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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
im muhammad firdaouse from malaysia...anyone of u can tell me for the suitable colour sensor that connect directly to microcontroller.....this is important...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Norman, Sorry, but all the useful and necessary information is downloadable from http://handyboard.com <http://handyboard.com/> . Google Handyboard and use...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
... 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...