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...
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...
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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Nov 22, 2002 1:22 pm
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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...
"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...
Scott Jantz
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Nov 23, 2002 2:21 am
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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...
send your invoice number to salesdept@... and they will send you the file. --Scott ... From: ponyboy12302000 <sjs16@...>...
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Dec 11, 2002 11:57 pm
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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...
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...
Scott Jantz
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Jan 1, 2003 9:46 pm
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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...
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...
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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Jan 14, 2003 5:07 pm
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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...
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...
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...
Scott Jantz
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Jan 14, 2003 9:42 pm
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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...
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...
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....
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....
Scott Jantz
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Jan 23, 2003 5:39 pm
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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...
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...
jack
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Jan 23, 2003 10:03 pm
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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...
Scott Jantz
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Jan 23, 2003 11:49 pm
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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......
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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Jan 25, 2003 3:33 pm
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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...
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...
jack
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Jan 29, 2003 3:09 pm
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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...
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...
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...