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Re: DDK - What use are they / lower prices seen
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:21:27 GMT
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Harley Myler <h.myler@myler.[stopspammers]org>
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> Miles Gentry wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Matt Silver writes:
> > With repect to the RCX, what use are the Droid Developer Kits (DDK) beyond
> > their appearing limited 7 firmware programs ?
> You can have some fun with the Micro Scout if you have the Scout from
> Robotics Discovery Set (9735). Some of the Scout's built-in programs emit
> Visible Light Link codes from its LED (output port 3) to trigger built-in
> programs in the Micro Scout via its light sensor. You need to place the
> Micro Scout's light sensor next to the Scout's LED output or convey the
> light up to 16 cm (6.5 in) with Lego fiber optic cable or the light sabre
> rods found in some Star Wars sets, eg, Dark Side Developers Set. Search
> http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/microscout/ for more info.
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> Better yet, if you have an IR Tower (from RIS 9719, 9747, or Pitsco), then
> you can download NQC to create programs for the Scout to control the Micro
> Scout. Scour http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/scout/ and
> http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/vll/ for more information. Get NQC 2.3b1 at
> http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/nqc/beta/index.html
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> To go to an even higher level, after you get the new NQC, then get RCX2
> firmware by navigating into http://mindstorms.lego.com/sdk2/index.html.
> RCX2 with NQC may enhance the RCX's relationship with the Scout which then
> can control the Micro Scout more discretely.
These are (far better) comments than I was going to make wrt to scout and micro-scout. Essentially, the scout and micro-scout allow you to experiment with team and cooperative robotics--as Miles said: "a higher level". I bought my 7.5 YO son a RDS for Christmas even though it was a bit advanced for him. During the after Christmas sales I picked up a DDK and an enhancement set for ridiculously low prices. The micro-scout is just a "smart-motor", but great for kids because of the simplicity. The scout is great because it uses a form of object-oriented programming that is completely event driven. This allows a kid to program it quickly and experiment with fairly sophisticated "behaviors" without any commitment whatsoever (heresy!) to a computer or a programming language. My son has really taken off with the two sets and we are just waiting for the 2.0 RIS to be released to encounter the final stages of programming and ultimately cooperative robotics. The entire Mindstorms ensembl!
e is nothing short of incredible. My only disappointment is that Lego is at the mercy of the market and this has restrained them. The lack of attention to Mac owners is a fine example.
Harley Myler
http://macmyler.engr.ucf.edu
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