Its about time to put it togethor
Here is something I made up for VRC based on the latest threads.
err...
http://eds.dyndns.org:81/
click on library, tutorials, and the parallel port one (its the only link)
I was surprised to find how intimmidating it was to put such a simple
thing togethor when I already knew how!!!
Anyhow, its prettymuch all there, It has kinda an abrupt ending, but
from there a person can play with breaking it to get it to do something
else.
From there, there are a lot of "howto's" with a wide variety of
projects, I put that togethor because none of the ones that I saw gave
me the impression the author had actually done it.
if anyone is up for some web-exploration, browse
http://eds.dyndns.org:81/~ircjunk/
dan
p.s. Someone better make use of it cause I put about 5 hours into
it, and it sure wasn't for myself! I think I mauled the example code
enough to void the copyright....
Dave Hylands wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've started a web page to cover the material for the C Programming
> course.
>
> The information is available here:
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/VRC-C-Programming/
>
> I'll be away next week (Aug 15 thru 22), so I won't be able to answer
> any questions during that time, however, there are others on the list
> who can probably help you out.
>
> The first bit of information covers installing the tools. The link to
> the C course (from the University of Leicester in the UK) is near the
> very bottom of the web page.
>
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
Dan Williams, Owner
http://eds.dyndns.org
Electronic Device Services
(604) 886 0316
RR8 855 Oshea rd
Gibsons BC Canada
V0N 1V8
dan williams writes:
>
> Here is something I made up for VRC based on the latest threads.
>
> err...
> http://eds.dyndns.org:81/
> click on library, tutorials, and the parallel port one (its the only link)
Nice. Many of the pictures didn't seem to make it, they don't show up for me
(the schematic does, no pics below that).
The other thing is that its not actually required to copy the inpout32.dll
to the system directory. Put it into the same directory as your executable
and it will still work. Of course you'd have to do this for every project,
so putting it into the system directory might make sense if that is a
problem.
Bob.
ugh, mozilla did it to me again...
I'll have that fixed up for this afternoon
I really hope someone uses this, try it out, make it an afternoon project.
dan
Bob Cook wrote:
> dan williams writes:
>
>>Here is something I made up for VRC based on the latest threads.
>>
>>err...
>>http://eds.dyndns.org:81/
>>click on library, tutorials, and the parallel port one (its the only link)
>
>
> Nice. Many of the pictures didn't seem to make it, they don't show up for me
> (the schematic does, no pics below that).
>
> The other thing is that its not actually required to copy the inpout32.dll
> to the system directory. Put it into the same directory as your executable
> and it will still work. Of course you'd have to do this for every project,
> so putting it into the system directory might make sense if that is a
> problem.
>
> Bob.
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
Dan Williams, Owner
http://eds.dyndns.org
Electronic Device Services
(604) 886 0316
RR8 855 Oshea rd
Gibsons BC Canada
V0N 1V8
ok, all fixed up!
dan
Bob Cook wrote:
> dan williams writes:
>
>>Here is something I made up for VRC based on the latest threads.
>>
>>err...
>>http://eds.dyndns.org:81/
>>click on library, tutorials, and the parallel port one (its the only link)
>
>
> Nice. Many of the pictures didn't seem to make it, they don't show up for me
> (the schematic does, no pics below that).
>
> The other thing is that its not actually required to copy the inpout32.dll
> to the system directory. Put it into the same directory as your executable
> and it will still work. Of course you'd have to do this for every project,
> so putting it into the system directory might make sense if that is a
> problem.
>
> Bob.
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
Dan Williams, Owner
http://eds.dyndns.org
Electronic Device Services
(604) 886 0316
RR8 855 Oshea rd
Gibsons BC Canada
V0N 1V8
Hi.
Well, I recently got my Sumovore [and now I'm just waiting for this
interminable bout of OT to end ...] and I'm wondering how to obtain a
Mini-Sumo ring.
I can see that there are instructions for making one on the net, but I
don't have much experience with power tools, and it looks like a fair
bit of work [which I would rather channel into working on my robot.]
Is it possible to buy a Mini-Sumo ring? How much am I looking at?
Is there something quick I can rig up -- a sort of test rig or debug
version [I can't belive I just said that!] -- that would last a little
while?
Thanks,
Clinton
I've heard of people making them on a flat piece of paper: just draw
the circle out on a piece of paper and spray paint the middle part.
Probably you could find large poster board or something equivalent at
Staples. The inside of the ring should be black and the outside white.
