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What are the revisions of the RCX brick?
The RCX brick comes in 3 hardware revisions: 1.0 – The original. The only revision to include a power input jack, so that in addition to 6 AA batteries, it can also be powered by a 9-12V AC power supply. (Yes, you read that right: It’s an AC input). 1.5 (also called 1.1) – Included with the Robotics Invention System (RIS) 1.5 set.
What’s the difference between a 1.5 and 2.0 RCX brick?
RCX 1.0 brick, from all sides. The 1.5 brick is identical except that there’s no power jack at the bottom.The 2.0 brick is identical except that there’s no power jack at the bottom and it says “RCX 2.0” instead of “RCX 1.0”.
How many studs are in a RCX brick?
The wires used for connecting motors and sensors to the RCX brick are terminated at either end with a 2x2x2/3 brick with electrical contacts on the top and bottom. Wires are available in lengths of 15, 17, 20, 21, 26, 36, 46, 69, 162, and 378 studs (1 stud = 8 mm = 0.315 in).
What’s the serial number on a RIS 1.5 brick?
1.5 (also called 1.1) – Included with the Robotics Invention System (RIS) 1.5 set. Identical to the 1.0 brick except that the power input jack has been removed. Officially, the 1.5 brick is also called an 1.0 brick, but with a serial number greater than approximately 300000.
Is there a power adapter for RCX bricks?
Version 1.0 RCX bricks feature a power adapter jack to allow continuous operation instead of the limited operation time when using batteries. In version 2.0 (as well as later 1.0s included in the RIS 1.5), the power adapter jack was removed.
How to use your Lego Mindstorms RCX on a modern computer?
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.