Questions tagged [electronics]
Electronics are the branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behavior and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas.
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white-coloured light brick for the iron man sets
I've recently built the Marvel Iron Man Figure (76206) which comes with a light brick to power the 'arc reactor' in the set
I find it problematic that the light brick lights up orange, rather than ...
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How to integrate hardware/embedded button with LEGO?
I have two different buttons (B3F-1000 and 3a250vac switch) which I want to integrate into a LEGO "machine" which I'm powering with an Arduino. Since the rest is integrated into LEGO plates, ...
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Recommendation on how to build a "brick presence detector"?
I want to build a model of a complex machine with Lego and Arduino or a Raspberry. The machine model also features several accessories that can be added or removed during operation of the machine ...
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What is the carbon footprint of running a Spike Prime robot? [closed]
We are trying to calculate how much carbon is emitted from running a Spike Prime robot off one charge (roughly 8-10 hours)?
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Arduino-izing LEGO Technic - ideas for a car / vehicle to choose
I am starting a project - Arduino-izing LEGO Technic - and now I need some ideas for a car / vehicle to choose.
This project starts out as a quest to find a way to combine the ease of LEGO Technic ...
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Fixing a LEGO M Motor connector
I have several broken "Powered Up" M motors and I took one apart to see what was wrong. I ended up snipping off a section of the wire and re-soldering it back together but testing with an ...
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Problems with the main rotor speed in Airbus H175 (42145) set?
I'm having problems with the main rotor in "slow" position. The speed stays the same no matter what position the joystick is in. On the other hand, in "fast" position the blades ...
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Does LEGO sell a DC relay for Power Functions?
I’d like to use a signal from a (5V) littleBits circuit to control some (9V) Power Functions motors.
Does LEGO sell or recommend a DC relay to facilitate this sort of thing?
If the answer is no, I’d ...
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How to increase the voltage supplying to technic motor through the Technic hub?
I have four Technic Large Motors, all connected to a technic hub. I am using the motor to turn some large propellers and the hub is powered by six 1.5 V (maybe less) batteries depending on the brand. ...
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What is inside the LEGO Powered Up L motor?
What's inside the Powered Up L motor (part bb0959c01)?
How do its internals compare to the XL motor and the M motor?
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What is inside the LEGO Powered Up M motor?
What is inside the M motor in the new Powered Up system? How is it different from the older Power Functions motor?
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Where can I get replacement battery connectors for old Lego Duplo Train?
I have the same Duplo Train that Pieterjan posted a picture and video of in September ('Old Lego duplo train not working on batteries'). In my case, it is clear that the battery connectors are ...
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Continuous power supply for the SPIKE Prime or Robot Inventor hubs?
The hubs present in the Mindstorms Robot Inventor or SPIKE Prime sets have 2100mAh lithium-ion batteries which can be charged with the accompanied cable with a micro USB connector on one end and a ...
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What electronics are inside the SPIKE Prime angular motors?
Is there any information available about the internals of the SPIKE Prime and Robot Inventor angular motors?
What Hall-Sensor is used by the SPIKE motors?
To be more precise: I'd like to get ...
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Repairing disintegrated old 9V wire
I have a number of old technic motors and battery boxes I would like to use however the wires have disintegrated in storage to the point that the metal conductors touch and short out.
Does anybody ...
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What are the electrical properties of electric LEGO systems?
Several electric LEGO systems exist:
LEGO Trains
LEGO Technic Power Functions (PF)
LEGO Mindstorms (in several versions)
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How do these systems differ in electrical properties and which systems ...
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Is there any good comparison of Lego Electric systems? [duplicate]
Coming back to Lego after a 20 year break gave me headache when discovering the electric systems available. Is there a good comparison around or could we make one here? What connector fits, what ...
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Transformer 45517: power supply or charger?
I would like to build a charging station for EV3 with rechargeable battery (45501).
Does the transformer (45517) give a simple stable dc voltage (power supply)? Or does it provide a controlled voltage ...
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What internal electronics do Spike Prime and Mindstorms Robot Inventor use?
What electronics live inside the SPIKE Prime hub? How powerful is the hardware?
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Is it possible to build simple logic gates with LEGO mechanics?
I built a simple bitshifter in Minecraft yesterday. I wondered if something like this could be built with LEGO?
Maybe there is a possibility to build gates with rubber bands and those movable ...
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What is inside the Technic Powered Up XL motor?
What components are inside the new Technic Powered Up XL motor? Is it the same as the PF XL motor, except with a different connector?
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EV3 not recognizing resistance correctly (MicroPython)
I recently tried measuring the resistance of a thermistor using the .resistance() method, the results are sadly not accurate. I measured the resistance with a multimeter and it showed 100kΩ, while the ...
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Can an EV3 power a buggy motor with the NXT to 9V extension cable?
On Philo's motor comparison webpage, https://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm, it says that the buggy motor (42908 lego id, 5292 bricklink id) is not recommended to be powered by an RCX as the ...
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Train with two Powered Up hubs
I'm building a motorized train. The locomotive has two Powered Up train motors, one at each end. However, no matter where I place the hub inside the locomotive, the wires on the train motors are too ...
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What is the max current for the EV3 I/O port's VCC pin (pin 4)?
The LEGO EV3 Hardware developer kit says that the fourth pin of input or output port provides a voltage of 5 volts but doesn't give the the maximum current that can be drawn from the pin.
What is the ...
