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| (...) Yeah, my computor is a Pentium 3, 11 Gigabites hard drive, etc. Only, how do I figure out if my computor has a serial port, without hauling the computor from its corner and unwiring it? -JHK -P.S this is, as far as I can tell, the first 'fan' (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| (...) Buried in the readme file: 5L. USING THE SPYBOTICS BUILT-IN PROGRAM The built-in program in your Spybot works as follows: The built-in program scans the LEDs a couple of times while playing a short tune, prior to starting to move around. When (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| Yes, I use NQC and BricxCC to program it. It's very simple, and I just set motor port C to forward Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:27:17 GMT To: lugnet.robotics.spyb...lugnet.com (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| cloak message? Man, I didn't know it could do that. Is all that stuff listed in the Spybot SDK? (I haven't looked at it) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 19:07:36 GMT To: (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| Hi Agents, Just in case this hasn't been mentioned before, it is possible to send an RCX message from a Spybot to an RCX. I cobbled together the following MindScript programs and downloaded them using ScriptEd. Basicly, if you press the spybot (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| In the same vein, "C:\Program Files\LEGO Software\Products\Sp...nCore.lif" contains (after a binary header) the sourcecode of spybot program for mission "***mission_name***". For example, Critical Countdown mission program begins as : "{ //Critical (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| That's what I was missing. I can build/convert a Spybot with a down-pointing light sensor & LED (I had one, but couldn't get it working) Thanks Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hansen" <JohnBinder@aol.com> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| (...) Yes, there's a MindScript "vll" command (for the SpyBot) that works just as described in the Scout SDK. It uses the red LED on the back of the SpyBot to output commands. This same LED is also used when programming the SpyBot, so you have to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| Another awesome SMART meeting! Lots of new attendees, lots of robots, lots of discussion, lots of great ideas! The mini-challenge: The mini-challenge was to build a robot that would walk over or around a bunch of 2x4's set on edge. Every robot (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| All the information I have seen on it make it seem very vague. Is it like a robotwars game or something? I just can't figure it out. I saw all 4 (1 each) at the local Target and they look very neat, but I know nothing about them other than the info (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) PM (...) Great, thxs for this info :) (...) Yes, that's to be expected, from what I experienced with my MicroScout tests. (...) hmmmm... let's hope someone can do some work around that :) (...) Yes, like I did on a CyberMaster and on a RCX. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| (...) MindScript syntax highlighting, improved error reporting (over that provided by ScriptEd) and Spybot support (one talking to the RCX via the USB tower and the other talking to the Spybot via COM1) is even cooler. :-) In case anyone else would (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| It's pretty nice to program my Spybot with BricxCC. It's just like working with an RCX. But I'm having a problem getting a reliable reading from the light sensor. I'm trying to make the spybot follow a line, but unless I have very good lighting, I (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| (...) I've got to try BrickCC as well. I'm not surprised at the light detector performance. The light pipe is good, but not that good. It depends on light entering the tube pretty much perpendicular to the end. You would need to have a LOT of light (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| After doing a little more sleuthing, I was able to find out how to process incoming IR and VLL messages. And yes, thankfully, VLL decode is built into the firmware! The following is some SpyBot MindScript code that will handle both incoming VLL and (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| (...) [snipped] Mark, are you using BricxCC to edit/compile/download your MindScript code? If so, I'd love to hear your opinion on how well you feel it works in BricxCC. If not, why not? :-) (...) Right. And the RDS set sold for $150. Spybots are a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| well, no. It's easy to get it to turn on, but it doesn't stay on. It flickers. I'm sure it can be controlled (because it's used to send data) but just using OnFwd(OUT_C); causes it to flicker. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Husby" (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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