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4746
This is the site for the motors being used: (http://www.mabuchi-motor.co.jp/cgi-bin/catalog/e_catalog.cgi?CAT_ID=fa_130ra). They do draw around 2 amps of...
italidonian
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Oct 2, 2006
2:22 am
4747
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:15:36 +1000, italidonian <italidonian@...> ... The motor driver chips on the handyboard are only rated to just 600mA continuous,...
Triffid Hunter
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Oct 2, 2006
2:53 am
4748
As an engineer, you need to be sure you need to understand the constraints of your project. Lets assume no hardware modifications are allowed. You are using...
Jim Peterson
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Oct 2, 2006
11:51 am
4753
Hey Jim, Really I don't want to get into the whole constraints of the project, because after all its me that needs to figure out and impliment it in the end....
italidonian
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Oct 3, 2006
4:02 pm
4754
Don't worry I won't pester you for details again. Good luck with your project, and don't let any of the magic smoke out. ... From: handyboard@yahoogroups.com...
Jim Peterson
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Oct 4, 2006
3:31 am
4755
Allright, so I was working on an old handy board from a couple years back and I think I may have fried it somehow. When I turn it on now, nothing happens. If I...
miantorn
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Oct 4, 2006
7:05 pm
4756
... Sounds like you have a short circuit. check the board for obvious shorts or foreign material, and if that turns up nothing. start removing chips until you...
Triffid Hunter
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Oct 4, 2006
10:32 pm
4757
Thanks so much, I got it working again. The group that was using the handyboard before me added a couple wires on the bottom for whatever they were doing and I...
miantorn
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Oct 4, 2006
11:26 pm
4759
I was inserting one end of a wire into a sensor connection on the board, and the other end of the wire drifted over and touched one one of the pins on a...
nlathers
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Oct 6, 2006
10:07 pm
4760
... If you dropped 10v into the 5v line or the input itself, you're probably fried the mcu and possibly other chips....
Triffid Hunter
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Oct 6, 2006
10:21 pm
4762
im muhammad firdaouse from malaysia...anyone of u can tell me for the suitable colour sensor that connect directly to microcontroller.....this is important...
fir_y2j
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Oct 7, 2006
8:23 am
4763
sir my i am ruthran ...i am just a budding engineer and hav just joined in an university.. i am interested in robotics..i too like to built my own robot and...
biju2k5
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Oct 7, 2006
12:27 pm
4764
Ruthran, I encourage you to pursue your education in engineering and robotics. In my opinion, the process if robot design is an iterative process balancing...
Jim Peterson
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Oct 8, 2006
12:41 am
4766
... probably ... Okay, thanks. Do you mean the motors operate at 5 v and the sensors at 10 v? I should probably already know the answer to that.....
nlathers
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Oct 8, 2006
6:32 pm
4767
The sensors operate at a regulated 5VDC. The h-bridges switch unregulated battery power (as much as 12VDC with fully charged batteries) to the motor outputs....
Jim Peterson
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Oct 8, 2006
6:55 pm
4768
One tip for anyone who will use the Handyboard (or any controller, sensors, electronic device you will "hack"). READ THE MANUAL! READ THE MANUAL! READ THE...
Ericson Ace Mar
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Oct 8, 2006
7:27 pm
4769
sir i am firdaouse ...i am student fromone of university in malaysia.. i am interested in robotics..i like to built my own mobile robot...robot and submit it...
fir_y2j
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Oct 9, 2006
3:14 pm
4770
Okay Ericson Ace Mar, I guess my engineering degree and 12 years experience, as well as my Microprocessors project class in college, go out the window. No...
Mr Norman Lathers
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Oct 10, 2006
7:07 pm
4771
Norman, Sorry, but all the useful and necessary information is downloadable from http://handyboard.com <http://handyboard.com/> . Google Handyboard and use...
Jim Peterson
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Oct 11, 2006
2:02 am
4772
Try this. http://www.cooper.edu/~mar/robotics_links.htm It has a lot of links you might enjoy. Ericson Mar mailto: <mailto:mar@...> mar@... URL:...
Ericson Ace Mar
rasmasyean
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Oct 11, 2006
2:26 am
4773
I will probably just go ahead and assemble a working robot with the new board I got, then later worry about 'debugging' the broken one. (I figured the stuff...
nlathers
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Oct 11, 2006
9:11 pm
4785
Hi, It seems that my version of IC doesn't like #define statements or the const keyword. I compiled IC from source code from the Handy Board website for...
Ed Hannigan
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Oct 17, 2006
3:30 pm
4786
On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:29:41 +1000, Ed Hannigan ... I use the m68hc11 port of the gnu toolchain for my handyboard, the same software used to make linux itself...
Triffid Hunter
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Oct 18, 2006
1:23 am
4787
If you want to continue using IC, this is the current download site. http://www.botball.org/educational-resources/ic_download.php I am not sure of source...
Jim Peterson
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Oct 18, 2006
2:37 am
4789
Hey all, We finally received our 2 branspankin new handyboards, but the problem is that they won't connect to interactive c? We also have 2 older boards, in...
italidonian
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Oct 28, 2006
5:45 pm
4790
I have written a game for the HandyBoard platform which uses only the two buttons, the knob and the LCD. I'm still waiting for my sensor pack to arrive. It is...
psy29a
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Oct 28, 2006
9:43 pm
4791
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the handyboard group. File : /chicken.zip...
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Oct 28, 2006
9:46 pm
4792
The first thing I would check is your serial cable. I have mistakenly used 4 wire telephone cable instead of an actual 6 wire serial cable, thinking that...
phil smith
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Oct 29, 2006
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4793
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:59:03 +1000, phil smith <phil_s_smith@...> ... You mean 2 wire/4 wire I assume. Also have to watch out for the wiring - some...
Triffid Hunter
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Oct 29, 2006
9:16 pm
4794
... Typically, the problem with the phone cable is a standard household single line phone extension is only required to use the two center conductors in the...
Jim Peterson
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Oct 30, 2006
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