Hi everybody, I was referred to your organization by another 'bot enthusiast. I really hope that you can help me. I am an electrical engineer working as a...
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michael@...
Feb 6, 2006 7:25 am
Hi Dave, There is an O'Reilly book titled somethiling like "Building Linux Embedded Systems". If I may be so bold, might I also draw your attiontion to ...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Feb 6, 2006 4:23 am
Hi Larry, ... I've sent you this off-list, but I figured I'd reply for the benefit of the list. The "gospel" on writing Device Drivers is O'Reilly's book...
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Larry Barello
lbarello
Feb 6, 2006 3:42 am
Any recommendations for books on embedded linux management/development/porting/kernel/device drivers? Cheers! ... Larry Barello www.barello.net...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Feb 6, 2006 1:17 am
Hi Pete, ... Wow - I never expected Stinger to come on the top of the list :) -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Feb 6, 2006 12:49 am
Here is an overall ranking of all of the non-beginner mini sumos that have competed in the Robothon since 2002, using the ELO Chess Ranking system. (Best...
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randycarter2001
Feb 5, 2006 11:59 pm
R6 the 470K is not connected as a pull-up resistor (I had to look at it twice). It is connected between the output an the + input of the comparator. This...
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Tom Capon
robot_mechan...
Feb 5, 2006 11:39 pm
"Pull-up resistor" refers to a resistor used for a specific purpose. In the case of a pull-up resistor, the resistor is connected between the logic supply...
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Ahmet € ¢Ä°rfan Sava€...
aisavasir
Feb 5, 2006 9:09 pm
hi again, randy carter said a pull-up resistor should be used for TA75393. I am actually studying mechanical engineering, and not familiar with electronics. I...
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Michael Holder
md.holder@...
Feb 5, 2006 6:13 pm
In this way, the Inductosyn behaves exactly as other encoders used in hobby robots: It provides a clock transition for each X degrees of rotation, depending...
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randycarter2001
Feb 5, 2006 6:47 am
It's not really an encoder. It is a frequency generator. The faster the motor rotates the higher the frequency output. The comparater takes the small sine...
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Michael Holder
md.holder@...
Feb 5, 2006 2:04 am
I believe this is called a "resolver." Ferrand make these under the trade name Inductosyn... wish I knew how they work....
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Ahmet € ¢Ä°rfan Sava€...
aisavasir
Feb 4, 2006 5:53 pm
Hi everybody, I have a 20V DC motor with a magnetic encoder. The pictures of encoder board can be reached from links below. From bottom:...
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Serdar ATES
ates_serdar
Feb 4, 2006 8:48 am
hello everyone! i just need assembly code of clock with LCD applied on Motorola MC68HC908GP32 (shortly GP32). is there anyone here having some kind of assembly...
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Brian Dean
bsd512
Feb 4, 2006 1:24 am
... I've used both resistive and inductive loads. However, the more controlled higher current tests have been with resistive loads since it is easier to...
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The Earl
theear1
Feb 2, 2006 4:40 pm
Ahh, I forgot that Gentoo uses the "wrong" init. I cant remeber which is BSD and which is SYSV, but ... Gentoo does include some nice utils to keep your init...
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Charles Holzschuh
xolzscxux
Feb 2, 2006 8:23 am
I'll bet it can be done. Look into snubber circuits and using transisters to control inductive load circuits. Motors kick back so you have to treat them with...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Feb 2, 2006 6:06 am
... I ... With ... you ... Hi Brian. This sounds interesting. When you say monitoring total current consumption, were you using a motor as load or just a load ...
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Rob Purdy
gausswave
Feb 2, 2006 5:11 am
AHHHH yes the " mini ev ". Great motor. Still available if you know where to look. http://www.robotmarketplace.com/marketplace_motorsmisc.html FWIW the stall...
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anil kumar
kanilkumar4u...
Feb 2, 2006 4:13 am
Hi Shashidhar sir , i am Anil from India i am doing my project as line following robot in that i have some doughts please clarify my doughts it will be very...
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Richard Greenway
fenagogue
Feb 2, 2006 3:56 am
... You can get these easy actually.. You just have to look other places. If you don't mind bolting one to the board, and have the space. You can get a copper...
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Tom Capon
robot_mechan...
Feb 2, 2006 3:42 am
A google search turned up the part on www.futurlec.com, it doesn't say anything about lead time so they may have them in stock....
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nightz13
Feb 2, 2006 3:14 am
Hello, I'm doing some house cleaning and have some cheap connectors to offer. Phoenix Contact. MKDSN 12 position 5.08mm pitch The digikey part number is...
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Rick Mann
latencyzero
Feb 2, 2006 2:00 am
There's a great MOSFET driver chip from Maxim that takes 4 logic- level inputs and delivers 11V + Vcc on its outputs. Unfortunately, the part doesn't seem to...
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douglas_warren_bell
douglas_warr...
Feb 2, 2006 1:24 am
Richard, you seem to be referring to the band "Yes", but Rich was talking about the band "ELO" (Electric Light Orchestra). The Elo Chess ranking system is...
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michael@...
Feb 2, 2006 12:32 am
Triffid, I too am looking at migrating my robot to Gumstix. Let's keep in touch. Michael...
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Triffid Hunter
triffid_hunter
Feb 2, 2006 12:30 am
... I'm another gentoo user... came to gentoo when I got sick of having to compile so many things by hand on debian just to get the options I wanted.. Gentoo ...
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Tom Capon
robot_mechan...
Feb 1, 2006 10:52 pm
Mostly, it tries to jump off the table. I don't remember what it sounds like, but I was running it off DC supplies, not ramping up PWM. I'm planning on...
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Eljin
eljin7
Feb 1, 2006 7:19 pm
That's really good information. I appreciate that and I'll look into it. Thanks Eljin...
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The Earl
theear1
Feb 1, 2006 6:15 pm
If you are using a package system w/ slack, then Gentoo will act similar except it will compile all packages before installing them. With slack, i tended to...
