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(...) bug, I (...) left (...) or (...) different (...) Well, those of us who are using the RCX for mission critical applications can't be too careful. -Allen PS: I just finished my Lego open-heart surgeon, I'll post pictures in a few days. -- Did (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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A more likey reason for a crash is that people will actually believe all these predictions that the markey will crash and try to convert everything to cash. Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36a3cf2e.46618061@l...et.com>... ... (...) ... (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Expression limitations w/bytecode
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(...) The supplied programming environment does not allow you to subtract one sensor value from another, but the bytecode interpreter does. See: (URL) see NQC, as Dave Baum pointed out. You do not have to resort to replacement firmware unless you (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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(...) What do you mean by "internal clock?" You seem to indicate that the microcontroller inside the RCX somehow knows the date. It does not. The only "clock" inside the microcontroller is a counter that counts cycles. It starts at zero when you (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MiniFig Ponderings?
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(...) I wouldn't consider these to be strictly Town Jrish they do have their uses. Consider A Modular building (Like the big Ninja fort) that you want to be able to clip together. You might design a clip that consists of a paired 2X1 brick with Peg (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: FLASHING LIGHT ON LCD PANEL?
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(...) The simplest solution is to reload the firmware. You can use the Lego software to do this. I'm almost positive you can reset if from inside NQC, but since I don't use NQC, I can't give you sample code. -Kekoa (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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This is getting way out of hand... (...) If it doesn't know what year it is, then it can't have a Y2K problem! And even if it would know about the year, and even if there was a Y2K bug, I don't think it would matter much. In the worst case, your (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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(...) No, just because it has a microcontroller in it doesn't mean it will stop working in 2000. Russell is absolutely right. If it doesn't know what the year is (you never tell it) it doesn't know when Y2K is going to happen. There are too many (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Expression limitations w/bytecode
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(...) The firmware does support basic arithmetic operations. You can use them in NQC like this... int a, b; task main { a = IN_1; b = IN_1; b -= a; } Dave p.s. As a side note, NQC does not support stuff like "a=b+c", but this is due to concurrency (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Expression limitations w/bytecode
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As I understand it, the bytecode interpreter doesn't allow you to do fairly simple things like subtract two variables from each other. That makes doing comparisions between sensors somewhat challenging if you want to know the magnitude of the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Off topic [was Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???)
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(...) The most likely scenario is that so many people are in such a tizzy about Y2K that there will be runs on banks throughout the civilized world before the end of the year, causing total economic collapse. Ignorance, not computer bugs, are the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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(...) It's a microcontroller. Therefore it has an internal clock. Therefore it can suffer from Y2K, if it hasn't been removed. (...) No it's not. We're not even close to getting everything away. How do you think we will fare if the world's (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Seeking Strategies on Humanoid Robots/Walkers [DAT]
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(...) I seem to recall that noone has succesfully solved the problem of artificial biped locomotion even in traditional robotics, let alone within the constraints of LEGO. Basically, what you need is a system that can sense very delicate shifts in (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FLASHING LIGHT ON LCD PANEL?
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So using the Lego software I ran a small prg that reset all the variables. I still have that flashing quarter circle. do I need to reset it in NQC? and if so a sample code might help. Chris the guy with the lego brick tattoo or visit my lego walker (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IC PROBLEM
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Dear Mr Fred Martin/Friends, I had written to the handy board mailing list about a rover that we are making at VESIT-Bombay-India.We were encountering some problems in starting IC,it was saying 'Synchronizing with board' and hanging. I had received (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: MiniFig Ponderings?
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(...) I don't consider it as a Jr one, since it is on use for a long time, mostly in freestyle type sets, but even in space sets. Selçuk (27 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LOGO with Mindstorms
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(...) Are the exotic sensors (rotation temperature, as described in the RCX program thing) available yet? if so in which sets, or is it just at Dacta? Jasper. (27 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Speculation: Monorail, Disney, Past Coincidence?
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If we suppose that Disney and (for our purposes) TLG are monitoring sites on the net such as James' webpage, I think we (trainiacs) should come up with some sort of top 10 or 20 list to make known beyond a doubt what TLG can produce which will (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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(...) Actually I'd be happy with just some Lego resistors, a 2X1 plate with the two studs as contacts and a resistor between them :) 100% pure multiplexed touch sensors Oh well. -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (27 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.
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(...) Whereas I have lost it several times form turning the RCX off.. a real pain. Jasper (27 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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