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Subject:	Re: combining LDCC and NQC style automation?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2005 01:19:04 GMT
Reply-To:	cjmasi@nogarbagepleasercnSAYNOTOSPAM.com
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Steve Hassenplug wrote: > > OK, so I made a trolley go back and forth using NQC and my RCX. My [snip] > > I would like to improve my trolley. First, I would like the lights to > > stay on at the stations. Sencond, I would like to put my trolley poles > > back on. Since the trolley reverses direction, I took the trolley poles [snip] > Chris, > > I'm not up on my trolly design. Can you explain or show pictures of the "lights" > and "trolly poles" Sorry, I should have thought of that when crossposting to .robotics.rcx http://users.rcn.com/cjmasi/lego/trains/trolleys/new_red_trolley/new_power_for_my_trolley.htm This picture has a good view of the headlight and the trolley poles. The trolley poles are the long things on the roof that pick up the power from overhead lines. The trailing pole is the one that is in the up postion when a trolley is moving. When a trolley reverses directions, the formerly trailing pole is lowered, and the new trailing pole is raised to contact the wire. > You can not use NQC and LDCC. It's like running two operating systems on your PC. > Only one works at a time. What, you mean its not a dual core processor? Just kidding. I received an e-mail that said that BrickOS just might be the thing to do it. I am going to look into it. > Steve Thanks for the info. Chris

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		Re: combining LDCC and NQC style automation?
(...) If you'd rather do a little hardware work, than learn pbForth, I have a couple suggestions. 1) You could use LEDs instead of regular lights. An LED will only light, when the power is going the correct direction. So you could connect 1 LED to (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)

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		Re: combining LDCC and NQC style automation?
(...) Chris, I'm not up on my trolly design. Can you explain or show pictures of the "lights" and "trolly poles" You can not use NQC and LDCC. It's like running two operating systems on your PC. Only one works at a time. Steve (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)

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