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VB and the IR tower
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Newsgroups:
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 3 Dec 2001 02:43:18 GMT
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Ryan Humes <nomad@+AntiSpam+celabs.com>
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I've been trying to figure out how to communicate with the RCX using the IR
tower through a VB program. Does anyone out there know how this can be done
with Visual Basic. I have a serial tower if that makes a difference.
Thanks...
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: VB and the IR tower
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| hi Ryan, You can do it either through the spirit.ocx or just by sending the bytes to the IR tower. Both methods are quiet straight forward. I used both methods for the serial port in Delphi (which looks a lot like VB) and found that spirit.ocx is (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: VB and the IR tower
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| You need to import the spirit.ocx file (only comes with the rcx 1.0/1.5 version. If properly imported, you will see a lego logo in the components list. Put this in an application form and select in the lego component the proper pbrick and (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: accu pack with rcx
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| I just moved from 6 1.2 volt rechargables to a 9.6 volt metal hydride pack that I bought at radio shack. Despite the aweful appearance I am pretty happy. I decided not to cut on the RCX box and just built a cage to hold it to the bottom of the RCX (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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