Flash Force Wiki

A knowledge base on optically-controlled LEGO — Visible Light Link (VLL), RCX / Scout / Spybotics infrared, emitters, tools and protocols. 56 notes.

Overview

• Flash Force Wiki

Devices

• Bionicle Manas
• Code Pilot
• CyberMaster
• EV3
• Micro Scout
• NXT
• Power Functions (IR)
• Powered Up
• RC Train (IR)
• RCX
• Scout
• Spybotics
• WeDo

Emitters

• Arduino · ESP32 + LED
• Computer screen
• FTDI DTR + LED
• IR LED (invisible VLL)
• LEGO 9V Light brick (via RCX)
• LEGO USB IR tower (RIS 2.0)
• Phone torch (Flash Force)
• Powered Up hub (Pybricks VLL)

Tools & Software

• BrickLogo
• Droid Developer Kit CD (_ddk.exe)
• Flash Force
• lego-blockly
• LegoBpy
• LegoRcxPy
• legOS · brickOS
• leJOS
• NQC · BrickCC
• pbForth
• rcxvll.nqh (pbrick)
• RIS · RCX Code
• ROBOLAB

Models

• Buildable models (DDK & DSDK)

Protocols

• 76 kHz IR family
• Barcodes (Code Pilot)
• Power Functions RC (IR)
• RCX IR protocol
• RCX opcode table
• Spybotics IR protocol
• VLL — Visible Light Link

References

• 📡 Frequencies, wavelengths & brightness
• 📤 VLL emitters — options & status
• 🔗 Link directory
• 🗂 Sets & bricks index
• 🛒 Hardware shopping list

Sources

• adriansieber
• DACTA · Robolab sensors
• elecbrick (Doug Eaton)
• LEGO FAQ — P program & IR tower
• LEGO official docs — Tower Interface + Scout SDK
• pbrick.info
• philohome (Philippe Hurbain)
• RCX Internals (Kekoa Proudfoot)

Browse by tag