Since I'm the first one here, I get first post. That's all....
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Glen Hathaway
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May 7, 2001 6:16 am
Why wasn't the Handy Board designed with a reset button? It would be very handy (pun intended), I think. Probably wouldn't be too difficult to hack one on. Has...
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Dan Gates
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May 7, 2001 6:38 am
Glen, my gadget board (wich was designed after the Handy board) has a reset button, and the origional Handy board had a reset button, but it was eliminated...
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Dan Gates
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May 7, 2001 6:40 am
You just had to get the first word in didn't you!! LOL...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 7, 2001 7:03 am
Blah, blah, blah!!! ;-)...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 7, 2001 7:16 am
I don't understand the stock 7-speed PWM at all. How are you supposed to select the speeds? I've tried all kinds of values and gotten real strange results from...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 8, 2001 3:52 pm
You have schematics for that? Post em here if you can. I could probably figure it out for myself, but I'm lazy :-) ... be ... done...
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Dan Gates
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May 9, 2001 5:36 am
I have a copy of a smooth PWM routine that works with the IC program, I can't remember exactly where I got it though. I will start posting my HB stuff in the...
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Dan Gates
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May 9, 2001 5:45 am
I will have to dig them out, but I will try to get them and some other stuff posted ASAP. Hey Glen, why didn't you use the format that the TRCY club uses? I ...
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Dan Gates
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May 9, 2001 6:33 am
I can't find the origional HB schematic that had the reset button, but it is really simple to do. If you want a quick easy place to connect it without any...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 9, 2001 2:39 pm
Skidmore's smooth PWM was done sometime like 1997, and was part of a 2.82 version of IC. I want to put it into your customized 2.862 (or whatever it is) ...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 9, 2001 2:42 pm
That's a Club. This is a Group. I didn't notice there was no photo area till you mentioned it. Wanna kill this group and move it to a club, or just post photos...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 9, 2001 2:44 pm
Hmm... Simple enuff way to do it. Thanks. ... but ... which ... Two ... switch ... tie ... is ... causes ... together...
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Dan Gates
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May 9, 2001 3:37 pm
Hmmm, I thought I used that when I created the custom version... anyway, it is really simple, all that has to be done is rename the Skidmore file to that of...
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Dan Gates
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May 9, 2001 3:41 pm
I guess the bigger issue is weather or not this chat system works, the Seattle group uses this forum, and they haven't been able to make this chat work right....
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Glen Hathaway
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May 10, 2001 12:22 am
Well, if you did, it's badly broken. As my code steps thru the numbers from -100 to 100, the motor speeds up, slows down, speeds up, stops, goes again... and...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 10, 2001 12:24 am
Can't imagine why it would be a different version of chat than the one the Clubs use. I just started it up and it displays the exact same screen. ... the ... ...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 10, 2001 12:25 am
Oops, I take that back. It is a little different. Tell me when you'll be available, and we'll take it for a test drive. Blah, blah, blah... ... the ... this ...
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Dan Gates
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May 10, 2001 2:09 am
Nope, not the same on my computer, the robotics club chat has a voice chat option, and there is a place on the home page that tells you if anyone is in the...
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olanvin@...
May 11, 2001 2:24 pm
Hello I had just the same problem than Glen with smooth PWM routine: some values don't give the expected result. Where could I load the right version ? Thanks ...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 11, 2001 2:31 pm
http://www.handyboard.com/software/contrib.html Down near the bottom of the page. It is an older version of IC, but the PWM works perfect. ... values ... ...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 15, 2001 4:47 am
I was pretty baked Saturday night when I was looking at your cdbot.c code. Couldn't focus right, obviously. :-) The bump sensor code IS inside the loop. But...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 17, 2001 2:58 pm
Kinda went insane over the last couple days and spent large quantities of cash on electronics/robotics. Long story short, my HB will be on a robot (provided...
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Dan Gates
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May 17, 2001 3:45 pm
Very cool Glen, I am glad to finnaly have someone to compare notes with! Of coarse we will all want pictures! I just learned something new in C programming...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 17, 2001 7:18 pm
Aha! He's using flags. That'll work. Nothin wrong with that. Ordered a STK500 and some AVR's from DigiKey. They're backordered till July sometime. Atmel has...
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Glen Hathaway
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May 17, 2001 11:51 pm
Mr. Leang's code is for a line follower. D is a variable that stores the state of the last sensor reading of the floor sensors. The code uses the value to...
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Glen
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May 18, 2001 4:37 am
Has anyone bought Interactive C 3.1/3.2? Do you think it's worth the $35? I'm considering buying it....
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Glen
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May 20, 2001 6:35 am
I went through the Lugnet message database and this subject has been done to death, but I never got a clear answer to my question. I got a Tamiya bulldozer kit...
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Dan Gates
topazx2@...
May 21, 2001 7:03 am
Glen, I think the problem relates back to when you first got the board and reverse polled it. the problem you are having is not because of the motor draw, it...
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Glen
hathaway@...
May 21, 2001 4:25 pm
... You mean "reverse powered it". ... I have a DM7414N here, which is the schmitt trigger version of the 74hc04. Might try swapping that in and see if it...
