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Re: Hardware or software??
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Wed, 1 Oct 1997 12:37:13 GMT
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Fred G. Martin <fredm@media.mit.edu#AntiSpam#>
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> Also, when I run "hbtest.c"'s testanalogs(), even though I have nothing
> hooked up, the last number on the bottom row (I think it is analog 0) is
> between 251 and 250, is this a manufacturing error that I should take up
> with Gleason, or is it possible to work around this? For my intended
> application (robotics) I probably won't need all 7 inputs and could just
> not use the problem, but I'd still like to know if there's something easy I
> could do about it.
This is normal. Here is an excerpt from the testing notes:
The Handy Board will display the message ``Press START to test
knob...'' on its LCD screen. Press the START button, and the screen
will show the message ``Turn knob; STOP to end -> xxx,'' where xxx is
the current value of the knob. Turn the knob and the value should vary
with a minimum of zero and a maximum of 255.
Press the STOP button, and the Handy Board will show the message
``Press START to test analog ins.'' Press the button, and the display
will then show a series of seven numbers. They should all be in the
range of 250 to 255.
When you plug in a sensor, the sensor port will work properly.
> If when using a motor command, the motor immediately shuts off accompan • ied
> by a flash of the BATT LED, is that just an emergency cut off if the motor
> draws too much current? BTW, I'm just testing the HB for now, so I have no
> load or gearbox on the motor, just letting it run freely. I guess that's
> about it for now, so I look forward to hearing back from youse guys.
> Rob Bonstein
You may be using a motor that is too powerful for the Handy Board, or
perhaps your battery is not fully charged.
-Fred
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