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Re: NXT to RCX Communications
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Thu, 5 Oct 2006 02:36:59 GMT
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu>
To: <lugnet.robotics.nxt@lugnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: NXT to RCX Communications


In lugnet.robotics.nxt, "John Carrasquillo" <joev@hvc.rr.com> wrote:

Is it possible for the NXT to send Run Program commands from the
NXT to RCX via a light sensor?

No. The light sensor can have the red LED either on or off - you can't set
it to
"20%" or something like that, and there's no way to toggle the LED fast
enough
to mimic or RCX-style IR message. But...

You could cetainly have a program constantly running on the RCX, looking
for a
change in light level, and use that to sense when the NXT was turning its
LED on
the light sensor on or off. With proper timing, the RCX could also turn
the LED
on the old-style sensor on/off, (by switching between active and passive
modes),
thereby signaling the NXT. People have used this before for RCX-to-RCX
"secure"
communication, for instance.

I have the NXT to RCX communications adapter from Mindsensors
but I have no programming experience.

Well, once you learn to use that you won't be limited to mechanisms like
the
above... and you'll free up more sensor ports. Use it, if possible.

--
Brian Davis


Thanks Brian. I might as well use the time to try and learn nbc.
John



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  Re: NXT to RCX Communications
 
(...) No. The light sensor can have the red LED either on or off - you can't set it to "20%" or something like that, and there's no way to toggle the LED fast enough to mimic or RCX-style IR message. But... You could cetainly have a program (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)

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