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It appears Roblab 2.0 would also be an alternative for your project. Robolab
has two different direct modes to control the RCX, one of which is using a
remote connection like the Internet. Depending on your direct control
requirements, you may want to look at pbFORTH.
In lugnet.robotics, James Hammond writes:
> Hi
>
> I am sure this has been done many times before, but I am having trouble
> confirming information.
>
> I wish to purchase the RIS 1.5. But before I do I need to be sure that I
> can communicate with a running program on the RCX and that the RCX can
> communicate with the PC. I will only be wanting to send and receive
> simple commands.
>
> Is this possible?
>
> I think so.
>
> If it is, it would seem that using NQC is the best way to start.
>
> What issues am I likely to encounter? Range of the IR comms? Do the
> sender and receiver have to line up, or is line of sight sufficient?
>
> Experiences, hints and tips would be gratefully received.
>
> For information - we want to build a simple model robot, to be
> controlled by a PC. The robot will be used as a substitute for the real
> thing during development and testing. We are concentrating the
> development on the mission planning and control software. However
> another group are developing the real robot - all I can say is that it
> will use a vacuum seal to attach to vertical surfaces and drive
> around...
>
> Cheerio
> James
> --
> James Hammond
> IT Innovation Centre
> 2 Venture Road
> Chilworth Science Park
> Southampton, SO16 7NP, UK
>
> tel: +44 23 8076 0834
> fax: +44 23 8076 0833
>
> mailto:jsh@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk
> http://www.it-innovation.soton.ac.uk/
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