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Re: multiplexing Spybot inputs?
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lugnet.robotics.spybotics
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Thu, 3 Nov 2005 17:26:30 GMT
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On Thu, November 3, 2005 12:14 pm, Joe Strout wrote:
> It occurred to me that one might fit some sort of light sensors on top of some
> of the six LEDs on the Spybot's top side, and use this to select an input
> channel to route information from any of a number of sensors to the VLL sensor.
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> Has anybody tried this yet? Any thoughts on how well this would work, or
> pointers to a suitable multiplexer circuit?
You can control the VLL output of the spybot, so you should be able to just connect
something much like the programming cable, and get two-way communications.
Here's a good VLL page:
http://www.elecbrick.com/lego/
Steve
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| (...) Two-way communications with what? Are you picturing some sort of microcontroller that monitors all the extra sensors, and reports values to the Spybot upon request? That sounds beyond my capabilities, as well as probably not as fast as the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
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| It occurred to me that one might fit some sort of light sensors on top of some of the six LEDs on the Spybot's top side, and use this to select an input channel to route information from any of a number of sensors to the VLL sensor. Has anybody (...) (19 years ago, 3-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
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