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From: dmauch@seanews.akita.com (Daniel R. Mauch)
Subject: Re: Miniboard in the UK
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 23:00:11 GMT
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ryanb@tradex.demon.co.uk (Brendan Ryan) writes:

> 
> I have been hearing a lot about the miniboard controller and I was 
> wondering if anybody knows any way of getting hold of it in the UK. 
> Or if anybody knows of any comparable controller card or SBC accessible
> from the rs232 port of a pc. Any help would be appreciated
> thanks
> 
> -- 
> Brendan Ryan

Try the botboard. It does not match the miniboard but it is a great 
strating point. Here is the info on the Botboard.
p

 

Date: Monday, November 15, 1993  10:16am                          
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From: Dan Mauch                                                 Msg#: 
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                 T h e     B O T B o a r d

 

 

The BOTBoard is the only single chip microcomputer board specifically

designed for robotics applications.  The BOTBoard uses the popular

68HC11 microcontroller, and is easily programmed from your PC.

Engineered to be small, the BOTBoard is also powerful and flexible.

 

Each BOTBoard contains a 2" X 2" processor area and a 1" X 2"

proto-typing area. The proto-typing area allows additional circuitry or

connectors that may be needed.

 

Special BOTBoard Features:

 

.    Four R/C Servo Ports.

.    Reset Switch and low voltage circuitry.

.    Auto start jumper.

.    1" X 2" proto-typing area, with power bus strips.

.    Easy to use Networking Port (SPI). With Master/Slave selection.

.    Powered RS232 Port connector for serial communication.

.    Pull up resistors on IRQ and XIRQ.

.    All I/O pins on .100 grid headers.

.    Single sided circuit board design.

.    Uses either the MC68HC11 or MC68HC811 .

.    Mounting holes that can be used for stacking.

.    Power supply connector.

 

 

Features of the 68HC11:

 

.    Low power, less than 20ma.

.    256 RAM and 512 EEPROM memory with 68HC11, More with 68HC811.

.    Eight A/D converter.

.    RS-232 and SPI serial Ports.

.    Real time interrupt and COP circuits.

.    Auto start EEPROM code.

.    With 36 I/O pins.

.    Timer subsystem with three input captures.

.    Five output compares and input accumulator.

.    Boot loader program in ROM.

 

 

The BOTBoard is a bare circuit board that was designed to give the most

amount of flexibility for the least cost.  Each board costs only $5.95

in singles or three BOTBoards for $15. Following the simple

instructions, you can assemble the BOTBoard in less than a half hour,

with a total cost of the BOTBoard and parts being about $20.

 

With each order the BOTBoard comes with detailed parts list, ordering

information, schematics, building instructions, and application guide.

 

BOTBoard  =  $5.95  each.

BOTBoard  =  $5.00  each for three.

Shipping   =  $1.25 plus .25 for each board.

 

Marvin Green

821 SW 14th

Troutdale, OR 97060

(503) 666-5907 call evenings.

 

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