Just a quick color sensor question...

[nijmegen96]

Just to keep it short and sweet.
If I make this:

http://letsmakerobots.com/node/23768

Will it work as fast and reliably as this?:

http://tiltedtwister.com/tiltedtwister2.html

Just a note, I plan on using one RGB LED instead of the 4 colors, and how do the lego sensors work? Doesn't look like they flash the different colors like the homemade one. Could i just have all the colors (white) for it to reflect the color back? Also could I just buy the Lego color sensor and make it work with a microcontroller?

[Soeren]

Hi,

[...] how do the lego sensors work? Doesn't look like they flash the different colors like the homemade one.

"LEGO sensor uses a RGB LED, and successively shines red, green and blue light on the object. Reflected light is collected by a light sensor sensitive to all wavelength."

Could i just have all the colors (white) for it to reflect the color back?

Yes, if you get a dedicated color sensor chip (plenty to find at TAOS)

Also could I just buy the Lego color sensor and make it work with a microcontroller?

Sure, it seems to just output an analog voltage.

[nijmegen96]

Alright Thanks!