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Re: Palm Pilot to RCX remote controller
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 16:38:23 GMT
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Original-From:
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Farrukh S. Najmi <najmi@east&nomorespam&.sun.com>
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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 been successful in doing so with Java program running on PC. I will later be
porting the Java Mindstorm toolkit I have written to Palm. I could then run teh
RCX from the Palm both from the program and manual override using the hardware
buttons.
Paul Speed wrote:
> David Walton wrote:
> >
> > Crossposted to lugnet.robotics.palm
> >
> > If you interested in the stuff try lugnet.robotics.palm group
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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
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> 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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Regards,
Farrukh
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| (...) Ok. The Palm built in IR does use IRDA. The RCX does not. This is where any difficulty comes in. (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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