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Subject: 
Re: light sensor problem?
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Date: 
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:38:31 GMT
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> > X millisecond is too late... :-)
> 
> Let me think about how to uncouple this from sys_time, so the code can
> get higher resolutions.

That should be great! :-)

> > Actual legOS implementation already turn off active sensors if not in • use
> > or no program is run.
> 
> Yes, but even if all active sensors are turned of we are running
> with a lot of CPU power due to the high sampling speed. If you lower
> the sampling rate, the CPU will idle longer, thus save more power.

Absolutely True!!!! :-)

> > I also like your code, if only it could sample faster... :-(((
> 
> Let me sleep over this, and have my measurements done in our lab.
> I am shure there is a solution with flexible sampling rate from
> X ms range down to the 0.X ms range.
> 
> This could be made to default to most power saving (and apropriate
> for many applications), but changeable by the user through some function
> like ds_set_sampling_rate(XXX us).

I'm quite sure that you can do it!!!! :-) And this should be a real step
forward!!!!

What a beautiful thing to have some time to spend in this section of code...
:-) I'm now in a low free time period... :-)

Just waiting for your rewrite! :-)

Bye,
     Paolo.

---
"You look strong enough to pull the ears off a Gundark." - Han Solo



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