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Re: To HB or not to HB, that is the question.
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Wed, 23 Apr 1997 15:23:50 GMT
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Tom Brusehaver <[tomb@netperceptions]spamcake[.com]>
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> > > > > "F" == Fred Cass <FCass@nextwavetel.com> writes:
F> I've been looking into the HandyBoard, and it looks great. I'm
F> wondering if I could get some opinions here. A friend of mine and
F> I are going to build a robot, and we are trying to decide if we
F> should go with the HB, or make something else. I know this is the
F> HB list, so please feel free to share your experienced opinions.
It all depends on what you are doing.
For one 8 bit micro to deal with all the sensors, motors, and
intelligence, you are asking a lot.
On the other hand if you just want to drive around and view the world,
it is probably a bit too much.
The HB has advantages because it has *LOTS* of sensor inputs, as well
as built in motor drivers, and easy programming environment. I have
never felt IC was taxed for most of what I am doing.
The biggest problem with any 8bit micro (doesn't matter which one,
maybe the 64180 is a little better), is lack of address bus for
expanding memory. When doing maps, or vision, or logging, it is
sometimes nice to store things towards a megabyte or more of memory,
and most of the 8 bitters only directly address 64K.
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| I've been looking into the HandyBoard, and it looks great. I'm wondering if I could get some opinions here. A friend of mine and I are going to build a robot, and we are trying to decide if we should go with the HB, or make something else. I know (...) (27 years ago, 23-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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