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Hi, Sorry I'm quite unused with lugnet.robotics groups and I don't know if this has been announced yet. (URL) Philo, Michael and Isabelle (philo's delightful daughter) authored a book about NXT !! Didier (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.books)
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| | NBC beta news
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I just posted beta 12 of NBC. This version includes enhanced API macros in the NXTDefs.h header file. It includes support for a simple .RPG (NXT Program) text programming language. It fixes a bug in the preprocessor related to unix-style line (...) (18 years ago, 21-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: New NXT updates at 'mindstorms.LEGO.com'
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I installed them by following the instructions in the readme.txt. (importing the blocks, etc) I'm pretty sure it was 1.02. I was able to resolve the problem by doing a fresh install. Deleting the application folder and the mindstorm files in (...) (18 years ago, 18-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: New NXT updates at 'mindstorms.LEGO.com'
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(...) I believe you need to install the dynamic block update before the others will work. ROSCO (18 years ago, 18-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: New NXT updates at 'mindstorms.LEGO.com'
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Can you explain how you "installed" them? And, what version of NXT-G did you have? Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Buser" <tbuser@gmail.com> To: <lugnet.robotics.nxt...ugnet.com> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:22 AM Subject: Re: (...) (18 years ago, 18-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: New NXT updates at 'mindstorms.LEGO.com'
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(...) You will, of course, need to have (URL) adapter cables> to connect them. (18 years ago, 18-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: New NXT updates at 'mindstorms.LEGO.com'
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I installed the legacy blocks on my MacBookPro and now whenever I start up NXT-G it crashes saying "The application MINDSTORMS NXT quit unexpectedly". Anyone else with an intel mac have this problem? (...) (18 years ago, 18-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | New NXT updates at 'mindstorms.LEGO.com'
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Hi everybody, There are some new software updates available on the LEGO site. (URL) it will be possible to use the RCX-sensors with the NXT. I haven't tried it yet, just finished downloading. Have fun. Eric (18 years ago, 18-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"?
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(...) In my experience (and usage), "dongle" is usually used as a derisive or semi-derisive term, much in the way "wall wart" is used to describe a power transformer with integrated plugs. Matt (18 years ago, 9-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Teaching NXT - Engineers without Boarders
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I started teaching an NXT Robotics Club at the High School level today. In tandem with the Engineers without Boarders Challenge. I must say how impressed I am with the new NXT! The documentation, the parts found in the kit and the up and running (...) (18 years ago, 9-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"?
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(...) Well that explains the presence of "adapter/dongle" on the Internet. Thanks for passing along the information! - David (18 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"?
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In article <J8Ds7J.73z@lugnet.com>, David J. Perdue <david@davidjperdue.com> writes (...) Essentially they are synonyms. Formal: TDK manufacture Bluetooth adapters. Informal: I have a Bluetooth dongle sticking out of the side of my laptop. "Dongle" (...) (18 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I've noticed that the MindStorms User Guide in the NXT set and official Lego websites refer to using a Bluetooth "dongle" for your computer, but Bluetooth "adapter" is also commonly used elsewhere. In fact, I'm using the DBT-120 adapter, which is an (...) (18 years ago, 7-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | iCommand 0.5 - Java for NXT
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iCommand 0.5 is ready for download. New features include webcam robotics, compass support, synchronized motors, and convenient sensor wrappers. Everything can be found at www.lejos.org (18 years ago, 1-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | How to: BT dongle not supported work with NXT
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Hi people, After a lot of effort and googling around, i managed how to make a cheap "blue soleil" USB bluetooth dongle comunicate with NXT. I have information that this one was not supported, but with some "software adjustments", now it is working (...) (18 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT Life
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I have written a version of the life simulator for the NXT using NBC. It probably could be optimized even more but I thought I'd let you guys see it in action. (URL) the samples section, first item. John Hansen (18 years ago, 29-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT-G: Structured Programming
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(...) Today one of my students made a myblock out of a 545KB program. He simply copy and pasted it into a myblock. It reduced to 45KB! (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NBC with NXT - crash!
