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Subject: 
Re: sonar modules
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:41:00 GMT
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Barthelet, Luc <lucb@ea./Spamcake/com>
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Can I get more details on the wiring?
I am using the description by kent I believe.
Connecting BINH is preventing it from working. It clicks but the echos
immediately (0 inches).
without BINH, I get it to run but with minimal distance of 18".
Maybe someone can point me to a more detailed wiring set up?
thx.

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From: Prabal Dutta <dutta@cis.ohio-state.edu>
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Subject: Re: sonar modules
To: jkeyzer@calweb.com (Jeff Keyzer)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 01:25:58 -0500 (EDT)
Cc: handyboard@media.mit.edu
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Hi Jeff,

        The Polaroid sensors work pretty darn well.  I've been able to get
1" resolution from 8" to 130"++ (reportedly they work to 35 ft - my room's
not big enough to try this out).  I was able to get mine working in about 10
minutes.  Basically, just FTP the code, attach a few wires and it works.  It's
WIRE-N-PLAY!  The only "modification" required is that one of the motor driver
chips must be pulled out to access some output signals.  It's really pretty
cool.

        - Prabal

>       How well do the Polaroid sensors everyone's using work?  Do they
> require much external circuitry or any modifications to the handy board?
> I'm interested in them since I'm finally managing to get a nice working
> robot going...  (Yeah everyone, I finally got this whole D10 excavator thing
> working as a robot!)
> 



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