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  Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
 
(...) Han wasn't wearing his vest when he was frozen in carbonite. . . my feeling is that there will be a slave I, and the promo catalog picture that we see of Han Solo is the minifig that will come with the Slave I and somehow have a carbonite (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Motor Controller Question
 
bruce, for the HB you need to write data to $7000 to control the motors. see appendix B of the 6.270 manual at (URL) also the HB FAQ (URL) your message you said: (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  PWM on tic3
 
Hi, I want to get the width of a PWM on TIC3 Channel, I wrote an .asm but it doesn't work, I don't know what's wrong? I need your help. Thanks in advance. Said. Here is the .asm program: #include "c:\pcode\include\6811regs.asm" * program equates * (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Forth vs Assembler
 
(...) It's especially easy to program in assembly for whatever CPU architecture you happen to be familiar with. If you've got a background in Motorola parts, that makes them easy for you. I grew up on Z80 and ARM, so it's different for me. BTW, the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  FW: Mindstorms/reinforcement learning
 
-----Original Message----- From: Ralph Hempel [mailto:rhempel@bmts.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 11:59 AM To: Blake Winton Subject: RE: Mindstorms/reinforcement learning (...) Yes!!! The simple FORTH tutorial is good. Thanks for the link. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
 
  Does anyone here live in Hagerstown?
 
Does anyone here with Mindstorms live in Hagerstown, MD? Josh (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: Fire Extinguishers
 
I guess it wouldn't be sporting or cost effective to simply put a large water balloon on top of the robot, look for the strongest IR source with the light sensor, drive till you hit it, and wait......;>) Jeff jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
 
Dave Baum <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> wrote in message news:dbaum-111099212...act.com... (...) The "type I" connectors were pulled from the market in the US. There was in fact some legal issue -- something about a choking risk. I forgot where I (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Fire Extinguishers
 
I have managed to multiplex motor output before. How about building a single motor powered tricycle device with the second motor steering the front wheel. Then use the front wheel at right-angles position, detected by a touch sensor, to change gears (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  c++
 
I am coding a program that communicates with the RCX, and everything seems to be working. However, I have come across one problem. I have a set of buttons that control the movement of the motors. What I am trying to do is smooth out the movement. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  HandyBoard and Mini SSC-II
 
HiHi, I am a final year student in HongKong, I'm now trying to build a 6-legged robot, with 2 servos per leg. I would like to use the Handyboard interfacing with 2 Mini SSC-II servo controller, but since I am a new player in robotics, I do not know (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  BrainStorm version 1.0 available
 
BrainStorm version 1.0 released. Brainstorm is a version of the LOGO programming language with added commands and functionality to control Lego MindStorms spirit.ocx. The new commands can be used to write Programs for download as well as giving (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  RE: HI
 
Hi there, Hello there. My name is Alvin. I m currently a student at university of Hertfordshire at UK. I m doing my final year in Electrical n Electronic Engineering. Well actually i m doing an individual project concerning the Lego Mindstorms.vi (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  interfacing the GP2D12
 
Somebody asked the other day about a problem interfacing the Sharp GP2D12. I didn't see an answer, and I just did it myself and solved the problem, so here is how to do it. For those who don't know, Sharp just came out with an IR ranging sensor good (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
 
(...) This might help -- I've been doing some research into TLG's networks (hoping to find a publicly accessible content staging server -- a suprising # of web development shops run these) -- here's some info that I've found (all from easily (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Upgading HB to 64K
 
Please follow the link bellow if you are interested in upgrading memory on your HandyBoard to 64KB. Note that this upgrade is currently being tested only on HB running the Java VM. (URL) Gasparik (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  RDS Q:
 
Please see: (URL) does it mean: "For this function, you will need to program the RCX to send an IR Message (1 through 12) using RCX Code. The Scout will respond to the IR Messages while it is running any program on the display" ? I mean, the Scout (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  More Motor Controller Question
 
Thanks Fred. That got me going in the right direction. But...... When I poke a value into $7000 I can see the corresponding input pin on the l293 react. But it will not stay in the position that I set it to. It will return back to the initial state (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: HI
 
(...) This is a good starting point that should keep you busy for a while: (URL) know you did not ask about programming environment, but make sure you checkout Mark Overmars' RCXCC at: (URL) fun! Keep us informed of your adventures. hwiguna (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: wireless camera
 
Just a note. The German Marklin model train company offers a wireless camera built-in in a 'tiny' H0-scale train car. It's expensive but it prooves the technology is available at a consumer scale. Eric (26 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)


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