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Re: mindstorms NXT
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:13:45 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Simon Bogaert wrote:
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If Lego obeys the USB standard and uses fullsize receptacles, it’ll be a “B”
type connector on the NXT. Hence, you’d need a B-male to A-female cable,
which is “illegal” according to the USB standards.
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Indeed, see this image, also clearly showing motor connectors :
(from the article now available here http://www.nxtbot.com/)
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Also, I
repeat my concerns that Lego won’t be putting a host-capable USB solution in
the NXT brick.
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An USB On The Go (host+slave) chip is not so expansive. But a host software
stack is much more complex, and would expose LEGO to a new heap of
incompatibilities with exotic device. Anyway, according to USB rules, a type B
connector is slave only, period.
Philo
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Just as lego says: What is the usability of the USB port in the NXT brick? The USB port is a "slave" which means that it can only communicate with USB "master" ports, e.g. computers. The usage of the USB port is for fast download from PC to (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: mindstorms NXT
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| If Lego obeys the USB standard and uses fullsize receptacles, it'll be a "B" type connector on the NXT. Hence, you'd need a B-male to A-female cable, which is "illegal" according to the USB standards. You might hack up your own, but that's (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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