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(...) Well, I had to replace the batteries yesterday, and with the new batteries this no longer crashes! Seems weird to me, but there you are. Has anybody else seen weird behaviour with their NXT when the batteries are running low? ROSCO (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Sonar Driver V1
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(...) oops Brian Davis i meant ;) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Sonar Driver V1
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Based on David Brians JennToo chassis i have build this little scanning rover. (URL) Some pictures and the NXT-G software can be found at the (URL) Driver> page -- Spirou (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: NXT-G: Structured Programming
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(...) Agreed. I've seen this approach being bounced around with some FLL teams, and it's really a nice solution to the limited memory issues some are having. Not only can they switch between programs rapidly, but this can potentially save a *lot* of (...) (18 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: LCD image editor for the NXT -- at LEGO Engineering.com
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(...) Ah, so it's just the documentation which is unclear. (...) Yep, that now draws correctly and returns -3 same as faceopen.ric. Thanks! ROSCO (18 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: LCD image editor for the NXT -- at LEGO Engineering.com
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(...) The way that RIC files are drawn, a valid file will always produce an error result. This is because the code iterates through all the opcodes in the RIC file, executing each of them in turn until there are no more opcodes left. At that point (...) (18 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: LCD image editor for the NXT -- at LEGO Engineering.com
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(...) Hmmm. Just created a simple image and uploaded it using the NXT explorer, but when I try to display it, nothing displays and syscall returns -122. Same program displays faceopen.ric ok, but curiously syscall returns -3 for that, even though (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Simple Tic Tac Toe
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(...) embelishments ;) (...) Thanks John, I'll soon start working on a miniature chess program. (URL) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NBC with NXT - crash!
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(...) Settings shows FW 1.03, AVR 1.01, BC4 1.01, Build 2803060845 Diags window shows 01.1240/01.03 (...) Thanks John, but as you may have suspected, this program was going to be an example of how to use mutex variables in the NBC tutorial - this (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Simple Tic Tac Toe
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(...) the community. John Hansen (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: LCD image editor for the NXT -- at LEGO Engineering.com
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(...) nxtRICEdit is a utility written by Andreas Dreier. The lego engineering site does not make this clear. Andreas is working on an enhanced version of this editor to add support for some of the more advanced features of the RIC format. Some form (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: NBC with NXT - crash!
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(...) Running this program on my NXT does not cause mine to crash. Are you definitely running the 1.03 firmware? You can see the version using Settings|NXT Version on the NXT or from the Diagnostic window in BricxCC. My brick shows 01.1240/01.03 in (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT-G: Structured Programming
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A First Lego League team wants to use the NXT buttons thusly: left - decrease program number right - increase program number enter - run mission program at end of each mission program, return to main program selection loop. They do something like (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Simple Tic Tac Toe
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(...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Bluetooth and windows 2000
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Hi Patrick, (...) It took me a while to find a working BT dongle working with W2000 and NXT, but the Belkin F8T013 does the job. The cheap "Blue Soleil" adaptor I tried before does not work. Philo (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Bluetooth and windows 2000
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Hi Patrick, (...) It took me a while to find a working BT dongle working with W2000 and NXT, but the Belkin F8T013 does the job. Philo (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Bluetooth and windows 2000
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Hi, I am using the Lego software with Windows 2000, and there is OK, I had no problem either on installation or using it. But before I buy a bluetooth dongle, i want to know if anybody is using bluetooth with windows 2000, or if it is impossible at (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Simple Tic Tac Toe
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Just a quick one I whipped up for a bit of fun. No sensors, no motors. (URL) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt) !
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| | NBC with NXT - crash!
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Hi, I wrote the following program, and it causes my NXT to crash! If I remove the ReadSensor() call from thread check_sensors, it doesn't crash. If I put a call to ReadSensor() in thread main, it doesn't crash. I tried putting mutexes around all the (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | LCD image editor for the NXT -- at LEGO Engineering.com
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I just found out about this website, a partnership between LEGO and Tufts University's Center for Engineering Educational Outreach: (URL) Of special interest is their LCD image editor application for the NXT (Windows only), found here: (URL) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Defective Ultrasonic sensor - Please Help
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(...) Thanks to everyone who helped me with this issue. Special thanks to Philo who pointed the right direction to open the US Sensor. Now it's fixed and working all right. Finaly I got an answer from Lego support, but they told me there could be a (...) (18 years ago, 20-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Defective Ultrasonic sensor - Please Help
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In article <J7AuCz.GsB@lugnet.com>, Patrick Levy <patrick@omiccron.com.br> writes (...) Interesting, it did not seem easy to do, and as Lego have published the circuit diagram I lost interest in doing so. For the circuit information see the Hardware (...) (18 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | GUI Bluetooth problem
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Hi I’m building a GUI interface for my NXT plotter (www.norgesgade14.dk/lego) and I want to change variables on the NXT itself - making the plotter able to draw squares of different sizes - how is that possible? Also I am having problems closing the (...) (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Defective Ultrasonic sensor - Please Help
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I decide to start a new subject for this, because I just figured out the problem with my US sensor. Thanks to Philo advice, i did easily open the sensor and I found this broken wire connection. So, when I connect this wire in the place it seems to (...) (18 years ago, 17-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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(...) What I discover just now: If I press the light gray conector case behind the sensor case with my nail, it will report the correct values!! but when I release, it stop working again. It seems to be a bad contact inside the sensor. How can I fix (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT-G using RCX items.
