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Re: Serial Infrared Tower
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:30:18 GMT
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If you have a free PCMCIA slot you may want to get a PCMCIA to USB adapter
that can support multiple peripherals for a song.
That way you could use multiple towers, or a tower and the LEGO Vision
camera.
- Mike
Steve Karg <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
news:3E4ACBBB.4090906@kargs.net...
> Greetings!
>
> I have a USB infrared tower that came with the Mindstorm kit, and
> recently got an older laptop without USB (for free). I haven't seen the
> RS-232 infrared towers for sale, and was wondering if anyone has made a
> serial circuit that mimics the tower that I can make for use on the • laptop?
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> Or, can I use the Mindstorm Software (or other programming software)
> with the built-in IRDA port (on an IBM ThinkPad)?
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> Any suggestions?
>
> Steve
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>
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| Hi List, Thanks to the many who replied with ideas and offers of a tower for sale. I eventally bought one, although not in time for the robot competition where I needed it. Thanks for the tips to look at (URL) and (URL) for making my own - some day, (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Greetings! I have a USB infrared tower that came with the Mindstorm kit, and recently got an older laptop without USB (for free). I haven't seen the RS-232 infrared towers for sale, and was wondering if anyone has made a serial circuit that mimics (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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