Tuesday, March 21, 2023

opticom started in 1960s in baltimore

https://youtu.be/TrVLmTLHgew - Flipper Zero Controlling Traffic Lights
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opticom - emergency traffic light preemption device

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Fred Blonder

3 weeks ago
I recall an article in Popular Science from the mid 1960s on an early
prototype of this being tested in Baltimore. It used a standard
photographic flashtube mounted on the emergency vehicle, strobing at
40 Hz.
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Peter Fairlie
3 weeks ago
I heard about that from the 60's. The Flipper can also do 40 Hz.

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