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Re: RCX 2.0's tower has a USB port
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 3 Feb 2001 08:14:39 GMT
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Todd Hakala <TODDHAKALA@EARTHLINKsaynotospam.NET>
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on 2/1/2001 3:45 PM, Richard Clemens at clemens@wvwc.edu blathered on and on
about:
> Or at least I hope it does...
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> Does anyone have a good USB to serial adaptor that actually works well for
> my RCX 1.0?
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> --
> Richard Clemens
> clemens@wvwc.edu
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I assume from the USB reference that you want to use the IR tower with a USB
Mac. Short answer: Yes, you can.
I use the IR tower to transmit MacNQC programs to "my son's" RCX 1.5 brick
from a B&W G3, all via USB.
My setup consists of a USB cable to an Interex USB 5 port hub, and from that
I have a Keyspan USB-to-serial converter. Attached to the Keyspan unit, I
have a Palm Macintosh adapter--about US$7--that coverts Mac serial
(Mini-DIN-9?) to a standard PC COM connector. The Lego-supplied serial cable
completes the link between the Palm adapter and the IR tower. No problems so
far.
Convoluted, I know, but it works great.
Hope this helps you out.
Todd
******************
"I don't need a compass to tell *me* which way the wind shines!" --Ben
Stiller (as Mr. Furious) in Mystery Men
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| Or at least I hope it does... Does anyone have a good USB to serial adaptor that actually works well for my RCX 1.0? -- Richard Clemens clemens@wvwc.edu (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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