 | | Re: Many HandyBoard questions (and a few answers)
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(...) DC, (...) inverter (...) able (...) Buy a single big inverter and switch the output from it with Triacs. I had a friend do this for burningman this year and it worked great. I can't remember if he had problems with noise from the AC or not. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I wrote this a few weeks ago, and could not post the darn thing, as lugnet wouldn't let me. Since then, I have answered a few of my questions, and will include them to help others. I now have an unassembeld HB from Acronome, and look forward to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: remote control 4 the RCX using PIC16F877
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(...) Hi there, That sounds excellent! I've been looking at buying a PIC16F877 to play with and I think I'll definitely get one now :) Zac Soden ---...--- www.ozbricks.com/battlespace (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 3/8 RCX to FT Multiplexer
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(...) Your site has exceeded its maximum data transfer. :-( The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data transfer. Visit our help area for more information. Access to this site will be restored within an hour. Please try (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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For DIYers, here's yet another home-made device by Christophe from France: (URL) one is truly robotics (& pneumatics). It's a multiplexer to drive 8 FT solenoid valves from the 3 RCX ports. Just take a look at his circuit diagram. I've never seen (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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I know of some stuff called "friendly plastic" which came in strips 7 inches long and about 1.5 inches wide, which sounds about the same as polymorph. You can get what looks like the same stuff from here: (URL) also comes in pellets: (URL) plastic (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 starts automatically when I boot PC
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This is what I did: Using regedit on win 2000 look under : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\S...ersion\Run for the key: RIS2PostReboot with data (wherever your lego is installed) C:\Program Files\LEGO MINDSTORMS\RIS 2.0\LaunchRIS2.exe Back it up, then remove the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: usb tower linux
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(...) You can use it like a file (open/read/write/close) ... (...) ... but that doesn't work with applications yet. The current state of affairs is explained in the email (URL) news is that LEGO has released documentation on the tower, it's in the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2nd expansion board
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Can the handy board drive more than more expansion board (assuming that the Y board-select lines are different)? (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Techno-stuff is pleased to announce the availability of a Passive Infra-Red (PIR) sensor. This sensor detects motion of people and other warm animals. It is similar to the motion detectors used in lights and burglar alarms. For more information see: (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: usb tower linux
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Hi, Am Sonntag, 6. Januar 2002 14:47 schrieb rat@telecoma.net: (...) there's a kernel-module (URL) . But I don't know what to do with it ... 8-) I successfully compiled it, created a new devicefile /dev/usb/tower0 with major/minor 180/240 and (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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hi, has anybody some experince with the usb tower under linux ? thx erich (24 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 0x8000 and main()
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Fred, Dan, and Chuck, Thanks to an email from Chuck McManis (thanks, Chuck), I now have a better understanding of what's going on with respect to the main() function and memory location 0x8000. Chuck asked me if the main() function is executed after (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) Wow! That seems like interesting stuff - I found a second link for it here: (URL) I can't find anyplace that sells it in the USA. (Both of those links are to UK). Maybe it's called something different here? Does anyone know? I have a dozen (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCXblt.dll
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Absolutely brilliant! Exactly what I needed and it's working fine in .NET. Thanks so much -Brad (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Driving R/C servos and interrupt latencies
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Hi, I finally succeeded in driving up to 7 R/C servos from the RCX using a shift register and a re-triggerable monostable (for synchronization) all driven from the FTOA output line (senor B, AC coupled into a transistor) . This involved switching (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) www.ozbricks.com host LEGO-centric pages ROSCO (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.3.2
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I've just uploaded another release of BricxCC. Version 3.3.3.2 fixes a few bugs in the toolbar button/menu item enabling/disabling dependant on whether the connection to the programmable brick is active or not. It implements auto saving of the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) Yes, the stuff is pretty tough. And now you know how to make your own Lego parts. You can even create *designer* parts that TLC never thought of :-) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Linear muscles
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(...) Yeah, that $900 is for a 25-pack -- the lowest volume they apparently deal with for on-line orders -- so that's $36 US each. Not too bad. Also note, though, that the stronger model only contracts with a force of 70g (~2.5oz) -- not very strong (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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