Hi. I was at the Micromouse meeting the other night, didn't really introduce myself, and so thought I'd do so briefly here. My name is Lynda, and I'm an...
Hi, I was also at the robotics meeting the other night. I work at Intel as a VLSI circuit designer. My first robotics project was a micromouse at CSUS in...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Apr 3, 2002 7:51 am
I am sold! I want to build one now to compete locally and have some fun. Of course, it has to wait until I have more time available. As a group, I think we can...
I'm interested as well. Just yesterday, I ordered the Mark III kit from http://www.junun.org/MarkIII to get started. It looks like a good way to get into...
For those who think small..... http://www.portlandrobotics.org/PDXBOT/rules/mcrules.html I also just ordered a MarkIII chassis and wheels. I am hoping to put ...
I heard that Aaron bought a Sumo!!!! Talk, man! Who from, what kind of performance are you expecting? Was it a clean kit or a nightmare from childhood...
Hi guys, The SUMO robot kit I bought was from the online store pointed to by the site at http://www.junun.org/MarkIII The kit is provided by the Portland Area...
Hi Aaron, Would you be willing to bring your Sumo robot to the next group meeting on 25 April. I believe a lot of people would like to see it. Don't worry...
Jim, I can't make it on Thursdays, but I'd be glad to send it with Jeff if he's coming. He may have a SUMO robot of his own working by then as well. ... ...
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Jim Oney
jim_oney@...
Apr 17, 2002 7:47 pm
The kit looks great and I would love to have one of these. The problem is that I am a software guy. Is there any way I can get some help or buy the bot...
I can be available to answer questions by email if that would help. Also, there should be a manual available soon from the Portland Area Robotics guys. You...
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Apr 19, 2002 3:17 am
Reminder from the Calendar of sacrobotics http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacrobotics/cal S.A.R.G. Meeting Thursday April 25, 2002 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm (This event...
Don't forget the Micromouse competition ad UCD Picnic Day is this Saturday. I'm not sure exactly what time the competition is at. Tak, any hints?...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Apr 19, 2002 3:14 pm
Last I heard, the competition starts at 1pm. I'll check the UCD website to see if they have more info. --Tak...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Apr 19, 2002 4:07 pm
Found the exact time and place (quoted from the UCD webpage): Engineering Department; IEEE/AMD Micromouse Competition. 2205 Haring Hall, 1-3pm. You can check...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Apr 23, 2002 5:18 pm
Okay, it's past 5am and I have got the demo working 8O! My current set up (will be demonstrated on Thursday) is my Linux notebook, a ``direct connect'' cable,...
... gcc ... with ... the ... that the ... parts, ... part, ... want me ... I just received some samples of the ATMEGA163. Will this setup and avrgcc work on...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Apr 23, 2002 7:22 pm
Re: Compatibility of my demo and the Mega16x MCU. 'No' for the hardware setup and 'yes' for the software setup. I can probably add a 40pin wirewrap socket to...
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Apr 25, 2002 2:24 am
Reminder from the Calendar of sacrobotics http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacrobotics/cal S.A.R.G. Meeting Thursday April 25, 2002 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm (This event...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
Apr 26, 2002 8:54 pm
I am now collecting ideas from group member so that the PCB group knows what features should be available. I have the following items: The core (must have...
I just got my ATMega 163 wired up and wanted to see if it would connect to PonyProg. I built the cable described in Jim's CD and included 470 Ohm resistors on...
For those of you who picked up a CD at the meeting on Thursday night, and would prefer to program in Basic, you will find a directory labeled BASCOM. This is...
As announced at last week's meeting, Parallax (http://www.parallaxinc.com) is holding a Robotics Training class for our group on Saturday 18 May from 9am to...
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Tak Auyeung
tauyeung@...
May 1, 2002 4:07 am
As a compromise of the low-cost and low-efficiency L293D and a high cost but high performanced H-bridge design, I suggest that we use the L293D DIP...
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Jim Oney
jim_oney@...
May 1, 2002 5:16 am
Jim, To clarify my sign up (the "?"), I DO intend to attend the class. I assume we may bring our own BOE-bot. Jim Oney ... ...
Hi Jim, Yes, I'm sure there is no problem bringing your own BOE-bot. Just bring it to the instructor's attention when you arrive. I'm glad you can make it. Jim...
Hi Tak, This sounds like a good idea to me. Would the daughter board be designed to plug into a socket in place of the L293D? What I am thinking there is I ...
Thank you Chris Zimman. We now have DNS for our group domains (sacrobotics.org and sacbot.org) At the present time there is a splash page announcing our...
