Hello. I am tying to add some flare to my robots. I want to display some simple animations on a led matrix. I have a 4x4 led matrix and several serial to...
One thing you missed was the fact that this is a 1 direction communication. A dedicated transmitter and a dedicated receiver. The only way to solve this might...
Can any on advise me on how to build a simple pic progamer that is able to program a PIC that has built in serial comunication, at least one A/D convertorand...
... Unit ... -- Looked at the Datasheet, not much new there. I think I am doing this stuff right, I may be wrong! Here is a snippet of the code used to read...
Can Anyone please please please please help me with this....I am really in a deep trouble with thisthing.!!!:( I got my Basic Stamp to send me a character...
its possible your in differential mode, but your read-back command might not be correct or your read variables might be byte instead of word, or a combination...
norman doty
normdoty@...
May 1, 2002 12:25 pm
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What you want is in sys/termios.h You need to know the device name of your serial port (/dev/tty? Maybe? Some systems uses /dev/cua?). Use open() to open it. ...
Thanks a lot for the help...but I still have a problem...I am not able to figure out which port my circuit is connected to...I tried opening all of the ...
Hi there I'm new to the group, but not new to stamps. I have an old Lynxmotion hexapod robot that is controlled by a first generation stamp 2 and a couple of...
I can't tell where your device is connected. However, you should disable login from holding that port open. This is handled by getty and there is usually a...
MultiSim 2001 (2002?) is a good low cost package that can be expanded as desired. It is also capable of adding PCB layout autorouting etc. It isn't free but is...
... Unless something is getting inverted in your code with MSB,LSB I don't know what to tell you, except it doesn't look like 'lsbfirst' or 'msbpost' are...
Beau Schwabe
bschwabe@...
May 1, 2002 2:06 pm
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As a side issue, does anyone know if Protel files can be converted to work with any other (cheaper) packages, or if there are any other PCB applications that...
Justin, CircuitMaker works with Protel. It is their lower cost package that includes TraxMaker. http://www.circuitmaker.com/ David ... From: "Justin"...
Is it possible to set the serin baud rate to a value other than what's in the tables? I need about 900 baud 1 start bit - one stop bit - even parity. Maybe...
Leroy Hall
leroy@...
May 1, 2002 2:34 pm
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... You can use this formula to calculate the 'baudmode' baudmode = (10000/(BAUD/100))-20 Where 'baudmode' is the value the Stamp must use and 'BAUD' is the...
Beau Schwabe
bschwabe@...
May 1, 2002 3:05 pm
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... Here is another copy of an E-mail that I sent out several years ago about this subject. Found in the Stamp Archives under a search for "BAUD Formula". ...
Beau Schwabe
bschwabe@...
May 1, 2002 3:17 pm
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Thanks David. I just downloaded their trial version, now to see if I can justify the $995 price tag ! Regards, Justin. ... From: David Covick...
Can someone explain BCD for me. I am trying to write some code to set the functions of the clock but I am confused on how to display or work with my numbers....
Hi, I was able to open the port and close the serial port successfully...but wasnt able to read from the serial port...how do I make the computer wait for the ...
there are several things not correct in the setup and run program area. what you need is stamp application #4 from nuts & volts. it deals completely with the...
norman doty
normdoty@...
May 1, 2002 8:41 pm
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We are looking for someone to do programming and set up using basic stamps module to control servos for a particular concrete construction application to be...
... functions of the clock but I am confused on how to display or work with my numbers. Do I use hex or decimal? It seems that when I set the register to ...
carl@...
May 1, 2002 10:41 pm
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======================= Add Speech to your Parallax Boe-Bot! Order #27975 for $129 ======================= Dear Stampers, This one made our office laugh! In...
Ken Gracey
kgracey@...
May 1, 2002 11:14 pm
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I read thru all msgs about Solid State relay, and decided to buy one online. I bought the Crydon with the spec as follows: input 3-32 V, output 25A with...
I'm looking to connect 6 poteniometers to an A to D converter, then send the info through about 100 to 1000 ft of two conductor cable (can be twisted pair) and...
... The relay is meant to switch a standard 120 volt AC line on and off when you apply or remove the control voltage. There is no "output" per se, just a set...
hello there. I know that every motor is different, but I'm wondering what's the torque comparison of a generic dc brush motor, stepper motor and servo motor. ...