Both me and Robot Betty9 wish everyone a fantastic 2011! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=565e2ki8UNg Thomas www.robots-and-androids.com...
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henryarnold
plexi1957
Dec 21, 2010 8:40 pm
Jeff, Use a Zener diode which has specific reverse voltage which can be used as a voltage reference. For example Digikey has a 2.0V zener: ...
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jef.mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 21, 2010 8:45 am
Hi, when using the TCS230 in analog mode, I understand that the S1 and S2 pins are digital inputs and by putting the digital signals as per TABLE 2.6, you tell...
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Martin
profmason2
Dec 17, 2010 5:08 pm
Thank you Jimmie, you have it right. Sorry, I have been busy grading finals etc. The arena will have a black electrical tape boundary suitable for sensing....
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djulien234
Dec 17, 2010 3:43 pm
I've also used ExpressPCB. They are not the least expensive, but they do provide quick turn-around and the software is easy to learn. They have software for...
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Bill Douglas
brd813
Dec 17, 2010 7:26 am
Oops that form factor should be 3.8 x 2.5 - Bill...
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Bill Douglas
brd813
Dec 17, 2010 7:19 am
Henry, The Express PCB service I use is MiniBoardPRO, it costs $75 for 3 boards which have silkscreen and solder mask. The link showing the options is here: ...
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jimmiesypolt
Dec 17, 2010 3:39 am
From what I understand, there will be a red, blue and green can. Have to sense the colors, find your color and move the can to the appropriate red, blue, or...
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John F. Davis
jfd50412008
Dec 17, 2010 12:19 am
At our December meeting we agreed to have a new Can Retrieval Contest at our February meeting. The rules have not yet been posted on profmason.com, but I have...
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Jim Ubersetzig
juberset
Dec 14, 2010 7:12 am
 This robot challenge is scheduled for the January RSSC meeting.  Rules are on our www.rssc.org website.  Here is my idea for scoring the robot "Get Me A...
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Martin
profmason2
Dec 14, 2010 4:17 am
I have a dell poweredge rackmount server that I pulled out of a project I was working on. I am happy to donate it to the club if anyone wants to host it and...
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Jimmie
jimmiesypolt
Dec 14, 2010 12:34 am
Awsome content!...
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jef.mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 13, 2010 10:26 am
I posted the meeting minutes for the December meeting here: http://www.rssc.org/dec-11-2010-0 I also wrote a report on Bruce's lecture: ...
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Jimmie
jimmiesypolt
Dec 12, 2010 8:57 pm
I found a setting that may do the job automatically. Try to upload an image and see what size it gets reduced to........
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Jimmie
jimmiesypolt
Dec 12, 2010 8:52 pm
Yes, that is what happens. However, when you upload a 1200 image, the server has to process it to compress it to a manageable size for viewing. Starting out...
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Jef Mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 12, 2010 6:08 pm
Jimmie, not really sure what you are saying here or what that actually means for us. I had the impression that when I uploaded pictures (at least for the ...
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Jimmie
jimmiesypolt
Dec 12, 2010 4:43 pm
Hi Jeff, I placed a link to the most current meeting on the front page. Currently it's the full page of minutes for that month. On a side note, I've...
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Jef Mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 12, 2010 3:20 am
... agenda in a small >window right on the front page so that visitors can see ... away the agenda for the >next meeting I would be more likely to visit. ... ...
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Jimmie
jimmiesypolt
Dec 11, 2010 3:21 pm
Yes, that was supposed to be what the announcement block was for but it hasn't been updated in a while. We'll have to incorporate the next month's agenda into...
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Walter Martinez
wmartinzz
Dec 10, 2010 4:44 pm
Hi, I have a suggestion for the rssc.org front page. Can we put the meeting agenda in a small window right on the front page so that visitors can see what is...
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jef.mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 9, 2010 5:28 am
a former RSSC member found some old RSSC newsletters from 1997 in his archives. I scanned them in PDF and posted them on: ...
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Alex Brown
rbirac2
Dec 8, 2010 9:12 pm
Jef, I'm the moderator. Apparently there are no options allowing the "public" to view anything except to follow links under the "Links" button. I turned...
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jimmiesypolt
Dec 8, 2010 8:33 pm
I would like to see a photo gallery as well. I've been working on a stable photo gallery for our website and am close to implementation. Time is all it...
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jef.mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 8, 2010 5:51 pm
I would like to see a photo gallery added to our RSSC website. There is some work involved with that. But we already have an only photo gallery available, nl:...
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T
famousbots
Dec 7, 2010 6:26 pm
Sure, you can ride with me. Just call: 213 asdf 810 asdf 123456789 2589 asdf 987654321 Thomas...
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jimmiesypolt
Dec 7, 2010 5:04 pm
I am in Moreno Valley, Is anyone close by who's going to the meeting able to give me a ride? Jimmie...
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Jim Ubersetzig
juberset
Dec 7, 2010 5:44 am
  Saturday, December 11, 2010  Robot Society Meeting  11:00 am        Class -- "Vision For Navigation" taught by Bruce Weimer  12:00 -...
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Jim Ubersetzig
juberset
Dec 7, 2010 5:29 am
 Thank you Jef, we appreciate your fine quality meeting minutes.  Jim Ubersetzig ... From: jef.mangelschots <jef.mangelschots@...> Subject:...
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jef.mangelschots
jef.mangelsc...
Dec 6, 2010 8:33 am
ok, sorry I am late, but here they are, the meeting minutes for the last 2 meetings: http://www.rssc.org/content/oct-09-2010 ...
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Jimmie
jimmiesypolt
Dec 2, 2010 9:16 pm
Hi All, This is a message received through the website from Robert Beauregard who is interested in inviting us to participate in Earth Day events and STEM...
