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    1. Yes, every SBrick and every channel is uniquely addressable according to the protocol. 2. There should be no problem with that, the BLE protocol can handle such situations. 3. Yes, we did build a prototype of a hardware remote controller for demonstration purposes, but we decided not to continue with the production, since it can't fully utilise all the features of the SBrick, so it would do quite little for the extra money. Using existing gamepads and joysticks in the future like the PS3 gamepad is a much more exciting option. :)
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    Hi, With train pledge you got 8 SBricks each 4 ports on it. So you can drive 8 * 4 = 32 devices. Yes, you can connect multiple devices to one port. :) The international shipping is 3 GBP.
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    Hi, We already sent our suggestions about the article to techcrunch. We hope they update the article and it will more visible because the last update timestamp. :)
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    Yes, you are right! :) Great! I just can't wait for the next video from Mahj :)
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    The 42030 pledge is a big help for us, because we can get the sets cheaper because we buy a lot of them. The 42030 will arrive to our backers as an unopened box + we include one SBrick and our instructions with the package.
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    Thanks for your support! That means a lot to us! :)
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    Over the last 7 month we have accumulated such a collection of unused IR reviewers, that we had to find a solution to use them. :) But let's keep some surprises for later.
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    It will be a depending on the quantities reached during the Kickstarter Campaign. Our aim is to get the price between 30 and 40 pounds. But this will be greatly affected by factors beyond our currency control: ie: local tax, margin for local stores, etc..
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    And finally here is the video:
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    We receiving many question about NXT compatibility. The short answer is no. The main problem is the NXT uses different BT radio. SBrick uses the newer BLE4 which not backward compatible to EV3. We see the big advantage in connecting to EV3 and SBrick together. We have a plan for connecting them using the SBrick mobile/tablet/PC application to acts as a gateway between of them. We haven't tested this solution yet, so we can't promise anything about that. If we can do this this can be a very nice feature, because our app can be more complex as receiving signals from NXT sensors and vice-versa. In the other way, we see the NXT prices.. At now, our very first priority is to take SBrick into production, finish the applications for mobile and PC, then lauch the profile designer service. Then we will come back to you with a survay about to adjust our priorities to meet SBrick users requirements. I can imagine a cheap and small touch sensor for the trains. The sensor can be have an internal power source (like 1 AAA battery) and connects wireless to the SBrick application. Then the application can handle the events received from the touch sensor and stop/coach the train, etc.
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    Yes, SBrick can deal with it. About sensors. We receive many questions about this. Now our first priority to deliver SBrick on time. We see, that SBrick users needs sensors. We have plan to implement it as an addition to SBrick. The sensors will be connect directly to the application. Application will handle the received messages from the sensors and sends the configured/programmed commands to SBrick(s). Now, it is a plan, it can be real in the future. We want do some survays about addons for SBrick after we delver SBricks to the users.
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    So your most liked feature is that SBrick is hideable :)
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    +1 :)
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    Nice! One of my friends just build a "LEGO Disco" for his child using Friends Theme. The app will listening sounds received by the internal mic and this will be control the lights. :)
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    This is JJZ's public comment on our kickstarter page: "have you thought of include a movement recorder on your software? may not be interesting to drive cars, but can be very useful for certain mechanisms. could also include a small time editor-like video editors- to refine movements .. then you only will have to press a button and reproduce a complex movement." I really like that idea. We will include this feature on the application.
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    WoW Congratulations!!
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    Zsolt just finished the remote controller for this video. You can see the screenshot of the remote control profile what we will use here.
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    We receive the question if we include the extension cable in the SBrick package or not. The extension cable is not included and let us explain why we came up with this design. The first prototypes we built included an extension cable soldered to the electronics. 1) legal problems 2) mechanical problems of the connectors, which needed to be repaired once in a while We're sorry if wasn't entirelly clear about this topic, we never said we will include the cable. We will update the Kickstarter page shortly to be absolutely clear on this.
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    Anyone who has ever dealt with radio technology knows that this is not an exact number, because successful communication depends on a lot of factors. The Bluetooth 4.0 specification doesnt state a limit on the number of devices that can work simultaneously. The number of simultaneously working devices depends on the available and actually used bandwith, on the transmission power and distance of both the communicating parties and the interfering devices. So ultimately this number will depend upon the protocol we use. If we want a lot of devices to be able to coexist, we must use small packet and transmit rarely. However, if we want tight control and low latency, we need higher bandwith. Good news for the train users, that controlling a train set requires much less bandwith, than controlling a fast RC car, and fortunately enough, it's rare to see more than a dozen or two Lego race cars on the same track. :) We don't want to open the protocol just yet, because it is heavily being developed. One of the crucial features will be the ability to control bandwith use, and help making a compromise between latency and interference. Good news is that with our the current "dumb" protocol we saw absolutely no interference problems during the tests and during the filming of our video at Hero's square, Budapest. We did some calculations and estimations, and as far as we can see, about 30 SBricks can coexist in the same small area (about 25 square meters) without any interference, using the maximum bandwidth and minimum latency. Also, the actual impact of the interference, and the available range might depend somewhat on the other device - your phone. We will test the SBrick with a wide range of phones and tablets and we will work hard to ensure the best performance with each one of them. If we receive negative feedback for a device combination, we will investigate and fix the issue. It's our top priority to make SBrick a quality product.
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    Thanks, corrected it.
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    Thanks to Philo we have an LDraw object for SBrick now. You can download here. To use it with LDraw you need to uncompress the zip in your parts folder (subparts in s folder must go to parts/s folder).
  22. pasztorl
    Thanks to Philo we have an LDraw object for SBrick now. You can download here. To use it with LDraw you need to uncompress the zip in your parts folder (subparts in s folder must go to parts/s folder).
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    I am preparing for the video. This is my first proto for a track switch. The servo motor handle the switch. Two semaphore signal. All controlled by 1 SBrick. You can see the images here: 1 2 3 In the video I will use 2 train and 2 track switch. My custom profile will control 4 SBrick simultaneously.
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    Sorry, it is the Power Supply.
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    Thank you for your pledge, you pushed us one step towards our goal. ;) We will get ASAP a 9V power supply to test the brick properly, and modify the circuitry if it's needed. We'd really like to get it to work with this PS too.
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