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Re: Mindstorms Automatic Train Control Questions
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 2 Nov 2001 00:56:37 GMT
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Steve Baker wrote:
> You'll also see mention of the 'MicroScout' - that's basically just a
> box containing a single motor with a single light sensor and something
> that Lego calls 'programmability' - but which really only lets you string
> together an utterly minimal set of canned commands in a fixed unchanging
> sequence. The Microscout has to be programmed via it's light sensor so
> you can't talk to it via the IR tower. I had to program a Scout to send
> the programming commands to the Microscout...it was a waste of time.
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> CONCLUSION:
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> With care, the Scout can be a useful (cheap!) ADDITION to RCX in
> some specific applications.
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> But: *BEWARE* the MicroScout will almost certainly *NOT* do anything
> useful for you. IMHO, they are about as useful to serious robotic
> as a JarJar Binks minifig!
The micro scout makes a good 3rd Motor to the Scout. Since you can hook
up a Microscout to the RED LED on the Scout and it will act as a third
motor. It only has one speed but is back and forth and DOES have a cool
ability of stopping it's self if you STALL the motor. Handy for some
things. When you use the LEGO remote or tell motor port 3 to do
something it's instant. There is no annoying noise before the microscout
does something. It's a slave.
I've managed to make a camera mount with the Scout. JUST enough room to
pull it off.
I believe there is a way to get passive light values from the Light
Sensor too, it's a separate command in NQC.
Dean
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Dean Husby
LUGNET Member #320
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| (...) Could a micro scout be used to manipulate switch points ? Might be an interesting use for the micro scout. Will it respond to the handheld IR remote control ? Is there any way to make it address selectable ? Hmmmmmm, there still may be a few (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) The Scout only has two free inputs and two free outputs, the 'third' output is wired up to a lamp and the 'third' input to a light sensor - both of which are physically fixed onto the Scout's case. The light sensor is a little different to the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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