Any one know what happened to Bean Products? servo controllers

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Any one know what happened to Bean Products? servo controllers Dean Burell 10-16-2005
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Posted by Dean Burell on October 16, 2005, 3:05 pm
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A few years back I purchased a small servo controller that connects to =
the serial port of a PC.
It came with some basic programs to control the servos. Unfortunately, =
shortly after purchasing it
I wound up in a job that had me traveling extensively and never did =
anything with it.

Now after several years and a couple of moves later, I found this =
controller in a box and would finally like to
built a robotic project. Unfortunately, I have since lost the =
documentation for the controller, and am unable to
find the company on the web.

Anyone know if they are still around or have changed their name?

The controller is based on a Motorola MC68HC705C8A processor and looks =
like it can control up to 7 servos. I believe that I have v1.20 of the =
controller.

I also have a couple of old Palm VII sitting around that I would like to =
use in conjunction with this servo controller (instead of a pc)....

I would love to also hear about any projects out there using a Palm VII =
for robotic or data acquisition.



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Thanks,

Dean
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few years back I purchased a small servo
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It came with some basic programs to control the
servos.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, shortly after purchasing =
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wound up in a job that had me traveling
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now after several years and a couple of moves
later, I found this controller in a box and would finally like to =
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>built a robotic project.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I
have since lost the documentation for the controller, and am unable to
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone know if they are still around or have
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The controller is based on a Motorola
MC68HC705C8A&nbsp; processor and looks like it can control up to 7 =
servos.&nbsp;
I believe that I have v1.20 of the controller.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also have a couple of old Palm VII sitting around
that I would like to use in conjunction with this servo controller =
(instead of a
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would love to also hear about any projects out
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

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Posted by Dean Burell on October 18, 2005, 2:06 pm
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Many Thanks to Mark Lerman the creator of the serial servo controller.
And thanks for the quick response!

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Thanks,

Dean Burell
A few years back I purchased a small servo controller that connects to =
the serial port of a PC.
It came with some basic programs to control the servos. =
Unfortunately, shortly after purchasing it
I wound up in a job that had me traveling extensively and never did =
anything with it.

Now after several years and a couple of moves later, I found this =
controller in a box and would finally like to
built a robotic project. Unfortunately, I have since lost the =
documentation for the controller, and am unable to
find the company on the web.

Anyone know if they are still around or have changed their name?

The controller is based on a Motorola MC68HC705C8A processor and =
looks like it can control up to 7 servos. I believe that I have v1.20 =
of the controller.

I also have a couple of old Palm VII sitting around that I would like =
to use in conjunction with this servo controller (instead of a pc)....

I would love to also hear about any projects out there using a Palm =
VII for robotic or data acquisition.



--
Thanks,

Dean
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many Thanks to Mark Lerman the creator of the
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few years back I purchased a small =
servo
controller that connects to the serial port of a PC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It came with some basic programs to =
control the
servos.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, shortly after purchasing =
it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wound up in a job that had me =
traveling
extensively and never did anything with it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now after several years and a couple =
of moves
later, I found this controller in a box and would finally like to
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>built a robotic project.&nbsp; =
Unfortunately, I
have since lost the documentation for the controller, and am unable to =

</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>find the company on the =
web.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone know if they are still around =
or have
changed their name?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The controller is based on a Motorola =

MC68HC705C8A&nbsp; processor and looks like it can control up to 7
servos.&nbsp; I believe that I have v1.20 of the =
controller.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also have a couple of old Palm VII =
sitting
around that I would like to use in conjunction with this servo =
controller
(instead of a pc)....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would love to also hear about any =
projects out
there using a Palm VII for robotic or data acquisition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dean </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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