Some new info on FLL posted...
On the Education blog, there's some new information related to the FLL... check it out here.
NOTICE the inclusion of the Ultrasonic sensor!
And can someone explain the meaning of "There are no restrictions on the quantity or source of non-electric LEGO pieces,"?
NOTICE the inclusion of the Ultrasonic sensor!
And can someone explain the meaning of "There are no restrictions on the quantity or source of non-electric LEGO pieces,"?
Comments
The RCX team can use an extra light sensor or touch sensor to balance the inclusion of the Ultrasonic sensor... I wonder if that's a good balance.
Also, I guess this rules out a mixture of NXT/RCX sensors and/or motors...
Jim
J
I think you where. I was reading it and wondering what there was not to get about it:-)
I have mixed fealings abouot the limitations. I still don't think that it evens the playing field. I don't think that most RCX teams are going to have three rotation sensors, and even if they did, the lose all their ports and can't attach any other sensors.
One thing I'm wonding about. What is the deal with Cybermaster touch sensors? Not the most usefull sensor in FLL, but with the ability to attach multiple sensors to one port, and distingush whitch was touched...
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Brian Davis
Actually, there is more to the, "There are no restrictions on the quantity or source of non-electric LEGO pieces". In past years, there's been a rule that you couldn't use any pieces that came in a bionicle set, so I guess they're clarifying that isn't a rule anymore.
-Jonathan
As far as the "creative wiring", using lamp bricks as resistors is not something that's very difficult. Take a look at:
http://www.plazaearth.com/usr/gasperi/twotouch.htm
I'd be curious to know if any FLL teams have ever used this trick in the past (I guess you'd need two lamp bricks, however, which probably tosses it out).
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Brian Davis
Regarding stacking sensors, I haven't seen teams do that but it doesn't look like it breaks the rules - they are not exceeding allowable parts, and it can be programmed in the allowable languages. In previous years, teams were only allowed a few sensors (max 4, I think, including only one rotation sensor) so these tricks were not necessary. This year, with more sensors allowed (max 8 including rotation sensors), we might see these sorts of solutions for the RCX teams wanting to use as many sensors as they can stack on their brick.
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Brian Davis