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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 (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: rcx unit —Robert Seifert
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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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| | | | | Re: rcx unit —Brian B. Alano
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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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| | | | | Re: rcx unit —David Koudys
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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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| | | | | Re: rcx unit —Chris Phillips
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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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| | | | | Re: rcx unit —Mark Tarrabain
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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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| | | | | | | Re: rcx unit —Chris Phillips
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| | | | | | | (...) Actually, I have found that the RCX can "see" infrared through bricks. A long time ago, I tried to cover up the RCX by building a box around it out of LEGO and was very surprised to find that I could still control it with the remote. I think (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: rcx unit —Robert Seifert
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| | | | | | | | (...) To be honest, I did the same research when got the RCX, with same results, but my opinion is to prepare newbies for the worst case scenario. In fact, I never lost signal when moving my robot around my room (RCX was pointing up, IR tower too, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Re: rcx unit —Chris Masclet
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| | | | | | (...) yes you can, there is an optic fiber in RIS box (only version 2.0). Put one extremity in front of RCX IR port and the other extremity on top of robot. This optic fiber transmit the IR light. But in my opinion the best thing is to use a RCX 1.0 (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: rcx unit —Allan Tobey
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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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| | | | | | Re: rcx unit —Robert Seifert
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| | | | (...) Great idea :) (...) Does it mean you need 1) output for driving (main) motors 2) output for steering motor 3) 3 more free outputs? Also the RCX unit on the buggy is not "Lego friendly", meaning it is (...) Not. It's pure RC driven base - two (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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