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Re: RIS Upgrade Kit
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:36:45 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Timmy Brolin wrote:
> Or you could just buy a USB-to-serial adapter at your local computer
> store. They are fairly inexpensive.
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> -Timmy Brolin
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> Orion Pobursky wrote:
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> > In lugnet.robotics, Ahui Herrera wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.robotics, Orion Pobursky wrote:
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> > > > In lugnet.robotics, Ahui Herrera wrote:
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> > > > > 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
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> > > 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
> >
> > -Orion
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 no luck at all. I also tried a PCMCIA serial card, which did not work
reliably - occasionally short packets would be received.
I'm sure others here can explain why. (Timing and so on...)
(BTW, if I'm wrong and anyone has made a USB to serial adaptor work, then I'd
love to know...)
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| Thanks al for your input. Guess for the time being I'll just have to use my old HP desktop when I use my RCXs. -AHui A&M LWorks (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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