I am thinking of installing several (3) NiCad battery packs (9.6V) in parallel and charge them with the Handyboard. Are there any risks in doing that? Will the...
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duncandonuts911
Feb 1, 2005 6:22 pm
I am attempting to hook-up an IR Control Freak to the Handyboard and I need to change one if the signal connections from input to output. Can anyone give me...
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triffid_hunter
Feb 1, 2005 8:56 pm
Your biggest danger here is charge equalisation when the batteries are first connected together. AA NiCad batteries (as used in 9.6v packs) can supply up to...
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Lyle Joseph Chamberlain
lyle@...
Feb 1, 2005 9:49 pm
Along the same lines, the packs will have different internal resistances, and will "fight" eachother as they discharge. This is inefficient and also isn't...
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roberto_j_guerra
roberto_j_gu...
Feb 2, 2005 1:43 am
I have been tinkering with the CLI under D.O.S. and I like it so far. It was a bit tricky to learn all the functions available. What should I do to accomplish...
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Kyle Machulis
qdot76367
Feb 2, 2005 2:09 am
... Um, wow. Congrats on figuring it out, it's pretty esoteric (It's more built as a debugging tool for me at the moment :) ). I'll try and get documentation...
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roberto_j_guerra
roberto_j_gu...
Feb 2, 2005 3:25 am
Yes. I meant #use. The #use directive doesn't accept SPACES in the filename. Can you fix this? I guess with Interaction, spying on a global variable is just a...
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Jim Peterson
jcpjimcp
Feb 2, 2005 3:40 am
I didn'tr read the documentation yet, but it appears the control freak wants to do serial communication probably in ascii. I suspect to connect to the...
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Triffid Hunter
triffid_hunter
Feb 2, 2005 11:06 am
well i just reported you for spamming, hope they ban you from the site and make you start again....
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Ericson Ace Mar
rasmasyean
Feb 2, 2005 11:56 pm
I have a Broken Handyboard that needs debugging and repair. Does anyone know who services these these days? Thanks. Ericson Mar mailto:...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Feb 3, 2005 5:25 am
Ericson, I do Handyboard repairs, all I ask is for shipping to be paid both ways and the cost of parts plus $10 for my service. You can check out my...
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Eric Kincl
hobadee
Feb 3, 2005 8:32 am
I would like to be the first person to extend a welcome hand to Yoda. Welcome to the Intraweb, Yoda! ...if your gonna spam, at least use proper grammar for the...
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Jim Peterson
jcpjimcp
Feb 3, 2005 1:21 pm
Dan, This is good to know in general, Most of us have decided that when a Handyboard goes bad it is time to really begin to read and understand the assembly...
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fsurove
Feb 4, 2005 12:34 am
i am having issues getting the pulse.icb file to download as an .icb file so i can add that information to the lib. what do i have to do to get this to work?...
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Jim Peterson
jcpjimcp
Feb 4, 2005 1:52 am
Depending on the version of IC. current versions (IC 4.0 and up): #use "pulse.icb" old versions (anything before IC 4.0) include the pulse.icb filename in the...
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jhnhly
Feb 4, 2005 3:29 pm
Hi all, the following code is crashing my compiler. Basically, I'm trying to use start_process in a function, but need to pass a function name for it to start...
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roberto_j_guerra
roberto_j_gu...
Feb 4, 2005 3:42 pm
Try this: int main() { int addr=&on; rrstart_process(addr); sleep(3.0); ao(); } int rrstart_process(int addr) { start_process(*addr); } void on() { motor(1,...
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jhnhly
Feb 4, 2005 3:51 pm
That seems a bit better - compiler isn't crashing any more! However, when I hit check, it complains about the asterix in the line: start_process(*addr); Any...
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Eric Kincl
hobadee
Feb 4, 2005 5:18 pm
It's impossible to pass function pointers in IC. I tried the exact same thing a while back. Don't worry, the problem isn't you, it's IC. (There's also that...
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shavakc
Feb 4, 2005 5:30 pm
Hi! I have a handyboard which I hadn't touched in years and just starting to work on it now. I found my 12 V adapter was shorted and have now replaced it but...
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Triffid Hunter
triffid_hunter
Feb 4, 2005 7:41 pm
if the serial light on the interface board doesn't flash, either your serial cable is mis-wired or there's no data coming from the computer via that port. as...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Feb 5, 2005 1:06 am
There are two types of phone cables, inverted and non-inverted. make sure you get the right one or you could damage you board. See intructions at the HB...
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Jim Peterson
jcpjimcp
Feb 5, 2005 2:45 am
IC 5.06 will flash the green LED only once per press of the communication check button. Earlier versions of IC5 may not flash it at all. I noticed Dan...
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Jim Peterson
jcpjimcp
Feb 5, 2005 5:21 am
Would it be reasonable to ask Why??? One alternative would be to have some "well known" functions that you will have to code in your module and then perhaps...
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ckng22003
Feb 5, 2005 7:23 am
hey guys, Can we use this board to drive a solenoid that requires 5 amperes? If we do not have access to an expansion board, can we have another solution?...
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Triffid Hunter
triffid_hunter
Feb 5, 2005 7:30 am
use a high current mosfet. the board itself can't handle 5A, but is more than capable of controlling other devices that can....
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ckng22003
Feb 5, 2005 7:34 am
Hey guys, I faced a problem... the current output from the handyboard is inadequate for our motor and we have decided to intergrate a relay circuit to the...
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ckng22003
Feb 5, 2005 7:37 am
sorry.. but can explain more about this 'high current mosfet' method? thanks.. i am an amateur... =) ... is more than capable of controlling other devices that...
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Triffid Hunter
triffid_hunter
Feb 5, 2005 7:58 am
google is your friend.. consider :- peladrine$ google mosfet tutorial MOSFETS Tutorial [ http://www.americanmicrosemi.com/tutorials/mosfets.htm ] A FET with an...
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Jim Peterson
jcpjimcp
Feb 5, 2005 3:03 pm
You have four motor controls that can control 1 amp each on the Handyboard. Connect these to through a diode bridge to control power switching transisters (the...