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(...) Hi John. Please also read my previous posts about this subject. (URL) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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(...) I don't think that's an issue. In the sensors I have the mesh is not straight. Steve (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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(...) No, is not. I am in "desperate mode", so, by now I am using only the NXT brick and the US, and trying to figure out more information about this condition... I realize now that the black grid in front of the right "eye" of the sensor is turned (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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(...) Yes, "stationary" is the correct word... The problem that i bought this one in UK, but i live in Brazil. No one here have this set (Actualy, i don´t know anybody who plays with LEGO mindstorms also...) With BrickxCC watching this sensor I get (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Managing Memory
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(...) I've tested some, but not a lot (speed of execution I've tested more). Yes, NXT-G is not memory-friendly, *but*... (URL) biggest first problem is putting a bunch of nice sound files on-board (and especially not deleting them later). The nest (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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(...) Is this sensor mounted on a robot? Make sure you don't have anything anywhere in front of the robot. Steve (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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(...) I'm not sure what you mean by "completely stopped" - stationary? I suppose it's possible that you actually have a bad US sensor. If you can find someone with a working one, try swapping sensors with them and see if the problem is isolated to (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT-G using RCX items.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Glassey" <glassey@ieor.berkeley.edu> To: <lugnet.robotics.nxt...ugnet.com> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:53 AM Subject: Re: NXT-G using RCX items. (...) Thanks for the infomation Roger. I'm going to (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT Ultrasonic reporting wrong values
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A just get my NXT, and everything works fine, but the ultrasonic sensor is not reporting correct values. No matter what distance or direction it is pointed, the readings changes quickly from 1 to 3 inches (3 to 7 cm) even if the sensor is completely (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT-G using RCX items.
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(...) I have a conveter cable so I finally did some tests with NXT-G and here is what I find-- RCX motor runs in both directions, and responds to the speed settings. The touch sensor works. The light sensor measures ambient light. But the bad news (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Managing Memory
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I've got 8 kids working on NXT who have been experiencing "not enough memory". So, I did a little experimenting. Every new program takes a minimum of 6K. Every Move Block takes 0.5K Imagine that! 500 bytes for a simple move block. I haven't measured (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT-G using RCX items.
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(...) Well, you need converter cables of some sort to even connect RCX sensors and motors to the NXT. Beyond that, I'm not sure; I've not tried yet, because I don't have the converter cables to try. I suspect you will need the special NXT-G (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT-G using RCX items.
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Hello Everyone: I just read the press release regarding the LEGO Mindstorms Education NXT. There is no discount available for their software that allows me to use my RCX motors, sensors etc with the NXT-G. Do I even need their version to run RCX (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT to RCX Communications
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> To: <lugnet.robotics.nxt...ugnet.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:23 PM Subject: Re: NXT to RCX Communications (...) Thanks Brian. I might as well use the time to try and (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT to RCX Communications
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(...) No. The light sensor can have the red LED either on or off - you can't set it to "20%" or something like that, and there's no way to toggle the LED fast enough to mimic or RCX-style IR message. But... You could cetainly have a program (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT to RCX Communications
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Hello everyone: Is it possible for the NXT to send Run Program commands from the NXT to RCX via a light sensor? Here is an example: 1- The NXT Ultrasound sensor detects an object close by, triggers the NXT light sensor to light up at 20 percent (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Studless building techniques
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I am working with a couple FLL teams, building with the NXT. I am having a little trouble coaching them on studless building techniques, as it is still a bit of a new concept to me as well. I'm sure I've seen presentations or how-to's on the subject (...) (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | RE: Tacho Limit and Braking
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(...) You can do just about anything with one line of code if you count user subroutine and user macro calls as "one line". The "Rotate" macro in your example expands to four lines of code that sets up and calls a user program subroutine that is (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Tacho Limit and Braking
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(...) This made sense, until I read this... In lugnet.robotics.nxt, John Hansen wrote: (...) I had to go back and re-read this to understand one is talking about the NXT firmware, and the other is talking about NBC. If I read it correctly, it means: (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Help with NXT-G programming.
