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Re: Basic Sensor Question
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Wed, 21 Oct 1998 22:35:47 GMT
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Original-From:
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Fred G. Martin <fredm@media.mit.edu/saynotospam/>
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if a sensor connector row looks like this --
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6 5 4 3 2 1 0
then to connect to sensor 0, you plug the switch into the places
marked "[X]":
[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][X]
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[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][X]
6 5 4 3 2 1 0
see the instructions on building sensors at
http://el.www.media.mit.edu/projects/handy-board/sensors/index.html
fred
In your message you said:
> I just got my HB and am trying to test the sensor input, the docs say to
> hook up the microswitch between signal and ground, when I do this and close
> the switch my hb resets (because I just shorted it out...). I tried putting
> a resistor (330 ohm) in the circuit this stopped the reset but I could not
> get the switch to change states in ic, it is always 255. I am new to
> electronics and appreciate any help you can give.
>
> Julian
> jporter@mindspring.com
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>
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| I just got my HB and am trying to test the sensor input, the docs say to hook up the microswitch between signal and ground, when I do this and close the switch my hb resets (because I just shorted it out...). I tried putting a resistor (330 ohm) in (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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