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Re: Spybots
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:04:50 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Jon Gilchrist wrote:
> Hardware wise, they have two motors, a touch sensor, and several
> light/IR sensors. They can hold one program at a time. They use a
> serial connected interface that uses light (not sure if its IR or not)
There are several IR sensors, but the only light sensor is also used for the
serial interface.
> You may be able to use the
> VLL programming with them, but I don't know anything about that.
The communication with a PC is done via VLL.
Here's some VLL info:
http://www.elecbrick.com/lego/
> You can drive the spybot with a remote, or use the remote to augment
> programmed behavior. Unfortunately, there are only 3 communication
> channels, so you can only have 3 spybots being driven by remotes in
> one area. This is a drag because there are 4 different models.
> Someone wasn't thinking when they made that decision.
The protocol is the same one used for the Mana. The signal included two bits
for the ID. It could transmit channel 0, which controls all units.
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> There doesn't seem to be any simple way of interfacing additional
> sensors.
I keep hoping SOMEONE will come up with a way to connect the VLL connection to a
sensor adaptor...
Steve
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| (...) Hardware wise, they have two motors, a touch sensor, and several light/IR sensors. They can hold one program at a time. They use a serial connected interface that uses light (not sure if its IR or not) for program transfer. There is no USB (...) (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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