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Re: NXT Newbie "Is it possible" question
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:35:03 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Brian Davis wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
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> I like it! As they say "There's more than one way to skin a cat".
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> I work on computer servers that have 128 CPUs per chip and 512 CPUs per pizza
> sized box, and I knew that there is no true parallelism here with the NXT :)
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> I like your design, because it seems more accurate because it grabs the time at
> which the system sees the touch sensor pressed. One point of inaccuracy due to
> lack of parallelism.
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> My solution has two points: one at recording the button was pressed, and the
> other in the loop deciding who got what place. For example if software just
> checked lane 4 to see if it finished, and then lane 4 finishes, then lane 3
> finishes, and software was busy checking lane 1 then 2, it could incorrectly
> report lane 3 as placing before lane 4. It all depends on how quick the loop is
> (I have no idea!)
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> Kevin
Well, I've built a 2 sensor version of Brian's idea using parallel sequence bars
(I tried your idea Kevin, got stuck, then Brian chimed in). I just did some
testing by building a rig to press the 2 sensors "simultaneously." I was able to
get them to within 1 msec of each other. The data seemed to favor sensor 1 as
far as timing. I tried pressing the sensors in all different manners to avoid
any favoring of 1 sensor based on method. I even swapped out the cables so they
were all the same length (only going as low milliseconds, it shouldn't matter).
Overall, while not "perfect", close enough for what I am doing. I don't
anticipate many races being that close.
Maybe I'll just get 3 more NXT bricks ;)
Chris
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| (...) I like it! As they say "There's more than one way to skin a cat". I work on computer servers that have 128 CPUs per chip and 512 CPUs per pizza sized box, and I knew that there is no true parallelism here with the NXT :) I like your design, (...) (14 years ago, 26-Aug-10, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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