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Re: What about this for a new RCX 2.5 setup?
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Fri, 10 May 2002 22:42:33 GMT
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Oh, and I forgot one of the "BIGGEST" wishes on the list:
5) Linksys wireless access port response rather than the directional IR
port. Or at least SOME form of 900MHz+ communication that is
non-directional, with higher bandwidth (who knows...maybe there will be
enough bandwidth some day for the video camera to be wireless through the
RCX). Just seems like a network access point would be the most logical.
I know...this all seems like giant leaps and unrealistic requests, but who
would have thought you would even have something like an RCX 5 years ago? Grin.
-Jeff McClain
In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Jeff McClain writes:
> Seems to me that the BEST implementation of the RCX would be for some CORE
> changes and feature sets to be built in. I realize that these would be
> somewhat expensive, but I would pay pretty good money to have an RCX with
> the following specs (built in). These aren't really in order of desire or
> ease of implementation, so please be understanding on these "dream" ideas
> (smirk):
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> 1) I REALLY want some sort of sensor unit that provides gyroscope data (for
> level movement of a 6 legged climbing rough terrain robot).
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> 2) I REALLY think a builtin compass sensor would be useful. If you coupled
> this with the gyroscope, it would seem to me like you could build this into
> a self contained cool addition to the RCX (like a 2" extension box that
> plugs into the bottom of an RCX 2.5 or something). Call it the RCX 2.5
> Expansion or something. Anyone know if Lego had any ideas/plans for
> something like this? Heck, throw in a temperature sensor as well, and
> charge me $200 for it...I'd pay it.
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> 3) GPS chip built in. GPS chips are getting VERY cheap these days. Most
> of the cost for hand held GPS units are in the casing and LCD display. For
> pretty rich features, you could natively include GPS support into an
> expanded RCX+ device. Guess the antanae for indoor use would be the only limit.
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> 4) As long as you are going to do this on a nice new upgraded RCX, why not
> go ahead and throw in floating point functionality and builtin support for
> trig functions?
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> mmmmm....built in functions for gps tracking, magnetic compass, temperature
> sampling, gyroscope, trig...gahhh...
>
> -Jeff McClain
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