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Re: interfacing PCs with LEGO?
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:07:09 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Joe Strout wrote:
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> All this has led me to ask...
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> My Question: Can anyone point me to resources about interfacing an ordinary PC
> with the LEGO inputs and outputs? Instead of an RCX, I'd like to get the guts
> of a cheap PC, stick it in a largish LEGO robot, and have that control
> everything (and program this board by plugging in an ethernet cable and simply
> SSHing to it). Is this doable, without going through the RCX? What sort of
> interface hardware would I need?
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> Thanks,
> - Joe
Lego Dacta Control Lab has 8 input and 8 output ports. Still not a lot for all
the actuators for both arms and legs. But still, it's more than the RCX.
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| Disclaimer: I'm not into LEGO robotics yet, so I am quite likely full of baloney. I hope you'll humor me anyway. Preamble: I'm thinking ahead to when I might get into LEGO robotics, and the sorts of projects I'd like to do. I'm a software engineer (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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