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Re: light sensor problem?
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Date: 
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 00:23:49 GMT
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Paolo Masetti wrote:
That didn't help either, at least not a whole lot. So... maybe the problem
isn't in ds_handler(), but I can't figure out where else it could be.
Anyone? Or does everyone else just not care that the scaling is screwed
up?

I patched the reading routine in ds_handler to fix a vary bad behavier that
caused reading for active sensors to be quite random without a small
delay... Now with the settle time the reading is stable, but also changed in
values for different offsets... I've fixed rotation sensor values, but...

Oh! So readings are more stable, and it isn't just my imagination. That's
good to know :)

I've not fixed the scaling factor, because I can't figure why Markus used
these lines to define upper and lower limits for raw readings... I've also
asked for it but I got no reply as usual nowadays...

Those values used to pretty cleanly define max and min- or at least, they
must have, since I consistently got 15-105 values (or roughly what he
projected.)

Please, feel free to change, or investigate these values to fix light
reading...

Like I said, those values really were pegged to actual read values.
Something has occurred to change them. If it can't be fixed, that's fine.
It wouldn't be too hard to do a little math and make the values "correct."
(i.e., 0-100). However, it won't be nearly as fast as the X>>7 that used
to be used. So, I don't know which is the "correct" answer- to scale
(relatively slowly) or not to scale. What do other users/developers think?
Either way, I have to change documentation, so...
Luis

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  Re: light sensor problem?
 
(...) I supposed so, but only to get a "fast scaling"? (...) I can "rescale" those values by theoretical calculation and maintain >>7 or make the right conversion (0-100). Now I've done the right scaling (ready to commit), but I sincerely think that (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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  Re: light sensor problem?
 
(...) I'm the one that fixed active sensor reading... :-) Settle time is one of mine... Kekoa msg about this problem (a very old one in this ng if I remember) helped me to solve things. (...) I patched the reading routine in ds_handler to fix a vary (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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