You'll need to mark out the ring edge and tape it off with masking tape
or something similar. You won't quite get the same results since
normally the ring should be an inch off the ground (thus its more
obvious who is the winner when the other robot falls off the edge), but
it will allow you to deal with the majority of testing.
On 16-Aug-04, at 1:16 PM, Clinton wrote:
> I can see that there are instructions for making one on the net, but I
> don't have much experience with power tools, and it looks like a fair
> bit of work [which I would rather channel into working on my robot.]
I've heard of people making them on a flat piece of paper: just draw the circle out on a piece of paper and spray paint the middle part. Probably you could find large poster board or something equivalent at Staples. The inside of the ring should be black and the outside white. You'll need to mark out the ring edge and tape it off with masking tape or something similar. You won't quite get the same results since normally the ring should be an inch off the ground (thus its more obvious who is the winner when the other robot falls off the edge), but it will allow you to deal with the majority of testing.
On 16-Aug-04, at 1:16 PM, Clinton wrote:
> I can see that there are instructions for making one on the net, but I > don't have much experience with power tools, and it looks like a fair > bit of work [which I would rather channel into working on my robot.]
Hi.
In my wanderings over the Web, I found a company (SuperCircuits) that
offers a black and white pinhole camera for $12 US!
[http://www.supercircuits.com/STORE/prodinfo.asp?
number=PC300XP&variation=&aitem=3&mitem=17]
The price made me do a double take. I mean, the CMUcam [http://www-2.
cs.cmu.edu/~cmucam/] sounds incredible, but it is $110 US (although it
seems to be specifically designed for use with hobbyist robotics, and
has numerous useful features).
So, presuming I got the twelve dollar camera, what hurdles would be
involved in digitizing the signal and interfacing it to a
microcontroller or computer? [I really wish I could find more info on
the $12 camera -- like what sort of video signal it generates. I
presume it is NTSC.]
Thanks,
Clinton
Offers?
Gord
--- gordopolis <gordopolis@...> wrote:
> Two books for sale. Both in very good condition. Bought in the last 6
> months, then decided that Lego Mindstorms was the way to go.
>
> Available for pickup/delivery in at UBC (days) or in downtown
> Vancouver/West End (evenings/weekends).
>
> JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots With
> BEAM Technology
> by Dave Hrynkiw and Mark W. Tilden
> $20
>
> Robot Building for Beginners
> by David Cook
> $30
>
> Please email me off-list.
>
>
> Gord
>
>
______________________________________________________________________
Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
From the looks of the connector on that module it looks like just a
video out, probably NTSC. For a microcontroller you have to add a
bunch of extra circuitry to try to process the video signal directly.
If you just want a cheap way to interface a camera to the computer,
there is no better way than buying a USB camera for as low as $20
and you're done. Lot's of video processing libraries out there to
get you started.
The CMU cam uses a digital interface camera module. Basically you
clock out the byte values correspoinding to the pixel color in EACH
pixel location on the CCD. This way you only have a digital
interface.
Radek
If you want to play with object recognition and higher level
functions stick with your USB camera and the high memory and
processing and liberies available on your PC.
If you want to do basic color blob tracking like the CMU, pick up a
digital interface module.
Here is a nice source for modules
http://www.ovt.com/i_products.html
--- In vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com, "Clinton"
<armagon_ca@y...> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> In my wanderings over the Web, I found a company (SuperCircuits)
that
> offers a black and white pinhole camera for $12 US!
> [http://www.supercircuits.com/STORE/prodinfo.asp?
> number=PC300XP&variation=&aitem=3&mitem=17]
>
> The price made me do a double take. I mean, the CMUcam
[http://www-2.
> cs.cmu.edu/~cmucam/] sounds incredible, but it is $110 US
(although it
> seems to be specifically designed for use with hobbyist robotics,
and
> has numerous useful features).
>
> So, presuming I got the twelve dollar camera, what hurdles would
be
> involved in digitizing the signal and interfacing it to a
> microcontroller or computer? [I really wish I could find more
info on
> the $12 camera -- like what sort of video signal it generates. I
> presume it is NTSC.]
>
> Thanks,
> Clinton
The 11 of Sept. is the first day available since the first Saturday
is on a long weekend.
The department chair and the instructor teaching related subjects
both like the idea so if people are still interested its a go.
Thats building 3 room 121 on 77 Ave near 134 st. (about two blocks
west of King George Hwy). So what do you think.
