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(...) Well, sort of. You seem to be using a light sensor to read a mechanical system, not observe the blocks themselves <grin>. And, as my post implied, I ended up with a mechanical system. It's just it doesn't allow all the fun stuff I wanted it to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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(...) Well, just for comparision, mine uses three touch sensors, two light sensors, three motors and one RCX... And doesn't have a prayer of matching a 4 sec move. As it is, if I add another parallel task it fails to accurately register positions, (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) My plan is to use six touch sensors, two rotation sensors, three motors, and one RCX. Hopefully. Steve (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I know how that goes...I just got back the stuff I loaned to the FLL Teams. (...) What about total sensors? How many of each type did you end up using? I forgot to mention in my earlier post that I am also using 2 polarity switches and a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I've been working on mine for the last couple days. I've been having a problem, but I finally figured out I have a rotation sensor that's going bad. It's done a few different things. At one point, it counted from 0 to 24 (when moving across (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) Thanks Steve - I really wasn't trying to share that much :) ...John had the chance to see the first cut at the mechanism when you guys were here. Obviously, you put 2 and 2 together. And how is your T3 robot doing? B (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) Why would you think that's strange? That's the normal difference you'd get between black and white. While John and Brian are pointing their light sensor at the cube/square to check for one of three states (black cube/white cube/no cube) you're (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | 3T and Hi-Technic Parts
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It's really too bad that the use of non-Lego sensors and the like is frowned upon for 3T. I think I could get a little more speed out of my robot if I used John Barnes' new motor drives and at least one RC Buggy motor to get the robot to the board. (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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(...) Hmm..how strange...my T3 robot uses a light sensor to find the blocks and I am having no trouble at all distinguishing all the information I am after. I think I am getting a light delta of around 20 or 30. That seems to be plenty. But, I am (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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| | TexLUG Austin meeting Sunday 1/8
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Folks, My wife and I will be traveling 12/29 to 1/9, so I won't be attending the TexLUG Austin meeting on Sunday, 1/8. (I tried to find an alternate venue and/or time, to no avail.) The procedure for the meeting room at the LWC library is very easy; (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | Re: 3T board & rules
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(...) Not many comments. Sorry. The game should end after the last robot gives a signal (handoff). That way it can be timed by an external source (not just someone watching the game) (...) We haven't much discussed clearing the board. We are (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) Huh. After playing for a while, I'm noticing a lot of interesting odd ways of minimizing time. My 'bot's not fast enough I fear, but this ends up being and interesting problem. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | DelVaLUG at Philcon 2005
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(URL) PHILCON> is a three-day science fiction convention held annually since 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. As an AFOL and operator of the con's Children's Program (since 2003), I initiated a LEGO sub-track in 2004. ((URL) Report to (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.delvalug, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, FTX)
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(...) winning cube is in the proper cell, or (b) the ninth and final cube is in it's proper cell. So assume both robots are started at the same moment (by pressing the "run" button), can we assume the game is over (from the standpoint of measuring (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I finally ran into the same problem at high speed last week. Rats. With or without an accessory light, the difference are just too small to deal with... or at least trust. So I took off my nice, compact light sensor, and had to invent a (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | NELUG 12/2005 Greenberg train layout.
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The following is a link to a story that appears on our website. The one omission to the story was the fact that we consistantly had about 80% more folks around our layout than any other at the show. I think this has become common for most LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Can "pjmoyer" or any other Wamalugger help me???
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(...) Oh thanks Abner, I didn't look under "octagonal" because I thought it was a smooth cone, that will work, and it looks like there are plenty on BL. Thanks. Janey "Red Brick" (21 years ago, 18-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, FTX)
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| | Re: Can "pjmoyer" or any other Wamalugger help me???
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(...) Hi, I believe, the green 2 by 2 cone element in the picture is from the Aquazone theme "Aquaraiders" sets #2160, #2161, and 2162. (URL) I hope this helps. -Abner (21 years ago, 17-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, FTX)
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While recently surfing B.S. I came across pictures from your last Wamalug meeting in "pjmoyer"'s folder... and I was looking at the greeting cards, which are totally excellent, btw. I assumed those were real bricks in the photos and not cads, until (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, FTX)
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| | Re: Got balls? Heads up.
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(...) there is some new kind of harry potter "ball" that has a magnet in it. some version of Jeff Elliots train car detector could probably pick it out for this. Anyone played with harrys ball? Chris (21 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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