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Re: PowerBook G3 IR Port?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:48:54 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Ben Wyckoff <wyckoff@clearway.com> writes:
> Hi all,
> I am new to this list. I was a beta tester for the Mindstorms
> kit, but sadly have not had much time to play with it. I just got two
> books, and have started researching on the web.
>
> I know I can hook up the IR tower to a Mac through some creative
> cabling, but I would really like to do is communicate with the RCX
> directly using the IR port on my PowerBook G3 Series. I know that it
> is tied to a serial port, and that it is IrDA compliant, but not much
> more. The IrDA spec says devices support rates from 9600 to 4Mb, and
> I saw that the RCX communicates at 2400 b/s.
>
> Has anybody tried using the PB IR port? Can anybody tell me if I
> would be wasting my time to try?
>
> many thanks,
> -Ben
Two things:
1. The proper cable to hook a Mindstorms IR Tower to a Mac isn't that
creative; it's available from http://pitsco-legodacta-store.com/ in the
RoboLab components page. It's just a Mac serial to 9-pin serial cable.
2. There shouldn't be any reason that the IR port on your PB wouldn't program
the RCX; it should only be a SMOP for the output to the IR port.
-Cheese
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| (...) Thanks, I'll probably get one. I no longer have access to the PC I had when I first got my MindStorms kit... -Ben ---...--- Ben Wyckoff wyckoff@clearway.com Principal Engineer ClearWay Technologies, LLC. www.clearway.com "Somehow it seems to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Hi all, I am new to this list. I was a beta tester for the Mindstorms kit, but sadly have not had much time to play with it. I just got two books, and have started researching on the web. I know I can hook up the IR tower to a Mac through some (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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