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(...) Hi John: As you requested I just tried out your latest ver. 3.3.2.12. I have a P2 450, 256 megs of ram. A Radeon 7200, driver ver. 6.13.3276. My desktop is set at 1024 by 768. I just wrote a quick little program, downloaded to my RCX and ran (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Problems with BricxCC release 3.3.2.12
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I've had reports of access violations and run time error 217 when trying to execute BricxCC version 3.3.2.12 (i.e., the most recently released version). It runs fine on my development machine but it exhibits this behavior on another PC in my house. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | 74hc237
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Hi! I'm a little in a trouble..... I cannot find the ic 74hc237 (3-to-8 Decoder/Demultiplexer with Address Latches) marked U5 on the expansion board......... I have two questions: 1) Can i replace this part with an equivalent one? 2) If (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: accu pack with rcx
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Hello Mathias, (...) I am not sure whether the alkaline batteries will like the external voltage applied to them. If not, your RCX is in immediate danger, because they may explode or leak. Trying to charge the accumulators with the alkaline (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Output to Display
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You can also set the display in RL2.5 Programmer as: Functions > Rcx Communications > Set Display Another cool way to find quickly the function is by selecting the function by name. On any of the function displays, click on the search button (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: accu pack with rcx
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(...) Absolutely. The socket on the back of the RCX (for use with an AC adapter) is labeled for 9 to 12 volts, AC or DC. - Jacob (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: legOS on Mac OS X
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(...) Seb, It would help if you posted info about what you've tried, and what the results were. I don't use OS X, but I know a lot about FreeBSD, which by most accounts is fairly close to Darwin. I suspect a few others here know even more 8?) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: accu pack with rcx
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There are two ways to obtain the battery level. 1. The" PBBattery" opcode (0x30) returns a message containing the battery level. This opcode was available in RIS 1.0 and that is what is probably described in Spirit documentation. 2. In RIS 2.0, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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(...) Beware! A normal serial cable, with the attachment screws on each side of the D-shell, doesn't fit down the recess on the back of the tower (or at least, mine doesn't). regards, Ian SMith (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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(...) right. (...) Look here: (URL) lucky, three of them and they even got email (compare that to France where the only Dacta dealer hides behind a fax). (...) Generally yes, though with rotation sensor you might be out of luck. (...) There's (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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One more thing, this is why I am going to move to USA from Japan because I can buy LEGO in cheapest price and fast way, then I can have a big place to test my RCX Controlled LEGO Train Projects, some of them need over 5m x 5m, I have no way to debug (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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If you want to buy something out of USA in (URL) to find a friend in USA and ask she/he repack and send items to you, I did like this. Most of sellers in (URL) can send items to any countries, I did many times. For (URL) discussion with seller, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Zhengrong Zang writes: There are some problems though... (...) Tends to only offer a very limited range of products (in the UK at least) - trying to get hold of some parts from there, like rotation sensors, seems to be (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: where to buy individual parts?
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Hi, Try (URL) / (URL) luck! Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Kris's VCS ActiveX Component
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Has anyone sucessfully got hold of Kris Wauters, to get the password for his ZIP files. He's a very elusive bloke! Please Email me the password, if you have it. Thank you (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | accu pack with rcx
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hi list! did anyone ever tried to attach an accu pack to the rcx - in addition to the batteries inside the rcx? my idea is to add a 9.6v (8 cells nicd) rc-accu to a robot which should act indepentently for a longer time. i thought about leaving (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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(...) Hi Philo, as I pointed out, Mike has published the color-sensor somewhere in an article. You should send him a mail and ask where you can find the schematics and perhaps the PCboard. Claude (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: COLOR light sensor
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Hi Claude, I visited Mike's site and found nothing... where did you see this ? Philo (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Anybody know what is this?
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It's the original lego technics programmable set - programmed in Logo. It was ace fun (although after building + coding a scanner from scratch in Yr9, I only got a B+, because I "didn't put the blocks together") .. not a patch on mindstorms, though. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Motorized Vision Command Focus
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I cobbled together a means to motorize the focus ring on my Vision Command camera that doesn't require any damage to parts. It's far from perfect: the two tyres sometimes slip and the friction between the focus ring and the 20x30 tyre is iffy. (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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