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Re: HB is a winner!
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Sat, 3 May 1997 02:42:40 GMT
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Yoni Garbourg <YGARBOUR@EMERALD.nomorespamTUFTS.EDU>
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Thanks for all the congrats!
We used all 16 sensor ports, and whenever we had to unhook them to fix up
the robot it was a big hassle. The wires that hook up to each sensor port
were fed through holes in the body of the robot. We thought of making
one long strip for the sensors, but then we would have to either feed all
the wires through one huge hole (unacceptable) or just solder that part
after we were sure it was the final change. That would be a waste of time
sense if it was the last change we would not need to unhook the wires
anymore anyways. For the motor-0 port we just filed down the connection
we used there. None of my suggestions/complaints are a big deal. I just
wanted to give some constructive criticism because I love the HB and want
to see it get better and better.
Can't wait 'till the expansion board comes out...
On Fri, 2 May 1997 Katt97@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 97-05-02 00:02:29 EDT, ygarbour@emerald.tufts.edu (Yoni
> Garbourg) writes:
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> > 2) The digital/analog input headers are a bit tight. I agree that it
> > would be annoying to try and seperate the headers to make a bit more
> > space, but it was a bit annoying trying to fit 16 sensors back to back.
> >
> > 3) Same goes for the motor-0 connection (phone jack is in the way).
>
> What I did (and am doing) for that was this. (Note: I am neither a computer
> person nor an electronics person--I know a minimal amount of each)
>
> I bought a 20-pin connection thingies, the type that *can't* break apart. I
> used an X-ACTO knife to cut it off after 12 for the fourth. Then, I filed
> it down so that it was about where it would be if it had ended. I soldered
> the wires in a 1-0-1 pattern all the way thru, and the end that was not filed
> was inserted by the RJ11 phone jack.
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> Something similar could be done for the sensor ports, only the wires would
> have to be taped (or something) together so they weren't confused.
>
> ~Kat~
> ~Class of 1997~
> ~29 days and counting~
>
>
Sincerely,
Yoni Garbourg
<< To succeed, Atificial Intelligence needs
1.7 Einsteins, two Maxwells, five Faradays,
and .3 Manhattan Projects." >>
-John McCarthy
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