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Re: Help with 9738 LEGO Mindstorms Remote Control
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:01:54 GMT
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Dave's reply is right on the mark, but I also want to point out that if you
have downloaded a non-MindStorms O.S. to the RCX (i.e. any firmware other than
the standard LEGO MindStorms firmware) the remote might not work either. I
haven't tried any other firmwares so I can't give any details. But, the RoboLab
firmware might be different. Since the remote is ordered from World Shop and
not DACTA, it might not be designed to be a RoboLab accessory. Also legOS
(which bypasses firmware entirely) is definitely different. In legOS you'll
have to write code to explicitly read the IR port and check for remote control
codes.
I also believe I read somewhere that it's possible to receive messages from the
remote control from within a program in NQC. However I can't find it now so I
think I made it up. If anyone can correct me I'd appreciate it!
In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Dave Baum writes:
> I just got one myself and it seems to work fine. [...]
> One potential problem is that the RCX may need firmware downloaded to it
> before it can respond to the remote. If the LCD display shows something
> like "00.00 1" then you've got firmware. If it shows just a single number
> (e.g. "1"), then you need to download firmware to the RCX.
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> In article <FEoq64.5oM@lugnet.com>, "Ben Fleskes" <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote:
> > [...] the 9738 LEGO Mindstorms remote control doesn't seem to do
> > anything.
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| (...) Robolab uses the same firmware as Mindstorms RIS, so the remote should work fine. Same goes for NQC. (...) You can write programs in NQC (also in RCX Code or Robolab) that respond to IR Messages. These messages can be sent from another RCX, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help with 9738 LEGO Mindstorms Remote Control
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| I just got one myself and it seems to work fine. The A, B, and C buttons turn on the motors (in either direction) as long as they are held. You can even hold multiple buttons down to turn more than one motor at the same time. The Message buttons (1, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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