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Hi, With only 3 input and 3 output ports, the RCX becomes quite limiting after a while. There are several different solutions to this at various sites. Does anyone know which one is the best out of all of them. I basically looking for good (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Expanding the available input/output ports of the RCX
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(...) How about coming up with creative solutions within the limits of the hardware? In the real world, you can't always make it bigger and better, sometimes you have to do it another way. It's a much more interesting problem to "do it with only (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Expanding the available input/output ports of the RCX
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(...) [imho] It's sometime very creative to build your own multiplexer as it is a part of the project. [/imho] The site of Michael Gasperi has a lot of informations about those input multiplexer : (URL) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Expanding the available input/output ports of the RCX
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Sure you can try using just three input/output ports, but eventually you end up scaling back you designs. Of course, you can always buy another RCX to increase the number of ports, which will throw you back $200. Adding a multiplexor is such an easy (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Ram Meenakshisundaram schreef: (...) You could use the sensors that came with the Cybermaster kit, they have a built-in resistor so it should be possible to hook up two of those on one input port and by using RAW values see which switch is pressed. (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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in article NEBBIHKHBKAFAGKCCILO...s@olf.com, Ram Meenakshisundaram at rmeenaks@olf.com wrote on 7/7/00 9:58 AM: (...) I am a Lego purist, so I don't want to modify my pieces. Of course, if Lego ever creates an official multiplexer, I'll probably get (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) (URL) is VERY easy to program for... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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