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Re: Universal Remote vs Lego remote
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:14:22 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@%stopspam%airmail.net>
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Mike Kollross wrote:
> I'm very new to the whole robotics thing so forgive me if the answer to my
> question is obvious.
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> Can a universal remote, the type that "learns" the function of other remotes, be
> used to "learn" the functions of the Lego remote?
Yes. I taught my Sony learning remote from the Lego remote and it works perfectly.
> If the IR tower can send commands directly to the RCX and Scout, can a universal
> remote be used to save additional commands?
Yes - it can learn from the IR tower or from the RCX itself.
> The end result being a more detailed remote, possibly with more complex commands. • > Possibly a macro of sorts.
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> Has anyone played around with this?
Yes - but the length of message that my Sony learning remote can remember on a single
button seems to be limited to about a dozen command bytes. However, you can program
multiple buttons and then use a feature of this remote that allows you to daisy-chain
multiple buttons together to make a single command.
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