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Hello, This is my second message for today, for those who are sleeping... By the way, it's 2 PM in my little country, and today is a good, but strange day! I explain: This morning (for me), I send you a mail because I could not load pcode_hb.s19 I (...) (28 years ago, 14-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi everybody, I have got a problem when trying to download the config register, with the two ways I know: 1/ HBDL for WIN begins to download it but befire the end, it stops and writes: "Bad config register (0x0D), try again". 2/ I lunch "dlm (...) (28 years ago, 14-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) OK. Thanks for letting us know. I have updated the FAQ to reflect your observation. (...) Can you try -not- loading your modified servo.c and see if you can get the A5 servo to work? Make sure neither servo.c nor servo.icb is loaded, and then (...) (28 years ago, 13-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi. I had to remove the CTRL-M's from the file. After I did that it loaded into IC no problem. So the MS-DOS v3.1 beta 4 of IC doesn't handle them. But I came across another problem. For the C wrapper code for the servo_a5 routines I just modified (...) (28 years ago, 13-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Maria, Can you follow the instructions for prepping ICB files at (URL) let us know if that solves the problem? I had been told that this problem was solved in the 3.1 versions of IC, but perhaps not. Thank you, Fred In your message you said: (...) (28 years ago, 13-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I'm using IC v3.1 beta 4. When I try to load the servo_a5.icb and the servo_a7.icb that I downloaded from the handyboard web page I get the following error: Fatal internal error: Illegal line in .s19 file And then it completely kicks out of IC. (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I'd like to incorporate a pryroelectric IR detector into my robot design. "Mobile Robots" has some detail on sensors, but I'd like to keep it cheap. I have an out-of-service Heath/Zenith motion detector lying about - is the sensor within similar to (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Here is a rule of thumb to keep handy when converting R/C cars to robots; o If the R/C car used either NiCd batteries, or it had a NiCd battery pack, the motors will draw too much current for the Handyboard. This is strictly true of any controller (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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From your post it seems that only one battery was used. It is best to have the motor(s) running from a separate battery. Apropriate capacitors for RF noise and large start up currents should be considered. Have fun! (...) Peter (...) ---...--- Ed (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Peter I tried to do modify a racer and found that the motors drew so much current that the board would continually reset. Another problem with the racers is that they are geared for high speed, not torque. I ended up making a circular frame and (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I seem to remember a while ago some person on this group was talking about making a robot from one of those tyco rc cars. Could I just plug the motors straight into the handy board and use the power supply from the inside of the car. Would a motor (...) (28 years ago, 11-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anyone have a used HB? I would like a built one with a serial board too, it would have to work also. I could buy a complete kit with the serial board too. Any info would be great. I started using the board at school and would like to use one at (...) (28 years ago, 11-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) This is a mistake, carried over from the 6.270 version of the document. thanks for pointing it out. -Fred (28 years ago, 11-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) make sure you are loading "lib_hb.c" and not "lib_r22.c". -Fred (28 years ago, 11-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I'm pretty sure JDR microdevices carries the 1233. check (URL)2 > Since there are 16 address lines comming from the 6811. Could I use (...) The HB uses A15, along with the E clock and ~reset, as the enable line for the ram. The 64k address (...) (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I (CW Technology) still sell Miniboards. Check out (URL) for details. If you are looking for quantity, send me details and I can provide a quote. (...) The Miniboard doesn't have a "standard" set of sensors and battery. The Handyboard (...) (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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In the Tech Ref, it refers to a "reset button". Where is it? (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi all, I have a few questions. 1 > Does anyone know where I can get the voltage monitor, Dallas Semi 1233? 2 > Since there are 16 address lines comming from the 6811. Could I use a 64k Ram instead of a 32k? Is A15 being used for something else? (...) (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Why when I use this attached code, with the while(!start_button()) string does it tell me Function start_button undefined? -- Steve ___...___ * Steve Freedman * *For all your computer help, specializing in the Internet, the Mac* *OS, Windows 3.1, (...) (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Does anyone sells miniboards? I'd like to order full kits including batteries and sensors. -Shay Shai Shomroni Science and Technology Education Center shaysh@post.tau.ac.il Tel-Aviv University, Israel (URL) fax:972-3-6407752 (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello all! I'd like to know if anybody ever tried to control a Nikon camcorder thru it's IR sensor. I think that the codes are Sony compatible, since I saw an identical camcorder, except that there was Sony trademark on it :). Anyway, I only want to (...) (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Howdy, I just put up the first bit of the work in progress on my robot (named "GADGET"). The URL is (URL) I hope you will find it interesting! John Whitten (28 years ago, 10-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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The freeware version of IC runs in a virtual DOS box. Check your configuration settings to make sure you give the maximal amount of conventional (640K) memory to the DOS box. Also, try using the .pif file that is distributed with IC. -Fred In your (...) (28 years ago, 9-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi everybody, i was not sure if this reached the net before....so iam posting it again whenever i download a program from the prompt to the handyboard, the following message is displayed.... " IC is running dangerously low on memory. Your PC shpuld (...) (28 years ago, 9-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: "Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation" for FIVE BUCKS!!
