I did a search on Google Groups but didn't find much on this group about Radio Shack's new VEX system, so sorry if this has been brought up before. Info on the net seems sparse right now.
I picked up a kit and a bunch of extra parts today and so far think its a pretty nice system for the money. The real power though will come when I can connect it to a PC and program it.
From what I have found so far, it seems that the programming interface will come at a later date. The manual has a section for programming but the pages were not included (the manual is a 3 ring binder and contains dividers for different topics, one of which is programming, but no content pages included). The divider tab for programming shows a drawing of the interface and it looks like it has a standard PC serial port on it. The microcontroller has a port on it labeled serial (ethernet type connector).
Anyone have any info about when the interface will come out and/or what the software will be like? The controller has several motor/servo ports, 12 Analog/Digital IO and several ports labeled interupts that the manual says are for advanced use and are not used in the starter kit.
Also, anyone have any idea of what expansion items they are wokring on? Like sensors, motors, etc.
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