Hi all. I only recently discovered the Netduino platform 3 days ago, and am very happy that I did!
Please excuse any part of this post that reeks of ignorance.
I am trying to come up with a "different" way of timing a pinewood car race. For those not intimately familiar with it, a set of hand-carved wood cars roll down a track, and the one that gravity and aerodynamics treats the best wins.
In contrast to the awesome++ work done my Jarrod Sinclair, I am interested in doing something like this (there are 4 lanes on the track):
4 sensors at the top of the track, each registering datetime when a car rolled over them, saving it at "start time" for lanes 1/2/3/4.
4 sensors at the bottom of the track, each registering the datetime when car rolls over the track, saving "finish time".
The Netduino Plus 2 would be set at the bottom of the track with a monitor to display the TimeSpan difference for each lane.
So......
Do (flat low profile?) sensors exist that register simple touch impact? Can 8 be wired to a Netduino 2 (plus?)?
Is this a crazy idea?
I am just now reading over some "getting started" text to get familiar with the platform. I appreciate ideas and input on this.
Thanks!
Simple Kind of Touch Sensor, Pinewood Derby Timer?
Started by Chuckles, Jun 11 2013 10:41 AM
sensor touch race timer
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