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(...) To achive scaling of light sensor reading from 0..100 the following theoretical formula should be used: light = 146 - scaled / 7, where scaled is the reading of AD_X >> 6. I found this at (URL) this page contains a lot of electrical (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Oh! So readings are more stable, and it isn't just my imagination. That's good to know :) (...) Those values used to pretty cleanly define max and min- or at least, they must have, since I consistently got 15-105 values (or roughly what he (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) How about posting them on Brickshelf? Assuming that Dean abd Alex don't have time to post them on teh VLC website. Kevin (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) It doesn't surprise me that someone has already worked this out. (...) It really, really doesn't surprise me that Michael was the one who worked it out. If no one thinks it is too big an overhead, I can put it in in an hour or so when I do a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Try unwrapping it.... I cut it at a different place so you can see how it needs to be unwrapped and pasted together. Strangely enough, I think David Karr (his machine gun is mirrored at the site mentioned in the article) may well have the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) :) Bad is, of course, all relative... (...) Yes, though IMHO fast = good. It allows us to do things with legOS that might not be doable with other firmwares. (...) I'm not sure which comments you are referring to- do you have a URL for the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Ideas for 0.2.5 (was: Re: Possible bug with bss allocation)
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(...) Shure, no problem. (...) While we are at it, I have two other major changes in mind: - Implement timers. A timer would install a callback function with a private to the caller void * argument. This callback function is called at the timers (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I was wondering why this was posted to .trains... now I know. Very cool. Some nice touches there. I like the focus on practical (bootstrapping is a viable technique for building an extraterran industrial infrastructure) as well as the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: First meeting of GardenSLUG!
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> (...) Actually, that was the Idea. ;-) -Andy Lynch (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) This one I can answer - yes. The old style wheels had studs on them, and that's how you used them. That plus 4x4 round turntables. LEGO still makes turntables, but the old ones were completely round, whereas the new ones now have a square (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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Brian, Nice work! Can’t wait to see more pictures... That is allot of gray parts on your moonscape, I like, I like :) Build on... Robin W GFLTC/GFLUG (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) (URL) > I doubt we need this very fast reading of sensors. This makes implementing (...) Yes, when we have user space timers... (...) This is correct, but there are many good reasons for keeping assembly low bandwidth, like pitfalls in (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Ideas for 0.2.5 (was: Re: Possible bug with bss allocation)
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This will be my last post for a few hours- I have real work to do :) (...) Generally, user programs have it pretty simple for this already (which is why I had thought of this some time ago, and then dismissed it.) I had never considered the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Nice. I like the story build-up. You did a good job with the story line and the technology to go with it. I think it's very true to a real-life situation. -Duane (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) proof that this occurs (even though his logic does seem pretty dead on.) (...) Well, we do... time_t current_time = sys_time; while (sys_time < current_time + the amount of time I want to wait) { do nothing; } It's not pretty, but it is (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) if (...) Sorry I've been away, had to go off to Maine and stuff... We really should start a LUG down here. =) We should get those Richmond guys on our side too! DUN-Dun-dun!!! =) ~Nathan (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.us.va.new)
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(...) Hey, love the story. it's great and well done! (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Both leds red and green on ?
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Hi , when I run modified servos from the motor ports both leds light in fwd and in rev at the same time either when the robot is moving fwd or reverse? How can I correct this? It works correctly with lego motors? Why not with the servo? Thanks (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) This is why I want to measure things in our lab at work ;) (...) And keeps lower prio tasks from running, which they could do if we slept... (...) Oh well, there are some optimizations missing. I just looked at the code generated by (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | FA on eBay - Shell Promo Sets, Space Port, Res-Q and more
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I just posted the following items on eBay for your auction bidding enjoyment: LEGO #2535 - Shell Race Car (URL) #2536 - Shell Water Jet (URL) #2537 - Shell River Raft (URL) #2538 - Shell Crossbow Flamer (URL) #2539 - Shell Batwing Flyer (URL) #2540 (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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