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Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
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Date: 
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:47:05 GMT
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Steve Baker wrote:

Now if it had a reverse path to send sensor data back to the computer, you'd
*really* have something.  Without some way to read back sensors though, the
ability to control motors using the computer is a LOT less useful than you
might think.

Tell me about it! I've had to program real systems (as opposed to real lego
systems :-)  with no feedback at various points in the past, and it can indeed be
horrific.

However, I believe John may have something up his sleeve with regard to exactly
this matter. But I have said enough - time for him to comment I think :-)

Jennifer Clark



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  Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
 
(...) be (...) exactly (...) Oh man... have another brick transmitting the input of 8 sensors back to the computer and you've definitely beat the RCX to a pulp!! - David (23 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
 
(...) Now if it had a reverse path to send sensor data back to the computer, you'd *really* have something. Without some way to read back sensors though, the ability to control motors using the computer is a LOT less useful than you might think. (23 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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