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Re: Mini-RCX
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Date: 
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:13:14 GMT
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> would comfortably fit into a 2x4 brick) - but instead provide a
> simple bus interface (something like I2C) with small, simple
> computers in every motor and sensor that would communicate with
> the main computer to do their work.

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 I2C
but I am an expert with neither...

-Rob A.



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  Re: Mini-RCX
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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