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#1 2009-07-30 17:17:37

coolperson
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Registered: 2007-08-21
Posts: 1000+

Sensor board questions

Hey everybody! I just had a couple questions about sensor boards.
1. What exactly do they do?
2.How much do they cost?
3.Would you say that they are worth getting?
4.Where do you get them?
Thanks!


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#2 2009-08-07 20:16:22

gershmer
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Registered: 2009-02-12
Posts: 1000+

Re: Sensor board questions

coolperson wrote:

Hey everybody! I just had a couple questions about sensor boards.
1. What exactly do they do?
2.How much do they cost?
3.Would you say that they are worth getting?
4.Where do you get them?
Thanks!

1.send input to scratch.They are outside sensors you connect to scratch that sense light, sound, movement (of the slider) ,etc.
2.$50.
3.Yes. But you also be interested in buying a usb game controller, and using joy2key to use that to control scratch. (or, if you're in to electronics, figure out how to build a game controller on top of the electrical resistance sensors, like I saw a kid do at scratchday mit.)
4.Here.


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#3 2009-08-07 20:57:17

coolperson
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Registered: 2007-08-21
Posts: 1000+

Re: Sensor board questions

gershmer wrote:

coolperson wrote:

Hey everybody! I just had a couple questions about sensor boards.
1. What exactly do they do?
2.How much do they cost?
3.Would you say that they are worth getting?
4.Where do you get them?
Thanks!

1.send input to scratch.They are outside sensors you connect to scratch that sense light, sound, movement (of the slider) ,etc.
2.$50.
3.Yes. But you also be interested in buying a usb game controller, and using joy2key to use that to control scratch. (or, if you're in to electronics, figure out how to build a game controller on top of the electrical resistance sensors, like I saw a kid do at scratchday mit.)
4.Here.

Wow, thanks! You're a great help!


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#4 2009-08-17 13:12:12

dav09
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Registered: 2009-03-25
Posts: 1000+

Re: Sensor board questions

gershmer wrote:

coolperson wrote:

Hey everybody! I just had a couple questions about sensor boards.
1. What exactly do they do?
2.How much do they cost?
3.Would you say that they are worth getting?
4.Where do you get them?
Thanks!

1.send input to scratch.They are outside sensors you connect to scratch that sense light, sound, movement (of the slider) ,etc.
2.$50.
3.Yes. But you also be interested in buying a usb game controller, and using joy2key to use that to control scratch. (or, if you're in to electronics, figure out how to build a game controller on top of the electrical resistance sensors, like I saw a kid do at scratchday mit.)
4.Here.

correct !

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#5 2009-10-30 12:55:34

MetharQuxid
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Registered: 2009-10-14
Posts: 100+

Re: Sensor board questions

gershmer wrote:

coolperson wrote:

Hey everybody! I just had a couple questions about sensor boards.
1. What exactly do they do?
2.How much do they cost?
3.Would you say that they are worth getting?
4.Where do you get them?
Thanks!

1.send input to scratch.They are outside sensors you connect to scratch that sense light, sound, movement (of the slider) ,etc.
2.$50.
3.Yes. But you also be interested in buying a usb game controller, and using joy2key to use that to control scratch. (or, if you're in to electronics, figure out how to build a game controller on top of the electrical resistance sensors, like I saw a kid do at scratchday mit.)
4.Here.

oh my gosh were you at the one in boston!!! i was there


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#6 2009-11-01 11:11:46

gbear605
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Registered: 2008-03-06
Posts: 1000+

Re: Sensor board questions

I was there too. I saw that person

Last edited by gbear605 (2009-11-01 11:13:15)


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#7 2009-11-01 17:56:51

gershmer
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Registered: 2009-02-12
Posts: 1000+

Re: Sensor board questions

gbear605 wrote:

I was there too. I saw that person

That guy was pretty cool, he built a game controller ontop of a Scratch Board.

Hope he comes back next year.


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#8 2010-01-03 13:17:14

andrewcevery
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Registered: 2008-03-23
Posts: 28

Re: Sensor board questions

Yeah guys! I'm into electronics! I bet i could do that. I would just build it from scratch (bad pun, eh?) if i knew how to convert to usb.

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#9 2010-11-09 18:45:41

gbear605
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Registered: 2008-03-06
Posts: 1000+

Re: Sensor board questions

bump


Yeah, I'm mostly inactive.  I check in once in a while though.  If you want to contact me, I have a contact form at my website, http://escratch.org

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