It is version 6.8 or so, how do I install the plugin?...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Feb 1, 2004 6:04 pm
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Yes Ed, I'm using translators of that sort, but I prefer to review the translations carefully before posting them at the web. Sometime the translations may be...
Alejandro, For not being "bilingual", your english on the web page is very understandable. And it is interesting trying to read assembly code in Spanish :-) ...
... Here is a commercially available part that does exactly what you want: http://www.jameco.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=91&prrfnbr=1 ...
Tom, I think the latest MPLAB is 6.3 I went to the HiTech web site and downloaded the MPLAB plug-in. Essentially, this is just a DLL and an installer that...
Doug Evans
DEvans@...
Feb 1, 2004 8:24 pm
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Well, now I have a sensor installed. It outputs about .25 VAC when turned on, 0V when turned off. What kind of rectifier / amplifier circuit should I use to...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Feb 2, 2004 12:47 am
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Hello I just joined the group. I am building a robot that is designed to follow me on hikes and carry my backpack for me. For a Drive Motor, I am using an...
You may not want to hear it but gearing would be a better solution. If you run a motor that is designed to run at higher speed at or near stall (as you will...
... "unknown ... Controllers." ... This is because you're using PICC-18, rather than just PICC. PICC-18 only supports the high-end PIC18 series. You can get...
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Hello, I work on a project that use the LCD (2x16)and Triac & Diac in this project. For LCD ,I want to know the special function that use in this.for Triac &...
What kind of sensor did you use? Did you make one or buy one? I assume you used the nut and coil of wire trick. Basically, you have an AC circuit that you need...
A simpler idea, assuming that you can draw a mA or so from your transformer: Increase the number of windings to get 1-1.5V, and connect a normal optoisolator...
Why couldn't one use a hall effect device for this? It seems like you could do it with considerably fewer components - the HE device and a pull up (depending...
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Feb 2, 2004 3:04 pm
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Thank you for the information. ... If you ... (as you ... battery. This ... case, ... 4qd.com for...
I don't think you even need the optoisolator. The current transformer already provides enough isolation, as long as you've done a good job of insulating it. If...
Many character-type LCD displays use the HD44780 display controller or an equivalent controller. These displays usually have a 14 pin connector, plus two wires...
Greetings group, I'm new to the group, and I have an automation question for a product I'm developing that is not specifically a 'robot' but it is a similar...
What I was thinking about was connecting the output to a step-up transformer or two, getting it up to 2~4 volts, rectifying it, and putting it through a...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Feb 2, 2004 9:38 pm
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I would recommend that you take a look at the Victor 883 from IFI Robotics www.ifirobotics.com If you are taking this out in the field for hiking, you are...
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Feb 3, 2004 2:02 am
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I would guess that consistent speed is needed for this. that being the case I would go with a geared stepper motors. avr not an oopic. timing is where the...
Why bother having two motors when you can just have one? I worked on a project a while ago that one potential version that I pitched was what you are...
Hi, everyone, If anyone could help, I am in dire need of spur gear and pinion combinations, the ones found in gear boxes. I would like the smaller gear to have...
For the gears you might look at Small Parts, Inc. (www.smallparts.com). As for the machine work you might contact Bruce Nelson of Nelson Metal Technology...
Stock drive products www.sdp-si.com will have just about anything you need in regards to drive system components on this scale. More so, than anyone else. As...
For gears, take a look at BERG or SDP-SI.com (Stock Drive Products) Buying gears that are specific to your application can be expensive unless you buy pinion...
I got it to work! Now I have between 0 and 4 volts, depending on the cycle. Now I just have to wait for the parts for my PIC programmer to come in, and I'll...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Feb 4, 2004 1:54 am
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(I posted this yesterday, and it never showed up, so I'm posting it again...) Jack, You can't mechanically link both drives unless you are willing to use only...