MINDSTORMS EV3 Review
News out there for MINDSTORMS enthusiasts like myself and potential first time buyers of LEGO robotics. Lego unveiled the third generation of their MINDSTORMS product line the EV3. There doesn't seem to be any mention of what EV3 stands for. My guess is that it stands for EVolution 3 as in MINDSTORMS evolved to the third generation. I guess you could also call it 'eve'
As far as specs go for the retail version:
-two large motors (same motor armature and gearing with a redesigned casing)
-single medium motor (based on the Power Functions M motor except fitted with an encoder (to monitor rotation) and NXT style connector)
-infrared sensor (for object detection and detecting other infrared signals)
-two touch sensors
-redesigned color sensor
-mini infrared remote for control and as an infrared beacon (based on the small Power Functions remote)
The educational version drops the infrared sensor for a redesigned ultrasonic sensor and also includes a gyro sensor.
Now the specs of the EV3 brick itself:
-high resolution black and white display (color and/or backlit would have been nice)
-ARM9 processor
-microSD card slot (finally extra memory)
-16MB flash memory, 64MB RAM for storage
-open source Linux operating system (hacking heaven)
-USB port for connecting wifi dongles and other peripherals
-4 input ports with 1000 samples per second (or 1 sample per millisecond)
-4 output ports (not just 3)
-two large motors (same motor armature and gearing with a redesigned casing)
-single medium motor (based on the Power Functions M motor except fitted with an encoder (to monitor rotation) and NXT style connector)
-infrared sensor (for object detection and detecting other infrared signals)
-two touch sensors
-redesigned color sensor
-mini infrared remote for control and as an infrared beacon (based on the small Power Functions remote)
The educational version drops the infrared sensor for a redesigned ultrasonic sensor and also includes a gyro sensor.
Now the specs of the EV3 brick itself:
-high resolution black and white display (color and/or backlit would have been nice)
-ARM9 processor
-microSD card slot (finally extra memory)
-16MB flash memory, 64MB RAM for storage
-open source Linux operating system (hacking heaven)
-USB port for connecting wifi dongles and other peripherals
-4 input ports with 1000 samples per second (or 1 sample per millisecond)
-4 output ports (not just 3)
