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  HELP!!Arrays in IC
 
HI I have been trying to use arrays in Interactive C with the handybaord. I have to read from analog inputs 0,1,2 and 3 of the handybaord and put those values in an array. so I had written: int v0=analog(0); int v1=analog(1); int v2=analog(2); int (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Gcc with handyboard
 
(...) If there exist a library and it's easy to use the gcc with handyboard - then i am will using it :) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  A rugwarrior question
 
Hi, I am trying to use a handyboard with a rugwarrior pro. Are there any header locations that I could use for a +5V & Ground connection for a shaft encoder.I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks, Umar (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Sorry, last posting was confusing
 
Please see Curt Mills' gcc libraries for the HB, linked from (URL) . Fred (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Sorry, last posting was confusing
 
I'm sorry, my last posting was confusing. I know that there's a port of GCC for handyboard ((URL) but, to my knowledge, there's no specific library (with function to control beep, LCD, motors, sensors etc., bootstrap code, ) for that port of GCC. (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Gcc with handyboard
 
Is anybody using/planning to use/willing to use gcc with the handyboard? I'm planning to and before starting to write a new library, I'd like to know what's out there. Thanks, Valerio Aimale --- Valerio Aimale Scientist direct: 505.992.6741 Bios (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Spring 2001 Robotic Egg Hunt at CWRU, Sunday 29 April 2001
 
The 12th "LEGO My Egg-O" Robotic Egg Hunt will be held on Sunday, 29 April 2001, 12:30-3:00 PM, at the Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, Ohio. The Egg Hunt is the final design competition of my Autonomous Robotics course at Case Western (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Startup help
 
I'm a senior planning on using the Handyboard with a Mindstorm robot for my senior project. Is there anyone out there who could help my team and I get started with our project? We were thinking of purchasing the Handyboard first to play with it and (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Using own power source with motors
 
Yes. Please see the info at (URL) directions on doing this. Fred (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Using own power source with motors
 
Is it possible to hook up a 4.5V DC motor to the HandyBoard using your own power source(i.e. 4 AA batteries)? (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Emergency....lost IC
 
When I was putting my handyboard up for the night, the battery pack touched the side of the board with the LCD screen. The board was off at the time, but all of the red motor LEDs lit up. When I turned the board back on I had lost IC. I tried to (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Problems with bootstrap download
 
I am having a problem putting HandyBoard into bootstrap download mode. When I turn the HandyBoard on(holding down the stop button) the two LEDs do not turn off, and the board is not being detected. Also, a line of black squares appears on the LCD. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  hardware problem
 
Hi We were uploading pseudo-code, and suddently the board turnend off. Now we can uploade the pseudo-code, but after we cut the power, the code is gone. The memory chip is getting hot, so maybe thats the problem??? and the condencer located next to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Gameboy Camera Code
 
Some of you have requested the code I used to interface the Gameboy Camera to a Handyboard w/ expansion libs. I put the IC code and a few good links here (URL) used a modified version of the VB Image Viewer from the Yahoo 68332 Group to display the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard) ! 
 
  RE: Handyboard execution/operation speed
 
Hi Everyone: Well, no responses, so I'll ask again: How fast does the HandyBoard with the standard interactive C libraries execute standard IC instructions? What about the software system interrupt at 1kHz and the multitasking overhead, how do they (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: How to get parts in Germany?
 
Hans-Walter Auge schrieb: (...) The cheapest source in germany would be www.elpro.org but delivery takes up to 2 weeks and often some parts are not on stock. The A1FN is about 12 DM there. Just call them at 06154-63570 and ask for a catalog. Another (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: How to get parts in Germany?
 
(...) Well, thats not a problem. For the LCD you can get a other one that is Hitachi compatible. In fact thats the most. You can get such one by Conrad (a german electronic distributor) Reichelt, Kessler, ... and the most local electronic stores. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  How to get parts in Germany?
 
Hello, i am from Germany and want to build two Handyboards with a friend. We have problems to get some of the parts in Germany. We don´t get the LCD (LM-052L), the Motorola MC69HC11A1FN and other pieces. So who comes from Germany and has built self (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Many Handy boards and one computer
 
Hi all, I am trying to build the following system, and I thought that maybe Handy Board will come in handy. Anyone has experience with something like that - adding a touch screen LCD to it, networking many boards together? Here's the description: (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Emergency - Half Dead Robot
 
Welp, I've fixed the problem. Apparently the inductor at L1 has burnt out. I have no idea how could this have happened beside wear and tear (although the board was pretty new). As others have suggested, replacing the motor chips (starting with U8 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Gameboy Camera
 
Hey all, I got a Gameboy Camera for $8 and decided to try and hook it up to my Handyboard. I got it working this weekend if anyone would like to see the code (in IC). I am using the expansion board's digital out lines (4 of them) to clock out the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: port problem
 
Hi, I don't know the answer to your questions but this may help : There is 8 analog port, then number 8 is used by the User Knob (see Handy Board manual, you can remove it and connect wathever you need. To read it's value, use the function knob() (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  port problem
 
We're curretly builing our first robot. Is there anyway that we can connect 7 analog IR reflectance sensors, two Sharp GP2D02 or GP2D12 distance sensors a servo motor and some digital switches to the Handyboard without having to buy the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Request: I2C Bus Handy Board interface Info.
 
