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Message #09313



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bruce Robinson Bruce_Robinson@telus.net
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 21:55:17 -0800
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Selectable Nervous Nets (was Interseting, additional idea)


Richard Piotter wrote:
>
> Another addition. I looked at teh circuit and confused myself again.
> Rather than 4 reverse circuits for the 4 reversible motors, I have 2
> redundant reverse circuits. ...
>
> That may also have confused you a bit. I know it still confuses me!

Well, I wasn't going to say it in public, Richard, but since you brought
it up ...

That's another advantage to using multiple nervous nets for different
walking gaits. A heck of a lot easier to debug (and understand a year
later :)

Bruce



9314 Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:51:56 EST [alt-beam] Pager motor source? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Meabadboy@aol.com Hi,

I have checked out most all stores in my area (Cincinnati) and all with the
same answer ~ none have any pagers that they are willing to part with ~ even
for $$$

any ideas on where to obtain pager moders???

Steve



9315 Mon, 17 Jan 2000 10:10:33 -0800 [alt-beam] Re: Pertaining to the Hextile things. You should really make them hextiles and not DIP "Richard Piotter" > I could see them being mounted verticaly like that, but you'd need ALL
> the outputs on one side, and it's also harder to see the LEDs if you
> mount them inline on a PCB backplane, although that too is a good idea.
> DIP is a proven circuit package. and I suppose a SIP would be acceptable
> too. Still, vertical mounting makse seeing the LED more dificult when
> you want it visible.



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