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(...) No. I got my book in about a week, and the invoice has no phone or more complete address than shown above. They do not accept phone orders or credit cards. (28 years ago, 9-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) They can. The 600mA is really 600mA-h (milliamp hours). It's a rating on how long the pack lasts on a charge. If I recall correctly it's measured over 20 hours. The 600mA-h pack can deliver 30 mA for 20 hours before it goes dead, or at least (...) (28 years ago, 9-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I'm trying to get the SCI to send MIDI asynchronous serial data (8/1/1 @ 31.25 kilobaud). Is it possible to make the SCI send data that fast instead of the standard 9600 baud? Has anyone done this? Colby (28 years ago, 9-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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What does this mean, ...a 9.6v, 600mA battery pack... in the HB Tech Ref? I thought NiCd's can deliver lots of current. (28 years ago, 9-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Peter: run-time error 1 is "no stack place for start_process()". This is given in the IC/Handy Board manual. The reason is your "repeat" procedure, which keeps making more processes!! Instead of this, put each of your subprocesses in a loop; e.g: (...) (28 years ago, 8-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello, I'm new at IC and I don't really know how to fix all the errors yet. Can you please download the attached file and look it over for any problems and tell me how to fix the Run Time Error 1. Thank You, Peter Eacmen (28 years ago, 8-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello everybody, HELP HELP HELP ... I can't found the Dallas 1233-10 circuit in Belgium, it's the only part I need to continue my HB to the end. BUT I found an IC from Maxim that could do the job, is it true? This part is the MAX809L (threshold of (...) (28 years ago, 8-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: "Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation" for FIVE BUCKS!!
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(...) I like the book "Sensors for Mobile Robots" by H.R. Everett. It doesn't have alot of microrobtics in it but is good for theory and to build you a foundation in Robotics Technology. (28 years ago, 8-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) In answer to your last question, the best price I have seen for the MC68HC11E1FN is at B.G. Micro for $6.95 if my memory is correct. I have dealt with them before and not had any problems so far. You can check the price on their web page at (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hello everybody, Whenever i load any program to the handyboard the following message is displayed " IC is now dangerously running low on memory. Yous should makesure that your PC has atleast 550-600K of lower memory free before staring" iam using a (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) A little background, my first robot controller was the 1802 based ELF processor ca. 1979, it didn't do much. The first mobile robot I built was tethered to a Heathkit H-8. The first untethered robot used a Xerox 820 mainboard, and a lot of (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I am just getting into robotics and microcontrollers, and have run up against a brick wall. After gathering information on both the Handy Board and the Mini Board, I am unable to decide which to build first. Money is somewhat tight, so whatever (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: "Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation" for FIVE BUCKS!!
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(...) Joseph L. (...) $44.00, can be (...) Bookseller, Falls (...) condition. I (...) one I rated (...) Board, and (...) Well, I would like to order this book from France. Has anyone an e-mail address or a fax number so that I can place my order? By (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi ! Again this is a question about the Polaroid Sonar Module. Some times ago I disasembled a partly dead Polaroid camera and now I have a neat little board with the sonar transducer conected to it. I even have schematics for this board (thanks to (...) (28 years ago, 6-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hans, Thanks for this. Actually, I am now using the CPP that comes with the GNU-C / AS11 set for the PCODE & *.ICB re-compilation. I call my real source *.IC and pre-process it into *.C, then let IC load that .C file. I am winning in a clumsy way I (...) (28 years ago, 6-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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David -- The MAX662 chip I used on the last beta rev was not the magic bullet I hoped. Not only is there possibly the rise time problem you mention, but when the thing turns off, it outputs 5v. The PIC needs a swing from 0v to 12v to enter program (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) See my home page, (URL) for information on the Programmable Brick project. Just so it's clear: MIT is not, and is not going to, release the design for the P-Brick. Any info published is "FYI" only; this board is not being distributed. -Fred (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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David, Althuogh I don't have an expansion board either, I am in the middle of testing some code that I wrote to program pi16c84s. Everything seems to be working well, I just want to keep on testiong it before releasing it. I wrote it such that it (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi! I still got a question about something I found on the ftp server ftp.media.mit.edu/pu...ick.ps.gz. This file is talking about another CPU board. Fred could you explain where to find more information about this and/or explanations. Thanks. (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Quick Question...
