Hi. I was wondering what exactly is the difference in the traditional servo hack and the mekatronix servo hack. I am contemplating which servo to buy for a...
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Clark Durkee
turkinva
Nov 22, 2002 12:57 pm
If you will email your phone number to me I'll give you a call, phone is free for me, I have hacked several different servos with good results. Turk...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Nov 22, 2002 1:22 pm
Traditional removes all the circuitry from the servo turning it into a Gearhead motor this hack requires a board (MRSX01) with a motor driver. The Mekatronix...
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bmscho01
Nov 22, 2002 3:30 pm
Ok, I'm confused. He said the traditional hack removes the circuitry. I found a thing at http://www.mekatronix.com/manuals/Misc/servohack.pdf that states the...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Nov 23, 2002 2:21 am
"mekatronix" uses both hacks the full one (no circuitry) is in the TALRIK robot and the other is in the TJPRO robot. --Scott ... From: bmscho01...
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ponyboy12302000 <s...
ponyboy12302000
Dec 11, 2002 6:49 pm
Hello; I purchased some software for the TJPro robot, ICC11, the high speed downloader and the sample programs for the robot. I am trying to write my own...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Dec 11, 2002 11:57 pm
send your invoice number to salesdept@... and they will send you the file. --Scott ... From: ponyboy12302000 <sjs16@...>...
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Zahir mzm
aviecena2020
Jan 1, 2003 4:30 am
Hi, I also use hamamatsu UVTron sensor for my robot. i wanna to know how to create an icb file so that i can use other port instead of port 15. in the acroname...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Jan 1, 2003 9:46 pm
check out www.mil.ufl.edu/imdl I think they have some info on the icb compiler and the student project papers may cover it. --Scott ... From: Zahir mzm...
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garythemachinist <...
garythemachi...
Jan 9, 2003 4:30 am
Hi everyone, I joined this group to do some research for a friend and noticed how cool your projects are. I'd like to learn more and help if I can so I thought...
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mbrosco63 <mbrosco...
mbrosco63
Jan 14, 2003 4:10 pm
Hello, I have a TJPro and I am trying to get it to read a compass sensor on the SPI. I am using the ICC11 c compiler. Interaction with the compass is very time...
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vagabond@...
Jan 14, 2003 5:07 pm
Mike, The standard TJPro ICC11 Software (from Mr_robot) comes with a wait function built in. To use it there are two functions that you need to call. First at...
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mbrosco63 <mbrosco...
mbrosco63
Jan 14, 2003 5:25 pm
Hi Chris, Thanks for the post. I had seen the wait function called in one of the examples and I was going to search out its definition to see if the input...
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Dafydd Walters
dafyddwalters
Jan 14, 2003 6:31 pm
Any news on when the TJ-PRO Arm Gripper is going to be available? The web site just says "soon". The video is cool! Is there any tendency for the TJ-PRO to...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Jan 14, 2003 9:42 pm
You can get it now! and when you order it please remind mrrobot to change the web site. Also you will probably want to get 2 extra skids for the front so the...
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Danny Mou
moudanny
Jan 15, 2003 8:57 am
Hey, I'm working on a TJ pro too! But I'm a couple of steps behind you... I have just completed all of the assembly; I need to know how to communicate with the...
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Ted <theo570@...>
theo570
Jan 19, 2003 8:23 pm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCAR_online/ Just a quick note to all. If you have not heard there is a new robotics club in Snohomish County Washington. The...
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ponyboy12302000 <s...
ponyboy12302000
Jan 23, 2003 4:08 pm
Hello; I am having trouble running some of the robot experiments on the MTJPRO11 microprocessor. I am finding that some of the programs work and some do not....
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Jan 23, 2003 5:39 pm
Sounds like low batteries. Make sure your batteries are charged overnight before use. Also NiCds tend to loose their charge if not charged for a month or so....
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ponyboy12302000 <s...
ponyboy12302000
Jan 23, 2003 7:21 pm
Hello; I have it connected to a 8V dual tracking power supply, it is easier to work on because I don't have to worry about the batteries. Not sure what else to...
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jack
jack@...
Jan 23, 2003 10:03 pm
Unless you have a very expensive power supply, it probably does not furnish enough surge current for the motors. The beauty of NiCd batteries is they can...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Jan 23, 2003 11:49 pm
You cannot use a power supply with motors or servos only NiCd batteries. Although the current drain on average is quite low for servos (100mA) the start up...
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Joe D. Sullivan III &...
jomanhsd
Jan 25, 2003 6:53 am
Does anyone know how I can get the MC68HC811E2 microprocessor or any of the Motorola 6811 series microprocessors? I am putting together a Mini Board. Or......
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servilletogomezma <...
servilletogo...
Jan 25, 2003 11:23 am
I need a C program to a IR sensor for SONY RM-Y123. Anyone knows where I could find it?...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Jan 25, 2003 3:33 pm
www.mrrobot.com has both the E2 and the A1 68hc11 series --Scott ... From: Joe D. Sullivan III <joe@...> [mailto:joe@...] Sent: Saturday, January...
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Michael Boteler
fiftesiks
Jan 29, 2003 4:30 am
I have a TJ Pro which I recently finished assembling. The problem I have now is that when I follow the directions to download the initial software I get an...
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jack
jack@...
Jan 29, 2003 3:09 pm
Be sure your batteries are fully charged. 1. What operating system are you on? 2. What downloader software are you using? 3. Detail what you do when you...
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mbrosco63 <mbrosco...
mbrosco63
Jan 29, 2003 5:58 pm
I am using a TJPro equipped with an Argos & Sonar for maze navigation. I have been running tests on the various sensors and I found that the IR sensors max out...
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Michael Boteler
fiftesiks
Jan 29, 2003 8:27 pm
I haven't had a chance to try out the ideas, just some extra info if it helps any... Windows ME, using Ineractive C Version 3.2, and also I'm only ever getting...
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Scott Jantz
scott@...
Jan 30, 2003 1:51 am
The folks at the University of Florida that use our robots wrote this up let me know if it answers your questions. --Scott ... From: Michael Boteler...
