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Re: buy it ! (XCam in Europe?)
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:19:18 GMT
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Andy Gombos <gombos@[AvoidSpam]ne.infi.net>
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IIRC, the Java demo was made for multiple RCXes in a battle situatuion. If you are
just going to control the Cybermaster, not many of them, then I would use something
else.
Andy
Edgar Vonk wrote:
> Sounds reaaly cool.
>
> How do you communicate with the CyberMaster birck?
> I have a RIS, but want to get a CyberMaster ro 'replace' the prick because I
> want to control the robot remotely using RF. What exactly is the difference
> between
> communicating with the 2 bricks? I am intending to use the sources of SUN's
> JavaOne demo
> where they controlled a RCX with Java, but I want to use the CyberMaster brick
> instead.
>
> regards,
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> Edgar Vonk
>
> "Marco C." wrote:
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> > At 09:47 02-02-2000 GMT, Volker Abel wrote:
> > > yes, i think its really worthwile. and the cybermaster itsself
> > > is not so bad...
> > > In lugnet.robotics.cybermaster, Lorenzo Zago writes:
> > > > I just saw Cybermaster on sale in Migros stores in Switzerland for 149 CHF
> > > > (about 90$ and half the normal price). I have already a RIS.
> > > > Beside the cybermaster unit itself, is the buy worthwhile for other parts ?
> >
> > I bought CyberMaster instead of RIS (although I plan to buy a RIS this
> > Xmas) mainly because of the radio link (well and the price, too).
> >
> > My initial projects dealt with PC processing and sending remote commands to
> > the robot, so the radio link seemed better than the IR-link.
> >
> > So the CyberMaster is well suited for wide-range mobile robots (rovers?)
> > with "limited" self-logic (less RAM than RCX) or with the PC doing all the
> > logic and sending over the radio-link the actions to be taken. Some
> > projects will have a mix of the two: PC doing the main procs and the bot
> > doing basic primary reaction to sensor related logic.
> >
> > One example is my CyberMaster+WirelessCam+PC-robotic-vision project.
> > The "vision" processing will be done remotely (PC side) through PC
> > software, sending over radio the actions to the CyberMaster. A "local"
> > (pBrick side) basic task will handle basic/fast reactions to any touch
> > sensor signal, much like any normal wall avoider bot.
> >
> > ..now, if only X10 Europe had any of the XCam models :(
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Marco C. aka McViper (wish I had 48 hour a day...)
>
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