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rcx unit
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:43:25 GMT
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I'm new to the RCX Lego world and robotics. Can I use the remote control unit
item# 9738 with the Electric Mindstorms RCX unit item # 884 without any computer
programming? Will they work together out of the box? Can the RCX unit be
completely encased in a Lego Model and still receive the signal from the remote?
Any help on this would be appreciated. Thank you.
Allan
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| (...) Basically yes, but you still need to install RIS 2.0 to your computer in order to download firmware to RCX. After downloading firmware you can drive RCX via remote control unit (...) Nope, as I wrote, you have to install RIS 2.0 first (but no (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| You need a computer and either a serial or USB IR tower to download the firmware into the RCX unit before it will respond to the remote control. If all you want to do is drive the motor outputs, you don't need any programming. Also, it doesn't have (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) The RCX has to have the firmware installed to be able to respond to the remote--out of the box (or sometimes after replacing batteries), there is no firmware installed on the RCX and you have to download it using a PC. The issue of enclosing (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Welcome to the world of LEGO robotics! You don't need to program the RCX to use it with the MindStorms remote, but you do need to download the firmware into the RCX before it will recognize the remote commands. When you first take the RCX out (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| (...) Definitely not. The signal is transmitted via infrared signals (IR) -- the same way your TV remote communicates with the television. If you cover up the receiver, there is no way to pick up the signal. Also, remember that IR is directed... so (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I have recieved a lot of helpful information, thank you. Let me explain what I want to do, then maybe someone will have a suggestion. I want to create a MOC of a remote controlled dump truck. The problem with using the RCX unit is that the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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