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Re: is it possible to use a polarity switch with a RCX input?
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:03:52 GMT
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Original-From:
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T. Alexander Popiel <popiel@wolfskeep.ANTISPAMcom>
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In message: <GtJ9sq.HBC@lugnet.com>
"Nickle, Steven (2511)" <Steven.Nickle@esavio.com> writes:
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> Use a resistor to make one of the states of the switch read less than a full
> short. Setup as a light sensor. 0 means off 50~ means one state and 100
> means another.
Actually, you want it to be unpowered instead of powered; giving the
sensor power will just waste your batteries heating up the resistors.
Setting it up as SENSOR_TYPE_NONE and SENSOR_MODE_PERCENT (or
SENSOR_MODE_RAW) under NQC would be much better than setting it up
as a light sensor.
- Alex
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