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  RCX drives Manas motors!
 
Having decoded the manas remote controllers protocol, with a couple of hints from RCX2 users, Zhengrong Zang amongst them, I realised the 76kHz, 25% duty cycle, 4800 baud settings were exactly those of the Manas. As a result, I present for your (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)  
 
  Re: RCX drives Manas motors!
 
This is fantastic! Thanks for your efforts! Anyone want to split a second manas so we each can have three motors? Would it be possible to put an image of the manas motor unit up on brickshelf? I can't tell from the catalog images what the dimensions (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Info and source for Manas motors?
 
After a brief and fruitless web search (apparently "Manas" is the hindu mind) I'm asking for help with technical info, prices, etc on Manas motors. Thanks Bruce Boyes ------- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM ---...--- Real embedded Java and much more High speed (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Info and source for Manas motors?
 
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  Re: RCX drives Manas motors!
 
In the included message below, I have edited the code from the previous message to remove some stray characters and to add code for a third Manas dual-motor unit. I haven't tried to find the address for "all" Manas units. In experimenting with (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: RCX drives Manas motors!
 
Someone pointed out to me that I made a typo in the program lines shown below. The original program reads: SetTxPower(TX_POWER_LO); I had changed it during testing since I was talking to three Manas motor units and I didn't want to have to be (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: RCX drives Manas motors!
 
I just wanted to say "thanks" to everyone who contributed to this thread! After installing NQC and BricxCC last night, and pasting the code you wrote into a program, my sons (home on Christmas break) are happily making their RCX drive their manas (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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