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Subject:	Re: Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date:	Fri, 16 Feb 2001 03:31:09 GMT
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The advantage of distributed processing is that you can take a sometimes considerable load off the main MCU. Consider a speed regulator: a sensor is needed to continuously monitor the speed at which the wheels are turning and adjustments in motor output are necessary to compensate for changes in load/slip/terrain etc. It would be so much easier to just have the RCX tell a sub-processor what speed is desired and have the slave unit count rotations per unit time and adjust the speed accordingly. Of course, with only three inputs and three outputs and a IR port, there isn't a lot for the RCX to do anyway, so in this case it probably won't help a lot. For more complex systems, this is almost essential. Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ

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		Re: Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks?
Thanks for the insight, I am sorry that I did not mention the main controller would be a Handyboard (implied though due to the news group). This is still a good point and has given me a lot to think about. The slave controller would continue until (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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		Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks?
I have noticed low cost PICs (such as OOPic) that are capable of controlling (and getting useful data out of) devices like the Polaroid sonar rangefinder and other devices. Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks such as this to a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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