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RE: Using un`Lego sensors
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:03:20 GMT
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Marco Correia <marco@soporcelAVOIDSPAM.pt>
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> From: Mike Reddy Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:56 AM
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> I too am collecting the Cybot thingy. However, I think that
> buying extra issues will be an expensive way to get extra sensors,
> when the parts are cheaper bought separately.
Yeah, you're right, of course :) ehehe... I would try first to buy them at
an electronics shop or something, then search the web shops
> Also, the bespoke plugs and sockets would have to
> be stripped off, and extra circuitry used for active sensors.
> Better to get a good book on Mindstorms and check for web sites that show
> how to extend sensors, as you don't want to fry the RCX...
I'm a bit electronics-o-phobic, that's why I use LEGO instead of jumping
into "real" robotics, with HandyBoard kits and more capable sensors, etc...
:(
<innocent>
hmmmm... so there's nothing compatible out of the box on the Cybot ?
Ok. (I know, I know, I was asking for a miracle = That's the naive me :)
</innocent>
Anyway, thxs Mike :)
mc.
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| You said: (...) I quite agree, but this might be a fairly safe first step... (...) All the circuit boards have been cleverly designed to allow interfacing between the sensors and the processor boards. The Lego CPU (aka the RCX) uses an active sensor (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Using un`Lego sensors
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| Hi, I too am collecting the Cybot thingy. However, I think that buying extra issues will be an expensive way to get extra sensors, when the parts are cheaper bought separately. Also, the bespoke plugs and sockets would have to be stripped off, and (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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