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| | | I just bought the Polaroid sonar unit and I need to test it. I have downloaded the sonar drivers and hookup instructions from the FTP site but I need some help. I want to write a small program that will take a sonar reading and display the distance (...) (28 years ago, 17-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —MAR ERICSON
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| | | | | There's a program that already does this that comes with the stuff you got from the kent directory. Check the files. ---...--- ericson mar Master of Engineering Candidate Project: Mobile Robotics mar@cooper.edu (212)353-4356 Department of Mechanical (...) (28 years ago, 17-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Adam
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| | | | Keith, On the ftp site under ???/contrib/kent/sonar there should be a file called sonartst.c This file tests the unit goven that you've included sonar.icb in the initial loading of library files. The file simply calls the ping(0) routine then waits (...) (28 years ago, 20-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Tom Brusehaver
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| | | | Hi, with all this talk of sonar, I thought I finally get to hooking mine up. All I get is 8". If I unplug it, I get 0". I'd swear I have it hooked up right. Someone sent out a mail earlier this week, and I had mine hooked up just like it said. I (...) (28 years ago, 20-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Adam
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| | | | | Tom, Are you hearing a ticking sound coming from the transducer? Let me know. (...) (28 years ago, 20-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Tom Brusehaver
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| | | | | | (...) Yup. I have one of those tapeless tape measures with the smaller transducer, and the handyboard connected one is louder, so I wonder if that might be something? (28 years ago, 20-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Chuck McManis
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| | | | | (...) Since 8" is the 'minimum' distance the board can see, I strongly suspect that your transducer isn't sufficiently damped. This will cause it to continue 'ringing' after the pulse is sent and when the receiver switches on, its still vibrating so (...) (28 years ago, 20-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Tom Brusehaver
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| | | | | | (...) The one that is mounted is in a plastic box, glued in with silicon glue. The unmounted one was laying on my bench pointed at the ceiling. (...) I assume the 'blank inhibit' pin is BINH (docs are at home, I am at work), and that is connected to (...) (28 years ago, 20-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Adam
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| | | | Tom, I purchased 2 OEM kits (4 ranging units w/transducers) From this I had 3 bad ranging units. You'll notice a socketed chip on the PCB. I would suspect that this chip is suspect to failure. Anyways, in order to solve your problem, I would suggest (...) (28 years ago, 21-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Tom Brusehaver
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| | | | Thanks, I followed Chuck M's advice, and disconnected the BINH, and the thing words, with 23" as the minimum distance. (...) I would have to possibly agree. I noticed in your earlier mail you have suggested putting a 330 ohm resistor between INIT (...) (28 years ago, 21-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Adam
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| | | | | Ahh... This sounds right from when I had the same problem. I just forgot about the disconnecting of the BINH. Mainly because it was accidental at the time. Anyways, the point I wish to make is that you have a bad ranging unit. This symptom is (...) (28 years ago, 21-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Adam
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| | | | Tom, You mentioned that the INIT has the 330ohm. I'm pretty sure it's the BINH and NOT the INIT that should have the 330ohm. Reread Kents documentation. I don't think you would have damaged the unit in this short of time. Like I've mentioned on many (...) (28 years ago, 21-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Tom Brusehaver
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| | | | (...) I wouldn't think so. I am looking in Kents documentation, and sure enough, there is something about putting a resistor on BINH. Also something about putting a cap in C7 on the ranging board. I'll play with things tonight. (...) Good thinking (...) (28 years ago, 21-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Adam
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| | | | Tom, I put the cap in too - never noticed much defference. It must just be for some minimal filtering of noise. I don't know how well you know Ben, but it sounds as though you will probably be fixing this one solo, eh? Do you have manuals? I'll look (...) (28 years ago, 21-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | | | | | Some answers on Re: Sonar and the handyboard —Chuck McManis
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| | | | Adam and Tom have been exchanging quite a bit of mail on the topic of Ultrasonics and the Handyboard. A lot of good information has come to light as well as some misinformation. I've spent some time figuring out just what is what, and this is the (...) (28 years ago, 22-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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