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Re: Thoughts on Battery-powered IR-controlled trains
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego
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Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:03:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote:
> The biggest news to me at BrickFest on this was IR control - the RCX can
> transmit IR, and we've already got it running things like Manas (that may use a
> very similar protocol). So multiple, RCX-controled (but not powered) trains
> become a possibility, with the RCX inputs and outputs dedicated to just
> controling layout features (points, animation, train sensing).
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> And this requires no modification whatsoever, just careful coding of the RCX for
> IR control. One RCX, controling multiple trains, switching tracks, and loading &
> unloading stations. If the train folks don't enjoy this, I assure you there's
> some mindstorms types that are chomping at the bit.
The problem you're gonna find is that the RCX can only point in 1 direction at
once. Unless you have many spaced around your layout, you're not gonna be able
to control the trains at every point on the layout. That may not be a problem -
if the trains continue running when they lose their IR signal (we don't know
that yet) you may be able to have significant chunks that don't need coverage,
but you're still probably gonna end up needing multiple RCXs - and how do they
communicate with each other if they're using IR to communicate with trains?
ROSCO
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