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In lugnet.robotics.microscout, James Austin Greenwood writes:
> I already posted this in lugnet.robotics
> Maybe i will get a response here.
I'm guessing the user base outside Japan must be tiny. But for what it is
worth, I've purchased two pocket stations on ebay after reading your post
;-) (one of them for my younger brother). I'm mostly looking forward to do
some micro-scout mischief with it.
Thanks a bunch for a heads up that definitely qualifies as an "obscure
bit of potentially very useful information".
Cheers,
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I already posted this in lugnet.robotics
Maybe i will get a response here.
I found a web page that deals with programming the rcx, scout and microscout
in a very uncommon way. Go this site:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qx5k-iskw/lego/
and under the ¡ SONY Pocket Station ‚Æ‹Y‚ê‚é section, click the last link.
I would recommend running the page through alta vista babel fish though,
since the page is in japenese, so you can find it easy. The link i told you
to click on should take you a page about programming the micro scout with
sony pocket station. the other links on the main page all lead to other
pages about mindstorms and programming.
Any way, if anyone out there owns a pocket station and a micro scout, i
would deffinatly check this site out. I have downloaded the program to my
pocketstation and tested it. Everything works and is pretty easy to use.
You will need a zip program that can handle .lzh files to unzip the
downloads containing the pocketstation programs. You will also need a
program called psx game edit to turn the unziped .mcx files into .gme
files(dexdrive files). Psx game edit can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.moberg-dybdal.dk/psxge/
After getting the .mcx files turned into .gme files, you can dump them to a
memory card, and then use your playstation's memory card manager to copy
them over to your pocket station. Even if you do not own a pocket station,
there is still some useful non-pocketstation stuff to be had on this page.
Enjoy.
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In lugnet.robotics.microscout, Shigeru Makino writes:
> Hi, the VLL freaks.
>
> I released a programming tool named "SpyVLL",
> which program the MicroSCOUT via the Spybotics.
> Neither RIS2.0 nor your own made hardware isn't required.
> Please refer to the following URL:
>
> http://www.research.co.jp/MindStorms/SpyVLL/index-e.html
>
> enjoy !
>
> -- mac
Hi. I found a simalar program that allows you to program the MicroSCOUT with
SONYs PocketStation. refer to my post "Good news for microscout, scout, and
rcx, and sony pocket station owners." for more info.
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A new newsgroup/list lugnet.robotics.spybotics has been created for the focused
discussion of LEGO SPYBOTICS issues (with a big emphasis on replacement
firmware and/or software).
Feel free to crosspost between .robotics and .robotics.spybotics, as
appropriate, or just to .robotics if you feel your topic is of a more general
nature.
CHARTER/PURPOSE
===============
lugnet.robotics
Building, creating, and developing with added technologies: the LEGO
MINDSTORMS™ RIS, other programmable bricks, vision systems, bar-code
readers, radio controlled units, research sites, microcode / embedded
programming, etc.
-> lugnet.robotics.spybotics
Alternative firmware or software for LEGO Spybotics™ programmable
bricks: in-depth technical discussions, collaboration, planning,
architecture, analysis, etc.
BTW, there was talk a while back about moving the .nqc group up out of the
.rcx hierarchy since it's no longer RCX-specific. Spybotics is yet another
LEGO product with NQC support, and so it might be about time to do that.
--
Todd Lehman - LUGNET co-founder and part-time LUGNET sysadmin - todd@lugnet.com
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I was reading stuff about the Microscout that said it's light sensor would
not pick up IR light; however, I decided to try it out for myself. Using
mode 3 (as the easiest one to check), I started it running, and then pointed
the remote from my DVD player at it and pressed a button, and indeed the
Microscout stopped and started turning the other way (though it would keep
turning only as long as I held the button).
By experiment, I found it was most reliable when the remote was held within
a foot of the Microscout's sensor, and it had about a thirty-degree field of
vision. It also worked from further away, but I had to point the remote
directly at the sensor, with very little tolerance. In a dark room, it
worked more reliably up to a metre away.
I suppose the best use for this would be to try to program a universal
remote to produce the signals for controlling the Microscout in P-mode (i.e.
using the immediate controls), thereby giving immediate control of the
Microscout without the hassle of wires or probes.
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Hmm... Well, you could try www.mindstorms.com (or whatever it is) and look
fo the
configuration. I remember looking around that side and seeing some diagrams
and shematics. I have that set too, and I have no intentions of taking it
apart (lucily)
Car
In lugnet.robotics, Luke Rosenberg writes:
> One day, while there was nothing to do, I took apart my Microscout (came
> with the R2D2 droid development kit, or whatever). I had no idea how the
> motor assembly was connected to the rest of the unit, so this was probably a
> bad idea. Anyway, I took the motor off and can not reassemble the unit. On
> the plastic piece to which the motor was attached, there are two sets of
> thin metal strips that come in contact with the motor shaft. Does anyone
> know the correct configuration of these strips? I'm not very hopeful, but
> this is currently the only motorized Lego item I have. I'm looking forward
> to getting RIS 2.0 soon. I'd like to have a motor to play with until then,
> but if nobody can help me that's fine. And yes, I'm an idiot.
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The only thing that comes to mind is that the metal strips are acting like
brushes to connect the power to the commutator of the motor. I opened one of
mine and fear restrained me from entering too far. The battery connections
are direct to the PC board and the two wires from the board supply the
motor. Can you relate the metal strips to the electrical portion of the
motor? If you can get a picture of the parts, send it to me at
rfay@attbi.com and I will try to figure it out.
--
Bob Fay
THE SHOP
http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay
"Luke Rosenberg" <Luke727@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Gvx4M7.GsM@lugnet.com...
> One day, while there was nothing to do, I took apart my Microscout (came
> with the R2D2 droid development kit, or whatever). I had no idea how the
> motor assembly was connected to the rest of the unit, so this was probably • a
> bad idea. Anyway, I took the motor off and can not reassemble the unit. • On
> the plastic piece to which the motor was attached, there are two sets of
> thin metal strips that come in contact with the motor shaft. Does anyone
> know the correct configuration of these strips? I'm not very hopeful, but
> this is currently the only motorized Lego item I have. I'm looking • forward
> to getting RIS 2.0 soon. I'd like to have a motor to play with until • then,
> but if nobody can help me that's fine. And yes, I'm an idiot.
>
>
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One day, while there was nothing to do, I took apart my Microscout (came
with the R2D2 droid development kit, or whatever). I had no idea how the
motor assembly was connected to the rest of the unit, so this was probably a
bad idea. Anyway, I took the motor off and can not reassemble the unit. On
the plastic piece to which the motor was attached, there are two sets of
thin metal strips that come in contact with the motor shaft. Does anyone
know the correct configuration of these strips? I'm not very hopeful, but
this is currently the only motorized Lego item I have. I'm looking forward
to getting RIS 2.0 soon. I'd like to have a motor to play with until then,
but if nobody can help me that's fine. And yes, I'm an idiot.
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I wrote a very small message to VLL converter with the Scout so that I
could play around with my 3 MicroScouts. The direct actions are useful
but the script mode is pointless.
WHY O WHY did LEGO make it play a stupid song BEFORE each motor
action??? It wouldn't have been so bad if it was concurrent with the
action (snip out the speaker etc.) but it just makes it useless!
Has anyone looked into reprograming the Microscouts? Maybe a nice little
ROM replacement?
Dean
--
Dean Husby
LUGNET Member #320
TFM's LEGO Workshop - http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm
The Vancouver LEGO Club - http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/
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