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Re: Scout vs. RIS 1.5
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 25 Nov 1999 04:28:02 GMT
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Ah, one more thing that isn't mentioned too much. Most of the more
interesting sensors on the RCX are powered (light, rotation). The Scout
can't handle these. Consider a life restricted to touch sensing. Not
unworkable, but the equation 3 = 2+1 isn't quite right.
The Scout SDK does allow determining the type of touch sensor hit (there are
3 resistor coded types, though I haven't seen them). It is not clear to me
if you can stack more than one on an input. If you can get 3 on a single
input, and use code to determine which was pressed, this further complicates
the balance.
--Jack Gregory
mlindsay <mlindsay@linlink.com> wrote in message
news:FLpvrG.9L6@lugnet.com...
> I was favoring the Scout until Jack mentioned the RIS has more input and
> output ports than the RIS. Does the need for more input/output ports out
> weight the need or use of the added new features with the Scout:
> - advanced multitasking
> - subroutine calls
> - local & global variables
> - VLL
> (to name a few)
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> What exactly is the Scout's 2+1 by 2+1 format for input/output mean • anyway?
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> Thanks,
> Mark
>
> In lugnet.robotics, Jack Gregory writes:
> > I have been watching the Scout situation closely, and have been tempted, • but
> > if the $50 difference (less with the tower, obviously) I think the RIS is
> > the better choice. It really comes down to whose toy it is. The Scout • may
> > be better for the younger kids, but 11 is pushing the limit. The bottom
> > line is that the RIS has more inputs and outputs, and these are very
> > precious commodities.
> >
> > My problem is that I need to decide which one to get as a second • Mindstorms.
> > A harder decision, I think. I really like the SDK for the Scout, and I • hope
> > they improve the RIS firmware and SDK in the same direction (and allow us
> > 1.0 owners to upgrade).
> >
> > --Jack Gregory
> >
> >
> > mlindsay <mlindsay@linlink.com> wrote in message
> > news:FLon6H.K2L@lugnet.com...
> > > I am planning to by my 11 year old son either the RIS 1.5 kit or the • new
> > > Discovery (Scout) kit for Christmas. Of course, I want to be able to • play
> > too
> > > and interface with the PC and even my Palm.
> > > I was planning to get the RIS until I read about the extra • (programming)
> > > capabilities of the Scout. However, I want to be able to interface with • the PC
> > > using the IR tower. Would it still be best to buy the Scout and the IR • tower
> > > separately?
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| I was favoring the Scout until Jack mentioned the RIS has more input and output ports than the RIS. Does the need for more input/output ports out weight the need or use of the added new features with the Scout: - advanced multitasking - subroutine (...) (27 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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