 | | BricksWest 2002 Schedule Updated - Mecha, MindStorms and Microfig...OH MY!
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Hi folks! I wanted to let you all know that, thanks to the much appreciated dedication some of your fellow AFOL, BricksWest has been able to add several new sessions to our event schedule. Remember, BricksWest is a completely fan run event, so it is (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build) !!
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| | Configuring LegOS with USB tower under Win2K.
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Hi Everyone, Does anyone have any info. on setting up and using the new USB tower with Cygwin and the H8 cross-compiler for LegOS under Win2K. These are the instructions I am currently following :- (URL) would also be very grateful for any more (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: USB Tower for Win2K and LegOS
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Hi Dave, I can answer your second question. You can't find it anywhere, except of RIS 1.0 and RIS 1.5 CD-ROM. But you can't use anyway. The Spirit.OCX is for use with serial IR-tower !ONLY! But there is an alternative, the GhostAPI. This should work (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Firmware File Location
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(...) I think you need to install it to access the firmware file :-( But the same file is also available in the beta SDK: (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | USB Tower for Win2K and LegOS
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Hi Folks, 2 Quick questions. 1. Does anyone have any information on getting the USB tower to work with Win2K for LegOS. LegOS looks really interesting and good, but for my sins, I have a Win2K system and RIS 2.0 with USB tower. 2. Does anyone know (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RIS 2.0 Firmware File Location
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Hello All, I just purchased a RIS 2.0, and cannot find the firmware file on the CD. I am running Mac OS X and wish to download the firmware using NQC. Where's the file? Thanks, Carlos. (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MacNQC can't open the #include file
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When I have an #include line in my .nqc source file, such as #include "incl_file.nqh" the compiler complains that it can't open the referenced file. I get the following error: Error: could not open file incl_file.nqh test_file.nqc line 1 #include (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: startin with robolab
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(...) I'm pretty sure that you cannot download ROBOLAB, but must purchase it. What country are you in? This page will help you figure out where you can buy it: (URL) will need ROBOLAB version 2.5 if you do not want to buy the RCX and IR Tower. As (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Linux driver for USB Tower
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Have a look at: (URL) I'm not involved! (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Linux driver for USB Tower
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Hi all, is anybody developing a Linux driver for the USB Tower shipped with Mindstorms 2.0. Stewart (24 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | 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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| | Many HandyBoard questions (and a few answers)
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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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| | 3/8 RCX to FT Multiplexer
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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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| | PIR sensor available
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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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| | usb tower linux
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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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| | Re: Linear muscles
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(...) I saw some 'starter-pack' thing for $180 that includes 2 muscles and some othere stuff. Still expensive, but so is the RCX. It's on the 'Buy Online' link. - Gary (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 starts automatically when I boot PC
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(...) There's probably a better way to do this, but what I did was rename LaunchRis2.exe to LaunchRis.exe and fixed the link in the Start menu to point to the new name. Kind of a hack, but it works. - Gary (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 0x8000 and main()
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Fred and Dan, For some reason, I'm apparently having trouble explaining my findings, doing something wrong -- or not understanding what Fred is telling me. Now that my HB runs " main() " functions just fine upon powerup reset, I did my experiment on (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: RCXblt.dll
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(...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RIS 2.0 starts automatically when I boot PC
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Howdy I just upgraded to RIS 2.0 on a Windows 2000 machine (used to have RIS 1.0 on a 486!). Upon booting up the machine, the RIS 2.0 software automatically comes up. I wish to disable this. It's not in the startup group in my Start Menu. I did find (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) I found it here: (URL) air muscle design is exciting! And I like the way he makes the plastic part. (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Devantech SRF04 library for HandyBoard
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Yes -- I am very sorry about this... I just updated the .zip file and it now includes the sonar.c file as well. Regards, Willem "Andrew Vlasov" <vlas@dicomp.ru> wrote in message news:01b101c194fe$98...d4@vlas... (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Linear muscles
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Did you see the price ? (starting at $900) Stef Mientki (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) I think that stuff is called polymorph - search for that on the net and you will probably get some places to buy it. I haven't used it, but you put it in hot water to make it soft. BEN (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here! / Web hosting
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(...) Any subtract banners? Or maybe a multiply or a divide! (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Robolab and 3rd party camera
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Hmm... And how about the 'internet' camera? Will that one work with win2000/xp? Then I could just run a webcam-application to upload the image to the local ftp server, and Robolab could get that image from the local web server. But alas, when I try (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) could you post some more information about it? this could be used for many other homebrew things as well! e.g. where can i get it? is it easy to handle? doesn't it get "glued" to the lego parts you use as a mold? thanks for your great work and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCXblt.dll
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Anyone started programming directly with the dll's from RIS2.0 ? I'm trying to program in C# and I have only been able to generate COM wrappers (RCXblt.dll being the main one). The method that has me stuck (as I cannot find doco anywhere) is (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here! / Web hosting
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(...) AFAIK Christophe is French ? Maybe he could open an account at Free (www.free.fr), as the name implies it is free and they provide a 100 MB space for home pages. I'm hosted there for two years now ((URL) I am very satisfied (not even an add (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Linear muscles
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Thought everyone might find this interesting: (URL) building tiny linear actuators without using electric motors. Later, Gary (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) It's working fine now, which is a few hours later. (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) Yep they seem to have shut down your site. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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(...) Not to fret. Here are the building instructions you've been waiting for: (URL) fear there will be a deluge at the page and complaint from geocities. What can I do? Any suggestions for alternative hosting? (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: motorized pnuematic valve
