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Re: Communication with PC using NQC
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lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
Date: 
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 02:27:30 GMT
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In article <FKvK6J.MH7@lugnet.com>, "Vlad Dumitrescu"
<vladdu@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

As for libraries, I'm not sure what qualifies as "cute", but within NQC,
all of the RCX communication is containd within its own set of classes
(which I call rcxlib).  Compile and link against these classes to add RCX
functionality to your own C++ programs.  The access is robust, but not
"high level".  For example, there isn't a method to turn on a motor.

Dave Baum

Thanks for the explanation. So, it's back to the basics! ;-)

I did not explain my question very well, I think. What I would like to do is to
steer the RCX from the PC, by querying its state and send it high-level
commands (for example to make another maze-walker-thingie). It can be done wirh
SendMessage, but it would be much nicer to be able to send more than a byte at
a time...


Could you be more specific on "querying its state" and "high-level
commands"?  If you're willing to write custom C++ code, you can pretty
much do whatever you want on top of the rcxlib stuff from the NQC source
base.  Its pretty easy to send messages to control motors, read
variable/sensors, etc.  You could also send commands to start individual
tasks, read the datalog, or send messages (which would then be interpreted
by an NQC program on the RCX).

Does any of this answer your question?

Dave Baum

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reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com



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(...) Taking the example of the maze-walker, the PC software should be able to keep track of the position of the robot and direct it through the maze. (...) Yes, I looked at the code and it only needs a higher-level wrapper. (...) Yes, it does, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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  Re: Communication with PC using NQC
 
(...) Thanks for the explanation. So, it's back to the basics! ;-) I did not explain my question very well, I think. What I would like to do is to steer the RCX from the PC, by querying its state and send it high-level commands (for example to make (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)

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