Re: Mindstorms USB connection and memory

In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
>
> Yes, you're crazy.
>
> Actually, it's been suggested many times.  However, it doesn't quite work
> that way.
>
> With USB, there's a master device, and a slave device.  The thumb drive is a
> slave device.  The NXT is a slave device.  You can't connect a thumb drive
> to an NXT, just like you can't connect two thumb drives together.  A thumb
> drive could not request data from another drive.  And, the NXT could not
> request data from a thumb drive.
>
> This is a hardware issue, so you can't get around it with new firmware.
>
> Sorry
> Steve

Steve,

Thanks! I was hoping it might work like the memory card in my digital camera. By
the way, when your working on the next NXT, a memory card slot would be COOL!

I can dream can't I?

Sincerely,

Todd