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Re: Move the processing?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 20 Nov 1999 02:53:17 GMT
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Christian Jacobsen wrote in message
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> OK, another newbie question before I get my MindStorms this weekend. • (Thanks
> for the tip, Janos!)
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> There is a lot of talk on this list about what can and can not be done in
> the RCX... memory stacks, neural nets, and what have you...
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> There has also been talk about legOS and other approaches to completely
> removing the LEGO firmware(?) and replacing it with another.
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> My question is: Is it possible to create a communications link between a
> desktop PC (which is better at computing than the RCX) and the RCX (which • is
> more mobile than the PC) so that the "heavy" software runs on the PC, and
> sends just the resulting commands to the RCX?
Yes, you can do that. The time it takes to get a message from your PC to the
RCX is about a second. A little too long to avoid collisions etc, but fine
for high-level decisions.
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> Is the speed of the connection fast enough to do this, realistically? (I
> don't want any 2 minute delay between input and action like the Mars
> Rover...) • Actually the delay with the mars rover was about 30 minutes (!).
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> Can the RCX firmware just be a simple mechanism that receives commands,
> executes, and responds? • Yes, get RCXcc, you can control the RCX by joystick.
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> I'm just trying to think "outside the (RCX) box"...
> - Christian
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Have fun,
Arjen
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