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Subject: 
Re: Looking for the Mindstorms software.
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:08:21 GMT
Original-From: 
William Grant <tanarri@gmail.+SayNoToSpam+com>
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On Apr 11, 2005 7:21 AM, Elf <hogne.b.pettersen@elfworld.org> wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, John Hansen wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics, tmassey@obscorp.com wrote:
> > > I can't speak about bricxcc, but I was under the impression that NQC
> > > required the Mindstorms software to be loaded, in order to use certain
> > > Minstorm DLL's to communicate with the RCX via USB tower?  I know under
> > > Linux it does not, but I thought at least under Windows it did.
> > > 
> > > Is this incorrect?
> > 
> > No it is not incorrect.  You do have to install the USB tower drivers in order
> > for NQC and BricxCC to use the USB tower to talk to the brick.  That is not the
> > case for the Serial tower.
> > 
> > You can get the tower drivers (along with the firmware) by downloading and
> > installing the MindStorms SDK 2.5:
> > 
> > http://mindstorms.lego.com/sdk2point5/LEGOMindstormsSDK25.zip
> > 
> > Alternatively, you could get the tower drivers from the link included in
> > 
> > http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=22119
> > 
> > Another source for USB tower drivers is via the Robolab for LabView page:
> > 
> > http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/college/robolabforlabview/default.asp
> 
> 
> When you say USB tower, do you mean the IR transmitter which you use to ransfer
> your program to the RCX?
> 
> I have RIS v 1.5, will the drivers above work with that version as well?
> 
> -Elf-


The IR transceiver that comes with RIS 1.5 is a serial one, so it does
not need drivers.

William.



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  Re: Looking for the Mindstorms software.
 
(...) When you say USB tower, do you mean the IR transmitter which you use to ransfer your program to the RCX? I have RIS v 1.5, will the drivers above work with that version as well? -Elf- (21 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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