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Re: Robotics in Aussie
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 11:09:10 GMT
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Kin W. Lau <(kin.lau@ic.ac.uk)stopspam()>
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CyberUser wrote:
> I now see the Cybermaster as an evolutionary improvement over the
> Mindstorms, as radio control IMO is better than IR. You don't need to
> download the firmware either.
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One quick question, is the Cybermaster software as easy to "hack" as the
Mindstorm OS.
Any sense in buying both Mindstorm and Cybermaster ?
Thanks.
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Kin W. Lau
Teaching Associate,
Communications And Signal Processing Group,
Electrical Engineering Department,
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine,
London, United Kingdom.
Email: kin.lau@ic.ac.uk
kxl@bts.co.uk
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Message has 5 Replies:
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| (...) You're not being too specific, but the answer is probably "no". The CM unit has much less onboard RAM, and it is probably not an option to even download firmware to it. (...) You'll get lots of pieces and more building possibilities? But no, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | CyberMaster communications
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| (...) Humm.. in fact having two units using completely different mediums of communication (IR/Radio) might be an advantage in some cases because communications with the computer never mix. By the way, has anybody ever tried changing a bit the radio (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In message <3674F1D6.DE43C9BC@ic.ac.uk>, Kin W. Lau <kin.lau@ic.ac.uk> writes (...) The way I understand it is that the firmware which needed to be downloaded to the Mindstorms chip, allowing Lego to issue any fixes or new versions, is now burnt (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) There also other 3 functions for driving the motors and 2 for reading misc. hardware values. I may not be the best person to answer this, but I think the answer is no. The same way you cannot use the Spirit.OCX to read the firmware downloaded (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Yes, this appears to be so. There might be some secret sommand to gain more access to the CM, but I doubt that you can change the entire firmware in it, especially since the CM lacks a RAM chip on the circuit board, as the RCX does. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Robotics in Aussie
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| I agree with Laurentino. I am very impressed with the Cybermaster. I was also originally worried that it had been trimmed down, but the more I experiment with it, I realise that the only loss is possibly the more advanced sensors. I now see the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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