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Re: Questions Regardsing Lego Scout
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Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:29:13 GMT
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mattdm@mattdmSTOPSPAM.org
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Jeffrey Hazen <jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net> wrote:
> That is fast...
>
> The scout is pretty cool, and easy to get going. The commands are best learned by experiment.
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> On/Off button: self explanatory.
> Run button: ditto.
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> Select button:Cycles you through motion menu, touch menu, light menu, speed of execution ( you will
> hear a change in the frequency of the heartbeat cricket sound), Brick mode/Power mode, FX menu
> (mostly sound themes), the question mark will give random motions in the move cycles.
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> Change button: Cycles through menu options, for example, with the motion menu column blinking
> Use the select button to cycle through Fwd, ZigZag, Circle CW, Circle CCW, Loop A, Loop B, Loop AB.
> Use the select button again to lock in your choice and move to the next menu column. Note: With all
> The items in a menu column blinking, pressing select will SELECT NONE, and move to the next column.
> This can be useful to isolate certain behaviors to see how they work. To clear all, hold On/Off for two
> Seconds. This returns the Scout to "I just put in the batteries for the first time" mode.
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> The light sensor can be "trained" when you power on. Basically I think it saves for a median value the
> light it first sees when it is turned on. If you turn it on in a dark room, you will never be able to find a dark
> corner. If you are pointing it at a bright light, then the whole world will seem dark. I find that if I point it at
> a brightly lit wall, then the light sensor turns "on" when pointed at a light, and turns "on" when pointed at
> the dark. The light sensor LED will come on in both cases, with a little trilling sound
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> The scout will respond to 15 messages from a rcx brick.
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> 0...stop momentarily
> 1...spin 450d ccw, back to 0d, resume path
> 2...spin, resume at about 30d ccw of original path
> 3...crazy dance, resume at about 30d ccw of original path
> 4...2 momentary stops
> 5...rev a bit, then resume
> 6...pivot 45d cw
> 7...pivot 45d ccw
> 8...brake R, L on Fwd
> 9...brake R, L on Rwd
> 10...brake L, R on Fwd
> 11...brake L, R on Rwd
> 12...stop momentarily
> 13...brake momentarily, and turn on red LED
> 14...same as above
> 15...turn off red LED
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> These are all based on simple forward behavior while testing, some of the routines seem to interact with
> one another....
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> Have fun
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> Jeff
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> Jeffrey Hazen
> Jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net
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| That is fast... The scout is pretty cool, and easy to get going. The commands are best learned by experiment. On/Off button: self explanatory. Run button: ditto. Select button:Cycles you through motion menu, touch menu, light menu, speed of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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