Has anyone hacked an Evolution Glove to harvest the ADXL202? At $12.99 retail for the whole thing, it's way cheaper than the individual components. Mark...
4727
stephane641
Oct 2, 2003 2:26 pm
I originally got free samples of that device but I'll like to see what else is in that glove. I never heard of it, do you have a link to a store so I can see a...
4728
Martin Dubuc
swbot
Oct 2, 2003 9:48 pm
I finally finished assembling my IgORE (thanks to Chris and Guy). I have done some preliminary testing of the motors, and when I found that when I start both...
4729
Ori
ori_barbut
Oct 2, 2003 10:19 pm
... I don't have an IgORE, but it sounds like... the sudden load of the two motors causes a voltage dip, and the chip sees that as a brownout and resets. The...
4730
Ken McKinnon
kmuck4
Oct 2, 2003 10:23 pm
As I recall, there could be some problems from motor noise. Some of it was resolved by putting some small ceramic caps acroos the motor leads at the...
4731
aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 3, 2003 1:24 am
... Adding 10uF tantulum caps across the vdd/gnd pins on the PIC itself fixed up my issues with the board. The small ceramics right there seem to have troubles...
4732
weston54
Oct 3, 2003 4:16 pm
You can get the Evolution Glove at Toys'R'Us for $12.99 Canadian. The ADXL202 is already mounted to a small board with a wiring harness, which is perfect for...
4733
ORE_bits@yahoogroups....
Oct 5, 2003 11:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monthly meeting Date: Monday, October 6, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:30PM EDT (GMT-04:00) We meet in the usual...
4734
zok34
Oct 8, 2003 2:20 pm
For those of you have used them, how long did it take to get your boards from the time they shipped them? I am planning on using the standard airmail for my...
4735
Mike Bronosky
brewski922
Oct 8, 2003 5:10 pm
It's been a year, heck probably two years ago, but I don't really remember, however I'm thinking little over a week, may be 10 days, may be 2 weeks. I was...
4736
Aaron Ramsey
aaron_ramsey
Oct 8, 2003 5:18 pm
I think I waited about 3 weeks or so for my boards. They shipped them in a padded envelope rather than a box and marked 'samples' on it so customs just passed...
4737
Joe Bedford
joebedford
Oct 8, 2003 5:20 pm
... Allen I'm interested in setting up two-way RF communication. Do you suppose the software could be adapted to send AND receive using a single PIC at each...
4738
tellurian
i_tellurian
Oct 8, 2003 7:08 pm
... The software can be fairly readily adapted for duplex operation (mostly ready to go there already). I don't have the time to do it, but it is written in C...
4739
weston54@...
weston54
Oct 9, 2003 3:25 pm
Yes, Laipac sell tranceiver modules for $27 US a piece, I picked up a set last week. You can just as easily go with their transmit and receive modules which...
4740
stephane641
Oct 9, 2003 5:17 pm
Hi, I know it's a bit late, but I won't get around to ordering the RF modules from Laipac so if anyone is willing to take over the order, just post and people...
4741
Martin Dubuc
swbot
Oct 11, 2003 1:24 am
Anybody has an IgORE Classic and could tell me what range of values they are getting from their phototransistors? With a resistance of 22k, I seem to not...
4742
ridgesoft
Oct 15, 2003 12:21 am
RidgeSoft has recently introduced RoboJDE™, a Java™ enabled robotics software development environment. This software has been designed for use in...
4743
Ron Clough
khufuca
Oct 15, 2003 2:19 am
Thanks to all those at the last meeting who made suggestions for improving my fire fighting robot. It now moves very smoothly . . . no jerky starts and stops ....
4744
stephane641
Oct 15, 2003 3:27 pm
Good to hear that your robot is working better. What are those marvelous "splines" you are talking about? I missed that. Somebody has a quick explanation for...
4745
Ron Clough
khufuca
Oct 15, 2003 8:49 pm
... could ... rather ... Spline basically means "curve" . . . I think! Anyone else???...
4746
stephane641
Oct 15, 2003 11:11 pm
Ok, that little I knew but how did you implement it I mean. Later,...
4747
owenlawrence2003
owenlawrence...
Oct 16, 2003 12:55 am
... I didn't participate in that discussion, and was waiting to hear what you said about your implementation. But since you asked, I'll weigh in with some...
4748
Ron Clough
khufuca
Oct 16, 2003 1:46 am
... Trial and Error!!!! To curve left, slow down the left motor and count encoder ticks until the robot has curved enough. "slow down" and "count ticks" are...
4749
Albert den Haan
albert_den_haan
Oct 16, 2003 3:09 am
I doubt I will be able to compete in the FF contest, but I do hope to have my "Grown up Little Tike" articulated loader working well enough to enter in the...
4750
Joe Bedford
joebedford
Oct 17, 2003 5:49 pm
I've been spending a fair bit of time trying to figure out which pins on the programmer to connect to my I2 programmer header (without much luck). Then I...
4751
Ron Clough
khufuca
Oct 17, 2003 8:07 pm
A researcher from a TV program called "Secret Science of Everyday Things" contacted the club recently. She is working on a proposal for a show about electric ...
4752
Aaron Ramsey
aaron_ramsey
Oct 17, 2003 9:09 pm
... The schematics of the I2 wisp version are mislabelled. As above, the clock and data lines in particular. Aaron...
4753
Aaron Ramsey
aaron_ramsey
Oct 17, 2003 9:11 pm
... I'm up for that.... when are they taping? Mmmmm... get to tear apart some drills. Aaron...
4754
Albert den Haan
albert_den_haan
Oct 17, 2003 9:37 pm
I'm interested, but I do wonder where I would find any time :) As a concrete goal for this show I would like to try for an active dust collector. I doubt it...
4755
ronhedge
Oct 17, 2003 10:51 pm
I am interested and would like to find out more. Power tools have been pigeon-holed to their mundane job. It is time to take a stand and help them obtain...
