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Subject: 
Re: power levels clarification
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lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab
Date: 
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:25:00 GMT
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Hi Elizabeth,

"Elizabeth Mabrey" <emabrey@storming-robots.com> writes:

I am curious how the power levels  are being implemented.  
I am not talking about the icon level navigation.  How the
motor actually adjusts to the different levels setting? 

there is an 8ms cycle, and the motor is on for a part of that:
1ms for power level 0, 2ms for power level 1, up to all the 8ms
for power level 7.  The rest of the time the motor is floating,
i.e. the motor inputs are disconnected, not shorted.

Like this (you need a fixed width font for this to come out nicely):

  _       _
0  _______ _______ ...

  __      __
1   ______  ______ ...

...
  _______ _______
6        _       _ ...

  ________________
7                  ...


Jürgen

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  RE: power levels clarification
 
This is really good info... Thank you very much... ---...--- -------- Best Regards, Elizabeth Mabrey Partner of Director LEGO MINDSTORMS 3322 Rt. 22 West, Bldg 4, Ste 402 Robotics Community Branchburg, NJ 08876 Ph: (908) 595-1010 ; M-F: 10-5; Sat: (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)

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  power levels clarification
 
Hi I am curious how the power levels  are being implemented.   I am not talking about the icon level navigation.  How the motor actually adjusts to the different levels setting?  Gear slipping? Thanks in advance... -- Elizabeth (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)

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