Well there’s a new App out for Meccano Meccanoid. Yeah!!!!
It looks like we finally get to do some real programming on the cell/tablet directed at Meccanoid. Not only VCR style but actually have decision, timer, input and loops. No desktop version yet. If App didn’t run on your device before it probably still won’t. Sincerest sympathies.
I haven’t got to play with new programming section yet but be sure the whining and criticism will arrive. Already got some stored up. Where’s that devil emoticon?
Any who…
Best of all it appears to work on the old G15 and new 2.0 series. I was starting to believe the only way to get anything cool out of G15 was by Arduino only. I know I’m not the only one feeling the high possibility of being abandoned when the 2.0 series was out and the G15 was discontinued.
So dust off your antiquidated G15, charge up your batteries (or get new ones) and hopefully having not lost usb micro cable, go load up the new firmware. Yes there is one : G15-2.4. For G15.
Did you forget how?
Go here and get the updater:
Load it up and run it. Meccanoid needs to be plugged in to it’s micro usb port and ur computers USB port. Use the pulldowns to select your robot. Select preferred language. Select the new fangled rom 2.0 and click the down arrow to send it to anxiously awaiting robot.
Don’t get all flustered if the downloading fails the first time. It failed on me. Click out and start program again. Takes a while even on an excessively fast computer. Meccanoid’s memory is a lot slower than personal computer. About 3 to 4 minutes. Seemingly forever because of how long a wait for this has been. Some have been waiting a year.
When the updater is done it will tell of its’ success. Unplug USB from Meccanoid and turn him on. I turned mine off and on again. Is habbit from other flash memory device updates. Clears RAM and cold boots processor.
Haven’t got to play ragdoll to see if it improved either. I’d like to hear your opinions on the new programming section too.
A LOT less Meccannoyed. Smiles a little.
Lest I forget:
About !$%^”‘^_-#] Time! sheesh. and Thanks.
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