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Re: Kicking around an idea for an RCX buzzer system...thoughts?
Well, a bit over a year later, I've done it.
My camp did Jeopardy night, and I created the buzzer system with one RCX, three touch sensors (three teams), a remote, and lots of motor wire. (The extra sensor and the long motor wires were lifted from other kits.)
Here's how we did it: at the start of the program, the display read 1293. (I needed a number, so I just put the first one that came to mind.) When a sensor was pressed, it checked a variable. If it was 0, the variable changes to one and changes the screen to read that buzzer number. If the sensor is one, it does nothing. When the remote sends a message of 1, the variable goes to zero and the display goes back to 1293.
It worked flawlessly--although the switches and longer wires wouldn't hurt if you were making something more polished.
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2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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