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| Anyone got a link to the datasheet(s) for the H8 in the RCX? For example, the pinout of the thing. And details like how large the address space is. Also, does anyone have a "Memory Map" for the current RCT (i.e. this address range is ram, this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| |  | | Re: Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
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| (...) Now this is a good idea. Basicly, a small simple socket that exposes the data bus, address bus and also some control bus lines (like Read/Write or whatever else is needed) plus power (obviously) would be perfect. One would need to have (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| |  | | Re: Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
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| Here is the perfect idea: Basicly, the new RCX comes with several components: 1.sensors, motors and so on as now (perhaps with some new ones) 2.a large "base unit" that would have a good CPU, communication with the host PC for programming, LCD (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| |  | | Re: RIS 2.0 USB Tower on a Mac
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| (...) Yes. I'm running MacNQC on a G4 Powerbook with the USB tower - no complaints. I should add, however, that I migrated to MacNQC after installing Robolab (a LEGO product, sold on the educational market), so that likely set up the drivers for the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| |  | | Re: More Speed? Re: Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
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| (...) Superficially, that seems true... but it falls apart as soon as you start dealing with dead-reconing errors. In practice, recovery from slew errors is significantly more difficult with a location grid-based mapping instead of an obstacle-based (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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