I have ordered one Solarbotics Sumovore and if we like it we may
include it in a course.
--- In vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Peirce
<danpeirce@t...> wrote:
> I have been on vacation. I noticed a note on the door when I went
into work
> today that says it will be closed on Saturdays for the rest of the
summer.
>
> It looks like we will not be able to have any Saturday sessions at
the 77th
> Ave. Kwantlen campus before
>
> -----------September.--------------
>
> It never opens on Sunday by the way.
>
> I have sent a message to the department chair to get the ok.
>
>
> On August 9, 2004 11:38 am, you wrote:
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > I live in Cloverdale (which is part of Surrey), so that could
work for
> > me.
> >
> > I know Scott lives in Surrey.
Thanks for looking into that, Daniel.
Barring any unforseen problems, I plan to be there.
Clinton
--- In vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Peirce"
<danpeirce@t...> wrote:
> The 11 of Sept. is the first day available since the first Saturday
> is on a long weekend.
>
> The department chair and the instructor teaching related subjects
> both like the idea so if people are still interested its a go.
>
> Thats building 3 room 121 on 77 Ave near 134 st. (about two blocks
> west of King George Hwy). So what do you think.
>
> I have ordered one Solarbotics Sumovore and if we like it we may
> include it in a course.
>
> --- In vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Peirce
> <danpeirce@t...> wrote:
> > I have been on vacation. I noticed a note on the door when I went
> into work
> > today that says it will be closed on Saturdays for the rest of the
> summer.
> >
> > It looks like we will not be able to have any Saturday sessions at
> the 77th
> > Ave. Kwantlen campus before
> >
> > -----------September.--------------
> >
> > It never opens on Sunday by the way.
> >
> > I have sent a message to the department chair to get the ok.
> >
> >
> > On August 9, 2004 11:38 am, you wrote:
> > > Hi Dan,
> > >
> > > I live in Cloverdale (which is part of Surrey), so that could
> work for
> > > me.
> > >
> > > I know Scott lives in Surrey.
The Seattle Robotics Society's Robothon is only one month away! It's September
24-26 at the Seattle Center, and is free
and open to the public, and we invite all you roboteers to come and have a great
time.
Please visit http://www.robothon.org for more details.
There will be a variety of fun and exciting robot competitions, a robot-building
workshop, technology presentations,
exhibitors and vendors displaying and selling cool stuff, and rentals of
beetle-weight combat robots.
The Online Registration is now open. It's free to compete. Please register
your robots as soon as possible. It helps
us plan the amount of time for each event. Even if you are not sure you will be
ready in time, please sign up your
robots anyways!
You can see a tentative schedule at:
http://www.robothon.org/robothon/schedule.html
Register your robot(s) at:
http://www.robothon.org/robothon/register.html
Good luck!
Pete Miles
Robothon Committee
Junkbots has been sold. Offers on the Robot Building for Beginners?
Gord
--- gordopolis <gordopolis@...> wrote:
> Two books for sale. Both in very good condition. Bought in the last 6
> months, then decided that Lego Mindstorms was the way to go.
>
> Available for pickup/delivery in at UBC (days) or in downtown
> Vancouver/West End (evenings/weekends).
>
> JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots With
> BEAM Technology
> by Dave Hrynkiw and Mark W. Tilden
> $20
>
> Robot Building for Beginners
> by David Cook
> $30
>
> Please email me off-list.
>
>
> Gord
>
>
______________________________________________________________________
Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
For those with a Costco membership and willing to travel....
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael [mailto:BotMaster@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:57 AM
To: SeattleRobotics@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SeattleRobotics] RoboSapien at Costco
The Kirkland Costco had them for $69.99.
Racing Devil Hobbies in Richmond has them for $149 CND.
vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com writes:
>For those with a Costco membership and willing to travel....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael [mailto:BotMaster@...]
>Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:57 AM
>To: SeattleRobotics@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [SeattleRobotics] RoboSapien at Costco
>
>
>The Kirkland Costco had them for $69.99.
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
Hi everyone,
I went into SMI Industrial Electronics (that Derek? Mentioned)
http://www.smi-elec.com/
Anyways, I setup a Vancouver Robotics Club account, using my home
address.
I bought some heat shrink tubing and the discount brought the price from
the posted 1.35 down to 0.81. The owner said that anybody from the club
could use the account.
