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Re: online interaction with Lego Mindstorms robot
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:27:18 GMT
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Laurentino Martins <(lmartins@marktest.pt)SayNoToSpam()>
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At 10:04 08-11-1999 Monday , Oliver Vornberger wrote:
> My son (15, lots of PC experience) would like to program a robot.
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> Would it be possible to communicate from the PC
> with a Lego Mindstorms robot during operation
> or is it only possible to execute a program autonomously
> that has been uploaded to the robot ?
Both. It will execute downloaded programs and "immediate" commands. These usually use the Spirit.ocx integrated in some language.
Of course that due to the infra-red link you might not have total freedom to use the bot anywhere.
As a side note, you can also send immediate commands while executing a program that they will be processed on the spot. The program resumes processing after executing them.
Laurentino Martins
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[ http://www.terravista.pt/Enseada/2808/ ]
Neither technology nor efficiency can acquire more time for you,
because time is not a thing you have lost. It is not a thing you ever had.
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