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While getting my old (an 2.0 setup) set up for my little brother to play with, I learned some thigns about using it with newer versions of Windows (Windows 7 in my case). I found out that there is a patch needed for the USB IR tower, which resolves the problem of the system locking up when the tower is plugged in.
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You can download it here:. After installing this, things will run fine, unless you decide to use the official program and launch it more than once. At which point you will see a message like 'A critical error has occurred. You may be running out of memory, or you may need to reinstall Robotics Invention System 2. The solution to this is a bit messy. There is a file left behind here Vista/Win7: C: Users AppData Local Temp Ris 2.0.mov.#res XP: C: Documents and Settings Application Data Temp Ris 2.0.mov.#res This file must be deleted each time before the program is launched. What I did was create a batch script to do this, and a Visual Basic script to launch the batch script (so it could happen without launching a command prompt window).
You'll find both scripts here: I recommend replacing all shortcuts to theLaunchRis2.exe with a shortcut to the Visual Basic script. Note that the VB script assumes you will put put the batch script in%PROGRAMFILES(X86)% LEGO MINDSTORMS launchRis.bat (or%PROGRAMFILES% LEGO MINDSTORMS launchRis.bat on a 32 bit system), but you can easily edit the script to change the location. Of course, this second problem is irrelevant if you decide to write the programs youself (I preferred this over the graphical tool Lego provided). There are several available. Let me know if you have suggestions for improvement or run into any issues.
Bringing back your old LEGO Mindstorms RCX to life is easier than you might expect. The bottleneck is being able to communicate with the RCX using the Infrared Communication Tower. Version 1 used a tower that was attached to the computer using the old serial port (RS232) while version 2 used a USB tower.
The later is much easier to use these days since most computers still have plugs that are compatible with USB1.1. For this tutorial you will need:. Windows XP.
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We will setup a virtual machine on your host computer (Mac or PC) and install Windows XP on it. We will then install the original Robotic Invention System (RIS) so that the USB driver is correctly installed. You can then use RIS to program you RCX or you can setup many other programming environments/languages.
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Another problem you might encounter is that the cables used to connect the sensor and actuators to the RCX have become brittle and the isolation comes off easily. You can still buy some new cables from Bricklink.