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Just thought people might like to know I have developed a piece of Palm Software called Robotic Mover which allows you to remotely control your RCX. Unlike the other available software, This does actually use the built in infrared port of the Palm (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: Searching for alternatives
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(...) Oops! I must have mistook the 'wireless' word and imagined the IR part... It connects to the BUS port on the bottom. Rather interesting really. Seems it's a 1.3~ mhz serial bus. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: Searching for alternatives
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(...) That's a shame. Being this late in the game I would expect to see USB support and an expansion slot of some kind. (...) The keyboard is said to be IR linked. (...) Ah so I'm assuming it's not enough power to power a IR tower if need be? They (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: Searching for alternatives
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(...) [Cross posted to lugnet.robotics.palm] For the Agenda VR3d (Developer/Tech version) it's only $179 USD. That's an incredible price for what you get. Even If I had to create one of them little serial IR devices that someone mentioned being able (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: palm IR
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(...) Use the MindStorms remote or the direct commands from NQC to train OmniRemote. I think the "test panel" with the included software may work as well. Robert Eddings (25 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | palm IR
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Can anyone direct me to the settings for Omniremote to control the rcx from my Palm Pilots IR port? The one link I found is dead ((URL) in advance _cesar (25 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: PSION 5MX HAND HELD
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I got this reply from Kasper: (...) Hi scott... unforunatly, i cannot get the lugnet listserver let me post to the list, so if anybody else is interested, you will have to forward this mail to the list =) anyways, i am the happy owner of a palm5mx.. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | PSION 5MX HAND HELD
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I was reading about these yesterday. They appear to have a serial port: (URL) anyone who understands these things able to get it to interact with our friend the RCX? It means nothing to me, but it appears they will run JAVA in some form. Scott A (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Which Palm?
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(...) Hmm. I had assumed I could programme the RCX using a palm (via the RIS tower). However, after reading your post, and a good deal of the other 56 messages in this group, it appears this is not the case. I already have a LEGO remote, so that (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Which Palm?
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The short answer is it doesn't really matter.....'cause none of the Palm or Handspring units really work directly with the RCX. If there is a Holy Grail to this robotics/Palm group, it would be the successful programming of the Palm IrDA port to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics)
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| | dead link?
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On (URL) —Robert Eddings" (URL) to be a dead duck Scott A "dead duck" - Such a strange phrase (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Which Palm?
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Is there a list of Palms which I can use with my RCX etc? I am thinking of getting used one just to use with my RCX - but I don't want to by the "wrong" one. I'm grateful for any help given... as always. Scott A (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Palm Hardware Interface idea?
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Got some specs for the SV200 controller board that the PPRK uses: The SV203 is a Microchip PIC16C73 microcontroller based servo motor controller board. It accepts RS232 serial data signal from a host computer and outputs PWM (pulse width modulated) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Palm Based RCX Robot Idea...
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(...) <snip> (...) Hmmm...I was thinking about this after I saw the Palm Pilot based robot kit on Slashdot. How about a modified interface board that connects with the Palm Pilot via the serial port and then it has an array of RCX compatible Inputs (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Grand Re-Opening! Bricks on the Brain
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Wow, what an intense couple of weeks we have had! Bricks on the Brain has launched the second generation of our web site andboy do we have new stuff! We have improved the navigation of the store by adding additional sub categories. We now have over (...) (26 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Bricks on the Brain Launchs Wireless Capabilities!
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Today, BricksontheBrain.com, the Web's easiest way to buy bricks, launched a Palm VII application to follow current and past order status. You can download this application at www.bricksonthebrain...wnload.cfm Please let us know what you think! (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: rcx+hp48gx
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(...) header, (...) Check this web page: (URL) has the IR communications spec for the RCX brick. Look down the page for the "Communications" section. have fun, DLC (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | rcx+hp48gx
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Hi, i like to do a remote control for the RCX with my old hp48gx, but i don't understand the package structure, (what is the number of the bits?, the header, stop bits, parity, how to use the opcodes....etc). Who to teach me hear?? thanks (26 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | RCX tower for HotSync?
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Has anyone has any success in using the Mindstorms IR tower with a Palm for IR HotSync with a desktop? Cheers, Steve (26 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: The palm IR tools
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LRemote uses the same IR codes as the LEGO remote does. It is still worth trying to train OmniRemote that way though. With OmniRemote, doing the same thing in a different way can make a big difference. I don't know why. Train some buttons and see (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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