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Re: NXT to NXT communication?
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Date: 
Wed, 3 May 2006 16:31:06 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:

The NXT to NXT communication works very well, and is easy to use.  Here's some
video of an NXT controller for an NXT robot...

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hassenplug/Robots/NXT/nxtremotecontrol.wmv

Neat!  You used the NXT motors as inputs on the remote control?  How stiff are
they when you do that?

Also, I noticed at one point you scooted the controller closer to the car.  Was
that because it had lost the signal?  What is the effective range, anyway?

I also wonder what happens when you have more than two NXT bricks in the area.
How do you sort out signals from multiple sources?

Thanks,
- Joe



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  Re: NXT to NXT communication?
 
(...) Yep (at least that's one way to do it). I tried making a X-Y joystick, but the mechnical slop was more than I liked, so I've got one with two paddles and a thumbwheel (slightly different from Steve's) (...) Not too bad. The NXT motors are not (...) (18 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: NXT to NXT communication?
 
(...) The motors offer little resistance when used this way. However, there's something else which I think is kind of cool. If you look close, when I let go of the controller, the paddles return to the middle, and the car stops. Using just one block (...) (18 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: NXT to NXT communication?
 
(...) Rosco, The NXT to NXT communication works very well, and is easy to use. Here's some video of an NXT controller for an NXT robot... (URL) (18 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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