Attaching non-vex 2 wire motor to the Vex controller

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On the relay, I wonder if theres power coming out of it and would it burn up the Vex? or is it just a contact like a bumper switch?
This remote sys. is used alot by R2 builders, But they only use it to activate the Sound sys.
I want to use it to turn lights on/off,
and to have it activate a routine coded in the vex.
Like turn the lights on/off and open/close that panels as if R2 got shocked.
I need alot of remote control for R2 and I thought this might be the way.
I’m still very interested in that More button code you wrote.
Example PLEASE.
Calvin

[MarkO]

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I plan to use that Sound System in R2 also.
The link to the Ebay system is just a remote with a reciever, But it works with that Sound Sys.

Do you mean that the Relays can drive the PTT input on the CFSound III???

The programming I used in the R2 Dome, I have to give most of the credit to Marko. I was stumbling around with it, But he added some code that I would have never figured out.

Thanks for the Compliment… You are reaching the point you can call yourself an Embedded Programmer…

My blog is www.tomsr2.blogspot.com stop by and leave a comment so I’ll know you where there and there’s some links to some small vids on there that will show my dome working.
I used the infared tracking kit as no touch switches and they work pretty good. This way it does’nt slow down the dome like it did when I was useing the bumper switches.

And they work very nice (much to my surprise) Where is your Video of the Dome spinning and stopping??? Found It!! Infrared Movement

I would guess that if you used a Coil-ly Phone Cord between the Two Vex Controllers, you could survive 10 or 20 turns in the same direction of the Head…

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Here’s a Master R2 builder and he shows how he used the boards.

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I hope he does’nt mind the link.
I plan to copycat what he’s done, But I want animation also.
I was planning on useing 2 of these remotes, 1 in the dome and 1 in the body.
The 1 in the body will probly be for sound only and the 1 in the dome probly just animation
Calvin

[MarkO]

@ctx32

On the relay, I wonder if theres power coming out of it and would it burn up the Vex? or is it just a contact like a bumper switch?
This remote sys. is used alot by R2 builders, But they only use it to activate the Sound sys.

Typically, there is no Power, a Relay is an Electrical Switch that is controlled by a different type of Electricity. (e.g. DC to AC, Low Current DC to High Current DC, Low Current DC to High Current AC)

For the DIYers, Look at the Potter & Brumfield T9AS1D22-12 (and related Relays). At 5volts DC, these will pull 200mA, which looks to be under the output requirements of the Vex Controller…

I want to use it to turn lights on/off,
and to have it activate a routine coded in the vex.
Like turn the lights on/off and open/close that panels as if R2 got shocked.
I need alot of remote control for R2 and I thought this might be the way.
I’m still very interested in that More button code you wrote.
Example PLEASE.
Calvin

Sure, give me a couple days…

[ctx32]

So a relay is basically a automatic switch.
The high power runs through part of the switch and the low power on/off side of the switch runs through the other part of the switch?
Or is it switching everything by the ground side?
Calvin

[MarkO]

@ctx32

So a relay is basically a automatic switch.
The high power runs through part of the switch and the low power on/off side of the switch runs through the other part of the switch?
Or is it switching everything by the ground side?
Calvin

Usually the two sides are isolated (e.g. separated)

Does this Relays page help??

There are Solid State devices too:
Transistors can cause the switching of a larger amount of power from a smaller amount. Silicone Controlled Rectifyer (SCR) for DC and TriAct for AC as well.