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Hi all, sorry if off-topic, but perhaps anybody knows if there is anyway to communicate with RCX through my laptop ir port. Actually I connect with my Palm through COM4, but when I set Bricxcc to this port says can't find robot. Thanks Francis (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Robot Controller
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This message announces the first beta release of Robot Controller, a new Mac OS X application for testing and controlling RCX-based robots (with the standard firmware). Download it from: (URL) me what you think! Barney. (24 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Use RCX-ROM-image in a H8/3294?
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Hi all, I downloaded and decompiled the ROM-image of my RCX. It uses a H8/3292 which is only available as a Mask-ROM-type. When I look at the code (and at (URL) of course) and compare the addresses with the adress space map in the datasheet of the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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I’ve send an e-mail to Michael Gasperi. This is his answer: (...) So he can’t give the schematics because he has sold the copy rights to the magazine. the only way to get them is to buy this magazine. (24 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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(...) Beware! A normal serial cable, with the attachment screws on each side of the D-shell, doesn't fit down the recess on the back of the tower (or at least, mine doesn't). regards, Ian SMith (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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(...) right. (...) Look here: (URL) lucky, three of them and they even got email (compare that to France where the only Dacta dealer hides behind a fax). (...) Generally yes, though with rotation sensor you might be out of luck. (...) There's (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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One more thing, this is why I am going to move to USA from Japan because I can buy LEGO in cheapest price and fast way, then I can have a big place to test my RCX Controlled LEGO Train Projects, some of them need over 5m x 5m, I have no way to debug (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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If you want to buy something out of USA in (URL) to find a friend in USA and ask she/he repack and send items to you, I did like this. Most of sellers in (URL) can send items to any countries, I did many times. For (URL) discussion with seller, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Zhengrong Zang writes: There are some problems though... (...) Tends to only offer a very limited range of products (in the UK at least) - trying to get hold of some parts from there, like rotation sensors, seems to be (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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Hi, Try (URL) / (URL) luck! Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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(...) Hi Philo, as I pointed out, Mike has published the color-sensor somewhere in an article. You should send him a mail and ask where you can find the schematics and perhaps the PCboard. Claude (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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Hi Claude, I visited Mike's site and found nothing... where did you see this ? Philo (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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(...) (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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how about that.... that’s exactly the sensor I meant. How/where can I find this Mike Gasperi? (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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(...) Hi Philo and color light sensor interested people: I know that Mike Gasperi has designed an unexpensive super color-sensor based on an input-multiplexer which is driven by switching the RCX from passive to active sensor-mode all the time. The (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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I toyed some time ago with the idea of colored leds to provide color information to RCX - I didn't construct anything yet. I intended to use R/V/B leds (the addition of an IR one is a good idea) with an RCX controlled cycling mechanism to light the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Would it not be better to have 3 'eyes' each with a different filter. Red, Blue and green coloured filters. We used to do this for digitizing. Doesn't this application following the same rules? Since each 'eye' would have a different reading (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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(...) VERY interesting! I was just talking with someone at the last SMART meeting how cool it would be if there was a colour light sensor. I can't wait to read more about it! Keep us informed how you do with it. I'm not exactly sure what a reading (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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(...) Kick-ass idea! :) Plain or peanut? -Kekoa (24 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | where to buy individual parts?
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Hi, My school currently has a robotics course that uses the RIS kits and LegOS. We're trying to expand the size of our class, and consequently need additional parts (and replacements for missing/broken parts) I've looked around on the lego homepage (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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