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(...) Yes, that's right. -Fred (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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HI! I have got a little question about the expansion board: at the HB home page, I could read that the exp. board was not yet finished and that the programming of the PIC16C84 is impossible. In fact, I did not found any layout of the two layers of (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Quick Question...
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Howdy, Ordinarily this would be a question better suited for comp.sci.electronics...g-or-other but since the Handy Board expansion interface uses a 4051, I figured someone here could give me the answer more quickly... The official docs for the 4051 (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Buying a board.
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ok, I've been lurking on this group for like 2 or 3 years. I've just now finally gotten around to looking into actually buying a board. The only problem is that I don't have a lot of knowledge about robots at least the building end of it, I know (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: help on hbtest.c
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(...) See the HB assembly instructions, at (URL) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: help on hbtest.c
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Hi Steve, The file hbtest.c allows you to test the various features of the Handy Board and make sure they are operational. To use hbtest.c, type "load hbtest.c" at the IC prompt. When the file is finished loading, you will see the IC prompt again. (...) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) This is exactly what I wanted to do! Had I only the cash... (...) Are you driving each wheel with a separate motor or driving the front wheels with one 9v motor and the rear with another? (...) I have been fooling around with them since I was (...) (28 years ago, 4-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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How would I use the program hbtest.c? I am new to using the HB. My class and I are entering the robot comp at Trinity this year and we are making huge progress but we need some help on programing the board. Any info would be great. We use Macs if (...) (28 years ago, 4-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I had the same problem. I did many tests, and the last one was: I removed the 4x4 transmision, removed both forward and backward differential, and put a 9.6V motor with a VERY high torque. The results: the car started running, and in two or (...) (28 years ago, 4-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Handy Board Users: I am building the first part of the HB: the charger/communication interface and I already got a problem: when I am testing the MAX232 and probing pad 3 of the SUBD connector when shorting together pins 6 and 10 of the MAX232, I (...) (28 years ago, 4-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Handy Board Users: I took the LEGO Super Car (#8880) and scrapped everything but the four wheel drive with the differentials, the front and rear wheel steering, and the suspension. Then I shortened the frame sllightly so that the distance between (...) (28 years ago, 4-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Whenever I try to download a file (hbtest.c). It says that it downloaded sucessfully but when I move the knob nothing happens. Please help. Peter eacmen@postoffice.wo...et.att.net (28 years ago, 2-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Where is "set_digital_threshold()" in IC 3.18?
