Subject:
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RE: iMac IR drive RCX?
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 7 Dec 1998 16:08:24 GMT
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Original-From:
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CERRINA, Benoit <benoit.cerrina@rp-rorer.comIHATESPAM>
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The program found here
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA005810/remocon/remocone.htm
should allow a PC irda to mimick a consumer IR learning remote and then
learn how to communicate with the RCX
Benoit Cerrina
(610) 454 8347
Benoit.cerrina@writeme.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/2404/
> ----------
> From: Paul Speed
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 8:08 AM
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: Re: iMac IR drive RCX?
>
> The Palm Pilot supposedly uses the same kind of IR as a
> computer. It had to be hacked to act like a learning remote.
> I believe they use higher frequencies in IR-da to simulate the
> different older protocol. If that's true, then the option is
> also available to PC ports... someone just has to take the time
> to do it.
>
> I really wish that the software for the Palm Pilot was
> more generalized. I'd really like to be able to write programs
> for my Palm Pilot that could interact directly with the RCX.
> Then all I have to do is build a cradle for my Palm Pilot into
> all of my robots and I'd have some more powerful processing
> capabilities.
>
> -Paul
>
>
> Matthew Miller wrote:
> >
> > John Cooper <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote:
> > > I have seen reports of Palm Pilot and HP handheld working, also a • learning
> > > IR remote has been succesful. I'm not sure where I saw it, possibly RCX
> > > Internals (http://graphics.stanford.edu/~kekoa/rcx/) or a link from • there.
> >
> > Right, but all of those aren't standard computer IR -- they're • functioning
> > like learning remotes.
> >
> > --
> > Matthew Miller ---> • mattdm@mattdm.org
> > Quotes 'R' Us --->
> http://quotes-r-us.org/
>
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