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Re: Scout and microscout, 'P' mode and VLL questions
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 3 Jul 2001 18:54:49 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.IHATESPAMnet>
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Michael Tomlinson wrote:
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> I've been out of the community for 6 months and what do I find? lots of new
> goodies to examine!
> I just bought the dark side kit, and am having fun playing with that, but I
> noticed on the mindstorms site that the new scout has some interesting new
> features.
> The most interesting to me was the ability to program the microscout via an
> optical connection, and send commands to it.
> Firstly I was wondering if this capability has been developed yet, and if so
> where I could find information about it.
Well, it certainly can be done - but "program" is a bit of an exaggeration.
The half dozen built-in "programs" that you can access from the Microscout
control panel can be put together into a short sequence and stored in the
microscout's memory. However, there is no conditional execution - so it's
really not that much use.
Try this web site:
http://eaton.dhs.org/lego/
You can easily send VLL commands from a Scout using NQC.
> Secondly I was wondering if anyone had examined their VLL protocol to find out
> if an RCX with a light hooked up could emulate the protocol...
I don't see why not.
> The microscout would be rather useful if it could be programmed!
Well, I found it *very* frustrating. There isn't even a simple command like
"run the motor forwards" - it does all the annoying beeping and runs for a
little while - then stops...just like it does from the control panel.
Actually, I find the microscout considerably *less* useful than a regular
motor...although I suppose if you were using a scout and *needed* a third
motor, it's marginally better than nothing...but I find it *really* hard
to come up with convincing uses for P mode.
> I was wondering what the 'P' mode on the microscout was for... can it be
> programmed via the IR tower?
No - you have to put it into 'P' (progam?) mode from it's front panel in
order to send it commands from the scout. The *only* input is the Visible
Light Link...there is no IR input on the Microscout.
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