Re: how can I get "manual" input into my RCX?

lego-robotics@xxxxxxxxxx (Stephen Edwards) wrote:

> Darin Johnson wrote:
>> 
>> You don't even need a rotation sensor.  You could turn a dial, and
>> for each position a touch sensor is pushed.
> 
> That's a clever idea.  For those who don't want to build such a
> device, you can get away with even less: two buttons (i.e., two touch
> sensors).
> 
> You can model the interface after the cascading menus that many
> electronic devices have.  Basically, one button is a "next" button
> that is used to cycle through a list of choices.  The second buttom
> is an "enter" button to select a choice.

It works with a single touch sensor as well: use single clicks for the 
"next" function, and double clicks to mean "enter". The method is 
described in my book too, when talking about the Chess Visual Interface.

Ciao
Mario
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