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Subject: 
Re: spybot
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:35:33 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mark de Kock wrote:
In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
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.

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 fun, when you have more than one.

Steve



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(...) 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. (...) But even with it being 'just that', you (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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