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I have RCX 1.0, what more do I need?
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:27 GMT
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Hi all.
I have recently come into possession of an RCX 1.0 brick (the one with the power
socket), but nothing else that would come with it. What other things do I need
to purchase to make my new brick useful?
I understand that at the very least I will need an IR Tower so that my computer
can communicate with the brick. From what I've read, I should be able to use the
USB version of the tower that came with RIS 2.0 [is this correct?] (I'm much
more familiar with USB than I am with serial ports - I'm not even 100% sure that
my computer even _has_ a serial port!). I know that I will need to install some
form of software that will let me interact with the brick, but I am unclear as
to exactly what is required. I can think of three fuctions that will need to be
taken care of: some form of development environment where I can write programs;
a driver for the tower so that I can pass these programs to the RCX; and
firmware that will allow the brick to execute the programs. I've read terms like
ROBOLAB and BrickOS, but I don't know which software performs which function,
nor whether I can download everything I'll need from the Internet or if I'll
need to source a copy of the original CD with drivers etc.
I did find this thread from last year
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=27598
which I think goes some way to answering my questions, but I'm still confused
because I'm unsure of how all the components of the software work together.
I also know that without sensors of some description I'm going to be very
limited in what I can do. I'm ok with that. :-)
Of course, one possibility is to simply purchase a RIS 2.0 kit. That way I'd at
least have all the basics, with the added bonus of two RCX bricks. However, if I
can get away without spending that much money I'd be happier.
I'm running Windows XP, which seems to have some problems running the original
software, but I can cross that bridge when or if I come to it!
Thanks in advance for your help.
Owen.
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 | | Re: I have RCX 1.0, what more do I need?
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| Looks like you didn't get any answers? The towers make no difference to the RCX brick at all. The originals with serial port work with some things better than the newer USB version. I have both to play with. A serial port on your pc would be a (...) (15 years ago, 25-Sep-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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