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Try the SV203 client/server app. You should be able to run them both on the dome computer and just connect to 127.0.0.1 instead of a "real" ip address. The...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 1, 2006
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When we go "Public" with our site (at least to our students) I'll shoot you a log in. You might as well get to enjoy your "tax dollars ar work". And thanks for...
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Mar 3, 2006
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Great, I'd love to have a look-see! Did you have a gander at the SV203 client/server to see if it would fit the bill? Are you planning on going to full remote...
Steve Arnold
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Hello, I'm pretty sure there aren't any posts that directly answer this question so here goes. I would like to use a normally open bump switch to change the...
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Mar 6, 2006
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... Yes, you must have a common ground (0V) reference between the two circuits. Your input voltage that you're trying to measure can be from another source...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 8, 2006
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Ok, this is slightly off-topic, but it's something that every robotics/animatronics buff has to cope with from time to time... I've got a solid plastic model,...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 13, 2006
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Can you punch it? Of cause you need some support from back side. How thick is plastic? Regards, Mark ... From: Steve Arnold To: Pontech_SV203@yahoogroups.com ...
Mark Aretskin
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Mar 14, 2006
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Use the drill bit that is the same size as the short dimension of the slot, pull it through one end and then using the side of the bit, pull the material down...
Anthony Toft
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Mar 14, 2006
12:18 pm
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I've written some java serial communication classes to interact with my sv203. The general way it's set up is... there's an output queue of messages - each ...
Jeremy Wallace
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Mar 14, 2006
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Hi Mark, The plastic in question is about 1/8" thick. I don't own a CNC machine or anything that sophisticated... not sure how I'd punch it? Steve ... in...
Steve Arnold
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Wallace, A couple of things that I recall: 1) There's a 3mS pause that you need to insert between commands. 2) The end of each command is a <CR> or chr$(13) -...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 14, 2006
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Gah! I'm a noob. Okay I found what my problem was. There are 2 sides of that message queue I was telling you about - the application-side that puts commands ...
Jeremy Wallace
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Mar 16, 2006
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Hi, i would like to ask if i can connect 2 SV203 with RS-232 cable and to control from one SV203 using pots the servos of the other SV203. Thanks Dim...
dustercy
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Mar 16, 2006
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Yes, if one of the SV203's is a SV203B or SV203C. The SV203 base model doesn't have any facility to output anything but a ascii representation of a number out...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 17, 2006
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I need to drive 4 servos and 4 solid-state relays with a microcontroller, and I am considering doing it through an SV203. I read in the docs that when...
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Mar 22, 2006
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Alex, It sounds like your solid state relays are conveniently opto-isolated (you should be able to confirm this with some spec sheets on your specific device)....
Steve Arnold
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Mar 22, 2006
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Dear Steve, Thanks, everything seems to be working great now. Jon ... (GND)....
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Mar 23, 2006
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Hi, i bought yesterday a new SV203C (I already have 2 SV203).The problem is that I tried too many times to open the SVBAS program from the disk but is not...
dustercy
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Mar 28, 2006
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Dim, SVBAS has known issues with XP (DOS mode serial driver problems). Use SVBAS to compile the program and SBC1.1 to program, as detailed in the FAQ (found...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 28, 2006
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Steve, Thanks for the help. I did what you told me and now everything is working except of that I cannot open and use the SVBAS.exe. I download the program...
Dimitris Dim
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Mar 29, 2006
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Dim, Have you tried running SVBAS within a DOS window? You don't need to modify anything to control servos with pots on the other board, you merely need a...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 29, 2006
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I recently purchased a SV203C and I am having some communication problems. I have been communicating fine with the board up until a little while ago....
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Apr 5, 2006
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I have a couple of suggestions that may help: 1) Do a hard reset on the board via the jumper (in the manual and in the faq which you'll find in the files...
Steve Arnold
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I am trying to read the voltage of a battery with one of the AD ports but I am getting odd readings. I am an electronics noob so I'm sure that there is...
Joshua Johnson
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Apr 19, 2006
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Josh, Try connecting the other A/D inputs to ground through a resistor (anything from 1k to 10k should work). Seems like you're picking up what I call "A/D...
Steve Arnold
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Apr 20, 2006
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Hello, I'm writing this message on behalf of the Olympic College Engineering Club, we recently purchased the sv203 serial controller for an ROV that we're...
rovmatt
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Apr 22, 2006
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Matt, My personal program of choice is VB6. Using the MSCOMM control, you can output onscreen slider positions as SVnMx commands. You could probably cobble...
Steve Arnold
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Apr 24, 2006
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Hi, I just thought of a project for the SV203. It's been a while since I used the SV203. I remember buying a USB to Serial port adapter but I could not get...
Jason Sheldon
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Apr 26, 2006
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Hi Jason, I spent a lot of time working with Java serial communication and a USB-serial converter with the SV203. What OS are you trying it with? My reason ...
Jeremy Wallace
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Apr 27, 2006
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