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Re: RCX and GPS systems
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 18:12:14 GMT
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"Jeff Lalo" <jeff_lalo@hotmail.com> writes:
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> For sometime I have thought that a GPS interfaced with the RCX would be the
> answer to my navigational prayers. I have not found any information on an
> interface for the RCX (GPS-RCX or GPS-PC-RCX). I realize that this is not a
> trivial task with proprietary protocols being involved and all. I did find
> a nice bit on Garmin's site regarding their protocol etc. The physical
> layer seems to based on a version of RS-232 (positive voltage only). Also,
> data can be transmitted in ASCII at the data level.
It might be possible to run an IR transmitter directly off it,
IIRC John Barnes posted a circuit diagram for that a while ago
(he might also sell these things).
Then you only need the software, where you need to send/receive
single characters, not the usual poackets.
That should be possible with brickOS and lejOS.
Jürgen
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Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
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