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Re: remote control
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 20 May 2002 20:38:17 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.netSTOPSPAM>
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Bob Fay wrote:
> 
> The buttons "1", "2" & "3" send a IR message to the RCX. The RCX must be
> running a program that will respond to one or more of those messages.
> The A, B, C buttons will activate the RCX outputs forward or reverse. This
> requires only the installed firmware and the brick in the "on" mode.
> Program buttons 1 through 5 will start any one of the installed programs.
> The "stop" button  will end the active program. The button with the speaker
> symbol will cause the RCX to beep. This assures IR contact with the RCX.

It also works with the Scout - except that A & B drive the motors and the
C buttons turn on the red LED.  I havn't quite figured out what the P1..P5
buttons do - they evidently activate some of the built-in functionality - but
I can't be bothered to figure it out exactly.

The IR remote is a REALLY useful tool.

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  Re: remote control
 
(...) The C button causes the Scout to send a VLL 'motor on' command to the microscout. -Rob. (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: remote control
 
The buttons "1", "2" & "3" send a IR message to the RCX. The RCX must be running a program that will respond to one or more of those messages. The A, B, C buttons will activate the RCX outputs forward or reverse. This requires only the installed (...) (24 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)  

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