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Re: Thoughts
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 18 May 2006 23:09:06 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Andrew Meyer wrote:
> [...] I got the impression that the NXT sensor ports were digital in nature.
> However, my thoughts followed this pattern:
> *There are converter cables from RCX to NXT, mainly made for sensor use.
> *RCX sensors are analog.
> *Thus, either the NXT needs to have ADC's, or the cables themselves need to.
> *If the cables had ADC's, though, then RCX motors wouldn't work with the
> converter cables as they apparently do.
> *Thus, I conclude that the NXT sensor ports must have ADC's behind them to an
> extent, and thus homebrew sensors need not output a digital signal.
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> Just my US$0.02, feel free to shoot it down if it is flamingly wrong.
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> Andrew Meyer
That's correct. In fact, the only completely digital sensor in the NXT set is
the ultrasonic sensor.
--
David Schilling
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