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Re: Looking for the Mindstorms software.
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:08:21 GMT
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William Grant <TANARRI@GMAIL.stopspamCOM>
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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
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> When you say USB tower, do you mean the IR transmitter which you use to ransfer
> your program to the RCX?
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> I have RIS v 1.5, will the drivers above work with that version as well?
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> -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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| (...) 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- (19 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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