Subject:
|
Re: startup questions RIS 2.0
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.robotics
|
Date:
|
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:42:20 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
5025 times
|
| |
|
|
> programmer, you will probably find either NQC or BrickOS (a full Open
> Source firmware replacement OS) more suitable. There is also Robolab -
> but unless you are of the LabView background of visual languages for
> digital test equipment programming, it will be a very alien system to
> work with. Plus - of the three advanced systems, it is the only one
> that is not free. Finally - there is also the Mindscript code which
> comes hidden away on the supplied disks - I am not very familiar with
> it though.
>
> The alternative programming systems may have issues under win2k, and I
> am afraid that may be simply a matter of trying them and seeing. It
> really depends upon what mechanism they use to enumerate and utilise
> the USB Tower.
>
> Welcome to the Community, it is quite freindly here so dont be too shy
> to ask questions.
Many thanks! Friendly indeed.
Looks like its NQC for me - very well documented, widely used, and clearly the
recent versions claim support for the USB tower. Also BrickOS was too much like
UNIX for me. I am more comfortable with Windows based programming languages.
OK, now to find a few free days to get this up and running.
Cheers.
Gyl
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: startup questions RIS 2.0
|
| Okay - when I got my first serial based RCX tower, I had no issues with Win2k, but with the USB device, it is really a matter of the drivers. If you have got it working with the current drivers, then you will be fine. On the supplied disks, there (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
|
4 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
