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Re: Too many sensors
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Date: 
Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:32:06 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Rossz Vámos-Wentworth writes:

Has anyone worked out a way to put a touch sensor and and rotation
sensor on the same input?

You could do it but you'd lose rotations as long as the button was pressed.
You'd probably need alternate firmware to even get that working well.

So on one port you can have (1 touch + 1 light/temp), (1 rotation) or (4
touch).  The last with one of the many touch sensor multiplexor designs.  If
you need more it's time for another RCX!

--Ben



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  Re: Too many sensors
 
Ben Jackson wrote: > You could do it but you'd lose rotations as long as the button was pressed. > You'd probably need alternate firmware to even get that working well. I can live with losing rotation when the button is pressed. I may have to reset (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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  Too many sensors
 
I received a package from Lego yesterday. It contained gears, a motor, and two rotation sensors. Now I'm stuck trying to figure out how to use all five sensors at once, 1 light, 2 touch, 2 rotation. I know how to combine a light with a touch, but (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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