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I have created a new site as a reference for educators using RoboLab in the classroom. I would love to have some of you visit the site and provide feedback. At present we have only a few examples, but we are working on adding many more. The most (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.loc.us.in) !
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| | Re: Guide to Control Lab
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Watch this: (URL) Gertsen - Denmark (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Guide to Control Lab
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active X control? (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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hello, Yes, you can program using Lego LOGO, which is the official software that is packaged with the Lego Dacta Control Lab set. Or you can use the more powerful (IMHO) Lego Engineer, a program developed at Tufts which is based on National (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Guide to Control Lab
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Hello, No, the Control Lab is "just" 8 input/output connectors connected direct to a computer via RS232. Lars Gertsen - Denmark (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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I am still not sure waht different between RCX and ControlLab, can I wrtie program and download for it? Zhengrong (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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1. The yellow inputs are for digital sensors (temperature and touch). The blue are for analog (rotation and light). 2. It's an emergency stop. With the original software, it just stops execution. Don't know if it's implemented with the ActiveX thing (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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"Lars Gertsen" <lars.gertsen@mail.tele.dk> wrote in message news:3AA73386.14FEDB...tele.dk... (...) yellow=used for yellow sensors(touch, temperatur), sensors needs no power to work. blue=used for light and angle sensors, these sensors needs power (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Guide to Control Lab
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Hello, I have just bought a used Dacta control lab and I use it via an ActiveX that I found on the net. However there are some small details that I would like get cleared out. 1: What is the difference between the yellow and blue input connectors? (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Learning Robolab... !
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(...) Good question. You're right... they don't download with 2.0. I've asked them about it. I'll let you know when I hear back. (...) That's my touch sensor fork icon (If statement) under Structures | Forks. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Learning Robolab... !
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Can someone help? There are some great sample ROBOLAB programs at this location: (URL) The first section on 'beeps' shows beep icons with a random number modifier or message modifier or 'value of container' modifier. But they don't download. A (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Anybody tried ActiveX for Control Lab?
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Hello, I have just bought a Dacta Control Lab without software, so I use an ActiveX from (URL) I am having a bit of problems when I use "mindstorms" touch sensors. The ActiveX control wont registrer when I press it. Any hints? Lars Gertsen - Denmark (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic)
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| | ROBOLAB catalog info clarified...
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For anyone intending to purchase ROBOLAB, here is a minor clarification of the catalog material. I hope the Pitsco-LEGO Dacta service rep does not object to me posting it here. Thanks for the prompt reply... Jerry ***...*** Thank you for your (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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If you're interested in creating your own applications, take a look at: (URL) (select Research) There's both a paper describing the PC protocol in great depth ((URL) and (best of all) an ActiveX component ((URL) that you can compile and use from (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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I forgot to mention that LEGO Engineer 2.0 currently runs on top of ROBOLAB 2.0. So ok, its not *free* :) You have to spend the $25 or so on ROBOLAB first. But its still better than LOGO I think because the programming is graphical. And unlike (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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Just to clarify, this serial interface box that you've been given doesn't have much to do with ROBOLAB. ROBOLAB is the software for the RCX. What you want (free) is LEGO Engineer, which looks and smells a lot like ROBOLAB. (URL) Right now only the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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I bought one of those four years ago (long before Mindstorms). It's an absolutely wonderful unit - considerably better than the RCX, Scout, etc. The only downside is that it must be tethered to a PC (though you could buy a wireless serial (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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(...) Hi, I believe that the unit you are describing is the interface for the Lego Dacta Control Lab. I have been using these for several years in schools where I have worked and also for control of my Lego trains. I like the unit because it offers (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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If you pickup the intelligent house from Dacta you may have some luck, Pitsco?Dacta would be my best guess. Legomaster@gobi.com (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Lego Dacta/Robolab control with 8 I/O
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Hello, I have been offered a Lego Dacta/Robolab control unit which must be attached to the serial port on a PC. The unit has 8 input and 8 output. There are no software with this unit. Anybody know what software I need to use this unit and if any of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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