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In lugnet.robotics, Matt Silver writes:
> With repect to the RCX, what use are the Droid Developer Kits (DDK) beyond
> their appearing limited 7 firmware programs ?
You can have some fun with the Micro Scout if you have the Scout from
Robotics Discovery Set (9735). Some of the Scout's built-in programs emit
Visible Light Link codes from its LED (output port 3) to trigger built-in
programs in the Micro Scout via its light sensor. You need to place the
Micro Scout's light sensor next to the Scout's LED output or convey the
light up to 16 cm (6.5 in) with Lego fiber optic cable or the light sabre
rods found in some Star Wars sets, eg, Dark Side Developers Set. Search
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/microscout/ for more info.
Better yet, if you have an IR Tower (from RIS 9719, 9747, or Pitsco), then
you can download NQC to create programs for the Scout to control the Micro
Scout. Scour http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/scout/ and
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/vll/ for more information. Get NQC 2.3b1 at
http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/nqc/beta/index.html
To go to an even higher level, after you get the new NQC, then get RCX2
firmware by navigating into http://mindstorms.lego.com/sdk2/index.html.
RCX2 with NQC may enhance the RCX's relationship with the Scout which then
can control the Micro Scout more discretely.
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| (...) These are (far better) comments than I was going to make wrt to scout and micro-scout. Essentially, the scout and micro-scout allow you to experiment with team and cooperative robotics--as Miles said: "a higher level". I bought my 7.5 YO son a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miles Gentry" To: <lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> Subject: Re: DDK - What use are they / lower prices seen> To go to an even higher level, after you get the new NQC, then get RCX2 (...) On the download page it says: (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| With repect to the RCX, what use are the Droid Developer Kits (DDK) beyond their appearing limited 7 firmware programs ? I do think they are attractive to the younger lego maniacs - so I'm not slamming them. Actually I got one today for my 8 year (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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