--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/
Hello Everyone,
I have in my possession a Linx Master Evaluation/Starter kit for 900 MHz
digital and analog transmission.
It has two transmitters and two receivers, and two development boards.
These date from the ancient days of electronics (1998), and are no longer
featured on the Linx website. These are model HP-1 but the newer HP-3
models are similar:
http://www.linxtechnologies.comhttp://www.linxtechnologies.com/interface.php?section=products&category=eval_sys\
tems&subcategory=hp-3_mdev
The RF modules are:
TXM-900-HP
RXM-900-HP
Specs:
5-16 VDC, 14-16 ma
900 MHz, 8 channel selectable
50 Hz-25KHz Analog signal
300 bits/second - 50K bits/second Data rate
Range > 1/4 mile
Universal development boards have RS-232 built-in.
Add two more stubby antennas and you have a full duplex two way
communications system with
two transmitter-receiver pairs.
Original evaluation kit number: MDEV-900-HP ($299 USD)
This whole package is free to the best project to be completed in the next
few months.
Preference will go to school or ongoing projects that need this type of two
way communications.
Bring your proposals to the next meeting and I will award this set to the
project that can use it the most.
I will be away until after the long weekend, so have fun!
Paul.
Paul Nagelkerke, M.Sc.
Motor Learning Lab, School of Human Kinetics
University of British Columbia
210 War Memorial Gym
6081 University Blvd
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6T 1Z1
604-822-3400
Hi guys,
I have a bunch of MPEG files (from Robothon, and ECRG) from my CAMCorder
that I'd like to convert into MPEG files suitable for web viewing.
Currently, the files are around 40 Mb for a minute and a half video
clip.
So I'm looking for some software that I can use to do the conversion,
and though I'd ask for any recommendations. Ideally, I'd like to find
something that has a trial version so that I can try it out first.
--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/
Dear Mr. Hylands,
Would you like something that can compress your MPEG files but still
allow it to be viewed within the browser (i.e. not as a ZIP or RAR
file)? If so, you may want to try the free FlaskMPEG. I believe it can
encode video files into different formats and you can also set the
bitrate. Are the original files in MPEG2? If they are, then
downgrading them to MPEG1 should reduce the size.
Hope this helps!
With regards,
Kenneth Wong.
On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:24:31 -0700, Dave Hylands <dhylands@...> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a bunch of MPEG files (from Robothon, and ECRG) from my CAMCorder
> that I'd like to convert into MPEG files suitable for web viewing.
>
> Currently, the files are around 40 Mb for a minute and a half video
> clip.
>
> So I'm looking for some software that I can use to do the conversion,
> and though I'd ask for any recommendations. Ideally, I'd like to find
> something that has a trial version so that I can try it out first.
>
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
Hi Kenneth,
> Dear Mr. Hylands,
You can use Dave, no need to be so formal :)
> Would you like something that can compress your MPEG files
> but still allow it to be viewed within the browser (i.e. not
> as a ZIP or RAR file)? If so, you may want to try the free
> FlaskMPEG. I believe it can encode video files into different
> formats and you can also set the bitrate. Are the original
> files in MPEG2? If they are, then downgrading them to MPEG1
> should reduce the size.
Yeah, I'm not trying to compress (ala zip) but reencode. I'll give
FlaskMPEG a try and see what happens...
> Hope this helps!
Yep - Thanks
--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/
Sigh...
Unfortunately, FlaskMPEG crashes on me. I tried both the Stable and
latest versions. They crash in totally different places. I guess I'll be
googling for another reencoder.
--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Hylands [mailto:dhylands@...]
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 3:23 PM
> To: vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [VRC] Looking for video software
>
>
> Hi Kenneth,
>
> > Dear Mr. Hylands,
>
> You can use Dave, no need to be so formal :)
>
> > Would you like something that can compress your MPEG files
> > but still allow it to be viewed within the browser (i.e. not
> > as a ZIP or RAR file)? If so, you may want to try the free
> > FlaskMPEG. I believe it can encode video files into different
> > formats and you can also set the bitrate. Are the original
> > files in MPEG2? If they are, then downgrading them to MPEG1
> > should reduce the size.
>
> Yeah, I'm not trying to compress (ala zip) but reencode. I'll
> give FlaskMPEG a try and see what happens...
>
> > Hope this helps!
>
> Yep - Thanks
>
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
Hi Dave, I simply use Windows Media Encoder. It's Free from
microsoft (google for it)and if you output to a V9 codec in wmv file
format you get the best look per bit rate.
