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Re: Battery voltage
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Date: 
Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:33:28 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> On Thu, September 8, 2005 10:00 am, Chris Magno wrote:

> > I'd love to be able to do the same sort of thing, but my programming skills are
> > laking.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Chris
> 
> I don't have a problem doing that, however, I suspect very few people will find it
> useful.


your right. It is something mainly geared to the rcx gear heads. I'm sure Calum
would LOVE IT. we all know how he HATES power cords. (grin)


> First, most people who understand how to use the code, won't have a use for it.
> (don't need to talk to RCXs with standard firmware)
> 
> Second, most people who have a use for the code, won't know what to do with it (like
> you)
> 
> In order to do what I wanted, I wrote a BrickOS program to send the "Get Battery
> Power" command (0x30).  Then, I had to modify the BrickOS kernal (firmware) to
> process the Op Code returned from the standard firmware (0x38).  bla bla bla.
> 
> To use my code, here's what you'll need:
> 1) The ability to rebuild the BrickOS kernal.  If you downloaded BrickOS from the
> web, you should be set.

wait.... please explain. are you saying i will need to D/L the BrickOS
firmware??

OK. so far so good. I did that ages ago.

but then you say this:

"...The ability to rebuild the BrickOS kernal"

is it as easy as opening up file xyz in notepad, and changing bit 3 to x??? or
presumably you have already modified the kernal, and have that new file saved as
BOS-V1.0.frm (or whatever)

in which case, im wondering if you could just make that available with the
proper  credits (and permissions) of course.

> 2) my lnp.c file to include in #1
> 3) the "send command" program
> 4) An RCX to download BrickOS to
> 5) Another RCX with standard firmware.
> 
> If anyone out there has #1 & #5, I'll gladly provide my hacked up code.




> Actually, I was thinking about writing the send program into the kernal.  Then, I
> could just post firmware that can be downloaded (via normal firmware download
> techniques) to an RCX.
> 
> How about that?
> Steve


DEAL.  if you do that, then i will, at your discretion, revoke, or re-apply your
honorary membership to rtlToronto.

thanks.

Chris



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  Re: Battery voltage
 
(...) There are two places you could have downloaded the BrickOS stuff from. 1) The NQC site, which has everything (like the kernal) pre-built. 2) The BrickOS site, where YOU need to build everything. If you did #1, it may be hard for you to rebuild (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)

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  Re: Battery voltage
 
(...) I don't have a problem doing that, however, I suspect very few people will find it useful. First, most people who understand how to use the code, won't have a use for it. (don't need to talk to RCXs with standard firmware) Second, most people (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)

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