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Last year in my 6.270-style course the students used "set_digital_threshold()" which was in lib_r22.c. With the newer IC I can't find it. Is it there? ***...*** * Greg Starr, Professor and Graduate Advisor * * Department of Mechanical Engineering ph (...) (28 years ago, 30-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Assembly language and the handyboard
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(...) Ed -- are you referring here to IC's mechanism for linking to assembly language files, the "IC Binary" interface? It's really not too hard to use, and allows users to create assembly language programs that are callable from IC using the C (...) (28 years ago, 27-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Tomaso Paoletti has kindly sent me the latest version of his 6811 simulator, easily the best available for the Macintosh. It's available on cher in the projects/6811 directory, but cher is down right now, so you can get it from the HB home page: (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I once found a site that had documentation of an experiment conducted to test battery life (mainly common ones like AA,C,D,9V, etc.) of batteries by the different manufacturers. I couldn't find the site again. Has anyone seen this site? (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Just wanted to let everyone know about an address change.. I have moved from <lylehaze@n-jcenter.com> to <amigaman@erinet.com> Anyone seeking help or info on the H-Bridge schematics I have in cher should seek me out at the new E-Address.. I wonder (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Radio shack tape measure
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(...) I just got two units direct from Polaroid for $50 each plus shipping, but haven't seen anything for less. (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Well, I haven't looked at the sonar routines, but my guess is that 17 feet round trip at around 1ms / foot each way is close to 32.768 ms, which is when the 16 bit timer in the 6811 overflows (the 6811 clocks the 16-bit counter at 2 Mhz). One idea (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings all I'm currently working on what you might call an expansion board. I need to gain access to the upper address byte, A15-A8, the E clock, and the reset line, in addition to the data bus. just a couple questions. 1. I know i read (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | polaroid sensors
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Ok, now that everyone has had plenty of time to play with their polaroid sensors, has anyone been able to measure distances of over about 17 feet using the sonar test routines on cher? After that distance, I just get measurements of 0'0"... :-( I (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | re: Assembly Language on the HandyBoard
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(...) Ed- Two ways I am looking into: (a) Run a (freely available) shell called "PDE6811" on the PC, which includes an editor, assembler and simulator. Unfortunately, to download, PDE6811 expects that BUFFALO, Motorola's 6811 resident monitor be (...) (28 years ago, 25-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Greetings everyone, This is a friendly reminder that I, Fred Martin, am the only one who can fulfill your request to be unsubscribed. Therefore, please send such messages to me directly. Remember, that's also how you subscribed in the first place. A (...) (28 years ago, 25-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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unsubscribe handyboard Pamela Jennings ***...*** Pamela Jennings Mind Field Productions pamelaj@panix.com (URL) (28 years ago, 25-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thank you for the help, It was a cable problem I found a straight thru adapter, and I was able to communicate with the HandyBoard. Thanks again John Pope John.Pope@colorado.edu popej@ucsub.colorado.edu popej@nag.cs.colorado.edu 303-786-4272 (...) (28 years ago, 25-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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unsubscribe handyboard David Zimmerman Hardware Engineer Diamond Lane Communications Corp zimmer@dlcc.com 707.792.2946 x144 (28 years ago, 25-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Assembly language and the handyboard
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I am planning to use the handyboard with my freshmen in Fall. In addition to the obvious benefits of demonstrating embedded systems, hardware, and robotics, I am interested in using the handyboard as a platform for introducing students to computer (...) (28 years ago, 24-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Bootstrap Mode, Problem
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In your message you said: (...) (1) I assume when you say "miniboard," you actually mean the Serial Interface/Charger board. please be careful with your language because the Mini Board is a different specific project that is not part of the Handy (...) (28 years ago, 24-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Fred, Thank you very much for your response, I was able to complete the first step succesfully(1). However Step 2 does not complete succesfully the Red Led goes off and the green led stays on. Here is how my cables are configured when I hooked up my (...) (28 years ago, 24-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Please unsubscribe "spectrum@wolfenet.com" from the handy board mailing list. Thanks, (28 years ago, 24-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Bootstrap Mode, Problem
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1. first, check if the board can go into DL mode when it is not attached to the host computer. power on with STOP held down, and it should go into DL mode, indicated by both the BATT and PWR LEDs lighting briefly and then turning off and staying (...) (28 years ago, 24-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Bootstrap Mode, Problem
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I have a handyboard that has been working fine, I pulled it out of a box, where it had sfaely been stored for a month and ran into a problem. I am connecting it to a PC, and using IC v3.1 Beta 3, The Pcode is already on the board. I can get the IC (...) (28 years ago, 24-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | HB for sale
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Anybody who is interested in buying "used" HB ($230 + shipping) - send us mail. The HBs was bought several months ago and was never used - we were waiting for commercial IC 3.1. Thanks, Alexander A. Chaihorsky ULTRA-RES Corp. 1395 Greg St., Suite (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Motor LEDs not illuminated
