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Re: Getting Serial IR Tower To Work With RoboLab
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab
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Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:23:13 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, Tom Lohre wrote:
> I am trying to interface a serial IR tower RoboLab 2.5.4 B. The serial tower is
> connected to com4 via a PCMCIA RS232 1 port card. I can select the com4 port in
> "select Com" within RoboLab. "Interrogate RCX" does not work. No green light on
> the PCMCIA RS232 1 port card or the IR Tower. I know I have a fresh 9V battery
> in the IR Tower and the cable is good for I get a serial printer to run on the
> PCMCIA RS232 1 port card.
> The program I am trying to run is GPS7.vi. A program developed at Convict
> School,http://www.restena.lu/convict/Jeunes/Robo_Soccer/FinalWork.htm
> The GPS7.vi has it's own RS232 vi's to communicate with the RCX so once I get
> RoboLab to recognize the serial IR Tower I will probably have to add com4 to the
> RS232 vi's. I think I do not think I need to use SPIRIT.OCX. Any suggestion
> would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to get this incredible complicated
> program to run so I can learn LabView and go on to adapt this fascinating
> program into another. Convict's RoboSoccer uses two RCX's and a ball on a soccer
> playing field that is analyzed by the Vision Camera. The program feeds
> information to the RCXs to run the game. I want to adapt the program to look and
> then paint in real time. I work as a fine artist and hope to create a
> RoboArtist. Thanks a million, I could never do it without you. Tom
> http://tomlohre.com
Hi Tom,
try GPS8.vi hat you can download at
www.convict.lu/Jeunes/Robo_Soccer/GPS_Camera8.llb
I added a small sub.vi to GPS8.vi that allows you to find your USB converted
serial port. Probably you have it on Com4. You can run this search...vi alone
and determine the correct number.
-Claude
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