Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05601
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Sean Rigter rigter@cafe.net
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 18:26:11 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Funny Bicore
It's just a mistake. Ian's Bicore as you have shown it will not do anything,
Wouter's suspended BiCore is correct. If you look closely you will see that a
slave Bicore is a kind of Nu bicore. Any number of Nu neurons connected in
series will oscillate as long as the total number of inversions in the loop is
an odd number. So a two Nu Bicore requires one inverting and one noninverting
Nu neuron and a Nu Tricore can use 3 inverters
wilf
"Simpson, Bob" wrote:
> In the "Almost Complete Walker" schematic on Ian's site, the suspended part
> of the master/slave bicore is configured differently than what I expected.
> Instead of connecting the inputs of the inverters, the resister connects the
> outputs. It looks to me that this effectively creates a Nu (verses Nv)
> suspended bicore. Obviously it works, since many walkers have been built
> from this circuit.
>
> The FAQ mentions that the Nu can be superior in sensor circuits, since it
> preprocesses the input. However, it never hints that Nu neurons can be used
> in a bicore, suspended or otherwise. My question is whether there are any
> advantages or disadvantages to this layout.
>
> -Bob Simpson
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