[...]... the actual infrared transceivers built into the PDA For example, socket (AF_IRDA, SOCK_STREAM, NULL) and IrOpen (irref, irOpenOptSpeed115200) are the Windows CE and Palm OS API calls used to initiate the IrDA Data link to the PDA 1 Copyright 2003 by The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc Click Here for Terms of Use PDA Robotics Figure 1.1 Integrated wireless PDAs Robot The source included will explain in detail... IR transponders placed around the campus The PDA Robot featured in this book will use the IR port on the PDA to communicate with its body This protects the PDA from any dam3 PDA Robotics Figure 1.2 Palm m505: A typical PDA age that could occur by an electronic malfunction in the robot body, and eliminates the need for any physical connection to the PDA The PDA will act as the “brain” of the robot, monitoring... Digital Assistant (PDA) Most PDAs have a small keyboard that the PDA clips onto, and an electronically sensitive pad on which handwriting can be received Typical uses include schedule and address book storage and retrieval and note-entering However, many applications have been written for PDAs Increasingly, PDAs are combined with telephones, paging systems, and wireless networks Some PDAs offer a variation... Intuitive Surgical, Handspring, HP, and Compaq for helping to make this project possible xix Copyright 2003 by The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc Click Here for Terms of Use This page intentionally left blank PDA Robotics This page intentionally left blank 1 Anatomy of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) The power is sitting in the palm of your hand The technology exists today to bring your world to you... PIC16F876: PDA Robot’s Microcontroller 78 PORTA and the TRISA Register 84 PORTB and the TRISB Register 87 PORTC and the TRISC Register 90 The L298 Dual Full-Bridge Driver (PDA Robot Motor Controller) Description The GP2D12 IR Range Finder 96 97 102 Connecting to the Sensor 104 Operation 104 Calibration 104 xi PDA Robotics Ambient Light 105 IR Light 105 Laser Light 106 Operation 106 6 Building PDA Robot... synchronized transistors I will go into the theory behind the operation of each component as well as the practical hands-on information and processes needed to xv Copyright 2003 by The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc Click Here for Terms of Use PDA Robotics complete this project I will also make suggestions for enhancements and modifications to the electronic, mechanical, and software design; enhancements that... Platform 173 Build for the Latest Windows CE Devices 174 Fast, Flexible Data Access 174 Building the PDA Robot Pocket PC Application 175 Creating the IrDA Link 177 The Wireless RF Link 186 CCeSocket::CCeSocket 188 Parameters 188 Remarks 188 OnWireless: Implementing the CPDASocket Class 189 10 The PDA Robotics Command Center 195 The Video Link 195 Motion Detection 197 Sending Data Using FTP 201 The Wireless... is applied in the same spirit as the space program and with the ethics of modern medicine, then I can see great things evolving from it For online updates, source code, and other useful files that will aid you in completing PDA Robot, please visit www .pda- robotics. com Douglas Williams xvii This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments Thanks goes out to everyone along the way made this book possible,... the PDA will be the main communication link to PDA- Bot; in essence, it will be the spinal cord PDA Robot responds to IrDA discovery requests and identifies itself as “generic IrDA.” I decided to use an IrDA data link to the Robot because it is a very reliable communication link (error correction is built into it) that requires absolutely no cables! See: Chapter 4: Infrared Communications Overview, PDA. .. “virtually” enabled The culmination of this project will provide you with the know-how to create a robotic device that can be controlled through your PDA from anywhere over the World Wide Web or allowed to roam autonomously using its PDA “brain.” Why use a PDA? These devices are small and powerful, leveraging the best technology that can be offered today in the palm of your hand They make for perfect . at george_hoare @mcgraw- hill. com or (212) 904-4069. TERMS OF USE This is a copyrighted work and The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc. ( McGraw- Hill ) and its. 153 PDA Robotics xii PDA 00 5/28/03 8:19 AM Page xii 8 PDA Robot Palm OS Software Using Code Warrior 8.0 155 Creating the PDA Robot Project 157 9 PDA