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Well, it looks like reparing this charger/interface board is beyond me. I have now replaced all the capacitors, both 'lytic and not, and the MAX 232. I'have even been able to get an original Max232CPE. But the board doesn't work still. I get a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Interactive C Version 4 is available for free download
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Hi everyone, The KISS Institute for Practical Robotics (KIPR), a non-profit educational organization, has been sponsoring continuing work on free versions of Interactive C. In the last week, Randy Sargent has announced Interactive C Version 4, which (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Garmin GPS25-LVS
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Greetings, From the specs ((URL) the unit you have (LVS) supports a RS232C level connection. Since the HandyBoard uses TTL level signals, you would need an RS232C to TTL interface. This interface would be similar to the one used on the serial (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Broken charger board...still broken
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Be sure you get the proper Max232 chip. I bought another, because I was having serial port problems, and thought it might be the Max232 chip... But the new one I bought wasnt *quite* right. What happened was in IC I could download pcode if I tried (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Broken charger board...still broken
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Hi all, just in case anyone feels like helping, I thought I'd post an update on the current (and very sick) state of the charger/interface board I accidently turbocharged by plugging the 120V adapter into a 240V outlet. As stated in a previous (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Garmin GPS25-LVS
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I am working on a robotic blimp project. I've acquired the Garmin GPS25-LVS receiver and I want to use it with the HandyBoard to control the blimp. Does anybody have a schematic that would show how to connect this GPS system to the HandyBoard, and (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Probably burned serial interface -- need help
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Thanks to all who offered help. But I'm afraid I may need some more... In response to some questions: Yes the pop came from the board, not the wall-mounted adapter, and yes, I do have a voltmeter. But it hadn't occurred to me to check the testing (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Compiling .icb files /Farnsworth files
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I thought originally you were interested in building .icb files, not rebuilding the pcode file. If you want to rebuild the pcode, you need the HB distribution of the pcode, which is at (URL) . There's also a makefile that has the flags for building (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Probably burned serial interface -- need help
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Stefano, Do you have a voltmeter? (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Compiling .icb files /Farnsworth files
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Fred, I've enclosed the section of the README that applies to my question: To build pcode for other robot boards, follow the instructions below. Copy the 'build_rw.bat' file to another, and replace the GCC command -D variables to the following for (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Compiling .icb files /Farnsworth files
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refresh my memory -- what's in the README, what is the question? fred (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Probably burned serial interface -- need help
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where did you hear the pop? in the wall-mounted transformer device, or the serial int board? fred (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Probably burned serial interface -- need help
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Hi all, yesterday I mistakenly plugged the 110V/9V AC adapter that feeds the Charger/serial interface into a 220V power supply (I live in NZ but used to live in the US and have a weird mix of appliances, converters, and transformers). After a few (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Compiling .icb files /Farnsworth files
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Howdy Fred, Yes, I did download the zip file from the HB site. As11_ic.bat is present. One question I have is with regards to the various references to Rev 2.1, Rev 2.2, et cetera, in the README file. How do these references relate to my V1.21 HB (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handyboard Sonar question
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I don't have any connector in the J11 space (middle right edge of the expansion board). All I have are 9 holes in the board that are in the same configuration as the bottom of the sonar module's 9-pin male connector. So if I solder the bottom of the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Senshist.icb etc
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hi john, the farnsworth stuff should work. did you download the zip file of programs from the HB site? there should be an as11_ic bat file in it. fred (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handyboard Sonar question
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I've been trying to connect my sonar module according to the instructions in the following webpage: (URL) However, Since I'm using an expansion board with my Handyboard, the SCI port isn't available. Also, my expansion board didn't come with a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Help! Hanyboard Assembly Testing problem!---I think solved!
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Hey! I've put in the memory, and the LCD screen, and I have interactive C running! Pretty cool that I can print messages to the screen. So problem solved! Anyone have some good instructions on how to properly desolder a part? I almost screwed up my (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Reaching back to the past ...
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Fred, You recently pointed to the new "cricket" controller. Its pretty cool, however as you recall I am a big fan of the Miniboard, having used several in various robots over the years. I recently got a kit from Microchip that they use to teach (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Senshist.icb etc
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Fellow Lugnuts, I'm working with some of the files in Fred's 'Robotic Explorations' book and would like to use the Sensor History Routines (page 291, Section 6.5.7). Between the HB software pages and the book publisher's website, I've managed to get (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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