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John, I just loaded up your version of the code you posted, It worked fine on reset. I took out the white space just to see, and it worked fine too! I would say that your memory is bad or the lm2931 -5 is bad. Something is causing total reset (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reset & running Main ( )
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Try taking the white space out from between the "main" and the "()" -Dan (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | fwd: Mini Boards for sale
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Hi all, some may be interested in my old mini board design. If so, here's a chance to pick one up at a reasonable price. Info is available via FTP at ftp://cher.media.mit...miniboard/ . Fred Begin forwarded message: > From: "Wally Blackburn" (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reset & running Main ( )
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Fred, Man, do you ever sleep? I hope you know how much your support is appreciated. Here is a copy of my jrm1.c file. Just a reminder, if I type " main() " in the IC window on my PC, this file executes flawlessly. Thanks, John /* filename: jrm1.c (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Well, at this point I'm out of ideas. Would you please copy and paste your jrm1.c file into an email message and send that to the list. (LUGNET strips attachments, so it has to be plain text body of the msg.) thanks, Fred (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reset & running Main ( )
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Fred, I double-checked, and my " main() " program (filename: jrm1.c) is all lower case letters. I confirmed case sensitivity by trying to call the " main() " file (filename: jrm1.c) which has been downloaded to the HB by typing " Main() " on the PC. (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I wonder if it's because you've capitalized "Main()". C is case sensitive so main != Main. try it making your main program lower case and see if that works. Fred (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Reset & running Main ( )
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Fred, Thanks for the very prompt response. Your responses to queries on this board continue to provide very useful insights. With respect to your response #1, it is helpful to know that "list files" does not actually read the Handy Board and is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Devantech SRF04 library for HandyBoard
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Today I posted a fully documented SONAR LIBRARY for the HandyBoard on my website: (URL) It uses the Devantech SRF04 to measure distance. The system is a-synchronious what makes it very little overhead and easy to use on your own programs. The (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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John, a couple things. 1. when you quit and restart IC, it forgets what programs you may have loaded into the HB. so that explains your #4 case below. 2. IC has its own way of storing vectors for user code like your main() program, so you should not (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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John, Can you post a copy of your "Main()" file to the following site: (URL) will have to sign up with a yahoo account, but it is a lot easier to deal with code problems and board problems on that forum. -Dan (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Reset & running Main ( )
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Dear "Group", ....what are we? Lugnetters? Lugheads? Lugnuts? Regardless, I need some guidance on getting my Handyboard to run a downloaded Main( ) program upon powerup/reset. Here are some facts regarding my problem. 1. The Handyboard downloads the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Source for a few IS1U60 sensors
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Robert, A company in Canada sells them at a reasonable price, HVW Technologies. My order got held up at the boarder for about a week, but they said that was a rare occasion and not the norm. Here is their web address (URL) They cost $3.25 each plus (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | announcing the Handy Cricket!
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(a little late for X-mas, but maybe in time for New Year's...) As many of you know, when I was at MIT one of the last things I worked on (from 1996 to 2000, actually) was a tiny robotics controller called the Cricket. In May, 2001, I obtained rights (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I'm looking for two of the IS1U60 sensors for the Handyboard. Anyone know where I can purchase them? The only place I could find that carried them would only sell them in lots of 1000 pieces. If you know where I can get a couple please let me know. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Battery use
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Yes, but it won't last long. The HB's electronics draw around 20 - 40 mA. the lifetime of an alkaline 9v is approx 1 Amp hour. So that give you 25 - 50 hours of run time. In practice, you'd get less, 'cause the 1 AH rating assumes a much slower (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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If I use a separate battery supply for the motor outputs, will a single 9v battery provide sufficient power for the rest of the Handyboard instead of the 8 AA cells (9.6V)? (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Request for new P-code.s19
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Dan, I am also interested in obtaining the different flavors of the p-code floating around on the net. In my case I would like to also get one for an 20x4 LCD screen size. If there are any sites with them available or ones that might have a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Request for new P-code.s19
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It just so happens that I did make a "merged" and cleaned up version of the Pcode source about a year ago. Like my libhb source, I can't guarantee that it works for everyone, but it seemed to work for me. I've just put it up for download at (URL) I (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Request for new P-code.s19
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There are several versions of the p-code floating around, one person wrote a nice smooth PWM version, and another wrote a no LCD version, and I've seen a few variations with different size LCD screens. I would like to officially request that someone (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: FW: Using the Handyboard without the LCD display
