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1455
I'm having a problem getting my sv203c to auto-start whenever I plug-in the IR100 board. As soon as I plug in the IR100 the auto-start flag goes to 255 and it...
jasiewer
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Dec 15, 2007
8:50 pm
1456
Hi Jason, You've got me stumped on this one. Hopefully some of the other members can help out... I haven't plugged in a SV203 for a while here, so to even test...
Steve Arnold
steve_arnold_63
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Jan 5, 2008
10:35 pm
1457
I hope someone can shine some light on this one because I have run out of ideas. My first idea was a power problem. So I unplugged everything from the board...
jasiewer
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Jan 8, 2008
4:45 am
1458
Jason, We'll try this out in the office this week and see if we can't get to the root of the problem. Jacob Christ www.pontech.com _____ From:...
Jacob Christ
Papa__J
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Jan 8, 2008
4:50 am
1459
Hi, the board might be experiencing voltage drop below its required nominal supply voltage. Try to use a supply with a higher current drive and power (eg like...
Arnie
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Jan 13, 2008
5:08 pm
1460
Any results Jacob? Steve ... to the ... [mailto:Pontech_SV203@yahoogroups.com]...
Steve Arnold
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Feb 4, 2008
3:20 pm
1461
Just a suggestion.... Place a meter on the power pins. When you plug in the IR100, see if the power 'glitches'. Perhaps you have a grounding problem? On Mon,...
Tom
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Feb 11, 2008
1:34 pm
1462
I have been using the SV203 to operate my robot for some time now. Recently, it started showing some odd behavior. When I am reading the AD channels quickly...
enigma2176
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Mar 3, 2008
6:37 pm
1463
This isn't something that I've encountered, but I can maybe throw out a couple of ideas. 1) garbled serial datastream 2) command buffer overflow (this might be...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 12, 2008
1:15 pm
1464
Thanks for the response Steve. Replies are inline below. ... Possibly. I have attempted to eliminate any cabling problems by hooking the SV203 directly to...
enigma2176
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Mar 12, 2008
4:05 pm
1465
I have to do a gripper similar to human hand , but i don't know how to control the servor motor i have to used 14 servor motor , what are the good solution for...
digi6933960
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Mar 17, 2008
12:49 pm
1466
The human hand works with the equivalent of 2 servos per finger, although you have multiple joints. So I'd start with that. The middle 2 fingers generally move...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 17, 2008
1:07 pm
1467
i'm in malaysia..... what are the good solution for me to buy this hardware ??...
digi6933960
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Mar 18, 2008
1:23 pm
1468
I'd try going to the Pontech site and ask them (Jacob) directly. Steve...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 21, 2008
4:32 pm
1469
Hi folks. Just a new member introduction. I just ordered my first SV203 yesterday. I don't have any experience with servo motors but I've been playing with...
mikegray0422
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Mar 24, 2008
12:19 am
1470
Welcome Mike! I'm sure you'll be able to pick up lots of pointers on the SV203 here, the users are friendly and helpful. The first thing you'll want to do is...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 24, 2008
12:23 am
1471
I've been working with the SV203 boards for years. I've always done the programming on a really old 486 machine running Win95 that sits in my shop. The shop...
Scott Axworthy
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Mar 26, 2008
5:04 am
1472
Hey Scott, Did you try what it says in the FAQ in the files section here? Are you running it in a dos window, or just executing the program directly? Steve ......
Steve Arnold
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Mar 27, 2008
12:11 am
1473
Steve: Thanks for the response. I admit, I hadn't seen the FAQ. I was thrilled to see this topic in there. But no luck here. I was running in a DOS cmd...
Scott Axworthy
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Mar 27, 2008
2:24 am
1474
Off hand, I can't offer much more on this one. Maybe Jacob can step in and offer some insights... Steve ... thrilled ... that had ... set, but ... ...
Steve Arnold
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Mar 27, 2008
7:52 pm
1475
Scott, What about booting from a win98SE CD, then trying it? Steve ... thrilled ... that had ... set, but ... <Pontech_SV203%40yahoogroups.com>, ... done the ...
Steve Arnold
steve_arnold_63
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Apr 12, 2008
6:08 pm
1476
Scott, Did you move only the svbas.exe file or the whole directory? There is a .inc file that is needed for the compiler to work properly, but its lack of...
Jacob Christ
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Apr 12, 2008
9:37 pm
1477
Unfortunately I don't have a win98 boot CD any more, otherwise, that would be a good test. On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Steve Arnold...
Scott Axworthy
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Apr 14, 2008
3:27 pm
1478
Hi folks. I was hoping that my first post to the group wouldn't be a cry for help but I'm stuck. I can't seem to get my laptop to communicate with the SV203. ...
mikegray0422
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Apr 17, 2008
8:27 pm
1479
Hey Mike, I'd recommend you up your power supply for starters. Regardless of what the manual says, you should be running from 7V as a minimum, and 300mA will...
Steve Arnold
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Apr 21, 2008
7:25 pm
1480
One last thing, if by chance you have palm HOTSYNC installed on your computer, make sure you CLOSE it prior to trying to use your serial port on the SV203. By...
Steve Arnold
steve_arnold_63
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Apr 21, 2008
11:10 pm
1481
Steve: Thanks for the suggestions. I'm hoping it's something simple like low voltage. I wasn't looking forward to working through an RMA. I'll give the 9V...
Mike Gray
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Apr 22, 2008
1:52 pm
1482
Hello yahoo Pontech sv203 group! I had a rather simple question that i can't seem to find the answer to using Google. So someone here should be able to help. I...
Luke
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May 9, 2008
9:08 pm
1483
Luke, The easiest thing is to find an old trashed PC, open it up, and yank some of the wires that go to the frontplate LEDs off the motherboard. The connector...
Steve Arnold
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May 10, 2008
11:25 pm
1484
Is there anywhere I get get a copy of the SerialHost software now that its gone out of business?...
chadmarlee
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May 24, 2008
11:44 am
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