Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #09146
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Dane Gardner" dane@foremostspring.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 01:34:13 -0800
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: BEAM LEGO was microcore experimentation kit
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> There's another problem theough. Lego only assembles from bottom to
> top, so it severely cramps the permutations possible for a successful Nv
> design. Nv is best when freeformed in 3space, and if you make some
Nv-lego
> mockups out of post-its, you'll see what I mean.
What if you were to try a triangular design...instead of a square
design...You could make any combination of shapes. Check out the attached
drawing. There are five wire connections...because when you flip the
circuit to make a straight "bar" of them, the wires would flip...so you have
a +5, Gnd, Out, Gnd, +5. Or you could just have a left and right handed
design...Which would only require three. With the solder pads you would be
able to have jumpers to sensors, and motors drivers, etc.
You might even be able to do a more three dimensional design depending on
the orientation of the output pins in relation to the board.
> BEAM Lego is a good idea, but alas anything that smells of LEGO gets
> a legal department up the wazzo. So caution, experimentation only.
No kidding. Lego would have a hayday. But overall, I think this is a great
idea. I wonder how much something like this would cost to manufacture as an
end product.
CYA,
Dane
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