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Re: The latest rage in pneumatic computing
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:48:51 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
Kevin L. Clague wrote:
Arrow heads showing which direction you expect the air to flow (not including
release) would be helpful also.  I've tried to figure it out, but I've not had a
lot of luck.

Okay... I've added arrowheads to each line showing air flow direction.
The switches are set up so that the center port is the conventional
inlet, and the top and bottom ports the outlets.  I say conventional,
because I don't always use it that way in this diagram, (but wait, I
know what you might be thinking -- it should work anyways because of how
it this particular system is designed).

The URL is the same:  http://www.members.shaw.ca/markt1964/fulladder.jpg

I built it last night and it works great!

I was concerned about your use of switches that is backwards from normal.  I
transitioned through all the possible values and it never lost system pressure.
Great job!

Now I have to study the design so I understand how you did it.  There's are a
few good design patterns in there.

Kevin



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  Re: The latest rage in pneumatic computing
 
(...) You know, I can really empathize with you on the fact that it might be cryptic. You don't wanna know how long it took me to get the wiring on it just right so that I wouldn't be committing any pneumatic violations. I'll try and explain how I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: The latest rage in pneumatic computing
 
(...) Okay... I've added arrowheads to each line showing air flow direction. The switches are set up so that the center port is the conventional inlet, and the top and bottom ports the outlets. I say conventional, because I don't always use it that (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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