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Re: Laser Tag on a Brick - Laser Tag with an RCX as the main part!
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 4 Feb 2007 22:07:39 GMT
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Chris Malton wrote:
> Brian Davis wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics, Chris Malton wrote:
> >
> > > It depends on some software I have written to be
> > > usable (unless you use the Messages window in
> > > BricxCC or the NQC command line).
> > Why? If you need to send an IR message from the RCX, there's a command for that
> > in NQC (SendMessage, IMS).
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> The software I wrote is for the controlling PC. It uses SendMessage
> from the RCX, but the PC software is needed to interpret the messages
> from the RCX.
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> The PC has to act as a base station! The PC can then generate scores
> etc. using a somewhat dodgy algorithm.
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> > > What does anyone think of the idea (other than mad)?
> > How directed is the pulse? "Laser tag", "flashlight tag", and "broad-beamed
> > searchlight tag" are very different games, and I'm not sure how you get a
> > semi-tight "beam" from the RCX without a significant muzzle.
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> The weird thing about the RCX is that on TX power low the beam is weak
> and narrow (no further than 2 metres), in TX power high, the beam is
> very strong and wide (at least it seems to go around corners!). In other
> words it's Laser Tag, just with IR as the "laser". As far as I am
> aware, most laser tag systems use IR anyway!
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> I do need to create some kind of muzzle for the brick though! (Then I
> can use long range?)
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> I'll do some quick tests and report back soon!
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> Chris
I now have one high power TX brick, which works very well now that I've
fitted it with a not quite central muzzle. This means that IR can still
get in and out (somewhat), but it is very concentrated IR!
Long range + Muzzle works accurately over 10m or so!
Chris
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