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Re: spybot
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:43:37 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Thomas Jollans wrote:
> > what can spybot do on the hardware side (output ports, built-in motors,
> > power settings of motors, active/passive sensor ports, built-in
> > sensors....)? Is the firmware replacable? What interface to the PC is
> > used? (IR/RC...) can it communicate with the rcx?
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> Thomas
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> The Spybot is not expandable in any way (hardware or software) as far as I/O
> ports.
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> It has 2 motors, 1 light sensor, and 1 touch sensor (all built-in). The
> firmware is not replaceable.
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> It communicates with a PC via a serial cable.
Actually, it is a USB cable and the communication at the Spybot-end is done via
light signals. It looks a little like the computer and Spybot talk morse with
blinking lights instead of sounds.
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> It has some pretty cool abilities, when it comes to IR, including being able to
> talk with an RCX, and track the direction & distance of it's controller, or
> other Spybots.
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> If you want to get into some very techinical stuff, you could build external
> sensors which communicate through the VLL (Visible Light Link) which is used to
> communicate with the PC. That would allow it to be expanded a great deal.
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> But that's no small task. There aren't any off-the-shelf products to do that.
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> For the most part, the Spybot is what it is, and not much more.
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> Steve
But even with it being 'just that', you still have plenty of possibilities.
there are several 'zones' around the spybot and if you place lightsources there,
you can have the spybot react differently to these. (like if the light is to the
left, the Spybot will turn around, if the light is to the right and far away,
the Spybot will speed straight ahead and play a sound).
But the most fun can be had when you place two Spybots in one room. And if you
program them differently, it is always a surprise what will happen. The Spybots
will react to each others presence..
/\/\ark "yes, four Spybots is total chaos" de Kock
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| (...) Cool. I didn't know they made them with USB, also. The three I have all use serial cables. The "blinking lights" is the VLL (visible light link), which could be used by other devices to communicate with the Spybot. And, I agree, they are more (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Are you sure? Mine is serial, and AFAIK all Spybots use the serial interface. Jürgen (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Thomas The Spybot is not expandable in any way (hardware or software) as far as I/O ports. It has 2 motors, 1 light sensor, and 1 touch sensor (all built-in). The firmware is not replaceable. It communicates with a PC via a serial cable. It (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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