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Summary: * The Micro Scout can be program by flashing a light at it. * Use transparencies as a low tech means of doing this. A more detailed version is available at (URL) Droid Developers Kit is the first and only MindStorms set that many of us have (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
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Have you tried using the computer monitor? ie: display the bar code on your computer screen and scan along the code? this may make a simple scout/code pilot programmer possible. -Rich (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
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Richard Earley writes: > > Have you tried using the computer monitor? ie: display the bar code on your > computer screen and scan along the code? this may make a simple scout/code > pilot programmer possible. Even better, flash a big square in the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
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(...) But that requires timing on the part of the computer. A simple display of a bar code could also be posted to a web page for access by all.... -Rich (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Couldn't you use an animated gif? (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Richard Earley writes: > But that requires timing on the part of the computer. A simple display of a bar > code could also be posted to a web page for access by all.... Relative timing is all that's needed. All you need is a wait() routine which (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Perhaps an animated GIF file consisting of a black or white square that alternate where the timing is specified in the GIF file and executed by the computer. This would still be able to be posted on web sites. Brian (...) -- ___...___ Brian Johnson (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I just tried this by modifying the PS barcode maker Doug Eaton posted. I made one 'bar' and one 'space' as a 256x256 GIF and merged them with gifmerge as directed by Doug's PS (plus all space lead-in/lead-out). I played this back at various (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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The usual caveats with respect to refresh timing apply to all suggestions about displaying something on a computer screen. Think about watching a picture of a TV set on TV. The image seems to creep and only part of it is displayed at any given time. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics)
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| | VLL Transmit for RCX (was: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO)
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(...) hook up a light sensor, initialize it, and then use vll_send(code) to transmit. The little red LED on the light sensor blinks furiously. The Scout still does this far faster (about 3x) but it probably has some special hardware (not the least (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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