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Hi all, I'm a 4th year computer science student and have just developed an add on to the RCXPort API for mindstorms control for the purpose of using with standard ML as part of my 4th year project. The website is www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/~kv...oject.html (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Connecting a non-Lego motor with external battery to the RCX
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(...) If the motor runs on 9V anyway, just hook it up to RCX directly (assuming it only draws 500ma). If it needs more than that, hook an external battery up to it via a power transistor (either bipolar or FET). You'll need a resistor in series with (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Connecting a non-Lego motor with external battery to the RCX
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I need to connect a non-Lego motor to the RCX, and use an external power supply such as a 9V battery to drive the motor. Any suggestions as to how I should do this? (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Using USB Tower with Alternative Firmware
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Hi, AFAIK only the following changes need to be made to a COMM-driver to work with USB (Windows only): First of all the Lego-USB-Driver has to be installed (happens automatically when you install the MindStorms/RIS-software). (In Control Panel the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Power to RCX
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(...) Yes, but any regulator would convert power uselessly into heat, probably too much if you use a much higher voltage and draw some current. It would be better to use higher voltage motor controllers directly (if they exist). And of course this (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Power to RCX
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(...) Utter nonsense until you destroy the controller itself. Remember, while the Lego motors can take a fairly substantial voltage without being destroyed, the same is not true of the motor controller within the RCX. There is a voltage limit for (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Power to RCX
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(...) Yeah!!! That's exactly what I wanted to know! (Aka "How to connect RCX for dummies" (that's what I am - electronics isn't hobby of mine) Thanks a lot! Have a nice day Rob (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Power to RCX
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(...) Putting a regulator in front of the motor controllers would be utter nonsense IMHO. (...) Plus the data sheet of the motor controllers. Jürgen (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Excuse my ranting, but... Bricx-anything doesn't appeal to me (1); I'm not fond of the "cx" pronounced at the end. Why not "Brick" or "Brix" instead? BrixCC and BrixOS work, as do BrickCC and BrickOS. Ian (1) I dunno why; but it's a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Power to RCX
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There is a difference between a voltage regulator (which limits the maximum voltage applied to a circuit) and a rectifier (which turns AC into pulsed DC - to be smothed out by a capacitor - it also ensures that you can't connect a DC power source (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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