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Re: wireless communication to RCX
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 8 Aug 1999 16:08:15 GMT
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Pete Sevcik <sevcik@%spamless%flash.net>
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A simple way to overcome the unidirectional problem of the IR link is to build
your robot with the RCX pointing up. Suspend the IR tower from the ceiling,
pointing down. For a small room, this should cover the entire area. Only
problem is when your wife objects to cables dangling from the ceiling ;)
- pete.
STARRWARSS@aol.com wrote:
> See, what i was thinking for wireless communication was accually something
> more or less like a small adapter or something you would put infront of the
> tower then the RCX.
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> basically it would convert the IR to radio then from Radio to IR.
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> I've been wanting to make something like this cause I love to control the RCX
> in real time, just the IR doesn't cover every point in my room like radio
> would.
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> Then just adding a wireless camcorder and you would have a nice little toy,
> eh?
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> I have no clue how hard this would be since I'm not one that is savy in
> electronics.
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> I would figure in no way this can accually void the warrenty on the RCX
> either cause there would be nothing that woudl modify the RCX itself.
>
> KGB AgEnT #4 OUT AKA Clint Rutkas
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Pete Sevcik sevcik@flash.net
Techno-stuff Robotics
http://www.flash.net/~sevcik/
Robotics for FUN !
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: wireless communication to RCX
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| Pete Sevcik wrote in message <37ADAB6F.4651EF8D@f...sh.net>... (...) build (...) ceiling, (...) How about putting up a lamp hanging from the ceiling in which you can hide the IR tower? I chuckled at first, when reading your posting, but thinking it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: wireless communication to RCX
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| Pete Sevcik writes: > A simple way to overcome the unidirectional problem of the IR link is to build > your robot with the RCX pointing up. Suspend the IR tower from the ceiling, > pointing down. Not needed. IR bounces off a white ceiling very (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: wireless communication to RCX
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| See, what i was thinking for wireless communication was accually something more or less like a small adapter or something you would put infront of the tower then the RCX. basically it would convert the IR to radio then from Radio to IR. I've been (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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