BB-1 Control Module

BB-1 Control Module
Platform(s): ZX80 ZX81
Model: BB-1
Price: $69
Rarity: uncommon

8 independent relays with LED status indicators and 8 TTL inputs with Schmitt trigger buffers. Single POKE to change/latch each relay. Read all 8 inputs in a single PEEK. More than one BB-1 can be attached to the computer.

The BB-1 was used for:

  • automated fireworks display
  • a high school experiment aboard the Space Shuttle
  • greenhouses, model railroads, robots
  • slide projections with audio
  • solar heating
  • unattended time-lapse photography
  • a wheelchair for a quadriplegics
  • make animated films
  • monitor laboratory conditions
  • read punch cards and tape
  • teach digital and analog electronics

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