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Re: Robolab 2.5
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 13 Oct 2001 20:15:36 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Colin White writes:
> Several people have sent me e-mail questions about my post on RoboLab 2.5.
> I'll try and answer them in this follow-up.
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> 1. The RoboLab 2.5 software is documented at the following URL:
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> http://www.pldstore.com/pitsco2_30/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=1007&secid=9&linkon=subsection&linkid=45
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> This URL is for the full release which costs $59 (part number F900054). The
> upgrade for existing Robolab users is $25 and has a part number of F990665.
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> 2. Robolab 2.5 suppport both the serial and USB towers. It supports both PC
> and Mac platforms.
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> 3. The USB tower has a part number of F979783 and costs $29.
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> 3. No I cannot send you a copy of RoboLab 2.5 since it is licensed software.
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> lugnet.robotics, Colin White writes:
> > While waiting for my RIS 2.0 upgrade (which Lego say is now in the mail to
> > me) I decided to buy a USB tower and the Robolab 2.5 upgrade from Dacta. The
> > new Robolab version is a really impressive piece of software. It's nice to
> > have a single program that can handle the RCX, Scout, Lego Camera (the
> > camera can be used as a sensor) and Control Lab (Lego Interface B). Tonight
> > I used the RCX with the USB tower and Control Lab connected to COM1. Much to
> > my surprise I found I could run a data collection program on the RCX and
> > then simply change the program to point to Control Lab and it reran with no
> > problems without having to exit RoboLab. The new context help and
> > auto-wiring features are also especially useful. The Robolab 2.5 upgrade is
> > really good value for money. It's a shame Lego doesn't keep the Robolab
> > section of it's Web site up to date.
The LEGO Movie Camera can be used as a 'sensor'. I wonder what that means.
What would ROBOLAB sense on... brightness, colour, presence of an object in
view...? Has anyone used this feature?
Jerry
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| To quote the manual: "The camera image can be processed to yield a resulting value. This value is a single number which can be used in a variety of ways. The image is processed as specified in the camera sensor setup area. The resulting values are (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Several people have sent me e-mail questions about my post on RoboLab 2.5. I'll try and answer them in this follow-up. 1. The RoboLab 2.5 software is documented at the following URL: (URL) URL is for the full release which costs $59 (part number (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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