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Subject:	Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics
Date:	Sat, 2 Feb 2008 21:44:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Hansen wrote: > In lugnet.general, Philippe Hurbain wrote: > > > > The LEGO company just released a document detailing the complete protocol > > used by Power Functions RC receiver. > > In collaboration with Jason Railton I have modified/extended the NBC and NXC API > functions for the HiTechnic iRLink device in support of the newly documented > Power Function modes as well as the R/C Train IR protocol. I uploaded a new > test_release zip to the BricxCC page with NBC and BricxCC executable updates > with these new API functions included in the compiler and BricxCC syntax > highlighter/code completion support for NBC and NXC programs. These updates > will be in the next beta release of NBC/NXC and the next official BricxCC > release. <snip> Nicely done John! Is there a tentative timeframe when NQC for the RCX will be updated to support IR to the LEGO powerfunctions? Dave K

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		Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
(...) I doubt that's possible - a bytecode program just can't run fast enough to do the timing for the IR commands, on either brick. The NXT can only manage it because it sends them over a slow comms link to a HiTechnic IRLink sensor, then that (...) (16 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
(...) In collaboration with Jason Railton I have modified/extended the NBC and NXC API functions for the HiTechnic iRLink device in support of the newly documented Power Function modes as well as the R/C Train IR protocol. I uploaded a new (...) (16 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics) !

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