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Using the programming environment that comes with Mindstorms is a little
frustrating in that I want to simply capture data streams in a data file and
dump it to, say, a spreadsheet.
What I've found myself doing is using the LCD window on the rcx module to
get a visual on a reading (say, rpm or temp) over a fixed time interval,
then writing it down on a sheet of paper, one row of data for each condition.
I am sure that there is a more elegant way to do this, perhaps storing a
series of data points into variables in the system, but there is still the
problem of output.
I find myself smiling and agreeing with Brian in that I spend enough of my
life in front of a computer already, and the joy of tangible mechanical
creation often overides the urge to program.
-Rob
In lugnet.robotics, Brian Sadowski writes:
> Well..I did kinda, Some foreground information is needed before I can
> explain that. The lego touch sensors arent simple toggle throw type
> switches, they have a precision, where the touch sensor can have values
> ranging ( for example ) 0 to 100, where 0 is no touch at all, and 100 is
> fully depressed.
>
> The 16 tooth double bevel gear doesnt completely depress the switch. In
> theory you could use the RAW touch sensor data to determine when each tooth
> of the gear makes contact with the sensor.
>
> I work as a programmer for a living, so I dont like getting into the
> programming part as much as the pure mechanical building of the legos, so I
> never wrote a program to determine if that rotation sensor actually works,
> or how reliable it is, therefore its just theoretical ( hopefully I spelt
> that one right ). I'd would love to see someone write the code to determine
> if this actually works.
>
> Hope that helps.
> -Brian
>
>
> > did I conclude it right that you made a
> > rotation sensor with the normal lego switch ?
> > If so, great (because finally we've a destination for that terrible sensor),
> > does it work well ?
> > If not so (maybe also great) but what is it ?
> > Stef Mientki
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