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Re: RCX & RIS, a fading glory?
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Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:12:09 GMT
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m8114 <m8114@[nospam]ing-steen.se>
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I have putted out the question before with Ipaq handheld computers - now
maybe with Xbox i could be possible..even if microsoft states its a game
box...
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From: "John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: RCX & RIS, a fading glory?
> Despite this thread having become strangely fractured within the lugnet
> system of threads,
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> and despite the intriguing "what if's" that always get aired when threads
> like this are allowed to take wing,
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> I have a couple of rather down to earth questions/comments;
>
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> Since Lego doesn't make a modest sized mechanically compatible motor with
> built in electronics to perform command decode and execution. (and you don't
> want to investiagte the cost of producing your own!)
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> since there is a legacy of existing sensors out there
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> since there is a legacy of Lego two conductor wires out there
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> - shouldn't a possible RCX replacement try to maximise use of what is
> already in people's hands?
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> What don't you like about the RCX? RCX-RCX comms speed and limited I/O.
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> What if you had a "good RCX" which had;
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> more motor outputs (6?)
> more sensor inputs (12?)
> more memory (512k?)
> more CPU horse power (???)
> RF based RCX-RCX comms
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> couldn't you build significantly more sophisticated robots with such a thing?
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> You only need one new part - the new RCX
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> as opposed to totally re-inventing everything and losing your current
> investment.
>
> Just my 2c worth...
>
> JB
>
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Message has 2 Replies: ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: RCX & RIS, a fading glory?
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| This is an interesting idea-- use a Palm (Ipaq's are to expensive!) in place of the RCX. You'd still be stuck with IR for communications, but it should be relatively cheap to build a breakout box to connect the IO to, & a $100 palm should give many (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: RCX & RIS, a fading glory?
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| (...) OK, I'm not an electronics expert by any means, but instead of addressing the motors or sensors, why not address the ports on the bus? If you designed the bus correctly, you could have some number (7, 8, whatever) of addressable ports on one (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Despite this thread having become strangely fractured within the lugnet system of threads, and despite the intriguing "what if's" that always get aired when threads like this are allowed to take wing, I have a couple of rather down to earth (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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