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Has anyone here tried using a USB->serial adapter for the IR-tower? I´m curious about this, since I have had bad experiences trying to expand the number of COM-ports on my machine (I have two on-board COM-ports, both used, now). Best regards, David (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Pete Sevcik wrote in message <37ADAB6F.4651EF8D@f...sh.net>... (...) build (...) ceiling, (...) How about putting up a lamp hanging from the ceiling in which you can hide the IR tower? I chuckled at first, when reading your posting, but thinking it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The unfortunate thing with this approach is that you've used up 2/3 of your inputs just for steering. (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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The mindstorm internals (very very good pages...) : (URL) has a section called "Communication". Here is the beginning : "The RCX uses a 38kHz carrier, which is pretty typical for TV remotes. As for the sampling rate, the RCX runs at 2400 bps, which (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) My apologies - have just noticed the availability of RcxCC 2.3, which has this facility :-) Stuart -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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A simple way to overcome the unidirectional problem of the IR link is to build your robot with the RCX pointing up. Suspend the IR tower from the ceiling, pointing down. For a small room, this should cover the entire area. Only problem is when your (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Is it possible to get the uploaded datalog from the RCX into a file using Rcx Command Center? (PS great work Dave and Mark!) Failing that, does someone have a *simple* (ie one which needs no interaction apart from giving a filename) Win95 prog. that (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't have the 8448 myself (yet!). But I've been working with steering for quite a time now. I've experienced the steering motor tear a car apart also, and my solution was to add a rotaton sensor to the motor shaft, then gear it down by a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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What will actually happen, if you fill water into the LEGO pneumatic parts? Will they still work? And will they become hydrolics? Jacob -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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