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Re: New creation: Lego Clock
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 4 May 1999 20:42:10 GMT
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Ben Williamson <{benw@pobox.}antispam{com}>
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On Tue, 4 May 1999, G. Benedikt Rochow wrote:
> I take it that the fiber-optic "distributor"'s LED-switching
> can be sensed by the RCX? Now that is an astounding multi-use
> of a specialized element.
Yep, pretty cool. I can't take credit for figuring that out, does anyone
recall who did? I'm sure this side-effect didn't happen by accident,
there's no real reason to switch the LED when it's blocked if all you want
is pretty flashing light pipes. Those Lego guys never cease to amaze me.
I want to become a master builder so I can quit this software engineering
thing. :)
- Ben.
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: New creation: Lego Clock
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| (...) Ben, I still don't know really what you are talking about, this is the first that I have heard of using that FO thingee as an angle sensor/counter. How does it work in NQC? thanks, DLC (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | RE: New creation: Lego Clock
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| (...) Has anybody looked inside on of those fiber-optic light "distributors"? Maybe it's a set of LEDs in a circle, with a contact wiper mounted on the axle that turns them on one by one as the axle rotates? Tilman -- Did you check the web site (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New creation: Lego Clock
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| (...) I take it that the fiber-optic "distributor"'s LED-switching can be sensed by the RCX? Now that is an astounding multi-use of a specialized element. -gbr (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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