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Re: Connecting two RCX's
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:28:17 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Marco Beri writes:
> On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:19:47 GMT, "Dennis Clark" <dlc@verinet.com>
> wrote:
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> > Why would you not want to use the IR port to get them to cooperate?
> > The "message" system built into them makes this the IDEAL way to communicate,
> > expecially since you won't be tying up a sensor input or a motor output
> > either.
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> For example if your RCXs are facing opposite direction or if there is
> a door between them, etc. etc.
> In such case a wire would be better than IR.
> Ciao.
> Marco.
Another case would be where you also want to use IR for doing radar. If you
had IR messages bouncing around for both radar and communication, it might
confuse the radar algorithm or generate incorrect readings. (You'd also have
to reserve a message number for the radar ping that wouldn't be mistaken for a
communication message.)
A third case might be in robotic combat scenarios, where you might want to
avoid opening the door for one of your opponents to send bogus control
messages to your RCXes to confuse them. While this would be a somewhat uncool
tactic, all's fair in love and war.
But these are all pretty unlikely reasons. In most cases, IR messaging is the
way to go for inter-RCX communication.
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| (...) For example if your RCXs are facing opposite direction or if there is a door between them, etc. etc. In such case a wire would be better than IR. Ciao. Marco. (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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