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Re: SFX?
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lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:05:24 GMT
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Paul Gyugyi <gyug@+nospam+hotmail.com>
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Actually, a magnet and reed switch would be more reliable than a
touch sensor. Or maybe use an optical sensor.
I'm not into train cars and such, but I'd be happy to contribute
some motorized RCX-controlled scenery. The RCX remote control
makes it easy for people to interact with the display without
having to touch. I'm thinking of programming a universal control
to just have the buttons that are safe, like only the run-program
buttons and not the direct motor control.
Along the lines of the train whistle, I've been thinking it
would be fun to take a Yak-Bak and place it in a brick.
You could record a whistle sound to it, and use the RCX-output
volatage level and comparitors to choose to selectivly "press"
the fast, normal, or slow replay button.
Anyone have ideas for log-loaders, gravel dumpers and things?
Magnets under cars with moving magnets under the road? Boats?
Even if they don't interact with the trains, they still spice up
the display.
-gyug
> From: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com (Tom Stangl)
> Reply-To: ba-lego@cinnamon.com
> To: ba-lego@cinnamon.com
> Subject: Re: SFX?
> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:27:44 GMT
>
> Sounds neat. I still think we need to build some digital motors, or a
> train
> whistle module, with the whistle timing controlled by the voltage on the
> track.
>
> The other idea that might be simpler is to build a larger brick/module with
> a
> touch sensor attached - put a bump between the rails right before crossings
> to
> set off the touch sensor. With an RCX powering the track (since it uses
> PWM),
> the whistle could be made to vary pitch depending on the speed of the train
> - I
> would think that the PWM would do a good job of varying the pitch, but if
> not, a
> chip could be used to change the pitch depending on the PW, and the whistle
> itself could be powered off of a capacitor.
>
> But don't ask me to design it, I am NOT an EE ;-)
>
>
> Tom McDonald wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I just had an idea. Would sound effects be good whenever there is a • sizeable
> > Town/Train display to add to the ambience of the layout? I could make an
> > ambience recording for a Town that would loop on a computer listening to
> > shoutcast station (thus even making the loop downloadable prior to the • event
> > should web access be nil at the function).
> >
> > Having recently setup a shoutcast station at http://www.live365.com "ABS
> > Radio" (search on "ABS" or "Legopalooza" - rock and movie soundtracks, • and
> > still not enough of either). I put in a bunch of songs I like to build • to and
> > thought maybe this would be fun too.
> >
> > -Tom McD.
>
> --
> | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
> | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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