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		<title>LabVIEW 2009 VIs and Sample Programs for the Barometric Sensor</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/barometric-sensor/labview-2009-vis-and-sample-programs-for-the-barometric-sensor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barometric Sensor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altimeter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barometer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LabVIEW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temperature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Announcing LabVIEW 2009 support for the new HiTechnic Barometric Sensor!&#160; Use these VIs to get temperature, atmospheric pressure, and altitude in your LabVIEW programs.&#160; The main read VI gives you these pieces of data in both imperial and metric units.&#160; There are also support VIs to calibrate the sensor and to calculate altitude pressure, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New IRLink IRBeacon Block</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/irlink/new-irlink-irbeacon-block/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/irlink/new-irlink-irbeacon-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRLink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrared Beacon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRBeacon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRSeekerv2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NXT-G]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/?p=748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The HiTechnic IRLink is two-way IR communications sensor.&#160; This sensor can be used to communicate with a LEGO RCX or to control LEGO Power Functions motors via a LEGO Power Functions receiver.&#160; With the new IRLink IRBeacon block it can also be used to create an infrared beacon signal for the IRSeekerV2.&#160; This block lets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HiTechnic and World Robot Olympiad</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/uncategorized/hitechnic-and-world-robot-olympiad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/uncategorized/hitechnic-and-world-robot-olympiad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Robot Olympiad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
HiTechnic is an official sponsor of the World Robot Olympiad. WRO is an international robotics competition that believes that solving robotic challenges builds innovation, creativity and problem solving skills in students, and because robotics cross multiple curriculum subjects, students must learn and apply their knowledge in science, engineering, math, and computer programming. The most rewarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Altimeter Gauge using the new Barometric Sensor</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/barometric-sensor/altimeter-gauge-using-the-new-barometric-sensor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/barometric-sensor/altimeter-gauge-using-the-new-barometric-sensor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barometric Sensor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altimeter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barometer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barometric]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/?p=727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new HiTechnic Barometric Sensor can be used to measure altitude since air pressure varies with altitude.&#160; The NXT-G block for this sensor includes actions to read altitude as well as to adjust the altitude base pressure and to set the altitude pressure using a known altitude.&#160; The NXT-G programs presented in this blog post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Android App for the HTWay</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/gyro-sensor/android-app-for-the-htway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gyro Sensor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A fan of the HiTechnic HTWay, Michael Backus, has created an Android phone application that lets you control the HTWay with your phone!  The application uses the internal acceleration sensor so that you can drive the HTWay by tilting your phone!


Click on the image to go to the Android Market website.
Here is the description [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enhanced IRSeekerV2 NXT-G Block and NXC Function</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IR Seeker]]></category>

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Enhanced IRSeekerV2 functionality is now available as both an NXT-G block and as an NXC function.  This NXT-G block and NXC function uses a combination of AC and DC modes for improved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three New NXT-G Blocks Available for Beta Testing</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/uncategorized/three-blocks-for-beta-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/uncategorized/three-blocks-for-beta-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/?p=657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HiTechnic has just made three NXT-G blocks available for beta testing.  Two of these are specific to the IRSeeker sensors and the other is a general purpose math block.  There is a new IRSeeker Block will replace the current V1 and V2 IRSeeker blocks and adds support for selecting 600Hz AC mode (you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New HiTechnic Motor PID Block</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/uncategorized/pid-block/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/uncategorized/pid-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 16:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/?p=628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest NXT-G block from HiTechnic is not a sensor block but a Motor block!  This block implements a Proportional &#8211; Integral &#8211; Derivative, or PID, controller.  Unlike the standard Motor block, which tends to emphasize relative movement, this block is designed to give absolute position control over the motor.  The main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New IR RC Kart Sample Model</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/irreceiver-sensor/new-ir-rc-kart-sample-model/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/irreceiver-sensor/new-ir-rc-kart-sample-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRReceiver Sensor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Introducing the latest HiTechnic Sample Model, the HiTechnic IR RC Kart.  This is an all new remote controlled car model and should be considered an alternative to the IR RC Car.  This model is buildable with either LEGO Mindstorms 1.0 or 2.0 set as it only uses a subset of the parts available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angle Sensor and analog RPM Gauge in NXT-G</title>
		<link>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/angle-sensor/rpm-gauge-in-nxt-g/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/angle-sensor/rpm-gauge-in-nxt-g/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Angle Sensor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/?p=569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The HiTechnic Angle Sensor can give you three pieces of data regarding the axle input: the angle, accumulated angle and RPM. In this blog post I demonstrate the RPM feature of the sensor and present a program that displays an analog RPM gauge on the NXT screen. The program also allows you to control the [...]]]></description>
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