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(...) That's just... weird. I've never managed to get something like that. The sequence beam seems to be pinned to the lower edge of the Loop structure, so that even if I make the loop wider, I still can't get to the blind end of the sequence beam. (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Tacho Limit and Braking
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(...) This is incorrect. There is no "setout" opcode in RobotC. RobotC uses a proprietary commercial alternate firmware with a completely different set of opcodes and virtual machine functionality than the standard NXT firmware. Unfortunately, the (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Help with NXT-G programming.
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Hello, I got my Mindstorm NXT set a few weeks ago. Have built and programmed all the modells that was in the program that came with the set. And now started to make my own robots with the NXT. The NXT-G program looks great and is easy to understand (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: Tacho Limit and Braking
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If you want to try something a little different, use RobotC to do this. There are several advantages to this: * It can be done with one "setout" opcode. * The RobotC PID algorithm for this type of movement is different than the NXT-G (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Tacho Limit and Braking
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(...) The NXT firmware does not support a single operation which has the motor run to a specific tachometer limit and then brake. The only way to do what you would like to do involves several operations. But you can wrap it all up into a reusable (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Tacho Limit and Braking
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I started playing with NBC, and wanted to run the motor until it hits the tachometer limit, and then brake. I have been unable to make this happend with one setout opcode. Is it possible? Is it possible to make the opcode wait until the tacho limit (...) (18 years ago, 1-Oct-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Program with Java using iCommand 0.4
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The latest version of iCommand is out. It's not quite leJOS but it's the closest thing out there until we get into leJOS development. New features: - I2CSensor and UltrasonicSensor support. - Changed API so it duplicates architecture of leJOS API (...) (18 years ago, 23-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Danny's Mindstorms new domain
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Hi all! I wish to invite you to update your links: my new (and only) page is now at (URL) you for your attention. Danny (18 years ago, 23-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT - TiltBot - test of Techno-Stuff Tilt / Accelleration Sensor
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All, I created a NXT bot to test the Techno-Stuff tilt / accelleration sensor. Pics and details here: (URL) (18 years ago, 23-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Johnny 5
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Instructions may come out in a book next year. I'll soon release some new software for JohnNXT. Cheers, Danny (18 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT software's "My Portal" tab now actually does something
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(...) Nope, it's not that, I'm connected all the time. I'm guessing the Windows Firewall, but I've opened that up (I think). (18 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Johnny 5
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(...) He has recently posted a parts list, which is a start: (URL) (18 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: NXT software's "My Portal" tab now actually does something
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You have to be connected to the internet for it to work. The panel is basically a tiny web browser (it uses Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine). (18 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT software's "My Portal" tab now actually does something
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I can't get it to connect at all, I get "Not Connected" "Jordan Bradford" <jordan_bradfordREMO...tmail.com> wrote in message news:J5nurA.7K8@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 17-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT software's "My Portal" tab now actually does something
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I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but the "My Portal" tab in the NXT software now actually has some content. The first is a link to the Classic Cuckoo Clock and SoundBot building instructions on the Mindstorms website, and there are some (...) (18 years ago, 16-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: Gnah I'm afraid I've discovered a new bug :(
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(...) My faith in the company is undisturbed. Quick call to the sales dept and a new NXT is in the mail. They kindly asked me to return the broken one, using their free of charge mailing service. Note that they didn't say: "Return the unit, let us (...) (18 years ago, 14-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Sony-Ericsson Z530i and other BT, Cam and Java phones
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As far as I've seen in the SDK's released by Sony-Ericsson Java programs do have full access to BT and camera. I don't think the phone has enough hardware to perform any image recognition more than very basic. But I chose that model since it has a (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Gnah I'm afraid I've discovered a new bug :(
