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Re: RIS Upgrade Kit
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:18:54 GMT
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Or you could just buy a USB-to-serial adapter at your local computer
store. They are fairly inexpensive.
-Timmy Brolin
Orion Pobursky wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Ahui Herrera wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.robotics, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> >
> > > In lugnet.robotics, Ahui Herrera wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have the RCX 1.5 kit but with my new PC I do not have a serial port. Does
> > > > LEGO just sell the USB version of the IR tower? If so what item # is it. Also
> > > > is 1.5 the latest firmware or 2.0? Thanks, AHui
> > >
> > > 2.0 is the latest and:
> > > http://www.legoeducationstore.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=1001
> > >
> > > -Orion
> >
> > Thanks, but what about the software upgrade? I remember that I was able to
> > purchase an upgrade kit from 1.0 to 1.5 from LEGO a while back. Is there such a
> > thing from 1.5 to 2.0?
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> It's set 3805 but it seems that LEGO isn't selling it anymore:
> http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=3805
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> A quick Bricklink search yeilded:
> http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?invXrefID=18143&invType=F
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> -Orion
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| (...) Don't use a USB to serial converter. It won't work with the IR tower. You'll need to get the USB tower (ebay is where I got mine) and then you'll need RIS 2.0. I have a notebook with no serial port, and I tried a USB to serial converter with (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) It's set 3805 but it seems that LEGO isn't selling it anymore: (URL) quick Bricklink search yeilded: (URL) (20 years ago, 14-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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