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Control two Lego NXTs with an Arduino
I'm new here and also very noob with the Arduino. I have a basic knowledge in Java and some more in C# so code isn't a problem. I can learn it easily.
I have a project assigned. I would like to know ...
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Arduino-izing LEGO Technic - and now I need some ideas for the Lego Service Truck 8071
I am starting a project - Arduino-izing LEGO Technic - and now I need some ideas for a car / vehicle to choose.
This project starts out as a quest to find a way to combine the ease of LEGO Technic ...
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Is the PWM on the PF Servo motor different than the PWM from an Arduino?
I have a Arduino motor shield connected to XL, L and M motors and can control the speed with PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). I made my own connector by cutting a Lego PF connector in half and wiring up ...
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What internal electronics does the Control+ Technic Hub (88012) use?
I'm interested in comparing to the other Powered Up hubs, which are already documented here:
Mindstorms v4 / spike prime What internal electronics do SPIKE Prime and Mindstorms v4 use?
train 6AAA hub ...
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Custom extension cables for Light Stax?
Recently, I got the S-12012 Light Stax kit with 50 (!) light bricks. They are different from those described in this question, but they are much cheaper, colorful and with blinking/pulsating effects. ...
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How does the 8365 Tuneable Racer work?
The set 8365 Tuneable Racer has tunability as its main feature, meaning the motor's parameters can be changed by adding, removing or swapping certain additional elements. However, these parts seem to ...
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How do I sync audio and movement on my NXT 2.0?
How do I sync audio and movement with my NXT 2.0? I'm building an animatronic head and I can't find a good way to sync it with external audio because the internal speaker is too quiet.
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Replace Battery in LEGO Dino Attack Light-Up T-Rex Head?
Is it possible to replace the battery of the LEGO Dino Attack T-Rex head?
There's a button on the top of the head that makes the eyes and tongue light up red, presumably via a red LED.
There doesn't ...
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How do the Infrared Towers work?
I've seen a few Mindstorms "infrared transmission towers" listed on Brick Owl, Bricklink and other sites. However, I cannot find any good documentation that how they work, how they are used ...
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What is the maximum voltage for motors from Cybermaster units?
I recently bought a non-functioning Cybermaster unit [part:71797].
As the motors in there might be perfectly fine, I'd like to use them.
I could not find information on these motors (as opposed to ...
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LEGO EV3 I2C Compatibility
I'm having difficulties with communication between the EV3 and Arduino boards. Does anyone know if the EV3 is really I2C compatible, or is it just close enough?
Background: I can get the EV3 to ...
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Does the Mario Starter Course require a smart device?
I've seen that the Mario Starter Course (71360) requires a smart device to play:
I'm trying to limit the amount of screen time that my child consumes, and I'm wondering exactly how required the smart ...
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Duplo Locomotive: What is this inner part used for?
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I was forced to completely disassemble a duplo locomotive. My son played with it in a sand box and, guess what, it was not working anymore. I used a small brush to clean every single part (...
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Which programming environments or APIs are available for the LEGO BOOST?
Over the holidays I tried the following Python library:
https://github.com/undera/pylgbst but I couldn't get it to work.
Then again my knowledge of Python is very limited.
I'm more experienced with C+...
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How much current do the LEGO motors draw?
I'm building a project with Raspberry Pi and some other electronics driving the LEGO Power Functions M-Motor (8883) and I need to know how much current those motors draw under load.
Has anyone done ...
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What electronics are inside the LEGO Powered Up hub?
I'm curious what the internals of the new Powered Up hub look like? What components are inside?
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Are there active electronics in basic Powered Up motors?
Powered Up is a more advanced system than the Power Functions system that it is replacing. Does each component contain active electronics that identify it to the hub that it is connected to?
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What internal electronics does LEGO Boost use?
What specific electronic components are present inside the Boost Move Hub?
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Can a v1 PF reciever power an XL motor and servo?
I have a v1 PF receiver but don't want to pay $35 for a v2 receiver and I was wondering if a v1 receiver can power a single XL/L motor and a servo.
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How to fix the 4.3V output supply of a NXT 2.0?
I have a Mindstorm NXT 2.0 from 2007 (PCB code: 62115.40H) at which the sensors except the simple "Touch sensor" are no longer working. Also the tacho-signal of the motors do no longer work. (The ...
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What is inside BuWizz 2.0?
I'm interested in Buwizz PCB and components. Can someone share good photos of the Buwizz PCB (both sides)? It will be very cool to see Buwizz 2.0 but older versions will also be good.
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What is this 11x6 white and dark grey motorized LEGO piece with blue buttons and a transparent blue panel?
My brother bought a big tub of LEGO recently and found this piece inside. He doesn't know what it is and we can't find anything about it online so we were wondering what it is. He says it isn't in any ...
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From what series is this brick? Duplo machine piece with yellow button, copyright 2007
We have ten of these, but I don't know from which series! When pressing the yellow button it makes a sound that could be a train or a tractor or something like that. We are curious. Does anyone know?
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What is this silver and transparent green electronic piece for / from
I found this Lego in a box with other old Lego parts and I have no idea what it is for. It has a 'Lego' logo with a code 5202 but I can not find anything online.
Could someone please give me more ...
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Identify brick with internal battery, light and sound
I just bought a bulk lot of second-hand bricks and found this odd one inside. It has a black panel on one side and when pressed it plays a screeching sound. Through the transparent purple top I can ...
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