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| In lugnet.robotics, Eric Sophie forwarded: (...) Eric, feel free to pass along my email to this person if you like - I'll be glad to help (it's brdavis#AT#SIGN#iusb#DOT#edu). The short answer is there are a number of ways to run RIS 2.0 from a Mac. (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.084)
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| | Re: NXT - ARM7's and USB
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| In lugnet.robotics, Kevin L. Clague wrote: Your on the right track but your terminology is a little off. USB like many of the next generation protocols is indeed point-to-point. However, the problem is at the protocol level (as you start to point (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.084)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.077)
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| | Re: Mindstorms on Slashdot
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| (...) I have a hard time believing that the assertions about LEGO backing away from mindstorms is true. LEGO has done a great thing by creating "First LEGO League". It is successful internationally, and is based on competitions with solutions built (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.075)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.073)
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| | Re: Basic NQC Problem
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| (...) While the 2nd edition should indeed have some firmware v2 informations (I don't have this edition), the (very useful) chapter 4 covering the new firmware is actually in the Extreme Mindstorms book (ISBN: 1893115844). Philo (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.070)
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| | My RCX is HAUNTED
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| so. I'm playing in the rice pit. the robot is doing its thing. ---...---some background-------- I'm at a software point now so all I'm doing is "tweaking." changing all those variables from cycle this task 2 times(for efficient testing) to 8 times (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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redownload, firmware
(score: 1.066)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.053)
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| | Re: self-propagating RCX program
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| (...) This is just an experiment while we were thinking about micro-controller structures. The H8 is based on a Von Neumann architecture which allows mixtures of data and program code. It seems that only that kind of architecture can be used for (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.050)
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| | Thoughts
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| Some things that I've been pondering: 1. Has anyone created Lego-compatible solenoids? 2. Would a Lego hovercraft be feasible? 3. Where can you get a complete Cybermaster set that is in North America? 4. Is Java a useable language for Mindstorms, (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.041)
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| | Re: Faster Firmware/Motor Control
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| (...) Hi Dave, Thanks - I tried to send you a note, but your email bounced... I found this site: (URL) downloading the 100x firmware, I can tell that it is a different firmware (different clock, tone on button press is different, etc.) - however, it (...) (12 years ago, 18-Jul-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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firmware
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| | Re: Faster Firmware/Motor Control
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| (...) Thanks for the link! (...) The documentation on this page (URL) mentions the following: "new wait1Msec opcode to perform program waits using one millisecond resolution" Maybe that is what you are looking for. (12 years ago, 18-Jul-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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firmware
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| | Re: Faster Firmware/Motor Control
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| (...) D'oh... I'm posting this because I'm sure I'm not the only one who missed this: I didn't realize there's a drop-down when BricxCC starts up, to select "Swan" instead of "RCX" when making the first handshake with the brick. After doing that, it (...) (12 years ago, 19-Jul-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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firmware
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| | Re: Faster Firmware/Motor Control
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| (...) (snip) (...) BrixCC doesn't recognize "wait1Msec", and when I try to download a program with it, it just gives me an error. That's kind of what I was getting at with the motor power stuff; I can tell the RCX can handle more motor powers, but (...) (12 years ago, 18-Jul-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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firmware
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| | Faster Firmware/Motor Control
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| Hi all, One of the common ways I like to control the speed of a gearmotor (in NQC) is by introducing a loop, for example, like this: while(true) { OnFwd(motor); Wait(a); Off(motor); Wait(b); } I often do this as a motor approaches a setpoint (say an (...) (12 years ago, 17-Jul-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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firmware
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firmware
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| | Re: New Lego controller
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| (...) Hi All, yes the rumors are strong... Last AFOL Mindstorms Competition (in Billund, LEGO home :) ), the Director of the MS division came and spoke to all the competitors (MS gurus) and asked them: "What do you think is important in a new RCX ?" (...) (19 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.022)
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| | Re: New NQC API for RCX-Spybot or RCX-RC communication
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| Hi Gabriel, (...) the format is 38kHz or 76kHz modulated infrared, with a standard 2400 baud serial format of 1 start bit, 8 data bits, odd parity, 1 stop bit (modulated infrared on = 0, off = 1). The packet format consists of a start byte 0x55, (...) (19 years ago, 29-May-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.022)
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| | Re: Looking for the Mindstorms software.
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| Actually, it just needs the firmware which can be downloaded from the mindstorms website: (URL) you are referring to is spirit.ocx which is not needed, but if you want a compatible one, you can download phantom: (URL) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.012)
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| | Re: Holy Mackerel! LEGO survey...
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| (...) Yes, if I was buying toys for someone 0-11, I would definatly consider lego. (...) Because there is some good products on the shelves at the moment. (...) Change the focus away from things that emphasize play and back to sets that emphasize (...) (20 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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mindstorms, firmware
(score: 1.010)
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