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Received some more stuff today. Was able to wire up parts and verify part of my motor speed and direction program.
Hope to advance to the wheel barrow test later next week.
Made a little video so you all can see some action. ha
Also "drew" some blood today. You will see it on my recliner arm rest. geeeez.
You can enlarge the video on photobucket to see better details if you decide to watch it.
This is just a hobby.
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Couldnt get it to play. It just shows the same pic.
Click on the picture.
Tom, I don't have a clue how electronics work, so a couple simple questions. You are going to use a recorded track from your GPS, then input that into the control board you made up. Which will then operate the steering motor and possibly the speed control of the motor? When you want to follow a track, will the transfer of data be as simple as using the download "track" function to an SD card?
I can mark route waypoints (route track) on about any mapping program and save as a HDS track (route). It is just terminology crossing and confusion. The HDS can manage the SD card without a computer assist.
I can't drive around and record tracks like the Ipilot. I can only follow route waypoints I generate. I am saving driving around time and gas. The HDS outputs the NMEA data I need to follow the route and I extract the data from the MNEA data I need to steer the trolling motor.
Tom, I saw compass output at 10Hz on the screen, do you have a heading sensor attached to you network?
Not yet.
I confuse folks with my terminology. Lowrance uses trails, not tracks. I am following RPTs which are actually waypoints in a route.
Did I make sense Ron? The Route track will be saved on SD via (me) and imported into HDS, route my circuit. My circuit will use NMEA commands from the HDS to follow the Route.
I think so. I have the Garmin Mapsource program with US Inland Waters. I can draw a track on a map and it leaves a single line. Once you save it, it shows a series of dots along the line which I imagine are waypoints used to follow the track. I guess I would save the route or track to and SD card, plug it in my Garmin unit and then use the NEMA output to send the track to the control board you have built. Then it controls the steering motor.Quote:
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Looking at your Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club patch reminded me of an email I got from awhile back. A Zippo lighter from our 67 cruise with the yacht club emblem on 1 side and USS Forrestal on the other, sold on Ebay for $300!! Still got mine!
I remember the zippos. I remember the Mamasans too! haQuote:
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Ron, I don't have one of those but how about one of these.Quote:
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I was in Cannes France. The women had harry legs and American cigarettes would get you anything you wanted.Quote:
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Guys used to tape cartons of cigarettes inside their pant leg, a buck a carton. Me love you long time Joe!Quote:
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Hey Don, Why does it not surprise me your lighter looks Brand New after 50 years! Mine looks 45 years old and hasn't been in my pocket for 44 years! Don't let Boscoe or Crappie Farmer see this post, They'l swear you were on a Wright Brothers recovery mission! LOL!Quote:
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:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl
Those two are rough on me.
Ron, I like that. I ask Don how old he was and he said that when the LORD said ,LET THERE BE LIGHT,who do you think it was who flip the switch on,LOL
Man CP ...trying to understand the things that seems so easy for you in your mind is like trying to wade in the depths of the ocean after living in a minnow bucket all of my life.:dono
Tom, did you ever get to spar with the Rock Apes @ Gibraltar? A lot of fun..Quote:
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Didn't stop over here. Amazing going into the Straights of Gibraltar, Europe to the left and Africa to the right and both in sight.Quote:
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I flew into Santa Maria, Azores (A3D) rescue mission after bad tropical storm. Took a bomb bay full of fresh water to the Latinos. All they wanted was Hershey bars and Winstons.. ha.
You know, everybody needs to experience a catapult launch and landing on a aircraft carrier. It's a real treat.
This is about Tracks. Little ancient though.
Hey Tom, Did you get as far as the wheelbarrow test yet?
Not yet, waiting on a usb to serial cable that I need for my laptop. This 64 bit Toshiba don't like the converters. I have tried 2 already. Kinda sucks.Quote:
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I can download, but I can't upload. I need upload to "debug" my program in real time, thus the wheel barrow..
I've tried those USB to serial cables and it seems they will work with some things, but not others. If I remember right, it worked transferring pictures, but not GPS waypoints. My old Garmin unit used a serial port cable for transferring data.
Mine does too Ron. Garmin GPS 76. I finally received a cable that works usb to serial and vice verse. I probably want get much done until after Turkey day. I did a little debugging and I am able to capture and pick out the data I need from the GPS 76 NMEA output. This is/was a major deal. Now I just have to figure out how to manage this data. Lots better than working cross word puzzles on a crap day.
Hey Cane Pole,
Just wondering if you had a chance toi do some more tinkering on this project?
Once he gets his through hauling his winter firewood in, he will have the wheel barrow free for the test!
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C'mon Tom,nonono you know Brenda does the firewood haulin':yikesQuote:
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Well, I show her where to stack it. Ima good helper.Quote:
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Youza pretty good flinger too. Merry Christmas to you two. Ferdi
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