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PDA Robotics
3 Tools and Equipment
Essential Tools and Equipment 23
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Safety First 26
Where to Get Equipment 27

4 Infrared Communications Overview 29
Technical Summary of IrDA Data and IrDA Control 31
IrDA’s New Full Range of Digital Information
Exchange via Cordless IR Connections 31
Optional IrDA Data Protocols 33
IrDA Control 33
Windows CE (Pocket PC) and IrDA 35
Communication Link Speeds 36
Communication Link Turnaround Times 37
SIR Coding 39

MIR Coding 39
FIR Coding 40
VFIR Coding 40

5 The Electronics 43
System Overview 43
Setting the Baud Rate 46
The MCP2150 Connection to the IR Transceiver 47
The MCP2150 Connection to the PIC16F876
Microcontroller 49
The Motor Controller Circuit 51
The Sharp GPD12 IR Range Finder 52
Component Descriptions 53

The Vishay TFDS4500 53
The Microchip MCP2150 Plug and Play IrDA 58
MCP2150 Applications: PDA Robot 59
Crystal Oscillator/Ceramic Resonators 62

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