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| Hello, I have just finished writing up my little project to discover the protocol for talking to/from the RCX. The finished document as a PDF is at: (URL) I wrote this up to facilitate communications to a PC from an RCX or Spybot with the standard (...) (18 years ago, 23-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Re: Spybots communication
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| (...) To send and receive IR or VLL messages using NQC and Spybots you would write a program something like this: #define VLLEvent 1 #define MessageEvent 2 void DebugOut(const int &x) { SetLED(LED_MODE_ON, (x & 0x17) | ((x & 8) * 4) | ((x & 32) / (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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spybot, rcx, communication
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Re: Spybots
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| (...) Hardware wise, they have two motors, a touch sensor, and several light/IR sensors. They can hold one program at a time. They use a serial connected interface that uses light (not sure if its IR or not) for program transfer. There is no USB (...) (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Spybotics demo followup questions
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| All, Several questions came up during the Spybotics demo at BrickFest that Jeff was unable to answer on the spot. He has since passed those questions and corresponding answers on to me: *** How much memory is in the brick? (compared to RCX) *** Two (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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| (...) Mine have been apart more often than I'd like, too! :-) (...) My guess would be mostly for increased communication speed. With the higher baud rate, the duration of the 2-byte Spybot/Manas packets is halved. This allows for fewer collisions (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Brickworld Mindstorms Event Rules for Trash Wars
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| Ok folks, here we go, the official rules for Trash Wars, one of the Mindstorms events that will be held at Brickworld (June 19-22, Wheeling, IL). I think Bryan's original post called it "Garbage Wars", but I like Trash Wars better, and since I wrote (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics) !
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Almost 300! And another Mindstorms Challenge! And more!
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| (URL) Almost 300 Registrants! With about 2 weeks left on registration deadline, we are very close to 300 guests - so if you haven't paid your registration fee, now's the time to do it to guarantee your place at BrickFest! You know the website, so (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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spybot, rcx, communication
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| | Re: PC <> RCX Communication?
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| For Spirit.ocx and VB, I have a scanner program to do such a feat. (URL) the software drop down and goto the scanner. KGB AgEnT #4 OUT AKA Clint Rutkas (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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rcx, communication
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| | RE: 2 RCX communication on the same model
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| (...) Um, you should be able to just point the RCX's ports at each other and talk via the IR link. What development environment are you using? check it's manual for the functions to send and receive bytes via IR. Cheers Tim (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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rcx, communication
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| | Spybot to rcx and rcx to spybot
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| Hello I am just starting with my first Spybot and want to know how can I use a Spybot to controll an rcx and even better how can I control an spybot with the rcx. I know this has been discussed al lot here but its nearly impossible to filter all (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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spybot, rcx
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rcx, communication
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| | Re: RCX Communication problem... suggestions?
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| (...) I've seen similar with the older serial tower. In my case all the diagnostics say the tower is working, but no program written on the lego software will download. The 'instant execute' type functions work, however. Nqc will download happily, (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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rcx, communication
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rcx, communication
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| | Re: wireless RF RCX communication?
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| There are devices sold by Radio Shack/Future Shop/etc called (i think) "remote extenders". Basically, they have 2 pieces. 1 is an infrared receiver and radio transmitter, and the other is a radio reciever and ir transmitter. I think they are one-way (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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rcx, communication
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rcx, communication
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| | Re: PC <> RCX Communication?
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| (...) on (...) opposite (...) The solution I came up with was to measure the time it took the gear train to go from one direction - through it's dead zone - to biting in the other direction. Then whenever the gear train needs to switch direction, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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rcx, communication
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| | Re: IR Control
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| For PC to RCX communication, I've made a program called the Real-Time Interface. Lets you basically control your Mindstorm unit in a few ways including via Joystick. Sends back information from the sensors and so on, also lets you run programs from (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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rcx, communication
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| | RCX communication
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| Hi, (Sorry, my English is not good) I would like to know if it's possible to use legOS (LNP) to get communications between RCXs without the PC, I mean, without an intermediate between the RCXs. And, if it's possible, how can I do that ? I'm using 3 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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rcx, communication
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| | Re: PC to RCX communication
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| You may check out javastorms at www.javastroms.org. The project seem to be abandoned, but the code is available. Basically it does what you aim for so it should be a good starting point. I have used the code as base for some of my own projects and (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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rcx, communication
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