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| I finally programmed the Decta Controller to control a trolley line. It senses (3x light sensor) the trolley at three locations (train stops/stations) along a track. I assume a linear track rather than a loop. After spending a somewhat random amount (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Hey Steve, That's very cool but do you realize that with 3 light sensors you could have 8 stops? (...) -- "It is better to ask a 'stupid question' than to make a stupid mistake." (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Nope, what do you propose? SteveB (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Well I take it you have you three sensors one above the other looking at a marker post at each station... oops... only seven stations... so you can have more than one white block on each marker post so you could arrange them thusly: white white (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| =>> =>>That's very cool but do you realize that with 3 light sensors you could have 8 =>>stops? Actually, with 2 light sensors you can have an unlimited number of stops. Use one sensor to read a black/white pattern on one side of the track (to (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In article <36BF7BFD.BD960A1C@p...sport.ca>, Gord Goebel <gggii@passport.ca> writes (...) LOL! I would never have dreamed of it! (Well, I did, actually, until I read that comment) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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