To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.roboticsOpen lugnet.robotics in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Robotics / 27395
    Coming out of the dark ages... —Ardjan Besse
   Hi, I am just coming out of my (second) 'dark ages', now that my kid has turned 5y and is starting to build LEGO, so I can get my LEGO out of the stores again... I didn't have the time yet to check all postings, but can someone quickly fill me in (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Coming out of the dark ages... —linmix
   You'll need to either get the RCX 2.0 software or use NQC. As far as I know no one has (yet) managed to use the IrDa port and I believe Vista doesn't support Serial ports... you might try a USB to Serial converter, but that doesn't always work. (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        RE: Coming out of the dark ages... —Dennis L Hitzeman
   Interestingly, this exchange caused me to break out my own RCX 1.0 to do some experimentation. I was able to get the serial IR tower to work with Windows Vista Ultimate x64 by using the USB to serial cable from a Vex programming kit (it's actually a (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
 

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR