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This may have already been addressed at some point. Could not pass up on a good deal and picked up the Vision Command for $30 CAD. I had read on this NG before that there may have been issues with how this camera worked under Win2K and as a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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We've finally gotten it together! Here is a link to information about the first meeting, to be held January 26 in Norfolk, Virginia! (URL) club will feature design challenges, discussion groups, MOC displays, and in-meeting building! See you there! (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.va.nor, lugnet.loc.us.va.new, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.robotics)
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"Don Wilcher" <mrdon219@aol.com> wrote in message news:GoA9FH.J74@lugnet.com... (...) Robotics? (...) interfacing, (...) robots. The (...) novice, (...) If (...) Free (I'm in) or paid subscription (I'm out)? -Rob Doucette. (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Sure! Thanks for your efforts. You're pretty much assured that a Mindstormer has web access. No doubt there will be a good audience for the e-zine. One thing that I've missed since the Lego Mindstorms web site quit doing them are the challenges. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in an E-Zine on LEGO Robotics? This publication would have techniques on hardware and software interfacing, using MLCAD, design and programming methods for building Mindstorms robots. The (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Philo, Thanks for your post! I've uploaded 2 videos (URL) the quality isn't what I'd like but It's all I got for know. the newer movie is me not demonstrating anything too usefull and the base is not completed. As far as programing goes I still have (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Trigonometry and NQC
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(...) Hi Rich, Have a look at (URL) where you can find various tips around trig-functions under the restriction of integer values. Claude (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: source of solar panels for Lego robots?
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"Patrick Hui" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:00f001c1829f$d8...cb@huip... (...) it (...) try loking at the solar panels at www.solarbotics.com, i've been using one for the last two years to power an automatic watering system at my (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Trigonometry and NQC
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(...) Hi Rich, there are no trig functions, because there's no float. I had the same problem and was able to approximate these values. I created two tables with the necessary values. The first table includes the values of the tangens of a angle. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Mario's new book...
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(...) really good book. There are a couple of minor errors (one place where he confuses millimeters and centimeters and a couple where he confuses the diameter of a circle with it's circumference) - but nothing serious. Some of the example models (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Another simple source is a 12 volt electro-magnetic clutch. These are available on the surplus market, with typical price around $5 US. - pete. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mario's new book...
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(...) A quick link to the publisher's site: (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Trigonometry and NQC
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Hi! I'm working on a project where a robot needs to travel a right triangle with unkown side lengths. Basically, the robot starts at a point in a room, travels perpendicularly toward a wall, turns 90 degrees left when it hits, and when it gets to (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Forced to use IR Tower?
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(...) If I understand you correctly, you wish to use the IR port built into your laptop instead of the IR tower. To the best of my knowledge this is not possible. John Hansen (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Forced to use IR Tower?
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Hi all, sorry if off-topic, but perhaps anybody knows if there is anyway to communicate with RCX through my laptop ir port. Actually I connect with my Palm through COM4, but when I set Bricxcc to this port says can't find robot. Thanks Francis (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Kill / reset / power switch for RCX
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I manage to semi-regularly crash LegOS (usually thanks to wandering pointers) to the point where a firmware reload is required and the reset button combination doesn't respond. In order to save myself popping the batteries out every time, I decided (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Request for new P-code.s19
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Dan, I am also interested in obtaining the different flavors of the p-code floating around on the net. In my case I would like to also get one for an 20x4 LCD screen size. If there are any sites with them available or ones that might have a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Electro-magnets
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In message <145.625b6f1.2947e682@aol.com>, Styxrocks@aol.com writes (...) I was going to experiment with electromagnet cranes, like the ones you see at junk yards. I will try your suggestion (when I've finished my current project). I will also try (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: marble rail
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Nice job, Chris! much more impressive than my seesaw... ((URL) you coordinate marble position and rail movement? If so, how ? A video clip and DAT files would be very appreciated ;o) Philo (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: marble rail
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oopse I forgot the link to the pictures (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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