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| (...) Mostly because Java is a safer language than C, there are a lot of programming errors in C that you can't make in Java. And if there's a runtime error in Lejos you get a nice exception, with your firmware still alive. When I tried legOS 1 1/2 (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Question about RIS version differences
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| There are four aspects to the RIS kit and the RCX brick: 1. Hardware. This is primarily the RCX brick itself. As other posts have pointed out the main difference is that the original RCX 1.0 brick has a power adapter jack, while later versions (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: About firmwares
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| (...) (I've never used LejOS but...) With LegOS (and I would imagine with LejOS), the advantage is over NQC is that the language you are programming in is a standard implementation. Hence, you can compile your program with the specialised calls for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: personal challange
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| (...) HUmm, no one has offered step by step help on this: I am running 2.0 of the firmware, Just not using NQC. I AM using the lego script and from what I remember it should make use of ALL the functions. how could a new NQC offer arrays, YET the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Question about RIS version differences
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| There have been three different box labellings: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0. However, the RCXs in boxes labelled 1.5 still said 1.0 on the side. RCXs from RIS 1.5 and 2.0 have no adapter jack. About software: I have 1.0 and 2.0, and i like the 2.0 software much (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Question about RIS version differences
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| (...) All 1.0's have the 9v external power jack. Early 1.5's also had the external power jack (mine did!) Later 1.5's and all 2.0's seen so far do not have an external jack. Aside from that, the three RCX's appear to be identical. RIS 1.0 and 1.5 (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 1.0 firmware and remote -- for Jeff W
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| Jeff, in answer to your question. I just took the time to D/L the 1.0 lego firmware into the RCX and the lego remote worked well with that RCX. so the short answer is yes. -- Chris Visit my newly revamped walker page @ (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Chris, I'm not sure why NQC would offer arrays and the scripting language wouldn't. I am certainly not the resident programming expert:) Anyway, I can send you some code when I get home. I copied the following directly from the NQC (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Question about RIS version differences
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| (...) free (...) IMO the best of all possible worlds is 1.0 with the 2.0 firmware, for the simple reason of the 9v adapter plug. BTW, I recently ordered a Team Challenge from DACTA, because I was told its RCX has the adapter plug, and can confirm it (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Question about RIS version differences
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| (...) The best 'official' software is ROBOLAB 2.5. It can do everything that the standard firmware can do, plus it incorporates: * Internet Communication with 'ROBOLAB Server' (included) * Data Graphing and Comparison * Data Analysis (with ROBOLAB (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Good, SONY BAD!
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| (...) how it worked...then going on to write entirely new software based on that understanding...instead he modified one of Sony's existing programs and posted the result on his web site. Clearly that's not fair - and a clear breach of Sony's (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Name of Robolab RCX2 Firmware file?
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| Hi, you can see the firmware version of the file just b_e_f_o_r_e you load it into the RCX. This would spend a lot of time because every firmware download needs more than 4 minutes with normal download speed. In the newer versions the firmware (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 1.0 firmware and remote -- for Jeff W
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| (...) Well one way you can disable emote control, and block all other communications for that matter, is by making the RCX constantly send out messages. A simple line of code like this – while(true){sendmessage(0);} is ought to do the trick. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Jurgen, Thanks for the correction on the projects. I was getting confused with the Ultimate Buiders Set. One other thing that is worth pointing out is that both Vision Command and the beta program development SDK (that was on the Lego Web site) both (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Thank you! You've all been very helpful. About the towers, am I right in hearing that the serial IR tower _does_ require batteries? If so, how many does it need and about how long do they last? And the RCX 1.0, while it has an AC adapter it does (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 1.0 firmware and remote -- for Jeff W
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| Thanks Chris... So I then wonder how they (LEGO) disabled the remote on the wall climber. Some one suggested a different firmware but I do not believe that that is possible since the code only took seconds to upload for each program.... Jeff VW (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Name of Robolab RCX2 Firmware file?
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| Hi, Does anyone know the name of the RCX2 firmware file that came with Robolab 2.5? There are two files called firmware.txt and firmware325.txt. Both are dated Y2K. Is one of these the RCX2 firmware? I'm moving from Robolab to NQC, and I want to be (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: aggiornare firmware 1.5
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| (...) Leggi le FAQ del sito Itlug, se, al contrario del qui presente, ci capisci un pò di softwere è abbastanza facile. Ciao Andrea NB Te lo dice uno che nonostante l'aiuto dei membri di Itlug ci ha messo solo 2 settimane (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.it)
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