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    Re: Mini-RCX —Steve Baker
   (...) I don't see a problem with the computer side of things - what concerns me is battery storage and power management. You can get *tiny* computers that would easily fit in this kind of tiny space - but the RCX motors need 9 volts - you would need (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Mini-RCX —Rob Antonishen
     (...) Any idea on how I2C compares to 1-wire? I know that there 1-wire is being considered for some open-source home automation schemes because of the extremely low cost of interfacing, and the data rates seem comparable 115k for 1-wire vs. 100k for (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        1Wire vs I2C —Bruce Boyes
   (...) I2C is much faster (100 Kbit I2C is the slowest, vs 14 Kbit 1Wire), more reliable, but much shorter distance. Newer I2C can be 1 Mbit or more. (...) 1Wire will never do 115 kbits reliably. The 1Wire overdrive option is not reliable and few (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: 1Wire vs I2C —Rob Antonishen
   On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:19:36 GMT, Bruce Boyes <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote: Big Snip! (...) Whew! Thanks for the insight! How does the component/driver cost compare? -Rob. (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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