Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00139
To: TurtleTek@aol.com, beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Ian Bernstein cibern@etsc.net
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 99 21:48:39 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: New tracked bot - with Innovatiuon
>Just went to see the site. Wow! I was just about to post a message commenting
>(translate to "complaining") on the lack of innovation and new ideas in BEAM,
>especially photovores.
Thats why we should have a contest for best innovation. Now remember,
innovation doesn't mean it has to be complex. For an example look at
Richards Mini-Ball idea. They can also be complex like my sensors on
tracked bot. I think there could be a proven category and an idea
category.
>One question though, Ian, How? How are
>you going to do such a thing?
Bicores, Bicores and more Bicores :-)
I just takes time. It took me almost four years to get to the stage I'm
at now and be able to come up with these kinds of ideas (I'm sure Mark T.
has already thought of this one. I'll have to ask him next time I see
him.)
>With a BASIC stamp?
Nope, no microprocessor.
>Normally I would've
>dismissed somthing like this as just a wish list but you already have a frame
>and much of the mechanics done. Sorry if I missed something obvious.
>Oh, BTW, are there any uCore or bicore controlled photovores?
Yes Mark T. has a few, I have one and "Tracked Bot" is one. Just build
the same circuit as you would for a head but connect it like this....
|- |<|-| Photodiodes
.-* *-.
| |- |>|-| |
| Z
| Z Resister
| Z
| Z
| |
.--------------.
| Bicore |-----Motor output 1-----(Motor)----Ground
| |
| |-----Motor output 2-----(Motor)----Ground
.--------------.
Just hook your Bicore up to a battery and away you go. If you want to
solarize it just use the PM1 SE.
____________________________________________________________
Ian Bernstein "aka - Synet" The Master Builder
ICQ - 4092551
E-Mail - Synet@Psynet.net
BEAM Online "aka - BEAMcentral" - http://come.to/beamcentral
Or (same thing) - http://members.xoom.com/Synet/
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