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Re: mindstorms NXT
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 8 Jan 2006 01:15:26 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Yann Vernier wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics, Matthew Ruschmann wrote:
> > > Actually, the RCX outputs 0's and 1's to power the motors as it is right now.
> > > So all all you have to do is crimp your lego wires into a RJ11 and connect it to
> > > the NXT and send it a digital PWM signal. Voila! Your old motor works again.
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> > I doubt that will do what you want. The RCX motor ports are equipped with motor
> > drivers - ICs that can provide rather a lot of current, switch direction, and
> > even short circuit the port. The digital wires would be I/O, not meant for
> > noticeable current, and only 1 or 0. So you'd wind up with an NXT shutting
> > itself off as the signal lines draw too much current.
> > No, what will be needed in the adapter will be such a motor driver, speaking the
> > appropriate serial protocol. Probably that means the device will contain a PIC
> > or PLC along with one or more motor drivers, and will be inefficient to build
> > for less than two motors per port. Personally I'm hoping for such a device with
> > separate power input.
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> I see no other wires into the motors, which means all the current is coming from
> that one connection. Whether or not there is separate supply and control lines
> in that connector is debatable until we get our hands on one - I would prefer
> not, because that may make it harder to use the motor for non-NXT applications.
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> ROSCO
From the LEGO NXT FAQ...
"An electric motor whose speed or position is controlled by a closed loop
feedback circuit that can sense its position. The speed of the motor is measured
by a tachometer. The tachometer produces a voltage that is proportional to the
speed. This voltage is compared to a reference point and the difference, or
error, is used to adjust the speed of the motor, either up or down."
http://www.lego.com/eng/service/faqs.asp?section=ConsumerService-FAQ-Products&catid=E8D0CD47-16B8-4B2F-900C-8FC40C163598&faqid=17251#17251
So the motors operate in a variable voltage/current mode, where a target RPM in
the objective. Two wires for the tach (as a sensor), two for the motor current,
two for something else.
Ray
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