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Re: Future Mindstorm Releases?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:40:28 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mark Riley wrote:
> A relatively simple way to hack together an {output} expander is to throw a
> commercially available DCC controller into a brick\[1\]:
DCC? As in <http://www.nmra.org/standards/dccbasic.html>? I had to do a search
for that, this is the first I've heard of it. Sounds interesting.
> Each one of these bricks can control two lamps and a motor. Since each of
> these DCC bricks is individually addressable, you could string many of the
> bricks together on a single RCX output.
That's pretty cool. How fast can you control those outputs? And how difficult
is it to program? (The NMRA link to the communications standard document is
broken.)
This is a very interesting approach. Thanks for sharing it!
Best,
- Joe
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| (...) Hey Joe, I'n not speaking for Mark, but I started using his LDCC-- (URL) I first heard about it and I love it! Right now I use it basically for my train layout, but at a few rtl dinners, the conversations went something like this-- "Have you (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Future Mindstorm Releases?
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| (...) Doh! Sorry about that... Yes, DCC stands for Digital Command Control and it is used by model railroaders to control multiple locomotives on a train layout by sending power and control information over the two train track rails. For RCX (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) A relatively simple way to hack together an output expander is to throw a commercially available DCC controller into a brick[1]: (2 URLs) Each one of these bricks can control two lamps and a motor. Since each of these DCC bricks is (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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