In lugnet.technic, Eric Albrecht wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I just got back from Brickfest in Portland and was lucky enough to see the
> unveiling of the new 10194 Emerald Night train and the new Power Functions
> elements which can be used with it.
>
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> * The control is not infinitely variable.
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> * The signal is not continuous.
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> * There is no absolute link between control wheel position and speed.
> Signals seem to all be relative.
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> The new Li-Po battery, on the other hand, could be quite useful.....
>
> Eric Albrecht
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Thanks for the feedback!
Im not surprised the power level is not continuous, its a digital signal not
analogue! iirc its 2 bytes of data, thats the mode and data for both channels in
combo mode. (There is a toggle setting in one of the modes I suspect that sets
continuous output) I am however surprised at the +1 increment thing using the PF
protocol in combo mode would send a power level... maybe its another mode, I
dont recal them all at present...
Any news on wether the charger is the same as the NXT Battery charger? isn't
that a 10V DC also? (700mA??) Im really tempted by a battery but the price is a
shock!
I'm also wondering (If anyone knows!) if the IR receiver has been fixed, I
believe there was a firmware error in the first batch...(will that affect this
remote?)
Regards
Mike
