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Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
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Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:03:40 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com> writes:
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 same pattern as a bar code.
Hold the Micro-Scout up to the screen.

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-russ nelson <sig@russnelson.com>  http://russnelson.com
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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



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
 
(...) Couldn't you use an animated gif? (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
 
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)
  Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
 
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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  Re: Micro Scout programming with VLL bar code: HOWTO
 
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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