Is this Tuesday coming up, right? As in the 18th Feb? Since I _won't_ be in India then (as I was thinking I would be up until yesterday) it looks like I'll be...
... From: Jean-Michel Howland <jmh@...> To: mugwa@yahoogroups.com Date: 13-Feb-2003 20:51 Subject: [mugwa] Next Meeting ... Looking forward to meeting...
Mr Chris Holme
cholme@...
Feb 15, 2003 9:43 pm
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Hi All Yes its official, the meeting is on on tuesday 18th Feb at the same location as last month. Refer to message 18 on the message board for directions if...
OK, I need to know how much junk to bring to next meeting (or you can grab before so you can build your line follower) things I have enough of to share. z180...
... Yes please!!!! ... Yes please!!!! and one of those sexy little micros that you mentioned, the one used in Voyager. I'll have to see what I have lying...
... used in ... OK I forgot about them, 1802 small ram small rom (2704? memory fails me) nicads (decades old, but they made em good back them) LED displays...
... That sounds sweet as, excellent. I'm really starting to like the retro-computing era. If I could jump in a time machine tomorrow I would love to go back...
I guess it depends on the basic design rules for the line follower. Is the hardware design for the line follower a "free for all" or it is based on legacy...
... Making it free for all would be nicer for everyone because you can use what you're used to and probably be more productive as you already have the ...
... the ... what ... Well, it's nothing like decided yet, but we thought it'd be easier if we could provide 'N' sets of hardware as nearly identical as...
Sometimes me and Dave talk about some z180 boards we play with and often give away, for support issues regarding them there is another yahoogroup at...
... And, apart from the current drain (which is reduced somewhat by removing unnecessary bits) they'd make pretty generic platform bases. I'm looking into...
Reminder from the Calendar of mugwa
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mugwa/cal
Monthly MUGWA meeting
Tuesday March 18, 2003
7:30 pm - 12:30 am
(This event...
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Mar 16, 2003 11:25 am
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Just a couple of questions. (I'm not even sure I'll make it to this meeting) Is the line to be followed dark or reflective? Any idea on line width? Should I...
... Not much to summarise really. Lot of talk, not much else (my fault too I guess!). I did bring along a dozen of the now-famous Z180 boards, which were...
... too I ... I thought you were in India? ... eagerly ... I will upload my latest monitor rom for it into the files area. ... though, ... devices ... My Z180...
Dave says he jawed a lot. Well lots of people asked him knotty questions and i was one of the main culprits. Several of the issues that have been clouding my...
Mr Chris Holme
cholme@...
Mar 20, 2003 6:29 am
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Never thought of using that spare V8 in the garage to power my line follower, I will have to look into it. ... From: Andrew McMeikan <andrewm@...> ...
Mr Chris Holme
cholme@...
Mar 20, 2003 6:32 am
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... <snip> ... motors to ... a few ... black ... sounds good, I went out and got one of those buldozer kits from standbriges and am playing with the tracks....
WWEs have a second hand section in the back of their store, They have a number of flat(as in thin) 5 cell NiCd packs that look like they have come from old ...
Mr Chris Holme
cholme@...
Mar 20, 2003 8:58 am
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Hello Andrew. Did you get the bulldozer or the front end loader variety and does it have a gear box to lift the shovel up and down? I used an L298 for drive,...
Mr Chris Holme
cholme@...
Mar 20, 2003 9:02 am
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I got the buldozer one so I just have the two tracks. Since I was thumping the poor little motors with 5v their life probably wont be improved much ;) I was...
I've been thinking about slugs actually, Picture a great big snail serenely sliming its way around the line( If i am first every one else will spin out or get...
Mr Chris Holme
cholme@...
Mar 24, 2003 7:39 am
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You just gave me an idea I *have* to try out. Not so much slug action, that seemed too hard to go around corners as well. You made me think of two suckers that...
Why arnet any of you guys using biometals (nitinol). It uses small current compared to motors, weighs a million times less, is driven by pulse width modulation...
I looked at a sample kit but it was $90 also if you let the wire overheat then it cuts its life down sharply. Might play with it if I get into model rockets as...
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