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Camera IR and the RCX
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:37:44 GMT
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I am a coach of a bunch of FLL kids, and have heard tournament organizers
say "Auto-focus cameras may not be used".
How real is this? Seems to me, the only thing that could affect an RCX that
was not programmed to listen for IR messages is something matching the
download sequence. That would seem to me to be something that requires a
specific set of codes, in a specific format (I am not up on the details).
So, does anyone have any experience that says that cameras are definitely a
threat?
--Jack Gregory
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 | | RE: Camera IR and the RCX
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| (...) Yes, I can confirm that almost any IR source will confise the data coming to the IR receiver of the RCX. That includes stuff like PalmPilots, Win PDAs, TV remote controls, IR link watches, video-cameras, and hand-held autofocus cameras. Think (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Camera IR and the RCX
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| I judged several FLL competitions last year. I heard quite a few tales about programs mysteriously vanishing. By the state finals, most teams had adopted the technique of covering the IR sensor to prevent inadvertent reprogramming. I have also found (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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