I think that the solution should also be flexible enough to allow the power to be plugged into either an RCX output port or a battery pack. That way if you didn't want to lug around another battery pack, or if you didn't want to use up another (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
My original message described the controller with two inputs, one for device selection and one for device power. This could easily be connected to whatever power source the user desires. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)