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Re: Barcode reader (Was: RE: legOS)
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:35:05 GMT
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Original-From:
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Jason Simpson <JASON@antispamXIO.COM>
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At 06:27 PM 12/1/98 -0000, you wrote:
> > It was also
> > interesting to see the RCX used for business use (the barcode reader
> > battery tester on MS club site - search for 'scanner').
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> Not quite the same thing, but has anyone tried to make a Lego barcode reader
> using the light sensor? If so, how well did it work (or not)?
A friend of mine did, but couldn't get the timing to work out well, so he
bought another set in order to get another light sensor and made a parallel
"sync track" along side the data track. That seems to work quite well for
his makeshift (nonstandard) barcoding needs -- programmed scripts for his
wheeled robot.
-jrs
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