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In lugnet.robotics.spybotics, John Hansen writes:
> 1. The manas controller controller works with the Spybot. That's great.
> However, it works with the channel set to any of its four positions. That
> is a little bothersome.
Well, it turns out I hadn't established a secure channel with my Gigamesh.
Or, actually, I had but somehow it ended up back in "respond to all
channels" mode. Once I reestablished the secure channel the manas
controller only controls it when it is manually set to the correct channel.
That's great.
> 2. Both the manas controller and the spybot controller are left-right
> mirrored from the Spybot motors. In other words, pressing the left top
> button on either controller drives the right motor forward.
It also turns out the Spybot software documents that to turn left you press
the left button (#1)(which drives the right motor forward). So I guess
that's not so bad. I'm used to using both motors to execute a turn so it
still feels backwards to me but I gather it was an intentional design
decision geared toward younger users.
John Hansen
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