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Re: New Palm IR Software to remote control your RCX
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Date: 
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:13:47 GMT
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Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> writes:
Dennis Clark wrote:

I'm guessing that using the built in IR port is close to
the signal needed but not quite there. It's a shame LEGO
used such an alien signal for their towers.

It's very close to what is used in standard remote controls,
so it's a natural choice and not that alien.  They couldn't
use the Irda protocol used in Notebooks or handhelds because
it is too complicated for such a small computer as the RCX.

Jürgen

--
Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/



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  Re: New Palm IR Software to remote control your RCX
 
(...) I'm guessing that using the built in IR port is close to the signal needed but not quite there. It's a shame LEGO used such an alien signal for their towers. But I really do love having FULL NQC on my iPAQ! At our last show I was able to fully (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics.palm)

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