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Hi all, Me think it 'mazing. I just got a 1 year reprieve from the dole queue, plus (finally) the green light to develop the PIC based remote controlled vehicle. I think this is going to be quite an interesting project. I should end up 'driving' the vehicle with one of those virtual reality visors. To start things rolling :-), does anyone here in Oz know if I need licensing to operate Tx/Rx equipment at 900Mhz and 2.4GHz, or where I can find out. I just found out that Zatek have 16F877's in stock now which is what I will be using, so that's also a good start. -- Best regards Tony http://www.picnpoke.com Email spam_OUTsalesTakeThisOuTpicnpoke.com

Contact the (federal) department of transport and communications with regard to your transmission legalities. I would expect you will be OK under certain limits and if you're tied to a prestigious uni (research often get approvals that users do not) Hope this helps, Des bromilow >>> Tony Nixon <.....Tony.NixonKILLspam@spam@ENG.MONASH.EDU.AU> 11/18/99 4:00:18 pm >>> Hi all, Me think it 'mazing. I just got a 1 year reprieve from the dole queue, plus (finally) the green light to develop the PIC based remote controlled vehicle. I think this is going to be quite an interesting project. I should end up 'driving' the vehicle with one of those virtual reality visors. To start things rolling :-), does anyone here in Oz know if I need licensing to operate Tx/Rx equipment at 900Mhz and 2.4GHz, or where I can find out. I just found out that Zatek have 16F877's in stock now which is what I will be using, so that's also a good start. -- Best regards Tony http://www.picnpoke.com Email salesKILLspampicnpoke.com

At 05:00 PM 18/11/99 +1100, you wrote: Tony, These two frequencies are licence free in Australia providing you keep below the power levels. You can check out all this at the Australian Communications Authority web site. Sorry I do not have it at hand. If you use spread spectrum techniques you can have up to 1 watt EIRP. Good luck, Peter Grey {Quote hidden}>Hi all, > >Me think it 'mazing. I just got a 1 year reprieve from the dole queue, >plus (finally) the green light to develop the PIC based remote >controlled vehicle. I think this is going to be quite an interesting >project. I should end up 'driving' the vehicle with one of those virtual >reality visors. > >To start things rolling :-), does anyone here in Oz know if I need >licensing to operate Tx/Rx equipment at 900Mhz and 2.4GHz, or where I >can find out. > >I just found out that Zatek have 16F877's in stock now which is what I >will be using, so that's also a good start. > >-- >Best regards > >Tony > >http://www.picnpoke.com >Email .....salesKILLspam.....picnpoke.com >

>To start things rolling :-), does anyone here in Oz know if I need >licensing to operate Tx/Rx equipment at 900Mhz and 2.4GHz, or where I >can find out. I went through a similiar exercise about 2 years ago, got a technical spec. from standards australia, AS 4268.2 - 1995, about $44, gives the detailed specs for liscence free radio from 25 Mhz to 25 Ghz. Then went to the Australian Communications Authority (if they have not changed their name again recently and got a Ctick certification number to put on radio gear I used. >Me think it 'mazing. I just got a 1 year reprieve from the dole queue, >plus (finally) the green light to develop the PIC based remote I just got funding through till Feb. at Aust Defence Force Academy to work on some stress sensors, amazing having your income depending on grants. Cheers Glen

Thanks for all the info folks. Richard Martin wrote: > > Do they require a licence in Oz to drive a vehicle with virtual > reality goggles??? I'll keep a virtual one in my wallet where all my virtual money is. Glen Torr wrote: > I just got funding through till Feb. at Aust Defence Force Academy to work > on some stress sensors, amazing having your income depending on grants. Especially when you don't know if there is work coming up or not. Mark Willis wrote: > > What do they do if your vehicle is caught speeding in Oz, while you're > driving it by remote? <EG> I'd have to make sure the video camera is pointing at the police so I can see thier faces when they confront 'Sven' the crash dummy driving. It might be a winner in the Funniest Home Video Show. Lance Allen wrote: > Great News... > > Out of curiosity (being a Robot experimenter) is the car on some > tight sensor/actuator control loop or is there some artificial > intelligence or subsumptive control architecture involved ? > Since physically removed drivers might not have enough input to > react appropriately. This is actually stage 2. The previous stage gave me some experience at driving by remote up to 60KPH. It worked ok, but it was a bit rough. The only intelligence of this part will be the grey matter between my ears. It's my feeling that once you can control the mechanics of the project electrically, then from then on you can do what you want. Intelligence usually comes from experience, so while that is growing, so too will the project - and it's complexity no doubt. The virtual reality part puts me in the drivers seat, so I'm not that far removed from the action. The vehicle just has to 'mirror' what I do. It's my main aim to keep projects as simple as possible and to eliminate the 'bloat' that some people like to include, which to me leads to unnecessary complexity and higher failure rates. (And boy, I've seen some doozies here). I think for what I have in mind, the PICs should do nicely. I'm the only technical person left in the department now, which is a shame, so I'll probably get on my hands and knees from time to time and ask for a bit of help :-) -- Best regards Tony http://www.picnpoke.com Email salesspam_OUTpicnpoke.com