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Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab
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Thu, 27 Sep 2001 20:58:04 GMT
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1) If you have a serial tower, there is no reason I can think of to purchase
the USB tower. If you use a USB tower, then you will need the USB support
that Robolab 2.5 provides.
2) The hardware differences between the 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 bricks are very
minor. The real difference with the 2.0 RCX is the firmware, which can be
run on any of the RCX versions to date. Robolab 2.5 will automatically
download the new firmware if needed to any of the RCX bricks.
3) Robolab 2.5 supports the Scout bricks, and includes the ability to
program the Scout to send VLL output to the Microscout.
Robolab 2.5 contains:
1. New packaging - At one time you could purchase the programmer section and
the investigator section separately for $25 each. Now it looks like both are
packaged as one for $59. Even if you do not use investigator, it is fun to
play with.
2. Useability enhancements - The menu hierarchy is easier to use, the menus
have an icon search function, icons placed next to each other are autowired,
and the help information is better with examples for many commands.
3. New sensors - Extensive support for the Lego camera and other video
cameras including using the camera as another sensor, and support for new
DCP sensors like acceleration, lux, barometric pressure, and redox.
4. New functions - Wait for Rotation without reset, Task priority (with the
ability to detect when a higher task has control of the output ports),
random fork, load scroll from file, play sound from a container, zero touch
sensor, zero light sensor, zero temp sensors, and a formula container that
allows simple formula calculations.
5. New platform support - Control lab interface, Scout, and support for Lego
Assembler (LASM) routines (allows you to program your own sensors or
functions within Robolab).
6. Support for most newer firmware functions - Event monitoring,
priority-based access control, play tones with frequencies from variables,
debugging enhancements, and the ability to switch to another program and run it.
7. More direct mode and internet mode support.
I am sure there are many improvements in version 2.5 that I have have not
mentioned or completely missed, like the memory map dump function. I will be
spending many long nights exploring this new release.
IMHO Robolab 2.5 is well worth the price.
In lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, Miles Gentry writes:
> If you already have a serial IR tower, RCX 1.0, Scouts, and MicroScouts,
> then what extra benefits would you get from the new RoboLab 2.5 with:
> 1) new USB IR tower?
> 2) new RCX 2.0?
> 3) old Scout, eg, events and VLL output to MicroScout?
> 4) old MicroScout, eg, VLL input from USB IR tower?
>
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