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Subject:	Re: Communication with PC using NQC
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
Date:	Mon, 8 Nov 1999 10:37:31 GMT
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> As for libraries, I'm not sure what qualifies as "cute", but within NQC, > all of the RCX communication is containd within its own set of classes > (which I call rcxlib). Compile and link against these classes to add RCX > functionality to your own C++ programs. The access is robust, but not > "high level". For example, there isn't a method to turn on a motor. > > Dave Baum Thanks for the explanation. So, it's back to the basics! ;-) I did not explain my question very well, I think. What I would like to do is to steer the RCX from the PC, by querying its state and send it high-level commands (for example to make another maze-walker-thingie). It can be done wirh SendMessage, but it would be much nicer to be able to send more than a byte at a time... I decided to try to solve this with the original firmware first, before going to legOS or pbForth (with which I could probably have all the software on the RCX, and not need any communication except maybe for progress reports or such) Thanks again /Vlad

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		Re: Communication with PC using NQC
(...) Could you be more specific on "querying its state" and "high-level commands"? If you're willing to write custom C++ code, you can pretty much do whatever you want on top of the rcxlib stuff from the NQC source base. Its pretty easy to send (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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		Re: Communication with PC using NQC
(...) You can use the -raw option for nqc to send raw commands (including the poll command) to the RCX. Not pretty, but it works in a pinch. As for libraries, I'm not sure what qualifies as "cute", but within NQC, all of the RCX communication is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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