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  Re: Wireless Robots
 
(...) How? via the IR port? then the communication cannot be faster than it already is, or am I missing something? /Vlad (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Wireless Robots
 
Vlad, You're not missing anything at all. You are correct that the communication between the RCX and the laptop isn't faster. But the communication to the now more powerful (because of the laptop) robot is musch faster (1MB/s Ethernet instead of (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Wireless Robots
 
(...) That was what I was thinking too... I still am not seeing how this is going to be faster than if the RCX was communicating directly with a stationary PC... the only improvement is that the range of the robot is better (if the laptop sits on (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Wireless Robots
 
Vlad, Bingo. I want to be able to control the whole thing via a web page on the 'net and see images from the quickcam that's mounted on the beast. Much faster to transmit jpgs over wireless ethernet than over 2400 baud IR. BTW the lap top is a piece (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Wireless Robots
 
You can transmit pictures over the IR link? If you could do this, even if it was slow, then that would open up a whole new range of possibilities. Andy (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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