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- From: cyberman@toz.buffalo.ny.us (Cyberman)
- Newsgroups: comp.robotics
- Subject: Re: miniboard 2.0 - i nee
- Message-ID: <gate.LJuLqB1w165w@toz.buffalo.ny.us>
- Date: 5 Sep 92 01:41:20 GMT
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- -=> Lee Hounshell spoke of "Re: miniboard 2.0 - i nee" <=-
- To All at 09-02-92 23:34
- LH> Fred, thank you very much for your suggestions.
- LH> Of the two alternatives you outlined, I think I prefer the 2nd the
- LH> best (register shifting). It offers much better use of the miniboard
- LH> and is far more space efficient. The only thing that worries me a
- LH> little is the random motor motion that might occur during the shifting
- LH> of registers. Nevertheless, at the moment I am leaning toward this a
- LH> the solution I will implement.
-
- You might be able to "fix" this by using serial to parallel chips
- with tristate outputs and by straping the outputs to ground via a
- resister network. This way you can drive the outputs when your
- not shifting then activate them when your done. Assumeing that
- your inputs to the motor controller are active high of course.
-
- The 74ls164 is an 8bit TTL SIPO register but has no control of the
- outputs so you would need a tristate buffer attached to the
- outputs of each one. Since you can chain these and have them on
- seperate boards it's no big deal. this means 1 14 pin chip and 1
- 74ls241 20 pin for the 8bit 3 state buffer. These are relatively
- inexpensive about $0.49 for the 164 and 0.69 for the 241.
-
- However if you want a single chip solution try the CMOS part
- 4094! This beauty has everything built in 8 bit SIPO shift
- register a storage register and a 3state output buffer. The
- advantage is that you can select whether you want to store the
- data or not in the register and also enable the output. You
- might have some TTL to CMOS conversion needed but if you need
- space reduction this is your chip since it's only 16 pin [small].
- This chip costs about $1.19 so it's cheaper and smaller and uses
- less power. Howver if you need TTL drive you might have to go to
- the former.
-
- LH> Do you know of any way I might "disable" all the motors while the
- LH> registers are being shifted into place?
-
- Read the above.
-
- LH> Also, is anyone working on (or planning on building) a monitor program
- LH> that will enable the miniboard to be networked to other miniboards?
- LH> Perhaps we could make this a net project if the interest level is high
- LH> enough.
-
- Stephen Cyberman@Toz.Buffalo.NY.US
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