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| (...) The main differences are that to get communications to work you have to set Pbrick to 0 (Cybermaster) and LinkType to 2 (Radio). After that to get programs to work instead of downloading the firmware the have to unlock it using (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Sensor monitoring
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| To my knowledge the LEGO firmware executes one instruction at a time for each task, so there is one and only one instruction being executed at a certain instant even if you have multiple tasks. Because NQC uses the LEGO firmware, I don't think you (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas: How 'bout an expansion module?
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| Why not use the IR port ? We could build a module (perhaps inside a 5038 9V battery box) that polls a few sensors and sends the result in short IR messages. Ideally, each such message would contain <box ident> <sensor number><value>, but it should (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: binutils problem fixed
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| (...) I am the one (or one of them anyways) who had problems on SGI machines. Your fix improved things but did not fix them completely. The disassembler was also broken, and was still broken after making your change. You did inspire me, however. (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX program editors
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| Hi guys, I've been using an RCX programable brick lately, and maybe the worst part of it is the program editor made available by the RIS kit. I've looked on the web, and have found a number of alternative. If you don't mind, I call for your help to (...) (26 years ago, 4-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 (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New Collaborative website for Lego Robotics
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| Folks, I have launched what I hope will be a solution to several problems that arise with the use of this newsgroup/mailing list as a repository of infomation for LEGO robotics. Many of you have noted that there is a need for an FAQ and you will (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RcxCC Joystick controls
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| I am surprised at this. With my IR tower set to long range, I can communicate with the RCX in the next room regardless of which way it is facing. I cannot download firmware, but I can control it well enough for the joystick commands to make it (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Expression limitations w/bytecode
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| Dave Baum writes: > The firmware does support basic arithmetic operations. You can use them > in NQC like this... Ah, my mistake. I had tried something like "if (a - b > 20)" using NQC, and it failed. I referred to the docs, and my read of the (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | More small changes to firmdl.c
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| Two more small changes to firmdl.c. Gavin Smyth reported seeing long delays while downloading firmware, and suggested a fix that may or may not have much effect, depending on your system. That fix, which limits the number of response bytes waited (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Firmware Problem
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| I installed the software on the computer and firmware on the RCX. Since then, my CD drive has crashed and I changed the batteries on the RCX. Now, I cannot load programs again because the software says to re-install the Firmware on the RCX. However, (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 3 sensors = 8 inputs?!
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| Mark, It has been figured out how to get four touch sensors per input. This gives 12 touch sensors if all three inputs are used. Using this approach, a 16 channel Analog MUX can be hooked up. Sensing the four switch lines using Port A and the Output (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Expression limitations w/bytecode
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| One more note on arithmetic... The firmware supports operations where the second operand is either a constant or a variable, but not other sources (such as input values, timers, etc). Present versions of NQC don't check this, so code like "a -= (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Self learning robot with neural brain
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| I don't see any reason why it would not work. It is just that you have to have the visual basic environment running at the same time, sometimes a little clumsy, but still functional. I use the control creation edition for various things like (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Any interest in an RCX simulator?
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| (...) By this I take it you mean something that executes bytecodes the same way the standard firmware does? That would be pretty cool, I think folks could learn a lot by stepping through their NQC programs. Another really useful tool would be the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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 (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: simple but functional radar
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| In article <002301be3e9c$ca7b21...ms.co.nz>, Tim McSweeney <tim@ams.co.nz> writes (...) It would be, if the RCX wasn't transmitting at the same time. Remember the echo you get from a tower back to the PC even with no RCX present. I would guess that (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX program editor review (second version)
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| Hi guys, I continue my survey on the RCX program editors. In response to the first version of this message, I received a lot of response, thanks to you. It also helped me deepen my understanding of the various factors that makes a program editor a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Survey of RCX programming systems
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| Hi, Denis Cousineau has compiled a useful survey of programming systems for the RCX and Cybermaster. It's on the Lego-Robotics Wiki at: (URL) that this site also maintains a list of the available systems. Check out the following and feel free to add (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Expression limitations w/bytecode
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| Kekoa Proudfoot writes: > Or see NQC, as Dave Baum pointed out. For my current project, I'll do that. :-) > You do not have to resort to replacement firmware unless you really want > to. Coming from programming some of the 68hc11 boards, I find that (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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