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(...) Just wondering why you didn't use a differential on each axle, that would have improved turning a lot. Probably the ideal solution is the nice limited slip differential shown by somebody months ago (sorry can't remember who was he). Mario Lego (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Who exactly is selling the motor kits? (25 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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If you need motors, check out toys. They are clearing out their stock (I've heard April they're outa-here) and everything is on sale. The 8735 Technic motor kit was 24.?? last time I looked. Shipping is a tad steep, so you may want to get several at (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hey, I really like that Rover. Very clever use of the new gearbox. Very well engineered! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) <chv@crazyrobots.com> wrote in message news:G8wov7.MwA@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Please look at : (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Remote Control
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Hi there,I live in South Africa where it is difficult to obtain Mindstorms products. Can anyone help with a circuit diagram of the Remote Control unit so that i can build mty own. I have tried teaching a Learnable remote control from th tower but it (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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From the Pitsco-Dacta online catalog, the current version of ROBOLAB ver 2.0 is W90051 and is called 'ROBOLAB Investigator'. It includes the Programmer software (which I hope is the full version). It costs US$59.00. But the catalog material is sort (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I've written a document summarizing all the options available for Linux that is available here: (URL) ignores Spirit.OCX and RoboLab, since they are windows only, but to the best of my knowledge covers every other programming interface that is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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I can only speak from experience about programming languages that use the standard firmware, since that's all I've used. *Spirit.OCX (I've used VB and J++): The worst way to program in the standard firmware. non-intuitive syntax (even if you (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Programming languages
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Ooooh! Let the holy wars begin :>) Jeffrey Hazen North Mill Technology jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net -----Original Message----- From: Tobias Moller [SMTP:tobias.moller@telia.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:41 PM To: (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Just out of pure curiosity: How many different programming languages for the RCX exists? Which is the easiest/most advanced/best? (I know this is a matter of taste) And is there any language that does *not* use the LEGO firmware? --Tobias (25 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RF communication between PC and RCX - anyone tried it?
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Hi I'm working on a telerobotics project where I use various input devices an a PC to control a Mindstorms robot, equipped with a wireless video camera. I was reading somewhere , either in the spririt.ocx or NQC documentation, that there's some (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi all, It's done. I've got 3 Sharp GP2D12 Infrared Ranger with my RCX using only one input ! I use Michael Gasperi's Multiplexer ((URL) his more general analog interface (3 times ; the one with the opamp) ((URL) a 9 volts battery (6LR61). (Thanks, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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If you're interested in creating your own applications, take a look at: (URL) (select Research) There's both a paper describing the PC protocol in great depth ((URL) and (best of all) an ActiveX component ((URL) that you can compile and use from (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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I forgot to mention that LEGO Engineer 2.0 currently runs on top of ROBOLAB 2.0. So ok, its not *free* :) You have to spend the $25 or so on ROBOLAB first. But its still better than LOGO I think because the programming is graphical. And unlike (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Just to clarify, this serial interface box that you've been given doesn't have much to do with ROBOLAB. ROBOLAB is the software for the RCX. What you want (free) is LEGO Engineer, which looks and smells a lot like ROBOLAB. (URL) Right now only the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I bought one of those four years ago (long before Mindstorms). It's an absolutely wonderful unit - considerably better than the RCX, Scout, etc. The only downside is that it must be tethered to a PC (though you could buy a wireless serial (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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(...) Hi, I believe that the unit you are describing is the interface for the Lego Dacta Control Lab. I have been using these for several years in schools where I have worked and also for control of my Lego trains. I like the unit because it offers (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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If you pickup the intelligent house from Dacta you may have some luck, Pitsco?Dacta would be my best guess. Legomaster@gobi.com (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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Hello, I have been offered a Lego Dacta/Robolab control unit which must be attached to the serial port on a PC. The unit has 8 input and 8 output. There are no software with this unit. Anybody know what software I need to use this unit and if any of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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