Deepak from Mindsensors told me they have a new device coming out soon: a Sensor MUX for the NXT and EV3. What makes this one different from the MUXes out there? Well for one, it’s very compact, only 42 mm x 48 mm, with mounting holes in a 4 x 5 studs square. Other features include: Support for all EV3 sensors (UART ...
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Now that both HiTechnic and Mindsensors have a SensorMUX, it may be a good opportunity to highlight some of the differences between the two. The HiTechnic SensorMUX This one has been around for a few years now and is well liked with FTC teams everywhere. It allows you hook up to four supported sensors, which are automatically polled by the ...
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Mindsensors are about to release a Sensor MUX of their own! This one works very differently in that instead of doing the polling of the attached sensors for you, it allows itself to become a channel to said sensor. So, in essence, you send it a command, like “give me access to the sensor attached to channel 1” and then, ...
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