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Re: RCX Serial Hardware Hack
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Thu, 29 May 2008 12:15:50 GMT
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Dear Claude
In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Claude Baumann wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Bernhard Powolny wrote:
> > http://www-date.uni-paderborn.de/pub/people/dasas/Beh03.pdf
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> I can't find it anymore neither.
A: Thank you for finding the PDF.
> > Then i have done as it is discriped in
> > http://www.convict.lu/Jeunes/RCXCam/RCXCam_Journal.htm
> > but i dont understand realy why we should do that?
> >
> > 1) To correctly use the H8 TX line with the CMUCam2 module, the driving RCX
> > software MUST shut down the 38kHz carrier
> >
> > like :
> >
> > void infrared_off() {
> > //! disable IR carrier frequency. // carrier_shutdown();
> > //extern inline void carrier_shutdown(void)
> > T1_CR =0;
> > T1_CSR =0;
> > }
>
> The carrier should be quiet in any case, because it disturbs the TX signal.
>
> > and
> > 2)set the port6<7> pin LOW. Now the upper PNP transistor isn't conducting
> > anymore.
> >
> > FOR WHAT reason...
>
> We tried this,but it didn't work. Why, because the transistor will drain some
> current, if the emitter has positive voltage and the base goes low. If the
> carrier is off, and by accident you set long range, then you have the chance to
> repeat what I did: kill a couple of infrared LEDs. Don't forget that they are
> driven at high current, but under the condition of a 50% duty cycle that is
> guaranteed by the carrier. If you shut down the timer, then the pin is high or
> low - the timer stops and you don't know the actual port6<7> state -
>
> If you have short range, the LEDs will rapidly heat also and only burn after a
> while. So, if your IR-TX doesn't work anymore... check you LEDs.
A: I will check ( measure the Voltage on the IF LEDS) should be approx. 9V
betweem LED and Transistor if everything is off.
> > But how managed the people from to http://www.convict.lu/Jeunes/RCXCam/RCXCam_Journal.htm
> > do it ????
>
> With the CMUCam2 everything works fine, even at 19600 as I said.
> > .
A: Now i had success . It works.
> >
> > more snap from the http://www.convict.lu/Jeunes/RCXCam/RCXCam_Journal.htm
> > It is important to add a 100k pull-up resistor to the TX line !!! Otherwise the
> > TX voltage will drop down to 0.45V it
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> Pulling up the TX line IS necessary-at least with the CMUCam2, because the RX of
> this device is not pulled up.
I have allready done it.
>
> No idea, why it should not work. We have run our the CMUCam2 for hours at many
> occasions. We rebuilt the whole thing with another RCX, that we sent to Tufts
> Univ. They successfully played with the stuff.
A:Ok Now it works
best regards
Bernhard
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