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Re: Palm Pilot to RCX remote controller
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:08:09 GMT
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Paul Speed <pspeed@augustschell.!NoMoreSpam!com>
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David Walton wrote:
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> Crossposted to lugnet.robotics.palm
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> If you interested in the stuff try lugnet.robotics.palm group
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> I think one of the problems with the built IR is its hard to code
> for it as it doesn't obey any standards like IRDA correct me on
> this one if anybody knows better
Ok. The Palm built in IR does use IRDA. The RCX does not.
This is where any difficulty comes in.
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> The range (power) limits the distance it can transmit reliably especially
> on the III whose IR transmitter is pathetic.
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> I have the III upgrade card in my Palm Pro which works OK but still need an
> external IR transmitter to control my TV with omniremote
I get a range of about three to four feet on my Palm III.
When I was still living in my townhouse I could use it as a remote
with my arm outstretched. Now I actually have to lean forward.
Needless to say, this is more of a novelty than a utility.
The reason I would like to be able to get the Palm and the
RCX to talk with IR isn't to use it as a remote. I would like to
extend the brains of my RCX by tapping into the power of the Palm.
I envision having a slot on the top of my 'bot where I can drop
my Palm in IR-Port down and from that point on it would control
the 'bot.
Someday, :)
-Paul (pspeed@progeeks.com, http://www.progeeks.com/)
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Palm Pilot to RCX remote controller
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| Paul, What you describe as someday is exactly what I am working on. To move the RCX controlling program off the RCX to a more capable machine where a program written in an Object Oriented hi level language (Java) does the actual controlling. I have (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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