I recently found an I2C driver at the Image Craft web page under their user contributed software page (URL) P. Loy andyl@citlink.net aloy1@utk.edu "Andrew Loy" <andyl@citlink.net> wrote in message news:G9yJDD.MpD@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Emergency - Half Dead Robot
 
Hi All, I powered on my handyboard the other day, and the next thing that happened was a click noise and some black smoke from the top left part of the HB (the F1, U13 area). I tried to repower it (after turning it off) and nothing happened. I (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Battery replacement
 
Hi, Two of my handyboard, pretty old ones have worned out batteries (apparently one element is not charging anymore !!!). I lokked in the digikey catalog for replacement , but the reference doesn't exist any longer !!! What type of element from (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Multiple GP2D02 sensors ?
 
Has anyone successfully connected more than two GP2D02 IR range sensors to the handyboard (with expansion board) ? I would like to impliment 4 sensors and be able to read the range from them all.. Thanks ... .. Rob .. (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  RE: Handyboard won't run IC
 
I also had the problem that my handyboard was working fine, then would no longer be recongnized by IC, even after reloading the PCode. As per John Edwards' message from a few days ago, I reinstalled IC (in order to get a fresh copy of pcode_hb.s19), (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Handyboard won't run IC
 
Hello to everybody, I have a problem with a handyboard that I have,when I download pcode_hb.s19 I get a message that everything downloaded O.K. but then when I turn the handyboard off and on the interactive C program dosn't run (I don't get the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  HB serial commands
 
Hey group, Ive looked at kam leangs serial software and was wondering how to initalize the port for a higher baud rate, instead of poke(0x102b,0x33); for 1200 baud how would I change it for 9600? and what is the highest baud the HB can run at? Thanx (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Handy expansion board info?
 
Does anyone have a disused Handyboard expansion interface? I've been asked if I could update my C libraries to include support for it but I'd rather not buy one a full price just for that :-) --Chuck (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  multiple processes
 
Hi, I'd like to know how too run diferent processes at the same time in the handy, I'm trying to make a robot that needs the a lot of atention in each process. Thank you. (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: handy board malfuncuion
 
Olivier, I have seen this problem come up on my Handyboards from time to time and usually when I switch between the two Handyboards that I have. I don't understand why it happens but my solution has been to delete the P code and reinstall it to the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: handy board malfuncuion
 
olivier lanvin schrieb: (...) Try downloading "mon" that comes with "ic". It is a little debug tool that loads into the HC11 without using external hardware (except the serial port). With "mon" you can test the external RAM, LCD, etc. If "mon" does (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  handy board malfuncuion
 
Hello from France. I Have assembled a Handy Board which was well working for 3 monthes, but yesterday I began to have loading problems: The pcode loads successfully, but when the second phase of loading is attempted, a message error occurs: There is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Sample Code
 
Here a fonction to read an analog port and compare it to two value. Entrie are the nummer of analog entrie (0..7). The function return 0 if lower than the first value, 1 if between the two and 2 if greater than the second. Comment and variable (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Sample Code
 
I am a beginner programmer, and I am having a little trouble getting started. I have an analog input that I need to compare to some values stored in memory. If anyone has a similar program that I could reference, I would really appreciate it. Or if (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  seconde serial.
 
I'm do a second serial in handy board. It's possible? If possible what the best port fot this? Port A,B.. How can a write a new interupt vector in IC? I see the 9600 baud out, but i intersting in reciev. Thanks. (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Basic Stamp to Handy Board Interfacing
 
(...) This is an update to my previous message. Before I tried to interface the Basic Stamp to the Handy Board I went through the mailing list and found some information on the use of the SPI to interface the HB to other micro controllers. I read (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: rotational sensors
 
Fred- We unloaded the last three files that you mentioned, sonar.c, robot221.c, and gp2d02_i.icb, and then tested the Lego Shaft Encoder. This eliminated the problem we were having so we then loaded the files individually and tested. We narrowed the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)


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