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LEGO itself does not make specific firmware/software to support other devices other than the official NXT brick but...
...you can still use Arduino and Raspberry Pi (and more) with the NXT components including the NXT brick. Personally, I mix LEGO and electronics all the time.
Arduino & Raspberry Pi are flexible development platforms and they can ...
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In short, yes it's perfectly safe to run your old 9v motors from your Power Functions battery box.
This excellent online reference has a lot of information on various LEGO motors. Both the old 9v train motor and the Power Functions train motor are listed.
The information on the site shows that the characteristics of the two motors are very similar with the ...
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I think RC devices are not compatible with PF devices due using different IR protocols.
For instance, see this forum thread for more explanation. Also this cool site.
Summarizing,
RC and PF can use the same rails
RC and PF cannot use the same remote controllers
RC and PF uses different engines:
RC places it in bogie (as 9v do)
PF places it in body
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The best solution is to create custom LEGO-compatible bricks that your servos (or other parts) fit into. This can be done by:
modding existing bricks with knives, glue and other tools
building bricks from other material (wooden LEGO, formed with Fimo/Sculpey...)
building bricks with a 3D-printer (for instance see the LEGO category on thingiverse). There ...
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In my opinion, LEGO must follow clone brands very closely, and this for a number of reasons.
The first, which is obvious and has already been mentioned, is that they want to protect their own intellectual property. As such, they'll want to take legal action as soon as possible when one of their trademarks/copyrights is infringed.
The second one is actually ...
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It's more or less obvious that tracks themselves are compatible, although blue rails won't go on dark gray sleepers, which isn't really a problem. You may want to use more sleepers under blue tracks to stabilise it, although the 12v inserts help. Mixing blue and grey track and inserts shouldn't be a problem, should you wish to do so.
Motors are also ...
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Depending on your rigidity requirements, I've found double-sided tape to work well.
It's cheap and found in many general goods store. The servo itself can be taped and supported on all four sides and/or the bottom to many types of lego brick surfaces.
You can also use double-side tape to mount a lego surface to a servo control horn. That provides nearly ...
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You could use any LEGO plates with the mega bloks figures. In the blind packs they stay on the mega bloks doublebricks, that are fully compatible with LEGO doublebricks. So you could take any set pack as you want. (some time ago i have used lego collectable minifigures stand with megabloks figures, it was usable, but i think they weren't standing too tight ...
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Mega blocks can stand on any Lego plate just as good as Lego figures. This is demonstrated in this battle scene between Lego and Mega Blocks figures:
mega bloks halo vs. lego star wars clones
Before you play this, I advice you to turn down the sound a bit...
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If you're just looking for some LEGO Bricks to build up a scene, then any of the standard LEGO sets or boxes of bricks would fit the figures - certainly the holes in the feet will fit the LEGO studs quite nicely, and the feet are spaced correctly to fit.
You could also take a look at the Marvel Super Hero range that LEGO offer which include a rather large ...
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