 | | RE: RTC —Nils Oberg
| | | | (...) It is really fun ... some of the time ;) (...) Yeah, I kind of thought that IR may not be so good, but I'm sure that I can find some ways around that. (...) That's an idea, although the data acquisition system primarily measures stress, (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
| | | | | | | | | | RE: RTC —Luis Villa
| | | | | | (...) Once upon a time, I was paid briefly to do it to. Certainly the best summer job I will ever have. (...) FYI, The main limitation with the IR, assuming that your room is reasonably IR reflective, is that the tower turns itself off and so it can (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
| | | | | | | | | | | | RE: RTC —Nils Oberg
| | | | | (...) Glad to hear it. Unfortunately, I'm also a student, the sysadmin, a programmer, and just general (computer) handyman, so I don't get to play with the robots all the time. (...) I see. So I can use regular laptop/PC IR to comm with the robot (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
| | | | | | | | | | | | RE: RTC —Luis Villa
| | | | | | (...) No- I should have been more clear: PC->tower->robot automatically turns on the tower and is therefore pretty robust (whereas the robot has no way to turn on the tower once it has gone off.) There is no way to use laptop IR to talk to the (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | RE: RTC —Nils Oberg
| | | | | (...) Crap :) Our setup would have been a hot item at trade shows :) Can anyone give me some info on power conservation with legOS? Will legOS shut itself down after a certain period of time? Does a power adapter exist for the robot so I can plug it (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
| | | | | | | | | | | | RE: RTC —Luis Villa
| | | | | (...) There used to be such an option, but I can't seem to find it at the moment. Anyone else game? (...) Unfortunately, only if you have an older version of the mindstorms (version 1.0.) In version 1.5, Lego in it's infinite wisdom removed the (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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