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Hi Greg, Maybe you swapped the HC374 chip and the HC244 that sits next to it? Maybe the HC374 is in backward? Just my two cents - hope that helps. - Prabal (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I found the page which detailed using the radio shack tapeless tape measure for its ultrasonic tranducer. Its at: (URL) this text he mentions getting polaroid units for $35. Can anyone confirm this? If so where are they available? - Garth Webb (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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In building a Handyboard, all was well until the Motor Output Circuit. When running testmotor() none of LED1-8 illuminate. The LED polarity is correct, the debuggin steps in the manual seem to check out. I've built a 6.270 board successfully before (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Are you using the freeware DOS version of IC? If so, please see the FAQ on this problem at: (URL) problem has to do with text file linefeed termination. The FAQ should help you fix this. -Fred (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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When I try to load the sony-ir.icb file, I get booted out of IC and receive the following message: Fatal Internal Error Illegal line in .S19 file I have tried reloading the .s19 file but I still receive the same message. If I don't load the (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LCD SCREEN STUFF
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(...) Here's the pertinent code in the lib_hb.c file: /* printing to the LCD: **WARNING** printf's will wedge once the print buffer becomes full if system printing is disabled */ void system_print_on() {bit_set(0x39, 0b00000001);} void (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Yoni, (...) Use snapable male header strips. They come in lengths from a few pins to more than 30. They're simply .025 inch square metal pins stuck in a strip of plastic on .1 inch centers | | | | | | They kinda look like this. ===...=== | | | | | | (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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In case you didn't see this the first time... Any response to any question will be much appreciated: Second Posting: Hi. I have a few questions related to the handyboard: 1) In the "How to connect DC motors to HB" paper, it says to use .1 inch male (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Hi Brian, MIT has been using the precursor to IC 3.1 for several years. IC 3.1 is the first public release to support features such as the preprocessor ((URL) Integrating the preprocessor didn't happen back in 2.8x because it took a fair bit (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Interactive C - Preprocessing?
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I have not been able to get IC to accept any preprocessor functions such as #define or #ifdef. The c code therefore looks pitifully informal - sprinkled with magic numbers instead of DEFINEd values. Does anyone know if it can be done? The manual (...) (28 years ago, 23-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I have heard that there is a way to turn of the LCD screen on the handyboard to save clock cycles. I have looked all around but cannot seem to find any info on how to do this. Is this possible and if so does it speed up the handyboard any? Someone (...) (28 years ago, 22-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) It is a monthly or bi-monthly publication in large (11x17) format that a number of features relating to electronics. There is a column devoted to robotics that has featured some great stuff. I don't have the paper in front of me, but the info (...) (28 years ago, 22-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Thnaks Prabal... The pcode must have been corrupted. When i tried with a new pcode file it worked fine. sriram (28 years ago, 22-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi Sriram, Have you tried reloading the pcode_hb.s19 file into the Handy Board? Perhaps it has been corrupted. - Prabal (...) (28 years ago, 22-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi. I have a few questions related to the handyboard: 1) In the "How to connect DC motors to HB" paper, it says to use .1 inch male headers to connect the wire leads to. Can anyone give me a less general specification for these male headers? 2) Is (...) (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I while ago I remember reading a web page where someone described using a radio shack tapeless tape measure for its ultrasonic transducer and reciever. They described how to modifiy it and what was what for using it with a micro controller. After (...) (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi, i've run into some problems with my board. When i switch on the reset button the motor leds(red) 0 and 1 are on. The green led (power ready indicator) is also ON. But the Interactive C version etc etc are not printed on the LCD including the (...) (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | encoders routine
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I am having difficulty using the Encoders.c routine for the handyboard. I have written some code that continually reads the encoder (port 0) and writes it to the LCD, then waits 30 [ms] so that the value is readable. I called this code testsens.c (...) (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Please unsubscribe me from the handyboard mailing list. Email: J.T.Hillebrand@lr.tudelft.nl Jasper Hillebrand (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: color sensors
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(...) What Is that Nuts & Volts ?? Thanks Oriol (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) See the latest Nuts & Volts. There is a great article about a "Pick up the Tennis balls and put them in a pen" contest. As a sideline, they talked about one chase robot being tuned to just chase orange. Not a lot of details, but there are (...) (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I need a handyboard for a project in a controls course at the University of Utah but I can't really afford one. Furthermore, I don't have the time or wisdom required to assemble one on my own. Is there anyway to get one used? Or, if I were to (...) (28 years ago, 21-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, has anyone tried using color sensors with the handyboard?? (28 years ago, 20-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | How To Use Multiple IR Receiver
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I have tried to use 6270 ir routine to run ir receiving mechanism with Handy board. The routine doesn't seem to work. I also tries the hb_ir.c from one of the contributed software; It is still not working. Although the on-board ir receiver works, I (...) (28 years ago, 20-Oct-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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