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Re: K, haven't had this much LEGO fun in a while...
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Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:43:50 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Brian Davis wrote:
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:

I'm trying to automate my layout to basically be a 'GBC'...

   I'm looking forward to seeing that someday - the video looks wonderful, and
it's one of the directions I'd like to move towards with the GBC.


As soon as I get the hoppers back up and running, I'll get a new vid.  I also
plan on somehow getting an entry and exit point such that this big layout can
connect to external GBCs (maybe)

Mark also came up with an NQC to DCC communications protocol.

   OK, where/when was that and how did I miss it?!? How does it work (will it
work under OSX), and is there a general download? I may end up modding some
motors...


http://home.surewest.net/markril/lego/dcc/beta.html

there's the 'beta' versions of DCC that Mark put out a while back.  In the .zip
is an NQC program that sets up all the IR communicaiton protocol to send
messages from the NQC RCX to the DCC enabled RCX.

Dunno if it'll work with OSX.


I wanted to share the excitement!

I do to - but I can't get into your "space" currently.

Right after my post I can't get into it, either--i'll give hte server a kick
when I get home :)

Thanks for looking

Dave K



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  Re: K, haven't had this much LEGO fun in a while...
 
(...) I've been playiong with that as well. The GBC trains that Steve & I have used have a small 8-wide section under the baseplate, made out of 2x2 cylinders. That way they mechanically toggle sensors (or in some cases power sources) at the (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Re: K, haven't had this much LEGO fun in a while...
 
(...) I'm looking forward to seeing that someday - the video looks wonderful, and it's one of the directions I'd like to move towards with the GBC. (...) OK, where/when was that and how did I miss it?!? How does it work (will it work under OSX), and (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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