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"Ram Meenakshisundaram" <rmeenaks@olf.com> wrote in message news:39DA076E.906020...olf.com... (...) Now how did I miss that! Now the only problem would be the power supply current. Like Ralph said, 33mA is right at the upper limit for a LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"Ralf Krause" <rkra@gmx.de> wrote in message news:B5FFBD90.545%rk...@gmx.de... (...) Yes the GP2D12 looks like the one to use, but I've never been able to find it. I bought some GP2D05s to play with a few years ago. They require an input control (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Ooh, you're right. This seems to be too much for battery powered models. Has anybody a better idea? I want to have a sensor with gives a linear (?) signal corresponding to a distance. For an 1-bit boolean signal I saw a plan in elektor 9/2000 (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Sharp GP2D05 Infrared Ranger and the RCX
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(...) Ralf, If I remember correctly, these sensors draw about 30 mA, which is the limit for a powered sensor for the RCX. You may need to add an additional battery to supply the current.... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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