Robot Controller for Mac

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By Barney Hilken

control LEGO mindstorms robots

This is Robot Controller, an application for controlling and testing Lego Mindstorms robots using the RCX with firmware version 2. It is the ideal companion to Dave Baum's NQC. Robot Controller allows you to:

Download firmware to the RCX
Control the three motor outputs
Set up the three sensor inputs and monitor their values
Download programs to the five program slots and run them
Set up the datalog and save it on your disk in readable form
Send and receive messages to and from your robot
Examine the use of the RCX memory
Read and change the values of the RCX variables
Control the RCX with AppleScript

Robot controller only works on Mac OS X version 10.1 or later. It works both with the USB IR tower and with the serial IR tower (provided you have a serial port with a driver). Programs for download must be in .rcx format, as produced by nqc; firmware for download must be in .lgo format, as included in the Lego 2.0 beta SDK.

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GENERAL

Release: May 3, 2004

Latest update: August 20, 2015

Version: 1.7b4

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements: Mac OS X 10.1 or higher (10.2 recommended)RCX with firmware 2.0LEGO IR tower (either serial or USB)

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Works like magic on Apple Powerbook G4 with Tiger...
j.navarroMay 26, 2005
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...10.4.1 and USB IR tower.<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is the first software I have tried that works "as advertised" for controlling an RCX from my mac. Right away it uses the USB IR tower to talk to the RCX 2.0 and does exactly what is expected. No problems, no fiddling. Was very helpful in figuring out that the hardware works and that no special drivers are necessary. Any other software that doesn't work (like LogoBlocks, which would be nice) it's the software's fault.
Works like magic on Apple Powerbook G4 with Tiger...
j.navarroMay 26, 2005
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Cons
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...10.4.1 and USB IR tower.<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is the first software I have tried that works "as advertised" for controlling an RCX from my mac. Right away it uses the USB IR tower to talk to the RCX 2.0 and does exactly what is expected. No problems, no fiddling. Was very helpful in figuring out that the hardware works and that no special drivers are necessary. Any other software that doesn't work (like LogoBlocks, which would be nice) it's the software's fault.
jmcguireSeptember 27, 2002
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This works better then the Mindstorm software I bought for OS 9. I was actually able to update my RCX 1.0 Brick to 2.0 and