Only draw back is that you need windows media player to play it, but
you can use mpeg4 output as well to be more compatible to other
platforms.
Radek
--- In vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Hylands"
<dhylands@b...> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a bunch of MPEG files (from Robothon, and ECRG) from my
CAMCorder
> that I'd like to convert into MPEG files suitable for web viewing.
>
> Currently, the files are around 40 Mb for a minute and a half video
> clip.
>
> So I'm looking for some software that I can use to do the
conversion,
> and though I'd ask for any recommendations. Ideally, I'd like to
find
> something that has a trial version so that I can try it out first.
>
>
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
linux, there are a number of options
look into the bootable knoppix cd, it may already have the software you
need.
(No installation of linux, just boot hte cd)
dan
radekburkat wrote:
> Hi Dave, I simply use Windows Media Encoder. It's Free from
> microsoft (google for it)and if you output to a V9 codec in wmv file
> format you get the best look per bit rate.
> Only draw back is that you need windows media player to play it, but
> you can use mpeg4 output as well to be more compatible to other
> platforms.
>
> Radek
>
>
> --- In vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Hylands"
> <dhylands@b...> wrote:
>
>>Hi guys,
>>
>>I have a bunch of MPEG files (from Robothon, and ECRG) from my
>
> CAMCorder
>
>>that I'd like to convert into MPEG files suitable for web viewing.
>>
>>Currently, the files are around 40 Mb for a minute and a half video
>>clip.
>>
>>So I'm looking for some software that I can use to do the
>
> conversion,
>
>>and though I'd ask for any recommendations. Ideally, I'd like to
>
> find
>
>>something that has a trial version so that I can try it out first.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Dave Hylands
>>Vancouver, BC, Canada
>>http://www.DaveHylands.com/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
Dan Williams, Owner
http://eds.dyndns.org
Electronic Device Services
(604) 886 0316
RR8 855 Oshea rd
Gibsons BC Canada
V0N 1V8
Dear Dave,
Perhaps you can try TMPGEnc. I believe it is mainly for outputting to
VideoCDs though.
How fast is your processor? And how much RAM is in it? Most of the
encoding utilities demand a very powerful computer to operate.
Hope this helps. :)
With regards,
Kenneth Wong.
Hi Kenneth,
I have a 1.7 GHz Pentium-M (equivalent to about a 2.5 GHz Pentium 4),
with 512 Mb RAM.
It seems I've tried TMPGEnc for something in the past because it tells
me the 15 day trial has expired. I'm just waiting to contact the author,
since they're away until early Sept. I also haven't found any good
guidelines about what settings to use. I'll play around a bit and see
what I can figure out.
So far, DivX and WMV look promising.
The Windows Media Encoder is definitely the easiest of the programs to
use. Now I just have ti figure out batch mode (I downloaded the SDK, so
I should be able to create a command line front-end).
Thanks
--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mr. Ken [mailto:mrken88@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:49 PM
> To: vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [VRC] Re: Looking for video software
>
>
>
> Dear Dave,
>
>
> Perhaps you can try TMPGEnc. I believe it is mainly for
> outputting to VideoCDs though.
>
> How fast is your processor? And how much RAM is in it? Most
> of the encoding utilities demand a very powerful computer to operate.
>
> Hope this helps. :)
>
>
> With regards,
>
>
> Kenneth Wong.
I have a 1.7 GHz Pentium-M (equivalent to about a 2.5 GHz Pentium 4), with 512 Mb RAM.
It seems I've tried TMPGEnc for something in the past because it tells me the 15 day trial has expired. I'm just waiting to contact the author, since they're away until early Sept. I also haven't found any good guidelines about what settings to use. I'll play around a bit and see what I can figure out.
So far, DivX and WMV look promising.
The Windows Media Encoder is definitely the easiest of the programs to use. Now I just have ti figure out batch mode (I downloaded the SDK, so I should be able to create a command line front-end).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mr. Ken [mailto:mrken88@...] > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:49 PM > To: vancouverrobotics@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [VRC] Re: Looking for video software > > > > Dear Dave, > > > Perhaps you can try TMPGEnc. I believe it is mainly for > outputting to VideoCDs though. > > How fast is your processor? And how much RAM is in it? Most > of the encoding utilities demand a very powerful computer to operate. > > Hope this helps. :) > > > With regards, > > > Kenneth Wong.
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