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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hanno,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>IODreamkit sounds like a good name for the
product. Having the ADCs on board will make things much
simpler. Could the "<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">8
digital channels" also be used to drive a larger motor driver (H-bridge) that
currently requires level shifting the 3.3 signal to 5 volts. I </FONT>Can't
wait to get my hands on one. Any idea when it will be available for
purchase? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I agree that Brian has many great products
and an excellent value as well. I have just about one or more of
each.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>James Ronald </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=hanno@mydancebot.com href="mailto:hanno@mydancebot.com">Hanno
Sander</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 22, 2009 11:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [chbot] Trip Report</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>The IODreamkit can drive small motors- here more
details:<BR><BR>The IODreamkit is for the student/hobbyist/engineer who wants
to use their PC to experiment with digital and analog signals. It comes
with "breadboard style headers" to let you quickly prototype things.
Just insert capacitors/resistors/wires to build what you want- this is how I
built my first dancebot. It needs a 9v power supply and a USB connection
to the PC and provides:<BR>- fast analog input: 100Msps with 8 bit
resolution<BR>- 8 additional channels of 12 bit resolution input at up to
100ksps<BR>- fast analog output: 20Msps arbitrary waveform generation with 5
bit resolution<BR>- 2 additional channels of delta sigma waveform
generation<BR>- which can sink up to 500ma to drive small motors<BR>- 8
channels of buffered digital IO<BR>- all powered by the Parallax Propeller- a
32 bit processor with 8 cores running at 100MHz<BR><BR>The headers provide
ground, +5, +3 and are designed to interface with hobby servos, VEX sensors,
and other robotic components.<BR><BR>I've partnered with Brian from
"uController.com" to build this- check his website for other great
products.<BR>See images here: <A
href="http://mydancebot.com/dreamkit">http://mydancebot.com/dreamkit</A><BR><FONT
color=#888888>Hanno</FONT>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Jim Ronald <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:jronald@chartermi.net"
target=_blank>jronald@chartermi.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hanno,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Will the IODreamkit have a motor controller? Have the specs been
published anywhere?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Best regards </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>James Ronald</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=hanno@mydancebot.com href="mailto:hanno@mydancebot.com"
target=_blank>Hanno Sander</A> </DIV></DIV>
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<A title=chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
href="mailto:chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz" target=_blank>Christchurch
Robotics</A> </DIV>
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Friday, May 22, 2009 9:15 PM</DIV>
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Re: [chbot] Trip Report</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the welcome back- I wish it was a bit warmer :)<BR>I'll be
at the June meeting with lots of fun hardware:<BR>- the PropScope!<BR>-
the IODreamkit!<BR>- uController.com's Propeller Mainboard and lots of
expansion boards: sd card, ethernet, adc, video output...<BR>- and of
course my dancebot.<BR><BR>I'll even have 2 USB Protoboard's to give away
to people looking to get started with the Propeller!<BR>Hanno<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Richard Jones
<SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:rjtp@ihug.co.nz"
target=_blank>rjtp@ihug.co.nz</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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class=gmail_quote>Welcome back Hanno,<BR><BR>I enjoyed the video.
Looking forward to seeing the Propscope in action.<BR>Just in case you
missed the news our next meeting will be on Tuesday June<BR>16th 2009 in
the Science Alive Seminar Room 6.30pm.<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR>On Tue, 19
May 2009 10:36:31 +1200, Hanno Sander <<A
href="mailto:hanno@mydancebot.com"
target=_blank>hanno@mydancebot.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>> Hi!<BR>> I'm back in New Zealand after a fun-filled and
successful 5 weeks in<BR>> California. I signed a book deal
with McGraw Hill, made good progress on<BR>> the PropScope which will
be distributed in retail stores (Radio Shack,<BR>> Fry's, Dick
Smith...), and had many meetings/presentations, including a<BR>>
presentation to the HomeBrew Robotic Club in Silicon Valley and a
tech<BR>> talk<BR>> at Google.<BR>> Video here: <A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmpPm2Di0Bo"
target=_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmpPm2Di0Bo</A><BR>>
Hanno<BR>> --<BR>> <A href="http://mydancebot.com"
target=_blank>http://mydancebot.com</A> "Sophisticated, yet affordable
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