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Re: mindstorms NXT
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:21:59 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Allen Foster wrote:
> Just out of interest, who'd going to sell their old Mindstorms stuff.
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> According to the Wired article, the new NXT series sets won't be
> compatible with the old Mindstorms stuff which is a bit alarming. It
> makes me wonder if it is worth holding onto the old stuff or trying to
> recoup some value from it now.
Yeah it woulda been nice if the new one had IR as well and be able to control
the "legacy" bricks. I'm sure the old ones will find a myriad of uses doing
simpler jobs like moving cows heads on train layouts ;)
> Having said all this, the new NXT looks superb. Three, count 'em, three
> motors with built in rotation sensors!! and and ultrasound sensor. Don't
> even get me started on BlueTooth connectivity!
Well, I hope they are also planning a smaller motor, without RPM sensor. I'm
sure there will be many situations when I'm happy to sacrifice accuracy for
size.
ROSCO
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Interesting scenario. Perhaps someone can work up a homebrew bluetooth to IR repeater. Sound crazy? I'll believe anything after what I've seen people accomplish with the RCX, extending it with gameboys and such. I'm sure there are existing (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: mindstorms NXT
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| (...) Actually, the RCX outputs 0's and 1's to power the motors as it is right now. It uses Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). Basically for 1/3 power 1/3 of the pulse is 1 and the other 2/3 is 0. For full power, the signal is all 1. This creates a (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: mindstorms NXT
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| Just out of interest, who'd going to sell their old Mindstorms stuff. According to the Wired article, the new NXT series sets won't be compatible with the old Mindstorms stuff which is a bit alarming. It makes me wonder if it is worth holding onto (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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