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Re: A recharge BOT?
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:53:55 GMT
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John A. Tamplin <jat@liveonthenet.AVOIDSPAMcom>
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Dean Husby wrote:
> > Did anyone try to build a bot with the capability of recharging its
> > rechargable batteries? I wonder if it is possible. Can you recharge the
> > batteries when they are still with in the RCX?
> > I want to try this without blowing up my RCX. My both should wander around, and
> > when its battery status is low it should go to the light source where it
> > can recharge its batteries, untill 99%. With this no over-charging would occur.
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> Sadly, LEGO made the Battery status not avail to the BOT. Only to a PC. Maybe in
> the new firmware update they will fix this oversight. That and allow programming of
> the Display counter with vars...
The hardware has the battery supply voltage connected to the 4th A/D input
port, so using legOS you can definitely get the battery voltage, and I would
expect other replacement firmware systems (ie, pbForth) to also offer that
capability. If not, it would trivial to add that support.
John A. Tamplin LiveOnTheNet.COM, Inc.
jat@LiveOnTheNet.COM 2104 West Ferry Way
256/705-7007 - FAX 256/705-7100 Huntsville, AL 35801
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| From: "John A. Tamplin" <jat@liveonthenet.com> (...) the (...) around, and (...) it (...) would occur. (...) Maybe in (...) programming of (...) would (...) A bigger issue is that the RCX doesn't have a battery charger. You would need to use (...) (27 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Sadly, LEGO made the Battery status not avail to the BOT. Only to a PC. Maybe in the new firmware update they will fix this oversight. That and allow programming of the Display counter with vars... Dean (27 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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