Lego Mindstorms

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Some old articles about the good old RCX

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I use Lego Technic all the time in most of my robots, as it’s a quick, easy and stable prototyping platform. In the past (and sometimes now, even) I have also delved into the world of Lego Robotics.

I am rather old fashioned when it comes to Lego Mindstorms — I like the ‘good old’ systems — the RCX, Cybermasters and the Micro Scout. I have the pleasure of owning two RCXs and one Micro Scout, and making them all talk to each other is rather satisfying.

So here are some articles and guides I’ve written up on various topics to do with these old, forgotten Lego Mindstorms products.

RCX on OS X

Published 2^nd October 2010

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A guide to setting up a Lego Mindstorms development environment on Mac OS X (Pre-Lion).

Teaching the RCX VLL

Published 26^th October 2010

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The RCX can be made to speak VLL to it’s younger relative, the Micro Scout. This guide spills the bolts on how to do so.

Making Homebrew Sensors

Published 8^th October 2010

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Why use Lego sensors when you can make your own? This article includes a useful reference calculator.