Subject:
|
RE: Why do it? Was: multi-device output controller (fwd)
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.robotics
|
Date:
|
Sat, 27 Mar 1999 02:17:09 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1029 times
|
| |
|
|
> With all of the talk about RS232 converters, and PWM decoders, why not buy a
> single board computer and do everything from your PC?
>
> ----- End of forwarded message from Ralph Hempel -----
>
> That's easy, you don't have to write software for anything other than the
> RCX and such a convertor would only cost about $25 to $30 a copy.
Hmmm, the RCX tower is a pretty effective RS232 converter...and you will
still need to write special software for the RS232 convertor's interface to the
PC.
Like I said, its cheaper and quicker to buy a second RCX from Pitsco...
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
--------------------------------------------------------
Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at:
<http://www.bmts.com/~rhempel/lego/pbFORTH/default.html>
--------------------------------------------------------
Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com
--------------------------------------------------------
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Why do it? Was: multi-device output controller (fwd)
|
| ----- Forwarded message from Ralph Hempel ----- From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> Subject: Why do it? Was: multi-device output controller Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 22:17:57 GMT With all of the talk about RS232 converters, and PWM decoders, why (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
2 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