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(...) Hi Look at the Handyboard-webpage under: (URL) you will find the code to use the hb without a lcd bye Martin (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FW: Using the Handyboard without the LCD display
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| | Re: 74hc237
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I know that Mouser have the parts in stock.........but they require a minimum order (100$).......it isn't a great deal........Radio Shack is good but i live in Italy and they don't sell outside U.S.........if you know where i can purchase 74hc237 (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 74hc237
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The 237 isn't an obsolete part. Radio Shack isn't the store it used to be. You need to purchase your parts from a better source. Mouse has the part, 74HC237 Mouser stock # 511-M74HC237 , they are only $0.52, www.mouser.com (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 74hc237
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(...) Alessandro, As far as I know there are now equivelant replacements for the 74hc237. The 74hc138 does the same thing but outputs an inverted signal. If you are any good at electronics you can fudge a 74hc04 into the prototyping area to (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 74hc237
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Hi! I'm a little in a trouble..... I cannot find the ic 74hc237 (3-to-8 Decoder/Demultiplexer with Address Latches) marked U5 on the expansion board......... I have two questions: 1) Can i replace this part with an equivalent one? 2) If (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | about peek() and poke()
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Hello, I have some questions about serial communication of the HandyBoard to PC. I tried to write to the serial line from HB. But I found that peek() and poke() functions don't work. (I used "list functions" to list all the functions available, and (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Controlling HB using PC serial port
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(...) I would posit that the easiest way is to use the serial cable. Then you don't have to do new cabling or only work with the digital pins which can also do output. Plus you're not spending your digital ports. You could also go through the SPI, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Controlling HB using PC serial port
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Yes you can. The easiest way is to use some of the digital inputs and connect them to the parallel port pins. Then using QuickBasic or any parallel port program you can "send" commands to the HandyBoard. If you want to use the serial port then I (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Controlling HB using PC serial port
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Hi all, I am new to the HB world and I am wondering if I can use my computer (PC with Windows OS) to directly control the motors and sensors installed on the HB. Please assume that I have no problem in writing a program for the PC to communicate to (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | GP1U52 and Polaroid 6500 Sonar in the UK
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Does anyone know of a UK source of the 2 above components (Not Maplins or RS)? (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | New LEGO Robotics Web Page
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All, The University of New Mexico's LEGO Robotics page has been extensively updated. Please drop in and check it out: (URL) In short, we build autonimous robots out of LEGOs and control them with the Handyboard. Make sure and check out the 2001 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | PLEASE I NEED HELP
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Hi! I see that i've a real common problem, that's it: Now, i'd read "Windows Serial Line Debugging" and i'd follow its test sequence. But my problem still remain, on I/C board, i notice that, untill the complete discharge of the mainboard C3 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR port
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Am Sonntag 11 November 2001 22:04 schrieb Fred G. Martin: (...) Aaahhh, 6.81K gives me 43kHz - I think I will have a look at some higher values. I did not know that the HC132 could be that much of a difference! Big THX! Chris (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR port
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see the v1.21 parts list in the hardware section, for the following info: re: R4's value. Depending on the variety of the manufacture of the HC132 chip, R4 should be either 3.83K (Digikey 3.83KXBK-ND) or 6.81K (Digikey 6.81KXBK-ND). To test this, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | IR port
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Hi $ALL! I just assembled a handyboard. The assembly documentation (hba.pdf) says, that there should be a ~40kHz square wave at pin 2 of U9 (HC04). My frequency counter shows 72 kHz... So I took a new capacitor (682) and a new resistor (3k83) but (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RCX to Handyboard
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Is is feasible to have an RCX 'talk' to Handyboard via their respective IR systems?? Which one would be the easiest to program to understand the other? (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Inaccuracy Sonar Reading
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Hi there… I have downloaded the sonar.c and it is running properly. In order to calibrate the sonar, I have placed my robot in a different distance from the obstacles. From all the obtained data, the reading always ~ 6cm or ~13cm more the actual (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Barry Brouillette's GP2D02 Page?
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(...) Hi, Sorry for the delay in fixing this. I left SGI two years ago and they finally killed my page. The content is back up and should stay up at: (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Optical mouse
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I want to interface an optical mouse with the Handyboard for positioning purposes. What is the best and the easiest way to do that! The oprical mouse that I have has USB nad ps/2 port. Q1: Do I use the handyboard's (serial interface and Battery (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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