do a loop-back test by connecting the TD and RD pin of the handyboard (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reading encoder forward/reverse
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(...) Hello Richard I think you should use a Gray code (consecutive decimal numbers are represented by binary expressions that differ in the state of one, and only one, one bit. Synonym: reflected or mirrored code). Its very simple for two bits: 00 (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Reading encoder forward/reverse
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I would like to tell which way my optical incremental encoder is turning. It has two outputs, one offsett from the other. Is there any library around that can count and give direction? (the "encoders.c" functions seem to only count regardless of (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Some Sonar Data
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Excellent work! Gary Livick (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Some Sonar Data
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A simple experiment I was doing earlier today showing the effects of delay between multiple pings of the sonar (to let echos die down, etc): (URL) a by-product, it has some kind of neat pictures showing the accuracy and such of the sonar, if you're (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GP2D02 driver affecting motor outputs?
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Well, since I wrote it, I suppose I should fix it. I need a day or so. Gary Livick (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | GP2D02 driver affecting motor outputs?
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I connect a motor to a motor output on my handyboard and it works fine. I start running the program found here: (URL) program continuously collects data from a GP2D02 sensor. A motor that is working before I start collecting data starts running at (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Commapi
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I've been trying to use commapi to have my pc communicate with the HB. It seems to be more or less set up properly as I can send characters to the HB. There's a little oddity there as it seems to send an extra character to the HB. If I have just a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | polaroid sonar again
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I think I have more of a problem with the my ranging module than before. I'm getting 2000 to 3000 ticks regardless of what's in front of the transducer. Earlier, I was getting various values. I did accidently turn the thing on without the tranducer (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: polaroid sonar
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(...) In my experiments I have found that in using the Polaroid boards you have to be very careful of ground loops and making sure you give adequate time for the board to reset and that cap on the power line to recharge. I used to get a weird value (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I just hooked up a polaroid sonar module with the suggested capacitor, and it does work for the most part. Unfortunately about every 5th value (using the display_sonar function) is markedly different that the others, half the reading or so. Is this (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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An analysis of lock_process() errors. My lock_process(float sec) library code has some bugs in it. After some digging around in the pcode assembly source, and some test programs in IC, I have determined the cause of the bugs. What to do about them, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Michael, (...) It's not that hard you are thinking ! check out this document and you'll see it's not that hard ! (URL)Do I still need to reprogram the HC11 chip? I only need 9600,n,8,1 settings (...) Depends on what handshake you're using. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi In regards with programming the serial port to talk to a mouse, if i only want to use the existing baud rate and settings to talk to a modem, can it be done? Do I still need to reprogram the HC11 chip? I only need 9600,n,8,1 settings which i (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Several of us in the Physical Computing lab at Parsons are working with HandyBoards running off laptops with Win98. We have been experinecing problems with getting the board to go into the download mode. The board crashed after we dowloaded files in (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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you have to reprogram the serial configuration register. download the 68hc11 documentation at handyboard.com/techdocs/ and read the chapter on the SCI (serial communications interface). after poking new values into the SCI registers to get the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi, i am trying to interface a mouse to the handy board to use as some sort of position control. I can read data from the serial port, but unfortunately I need to reconfigure the port, but I dont know how. The mouse transmits at 7bits 1stop bit, and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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A couple of weeks ago, students in my Autonomous Robotics course found some bugs in my lock_process() library code. lock_process() and unlock_process() were intended to work like hog_processor() and defer(), except to allow a variable duration of (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Daniel, section 5.4 of the HandyBoard Technical Reference says that switch / case statements are not supported in IC. I do not know whether this has changed since it was released. <handyboard@media.mit.edu> escribió en el mensaje de noticias (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Recommendation for a robotics set.
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crossposted from lugnet.robotics I should have added that,as I am already getting the HandyBoard, any sets containing lots of electronics (aka. Robotics Invention System...) are not the most interesting for me. I am looking for the structural stuff (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone attempted to build a batter/power monitor interface on the Handyboard? In reading the Mobile robots book it shows that that platform supports a battery monitor to an analog port. I would like to achieve the same functionality on the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Yes, check out my web site nfn.no-ip.com/spazbot. It works great! I wrote the code to pull it off, it's not too hard. The code should be posted at lynxmotion, if it's not I can send you an example. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) to (...) I've used similar 555/IR detector ones. They work fine, but you have to do a lot of filtering to "get the noise out". Because of that I wrote a PIC 12C508 program that handles the noise filtering and signal processing and just sets a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hey all, Does anyone have any information on getting a handyboard and a Palm device to work together? Has anyone done this? I'm looking to be able to reprogram the Handyboard from the palm device in the field, so I don't have to lug around a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Has anybody ever used a IR Proximity Detector Kit from Lynxmotion to connect to the Handy-Board? (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Right, no connection! Steve's "First Internet Robot Contest" has nothing to do with FIRST, the organization formerly known as "US FIRST," which is presently cooperating with LEGO in the "FIRST LEGO League" (FLL). Todd, thanks for allowing me to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Fred, Steve, The word "First" here has nothing to do with FIRST[1], right? --Todd [1] (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, If you're a hobbyist and you've built a cool robot, consider entering it in the First Internet Robot Contest. Prizes include LEGO Droid Developer Kits, a Handy Board, and other fun stuff. I'm on the jury -- but I did promise the organizer (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | BiM Transceiver to Handy Board Interfacing
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Hello: I am trying to interface a Radiometrix BiM 433-F transceiver to the Handy Board. I have found some information regarding this matter on the HB's mailing list and other sites but they don't seem to have enough information. So far I have (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi I am building a Handy Board from a PCB I have ordered by the Net, but I have some difficulties to find the 32K static CMOS chip here in France. Is it possible to replace/adapt with a more common one, or does it exist with another reference I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Hanging Problem
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Hi ... can you post a copy of the code you're running? Also, it is safe to say that you don't think it's a hardware problem -- that generally your HB works OK? or, are you a new user, and it might be hardware-related? fred (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Hanging Problem
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After running an IC thing on my board for about 10 minutes my handyboard decides to just freeze on me, I am spawning new processes, but I am ensuring I am killing these before I continue with my next round through the loop. I don't think I am (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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