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Re: Different Sensors Available...
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Sun, 2 Feb 2025 00:14:55 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Axel Vis <Axel.Vis@macaw.nl> wrote:
> Unfortunately datca doesn't ship outside the US and I don't think the Lego
> shop is up and running.
>
> cheers,
>
> Axel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim West
> To: madcow@ihug.co.nz; lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Sent: 3-4-00 15:47
> Subject: Re: Different Sensors Available...
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> Keep reading young Jedi.
>
> LEGO Mindstorms has 4 "official" sensors:
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> Light
> Touch
> Temperature
> Angle (rotation)
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> These can be purchased thru LEGO Shop at Home and/or Pitsco LEGO Dacta.
>
> You can search the Dacta web site at:
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> http://www.pitsco-legodacta.com/html/lego_dacta.html
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> for prices and you can call LEGO for prices and availability.
>
> There are also home brew sensors afoot as well. Do a web search for
> these
> and you'll find many pages of wonderful info.
>
> Note that thru Dacta, there are more (and expensive) sensors available
> through a third-party sensor company.
>
> The RCX has only 3 sensor input ports. When you start surfing the web
> pages on home-brew sensors, you'll find some clever designs on how to
> hook
> up more than three sensors at one time. Also note that you are not
> really
> limited to the number of RCX's you can play with at one time. After
> reading Dave Baum's most excellent "Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms"
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> book [appropriate (R)s and (tm)s where necessary] I went out and
> purchased
> a second set just so I can build robots with two RCX's. Very cool
> stuff.
>
>
> At 07:57 PM 4/3/00 +0000, madcow@ihug.co.nz wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I joined this list just last week after discovering Lego Mindstorms (and
> > decided right then I have to save up and buy this stuff). And there have
> > been loads of different sensors mentioned. Does anyone know where there's a
> > complete list with prices of all the sensors please?
> >
> > Finally, how many sensors can you have going at once?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > "Tails"
> >
> >
> >
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Ozisoft or Eidos in nz discontinued the Lego publishing and no longer at
hotgames nz dot com! I recall their offices are shut down just in case for work,
calls, games on and more ? Formally those Dreamcast subscriptions are flooded
out, I know,.
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