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| (...) Then I would like to announce that NQC supports the MicroScout and CodePilot bricks. It has had this support for several years. (...) The Spybot is a fully programmable lego brick like the RCX and Scout. Like the Scout its firmware is in ROM. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory / PaB Pricing Study
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| (...) Huh. Ironicly,my experience (limited though it is) is just the opposite. I'm involved in some associations where the complaint is the other way around: that LEGO panders to the US market (a large one to be sure) but doesn't pay nearly as close (...) (16 years ago, 9-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Ultimate ROBOLAB
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| (...) Claude, what you have done is very exciting. While I program all my projects using Robolab, I suspect that 'Ultimate Robolab' is so far above my capabilities that I should not attempt to use it. Here's what I understand: Ultimate Robolab is a (...) (20 years ago, 11-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why NQC over Robolab?
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| (...) I'm not very familiar with Robolab so I can't give you a direct comparison between the two. But I can say a few things about NQC that might help. With NQC you write programs in a more traditional style of programming (ala C, C++, C#, Java, (...) (20 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CM-RCX comm
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| (...) Yes, the Off() does a shortcircuit simulating a ON state from a TouchSensor point of view. The Float() does the oposite, getting a OFF state this way. (...) I'm using NQC, because all this has to run on a CyberMaster, with it's fixed standard (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Ultimate ROBOLAB
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| Finally, there it is: We now have Ultimate ROBOLAB ready for beta-testing. Ultimate ROBOLAB is an extension to ROBOLAB that allows you to graphically write your own RCX firmware. Find an introduction at (URL) ROBOLAB254 If you are interested, please (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Interesting blog post on TLC current status
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| (...) The contents of that 'blog post' is actually an article written by Jon Henley for '(URL) The Guardian>' newspaper of the UK. The Henley's article can be found here: (URL) (or try:(URL) if that doesn't work) The contents of the article make for (...) (16 years ago, 1-Apr-09, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Some Mindstorms NXT questions
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| Hi Jonathan, latest Nokia Models incorporates GPS for example. N95 is an example. another kind of mobile phone is N800/N810 which incorporate USB Host. Cheers Juan Antonio Breña Moral www.juanantonio.info (16 years ago, 19-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Some Mindstorms NXT questions
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| 1.Are there any phones that you can use alongside the Bluetooth in the NXT? Being able to use the features of a phone (cellular radio, faster CPU, internet connectivity, storage space (including memory cards on many models), GPS in some models etc) (...) (16 years ago, 18-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX replacment firmware
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| Hi Chris, leJOS is not an irreversible step, nor is legOS or pbForth or even Lego's default firmware. The firmware is stored in battery-backed RAM, so you can download different firmwares as much as you like. Look for an article about leJOS in (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motor Speed Control
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| (...) That's the case too for Swan firmware with standard parameters. (...) And yes, power consumption is much higher using on break. I measured variation of RCX current with one motor, power level 3 (50% duty cycle). Idle RCX current (35mA) is (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RCX Replacement Firmware
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| I've written replacement firmware for the RCX with the objective that it is compatible with Lego's byte-code opcodes. I'm looking for volunteers willing to give it a test and provide feedback on any problems/bugs. Please send me a private e-mail if (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics) !
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| | Re: Motor Speed Control
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| Hello Iain, (...) You should definitely try Dick Swan's 10x firmware ((URL) Among other goodies (interpretation speed for example ;o), it features more power levels (128 instead of 8), and a flag to modify behavior of PWM motor control. Standard (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RE: Motor Speed Control
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| (...) :) (...) I'm not sure how the Swan firmware does it, but I have mine set so it cycles every 8 ms. It's on for 0 to 8 ms, then off (brake) for the rest, depending on the speed. That's fast enough to produce a very smooth result. There is no (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | That doesn't totally seem right.
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| (...) That occured to me after my last posting, but I can't think why it wouldn't slow. (...) Yes, your right. I've switched to the 10x Swan firmware, and stored the results in the datalog. Here they are Variable 4: 4 Variable 4: 0 Variable 4: 3 (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: why doesn't this work?
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| (...) Your exactly right, the results are a sequence 1-20, meaning that it takes 20 sensor changes to go from full speed to stop. The rest of the array is zero's as it should be, so the program works perfectly. I'm amazed though that the rotation (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | question about inputs & outputs
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| ok this is a funky idea, but I've already got some evidence it can work. I *really* need 4 outputs, but I only need 2 inputs for my project. Is there some way, using brickOS (I assume it's impossible without modifying firmware), to reprogram an (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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