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Hi, Can somebody help me out with what is involved in transmitting a message from the RCX to the PC. I have an application and I have tried to read the message from the RCX on the PC, but i am not getting the desired results. Thanks Michael (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: R: Upgrade RCX?
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Hi, the board is still under development, do far I dont have any PCB layout. All is done on a prototype board and not all comonents tested yet. A simple port of BrickOS is also not possible, because of the complete different structure of the µC. I (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX packet format
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Michael, It depends on what type of software you are running on the PC. If you are talking directly to the serial port (or USB port) on the PC side, then you don't need to adhere to any specific packet type, you can invent your own (if that's what (...) (22 years ago, 19-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | SoftWIRE Curriculum for MindStorms Programming
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I just noticed that a former employer of mine, SoftWIRE, has made their MindStorms programming curriculum available for free download. SoftWIRE is a graphical programming extension for Visual Studio .NET that, among other things, I added programming (...) (22 years ago, 19-May-03, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx) !
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| | R: Upgrade RCX?
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I'm using Lego MindStorms for didactical laboratory at Politecnico di Torino. I'm interested in your project. I have two questions: Would it be difficult to reproduce in multiple copies your board? How do you solve the problem of porting the (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | rcx ir tower and irda
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I just wondered - is it possible to use the ir tower as an irDA-port? I know that it isn't the protocal that the rcx uses, but since the rcx can coummunicate with e.g. a palm .. (URL) shouldn't it be possible to do it the other way round? In that (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Upgrade RCX?
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(...) Hi Rand, I have started an hardware replacement for the RCX. Its based on an 16bit µController, an Infineon (Siemens) C164 with 128kb flash, 128kbSRAM and 64kb EEPROM. The controller plus the all memory is on a module from Phytec "Dipmodule (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Dr. Vegetable's Virtual Remote
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(...) I'm glad to hear that VRemote is working for you. I've had a lot of downloads with almost no feedback, so I'd been hoping that no news is good news. I'm working on a few programming utilities that will work with the RCX, Scout, and Control Lab (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Dr. Vegetable's Virtual Remote
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Chris, Thanks for the free software!!! I just downloaded it, and, have begun playing!! :-) I've tested it using my Scout, it seems to work like a charm, I'll be using it with my RCX next, so I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again, Martin (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RCX packet format
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Hi, When u want to send message from the RCX for instance to a PC, what is the sequence of bytes do u follow. For example if u are sending from a remote control/PC to the RCX, I know u send something like this: 0x55 0xff 0x00 and u follow each data (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: remote control and rcx -- Download Failures
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Then it would be interesting to implement a 4800 baud download WITH complement to be able to download std firmware faster and reliably ?!? Philo www.philohome.com (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: remote control and rcx -- Download Failures
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Several people report download failures at about 75% of way through downloading the 2.0 firmware. This problem could be related to using one of the "quad" speed downloading routines available in many of the alternative development systems. The (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sending a message from the RCX to the PC
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(...) ? If you are writing your own RCX OS, you should know that you can't use original firmware opcodes without the original firmware. What you need to do is directly interface with the IR port, which is beyond me. (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Dr. Vegetable's Virtual Remote
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(...) Such as... (...) This cannot be expected to work under Wine, as it requires a large measure of integration and a workable browser. (I doubt any real browsers run under Wine.) Perhaps eventually Wine can start up Netscape (or whatever) in (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sending a message from the RCX to the PC
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(...) ..... Normally there no reponse or other message wait by the RCX. Try to read the doc of mindstorms SDK mindstorms.lego.com/sdk (try sdk 2.0) nanobapt (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | sending a message from the RCX to the PC
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hi, I want to end a message and/or acknowledgement from the RCX to the PC. I am not using BrickOS or the standard firmware. I am using a different software on the RCX. It doesnt have a function for the sending from the RCX, so I am trying to do (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: remote control and rcx
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Brian B. Alano's utterance expressed in news:HEMMAJ.1n01@lugnet.com: (...) I have tried fiddling with the wires, but it's the same thing. At about 75% through the firmware download, it stops :( (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: remote control and rcx
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(...) I had a similar experience. In fact, it happens to me fairly regularly. I believe I've traced it to bad connections in the tower's serial cable. After I fiddle with it the problem usually goes away. (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: remote control and rcx
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(...) Interesting. I do own a couple Spybotics, although I'm not sure I've ever even put batteries into them, and I think (80% sure) they were in another room at the time. That would explain why the problem went away all by itself, though. And now I (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Dr. Vegetable's Virtual Remote
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(...) For a variety of reasons, I am not prepared to release my program under GPL at this time. (...) Oh, well. Maybe some other time... (...) I would like to think that is true, but even though I fixed every bug I could find before I released this (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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