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Re: Handyboard startup problems
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:44:00 GMT
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Yes, I encounter something similar. Do you use servo on your board? I also
have some trouble with the motor ports. I am not sure what causes it. I
also have trouble with the motor ports. When I run the motor at 50% power
(back or forward), both red and green LED on the port light up at the same
time. If I detach the motor from the port, the LEDs light work fine. I am
trying to figure out what is going on myself...
--
Ray
James Munro <handyboard@media.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.21.0007051519140.21314-100000@typhoon.xnet.com...
> Hi all, I'm having some problems with me previously functioning
> handyboard.
>
> I'm using a standard board which has worked fine for nearly a year.
> Recently it didn't get any use for awhile and the batteries ran down.
> After charging them for 18+ hours I downloaded the pcode and it appeared
> to work fine for awhile.
>
> Now if I turn it on one of several things happen:
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> 1. Med-dark grey block in the top line of the LCD.
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> 2. It will come on for a moment and then the red & green power/on lights
> will glow brightly and it will reset for no apparent reason. I can't seem
> to get it to work with IC since the board keeps resetting on its own.
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> I checked the battery with the volt meter and it appeared that, at first,
> it was only seeing .5 volts from the power-expansion headers, but then
> when it came on it was back up to its 10.x volts, full charge. Odd I
> thought.
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> Anyone experience this before?
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Jim Munro
> <jimmn@xnet.com>
>
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