Hi all, I am planning to buy an NXT as soon as they are available and am planning my extra sensors as well. I have a question. It looks from the photos like...
Right now we have standard connector (Female) on these sensor, and senor will come with 6-8 inches of cable, which have one end of phone plug, and other side, ...
Error message: "There was a problem communicating with the RCX. Please make sure the RCX is turned on and in range of your Infrared Tower" Our RCX worked for...
It is possible that the IR led is bad in the tower. You can confirm this using CCD camera. What I can suggest is that try to use Handycam or any usb camera, to...
Nitin, Besides the challenge of the unusual plug form factor, there is the question of the voltage level provided on NXT's I2C. This cable fabrication...
Hi Friends! Sometimes u just cant predict what ur gonna find in ur mail! Just opened my mail n guess what? voip ! Check it out Have fun Guys, i think am gonna...
Hi all, who can help me? I am from Italy and i want to buy Mindstorms NXT. Shop@home say that it is unavailable for ship in Italy. Who know when will be...
Hi I just purchased 4 Powered range sensors and I'm setting up two SUMO bots using two RCX Bricks. When I started testing the software, I found that one bot...
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Matt Tucker
tuckermatt@...
Aug 4, 2006 6:26 am
Ive used a robot before that has involved 2 RCX's and it would stop operation below a certain voltage, the only solution that i could come up with was to get a...
That's not really a solution for me... I'm considering creating a large Sumo Lego tournament between my area's 5 FLL teams so the only non-LEGO component...
Hi Phil, The regular batteries (alkaline/non-rechargeable) ones perform much better than rechargeable ones. Are you using rechargeable battries or regular...
Good Tips... But seriously... doesn't anyone from Mindsensors want to chip in with some specific information. like... what the minumum operating voltage for...
Hi Phil, I do not think that such small difference can cause lot of problem. something else is happening. try with shorting diode D5 ( refer to attachemnt) ...
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Matt Tucker
tuckermatt@...
Aug 27, 2006 10:39 am
hi, ive bought an ultra sonic sensors for my rcx (40kHz) and im having problems. I have configured the ports as described on the web page and have followed all...
A mate of mine is wanting to experiment with NXT and we were wondering if you can multiplex multiple sensors on one controller brick? I know there are 4...
Hello dkouk, Right now we have few digital sensors, Compass Sensor, NRLink (NXT-RCX Link) and PSP controller interface. These sensors can be connected on the...
Hi, Have tried to find out if anyone have made a gyro 3D sensor that can be connected to Mindstorm. I'm considering buying the new mindstorm kit to build a...
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Matt Tucker
tuckermatt@...
Sep 8, 2006 11:07 am
sorry, i dont know the answer to your question, but just out of interest, what is a gyro sensor? ... ...
That would be a sensor based on gyroscopic principles. for more info on gyro - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope Such sensor would help you keep...
Hi, A sensor that gives you the angular speed around a axis. So that if you want to balance on 2 wheels you can get a reading on when the robot is tipping...
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Matt Tucker
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Sep 8, 2006 11:25 am
ok thanks, i didnt realise such a complex sensor was available in such a small size ... _________________________________________________________________ Be...
Hi, They are not actualy implemented with the rotating wheel described in wikipedia. I think some kind of pizo-electric implementation makes it possible to...
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Matt Tucker
tuckermatt@...
Sep 8, 2006 12:39 pm
sounds like a brilliant idea, sorry i dont know anything about it.. ... _________________________________________________________________ Find your old friends...
There are really good and small gyro from Analog devices, see http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0%2C2877%2CADXRS150%2C00.html however they come in BGA (ball grid...
I've spent a few hours now cruising the internet looking for the rj12 mmj and everything is BACKWARDS to the lego design. I potentially found the supplier from...
Hi, I decided to start a project with NXT platform and I would like to know the support of mindsensor's products and LEJOS. Thanks. Juan Antonio Breña Moral....
Nitin, The 3-axis digital Acceleration Sensor is shown on your website as "coming soon for NXT". Do you know the release date for it? How much is it going to...
