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| Attention everyone trying or have gotten the USB IR tower to work under windows running legOS. I have some patches from at certain Jin Sato that are supposed to allow one to upload programs and the legOS kernel via the USB IR tower. First off I am (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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usb, ir, how
(score: 4.059)
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| | Robot navigation - barcode stations?
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| Hi, Some time ago, on this or another robotics list, someone was talking about navigation and location sensing techniques for RCX based robots. After some thinking, reading through the literature and messing with some homebrew sensors I have one (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 4.058)
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usb, rcx, ir
(score: 4.057)
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rcx, ir, how
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| | Re: Blocking The Lego Remote?
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| (...) This is a very basic problem with the whole LEGO IR protocol -- you can't address a specific RCX/Scout without also reaching every other brick in the room. I believe this is the reason why the RCX has the short-range IR setting. The approach I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 4.041)
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| | Re: NQC vs Spirit communication speed
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| The retry timing for RCX_Link uses a dynamic backoff, which is a good general purpose solution if you're going to be sending lots of packets (like a typical NQC download) and the latency through the serial driver is unknown and/or unpredictable (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 4.029)
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| | Re: Wishlist leJOS
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| I (another newbie) also would like to upload data from the RCX to a Windows PC. It looks like adding the data to a StringBuffer would be a good way to save it, but I have not much of a clue about how to write (1) the Java that runs on the PC to (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 4.026)
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| | Re: control RCX from PC
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| (...) I have a simple WIN32 console application (with C source code) that opens the USB tower to listen for messages from the RCX. You can easily modify this program (using the WriteFile() API system function) to talk to the RCX. (URL) not exactly (...) (20 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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usb, rcx, ir
(score: 4.015)
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| | RCX firmware download
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| Hi, Wonder if I can get some help in this forum, hope so ;) I've been trying to download the firmware (standard) to a RCX. After I turn it on, the cone signal blinks, and it accepts communication with the IR tower. Then it starts downloading and in (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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usb, rcx, ir
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| | Feeding the RCX 1.0 from RIS 1.5
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| Hi, I'd like to know what kind of adapter I could use (and how) for supplying my RCX with power, since it has no inlet. I have tried to use DC adapters for 6, 9, and 12 Volts, all without success. I connected them to the plates inside the battery (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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ris, rcx, how
(score: 4.005)
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| | Uploading datalog - some confusion?
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| I have been playing around with NQC (RCX v2, MacNQC) and generally everthing has been straightforward (certainly more so than Robolab...) but I am having problems with datalog uploads. I can upload the datalog using NQC no problem. I then included (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 4.002)
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| | RCX2 Firmware?
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| How do I get the "RCX2" firmware into my RCX? I have a RIS 1.5, and would like to program to the RCX2 API as defined in the RcxCC IDE's documentation. Thanks... (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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ris, rcx, how
(score: 3.998)
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| | Use of LNP under Windows
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| Hello I'd like to send sensor values from the RCX to my PC. In this forum I've read that I can do this with the help of LNPD. The OS on my PC is Win 2000, I'm using Cygwin to compile my BrickOS programs, my IR-Tower is connected to an USB port. Is (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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usb, rcx, ir
(score: 3.997)
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| | Re: Proper power supply for a 1.0?
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| (...) I'd like to be cutting in to this transformer conversation, since ... I'd like to know what kind of adapter I could use (and how) for supplying my RCX with power, since it has no inlet. I have tried to use DC adapters for 6, 9, and 12 Volts, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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ris, rcx, how
(score: 3.996)
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| | Infrared range of RCX
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| Hi all. I've been experimenting with the range of the Infrared communication between RCX's. I noticed that RCX #1 could send a message to RCX #2 at a distance of about 80 feet. However, RCX #2 could only send a message to RCX #1 at about a distance (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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rcx, ir
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| | Problems with the USB tower
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| Hi!Everyone, I was trying to download the kernel to the RCX but the errors I get are something like this: -When I do ./firmdl3 ../legOS.srec I get the message: ./firmdl3:tower not responding. -When I do ./firmdl3 --tty=usb ../legOS.srec I get: (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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usb, rcx, how
(score: 3.975)
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| | Re: Gameboy RCX
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| (...) Oh, yes it does. Quite a bit more, actually. The original GBA still runs about $70, I believe, or the GBA SP will hit you for $100. $269 gets you both the XRC and the basic no-frills Xport that connects it to the GBA ($338 will get you the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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ris, rcx, ir
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| | Sending ir packets
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| I am writing a program, and it doesnt work. Right now im just trying to make sure I can interface with the serial port properly. So I am sending: 55 ff 00 51 ae 03 fc 54 ab At 2400 baud, 8 data bits, odd parity, and one stop bit. It doesnt work. The (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 3.970)
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| | Re: GP2D12 IR sensor RCX active sensor interface?
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| (...) Hi Gareth, i build a interface (mutiplexer) using one input for three (ore more with little changes) sharp GP2D12 and a 9V battery. (Actually Michael Gasperi builds it !!!! I only made some changes !!!!) Have a look at : (2 URLs) more general) (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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rcx, ir, how
(score: 3.969)
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| | Re: Communication Speed, PC -> RCX, LEJOS!
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| (...) Hi Joe, Thank you for your fast reply, you are right, alle the 4 RCXs can see the tower, but I dont think thats the problem, since the problem also is present when only one RCX is turned on, or the other 3 are removed from the place. I only (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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usb, rcx, ir
(score: 3.969)
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