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(...) that's not really cool .... cause RS232 i/o is use by IR :/ nanobapt (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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does anyone done RS232 to RCX sensor input port? (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Have you tried running the EXE under Wine? (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Dick If, by chance, BricxCC (or NQC) happened to be the popular program to which you refer I'd love to hear more details about your software tests and the code you use for communicating with the RCX via the USB tower. I'm not particularly (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Dick, thanks for posting this information. I have some USB code I need to do some more work on and this should prove very useful! Mark (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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The exe is for windows, it's actually an installer, but if you would like me to send you the pdf files I'd be glad to. -AK -- (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I am unable to extract the Lego Mindstorms SDK 2.5. Inside the zip file is just a Windows executable which does not seem to be either a zip or rar self extracting archive, does anyone know where to get a copy of it in a normal archive format, or how (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Wow, I'm sure glad I have the RCX 1.0 with the power jack... I didn't even know the newer ones didn't have it until I started to visit LUGNET...It's something I couldn't live without, not to mention the battery contacts are unreliable... (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Wow, that answers a lot of questions, all but one: why is the USB's 'long range' shorter than the Serial's distance? Was my speculation of the available power true? (500mA vs 9v ... not sure if these two measurements can be compared) (...) <snipped> (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) <snipped long post> Dick, This is a remarkably detailed analysis of the difference between the USB and serial towers. It also contains many useful hints about the preamble bytes and other esoteric things about the LEGO protocol. I have an dea (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Several recent posts have mentioned significantly slower performance of the USB Tower when compared to the serial Tower. After several measurements, I've concluded that the USB Tower is "natively" only slightly slower (~20 milliseconds per message) (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hello all! Well, I have just completed one of my biggest projects: CardShark-a Shuffling and dealing creation! It is one of the first (if not the first!) Lego creations that can shuffle and deal cards! You can find CardShark's page at my website (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Here's another solution worth mentioning: (URL) uses the 3-12V regulated power supply available from Radio Shack (part no. 273-1667): (URL) adapter cable is part no. 273-1742. I think I got the clips at Radio Shack, too, but I can't find the part (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I did more or less that, but I put in a 7809 voltage regulator to make sure that I did no damage to my RCX (wall warts sometimes output as much as 5 volts above the printed voltage). See (URL) post of mine with more details: (URL) another thread (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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all the Batterys are in RCX are like this. I think don't have mine around to look at right now + + + + + + _ _ _ _ _ _ So what if you moded the set up useing some wires and a fitting from radio shack to accept a 9.0vdc power jack? attach a wire to (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Since I do the whole web-controllable-rover deal with my bot, it tends to go quite a distance. I recently purchased a USB tower from Pitsco and I must say, even WITH the long-range enabled on the control panel, the Serial tower still beats it. In (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Thanks a lot! So THATs what it is... Now to make use of it ;-) (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) This is the indicator that you are using the datalog. It will fill in more of the circle as you use more of the datalog. It's a very useful debugging aid, as you can tell programs to save values in the datalog, and then download them onto a PC (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hmm, didn't even know that icon existed on the LCD....what does it mean? If you'd like a picture I might be able to get one... -AK -- ---...--- My website: (URL) LEGOCam: (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: USB/Serial Converter
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Somewhere on the LEGO site it says that Serial > USB is not compatable -- If you must, why not just buy a USB IR tower from PITSCO LEGODacta for $30? If you have the SDK 2.5, or even the SDK 2.0, it comes with the driver for the USB tower (in the (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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