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Subject: 
Universal Remote vs Lego remote
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:18:53 GMT
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I'm very new to the whole robotics thing so forgive me if the answer to my
question is obvious.

Can a universal remote, the type that "learns" the function of other remotes, be
used to "learn" the functions of the Lego remote?

and..

If the IR tower can send commands directly to the RCX and Scout, can a universal remote be used to save additional commands?  The end result being a more detailed remote, possibly with more complex commands.   Possibly a macro of sorts.

Has anyone played around with this?

Mike



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  Re: Universal Remote vs Lego remote
 
Yes it works! I was curious and have done this last week... The 'learning' remotes are capable of remembering the codes needed for your IR bricks. You can programm the RCX to sent a code (message) and let the remote learn this. Later on your RCX can (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Universal Remote vs Lego remote
 
(...) Yes. I taught my Sony learning remote from the Lego remote and it works perfectly. (...) > remote be used to save additional commands? Yes - it can learn from the IR tower or from the RCX itself. (...) > Possibly a macro of sorts. (...) Yes - (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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