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(...) [snip] Your reply presumes an advanced application with VLL. Sorry, but my scant description caused confusion. My original post intended a more primitive approach. Yes, you can really do manual Fiber Optic System control to Scouts and Micro (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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Edison vs Tesla DC vs AC Are you guys talking about the same thing? -- Bob Fay California, USA rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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You can't actually do this the way you describe. You can't pulse the motor outputs as required to drive the FOS with the standard firmware. The FOS has only one LED, and the VLL signal is a bit more complicated than on/off. You can use the scout VLL (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Sale price for Fiber Optics System at LSAH
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You can get Fiber Optics at reduced price. LSAH Weekly Specials through Feb 6, 2001 has #9732 "Extreme Creatures" for sale US$25 (reg $50). See (URL) It has the FOS (Fiber Optic System) with 8 fiber optic cables and the 8-LED rotary part. For info (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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You can build a Technic mechanical and optical system to control Mindstorms Scouts and Micro Scouts. The lights and optic cables from the FOS (Fiber Optic System) rotary LED assembly can provide the light sources and channels to the light sensors on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Remote Control of 3 motors with Scout & Micro Scout
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You can remotely control each of 3 motors in both directions with a Scout and a Micro Scout. You need these parts: 1) Mindstorms Remote Control, 2) Mindstorms Scout, 3) Mindstorms Micro Scout, 4) 2 motors, 5) Lego Fiber Optic Cable (optional). You (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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(...) Hi Robert, true it s a non standard IR protocol, but so do Palm. After some searching over the weekend, I came up with the following links. (search google for: palm lego mindstorms) 1. (URL) This guy wrote 2 applications to control the RCX (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) Or just sign up to the lugnet.robotics.palm newsgroup. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) Greg and Bernard The Scout and the RCX use a non standard IR communication protocol so the Palm cannot communicate directly. Some neat things can be done though. There has been a few postings on this subject so I suggest you do a search of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) hi all, sorry but who is john barnes? is there information about him <sorry if it seems like a silly question:) bernard (25 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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