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Replying to myself: I've been told by support to contact sales. Which is fair, not their fault that I contacted the wrong source. When it comes to Sony-Ericsson Z530i I'll create a new thread so we can discuss that. (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I am not 100% sure but I am pretty sure based on a number of discussions that I have been involved with during the MUP2/MDP. To the best of my knowledge a clicking brick (however it got into that state) is a brick running SAM-BA in flash with (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Yah well, that's GPS for you. Even high-budget GPS's don't work very well indoors, if at all. (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Can someone clarify the details of the Bluetooth messaging protocol? The documentation is quite confusing. (There is documentation for this in the Executable File Specificationn and in the Bluetooth develop kit document, as well as some in the NXT-G (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) flash Are you sure of this John? It seems like the reset button would be for dire circumstances and would do something different than the firmware boot mode. The spec says this about SAMBA loading: "To enter SAM-BA Boot Recovery, the TST pin (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In article <003701c6d6bc$fe18c6...kdesktop>, Dick Swan <dickswan@sbcglobal.net> writes (...) Okay. (...) I was lacking context, and I think you are looking for a simple answer that is not yet available. (...) Interesting, I have not met any of this (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Topic was formerly named "Gnah I'm afraid I've discovered a new bug". I've put a more relevant subject on it. This is in response to a reply from Tony Naggs. This is a good answer but not to the question I wanted answered. The currently available (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In article <001501c6d613$4aece6...kdesktop>, Dick Swan <dickswan@sbcglobal.net> writes (...) There are quite a number of different software platforms, versions and variants for 'feature phones' and 'smart' phones. For Java a lot of APIs are (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) [...] (...) According to what I have read, putting the AT91SAM7S processor in system recovery mode (i.e., by resetting it via the hardware reset button or by programmatically putting it into firmware boot mode) loads SAM-BA into flash and when (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I guess it depends on which way they fail? Do they fail in locked mode or in unlocked mode? If, as would be good design, they fail to permanently locked, I'd guess nobody is interested in trying. What nobody has mentioned yet is the (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Whether you reset the brick or just run the download firmware routine in the LEGO Mindstorms NXT software or in RobotC or in NBC/BricxCC you've put the brick in SAMBA mode (clicking brick mode) and the lock bits have been cycled. But I have (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Anyone know if user applications (Java?) running on a camera phone have access to a recent frame buffer from the on-board camera? The objective of course is to perform image recognition on either the camera or the cellphone for the NXT to make (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Upgraded, and changed to fresh batteries twice, I sure hope it isn't but is feels very much like a hardware failure to me :( On the other hand I can report that I managed to get a low budget GPS to talk to my NXT. The bad news is that it works (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) OK, that's just... weird. Are you using the straight-off-the-CD software, or have you upgraded with the "no clicking" patch? (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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My precious decided to die one night. When I tried to start it one morning it was totally dead, nothing could revive it. But since it was saturday and I had stuff to do I left it alone. Then several hours later it started to 'click' as described by (...) (18 years ago, 11-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Thanks, Tony, this information is great. I will check it out. Patrick (18 years ago, 11-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Good luck. I did manage to get ruby-nxt working in windows, but I had to run it through cygwin to be able to compile the serial port module: (...) (18 years ago, 11-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) As I understand it, the lock bits are only touched if SAMBA mode is entered, which is done when the reset button is pressed for more than about three seconds. At that point, the ARM erases the bottom two sectors and installs the SAMBA firmware (...) (18 years ago, 11-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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"Sivan Toledo" <stoledo@tau.ac.il> wrote in message news:J5DMMp.Bs5@lugnet.com... (...) firmware (...) called (...) True, you can't level the firmware - only file systems can be wear leveled. I understand that there has been discussion concerning (...) (18 years ago, 10-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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"Tony Buser" <tbuser@gmail.com> wrote in message news:b74cdea06090916...ail.com... (...) That was written for Linux, but hopefully, it will work on Windows as well. Dave (18 years ago, 10-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Don't forget that the education market is also a large portion of the Mindstorms market. Lifetime for education is more line ten years?? And depending on environment, these could be heavy use applications. LEGO has also been very generous in (...) (18 years ago, 10-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) One probable reason that the NXT does not do any wear leveling is that it executes instructions directly from flash (the instructions in the firmware itself), which is memory mapped. This requires that these instructions are contiguous, which (...) (18 years ago, 10-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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