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Re: 2011 Minibot electronics

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Originally Posted by Jon236 View Post
Maybe it's time to teach the students how to make a speed controller (1/2 H-bridge....since all we want is a one-way trip (powered, at least!))
That begs the question, can we fab our own parts? I'd love to skip the NXT controller and just build an H bridge run by a flip-flop. State 0 on it would be triggered by the "launch" command from the hostbot, sending the motor forward and State 1 would be triggered by a switch on top, when the minibot hits the target, reversing the motor so that Dean Kamen won't go after my bot with a pole saw.

However, they don't list discrete components on the list. I guess that's something for the Q&A.
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