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| The little blue robotic brain helping hand |
LITTLE BLUE ROBOTIC HELPING HAND
This little blue toy hand is so cute, it just had be interfaced to the Brain.
It can be moved with servos and has a truth table for 4-BIT communications in LBH hand sign language. Seen here during the setup process, the Little Blue Helping Hand can position inside one of the brain structures and talk sign language from the inside out. With a clear or open brain structure, many status details can be provided during brain functions. A small language set is also created. The photo shows the hand with a Tri-Core setup, though it also works well with Propellers and under Spin. The small blue hand can fit many smaller brains as well.
SIGNING TRUTH TABLE
A ALL DIGITS CLOSED
B ALL DIGITS RAISED
C FIRST 2 DIGITS RAISED
LAST 2 DIGITS CLOSED
D LAST 2 DIGITS RAISED
FIRST 2 DIGITS CLOSED
SIX TYPICAL LANGUAGE SETS
1) STOP, GO, INPUT, WAIT
2) THINKING, QUESTION, ANSWER, NO REPLY
3) RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
4) HIGH, LOW, MEDIAN, IN TRANSIT
5) HAPPY, SAD, ANGRY, LAUGHING
6) OUTPUT, INPUT, PROCESSING, OVERLOAD
PROGRAMMING THE LBH LANGUAGE
The Little Blue Robot Hand communicates in LBH sign language. Programming is simple. First select the language set. The first bit sent is the language set selector. Then represent the bit pattern of a 4-bit language number. The example shows 6 languages and four bit positions to each "word." It's also possible to use IF-THEN constructs. Versatile LBH language works well with Spin and dozens of others.
' LBH LANGUAGE SET ONE
' 1 0 0 0 STOP
' 0 1 0 0 GO
' 0 0 1 0 INPUT
' 0 0 0 1 WAIT
MORSE CODE LANGUAGE
The Morse Code language set is represented by a 0 and 1, on or off, or short and long. With the Blue Hand, B is all digits open for long and C is Last two digits closed for short.
' MORSE CODE LANGUAGE SET
' 1 0 0 0 LONG
' 0 1 0 0 SHORT
PLAYING A GAME
THE Blue Hand was designed to play the game of Rock Paper Scissors. The Truth Table for this game is give below. It too can be converted to a 4-bit byte and programmed.
' ROCK PAPER SCISSORS GAME
' 1 0 0 0 ROCK (A = ALL DIGITS CLOSED)
' 0 1 0 0 PAPER (B = ALL DIGITS RAISED/OPEN)
' 0 0 1 0 SCISSORS (C = LAST 2 DIGITS CLOSED)
' 0 0 1 0 SCISSORS (C = LAST 2 DIGITS CLOSED)
THE EVERYTHING LIST
It can nudge a robot a small amount. It can repeatedly push. It can do several sign languages. It can send Morse Code by visual signaling. It can also cover an object, block light and infrared, reflect infrared, poke or stab, create shadows, and make contact. It can also play the game of Rock Paper Scissors.
LINKS
TriCore