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Sounds interesting, but the link didn't work for me : ( (24 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | remote control 4 the RCX using PIC16F877
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Hello everyone. I've just developed a remote control for the RCX using the PIC16F877. It's very useful due to the fact that it does not need a computer, but still needs the ir tower (the serial one, sorry I'll try to adapt the project tu use the new (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Dave Chen's Function List
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Dave Chen's Function List (Published on lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos on April 16 2000) Very useful!! Thks. Regards -- CarlosLuis Rendón M. Network Manager (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LEGO Mindstorms at Macworld San Francisco
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From: (URL) Lego my robotics, please by Dennis Sellers, dsellers@maccentral.com January 4, 2001 1:55 pm ET For a long time, many Mac users have been frustrated by an apparent lack of support for working with Lego Mindstorm Robotics. However, there (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: free vb edition (was: firmware update)
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Ben vb 5.0 control creation edition: (URL) pretty well hidden in the VB page. Mike (...) download page with no success. (...) version I downloaded, the option was there to create an exe in the (...) It seemed to create them just fine. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: motorized pnuematic valve
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Hi, this is my first post on a LEGO newsgroup, so.. ah... I'm a newbie I guess :) (...) (URL) (file size ~ 2 mb) That was my biggest obstacle making this little motorized pump. The parts used to connect the motor to the valve are kind of (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: free vb edition (was: firmware update)
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Can somebody give me an address to download this - I've searched Microsoft's download page with no success. Also; Does it work on windows XP? BEN (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Devantech SRF04 library for HandyBoard
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Hi, Willem! Sorry, but "sonar_library_1.0.zip" is not full: "sonar.c" not found! And how about Devantech CMPS01 Compass library? It need i2c in HB. Do you plan this? ===...=== Best regards, Andrew. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem van (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Robolab and 3rd party camera
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Hi, RoboLab 2.5 will not work with any webcam in Windows 2000 and XP. Thankfully, support for these two OSes will be included in the next release of RoboLab, and any camera that has a driver for Windows 2000 or XP should work fine. Pete (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Major new BricxCC release
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I've just finished uploading a major upgrade to BricxCC. Version 3.3.3.1 adds the ability to modify API commands, keywords, and constants via the preferences dialog (on a new API tab). If your syntax highlighting isn't working you can now fix it by (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX drives Manas motors!
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I just wanted to say "thanks" to everyone who contributed to this thread! After installing NQC and BricxCC last night, and pasting the code you wrote into a program, my sons (home on Christmas break) are happily making their RCX drive their manas (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command ActiveX password
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Please check out my official VCS ActiveX website at (URL) (author of the VCS ActiveX software) (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 2 questions on Polaroid 6500
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Jan, On ribon cable the lead that has the marking is simply there to make it easier to tell what lead is what on the other end. The marked lead usually denotes pin one, but not always. Remember that the drawing is show from a bottom view. Pin 9 is + (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 0x8000 and main()
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I don't think this is quite it -- IC sets the byte if there's a main fcn. It also sets up some code so that main fcn gets run. Fred (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 0x8000 and main()
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John, I think it lies in the Pcode, in other words if the pcode sets the 0x8000 to 1 then any program loaded that has main() in it will auto run at startup. If the pcode does NOT set 0x8000 to 1 then no matter what you have loaded as a program it (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: RCX Communication problem... suggestions?
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(...) I've seen similar with the older serial tower. In my case all the diagnostics say the tower is working, but no program written on the lego software will download. The 'instant execute' type functions work, however. Nqc will download happily, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command ActiveX password
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Hi, you will have to send Kris Wauters an email. He will send you this password per email then. This is out of the documentaition from Kris: ***...*** This ActiveX control is developped for use with the Vision Command Center from the Lego company. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vision Command ActiveX password
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BlankHi everyone, I downloaded the Vision Command ActiveX component from (URL) the self-extracting zip file is password protected. Does anyone know the password? Thanks, Rafael Campos (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 0x8000 and main()
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Dan, Perhaps I'm misinterpreting what you mean by "a startup program". To me, a "startup program" means there is a file downloaded to the HB that contains a " main() " function, i.e., a function which will automatically be executed upon startup (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Is this group dead??
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(...) No, see (URL) . (...) It contains so few bugs that there is no need for discussion :-) Jürgen (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | RE: 2 questions on Polaroid 6500
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Hi, Without a 0.1 µF capacitor, your sonar won't work correctly. I don't know why. Martin (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robolab and 3rd party camera
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Hi, I'm trying to use the cool Robolab 2.5 camera features, but I'm running into problems. I don't have the Lego (Logitech) camera, but I'm trying to use a 3rd party webcam. Has anyone succeeded in doing so? Using Windows 2000, no matter what camera (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | 2 questions on Polaroid 6500
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Hi, I bought a Polaroid 6500 for x-mas and now I’ve got two questions: 1) In the Handy Board Interfacing Diagram of the Polaroid 6500 at the Handyboard page V+ is connected to the pin 9 of the Polaroid 9-pin connector. But the flat cable to the pin (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego Groups in England
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(...) Hi Ben The one I know is UKLUG. I think they have had some problem with their original domain name www.uklug.org.uk which is no more valid, but you can find them here: (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Blocking problem?
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Hi all, The model this is written for is a biped walker with each leg driven by it's own motor. The PB is a Scout. It uses a modified version of ping.nqc to do IR proximity detection. When it detects that there is an obstacle, it should back up, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Panobot lite
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"Kyle Beatty" <carbunicle@appleogue.net> wrote in message news:Gp7F9B.41o@lugnet.com... (...) an (...) files) (...) unladen (...) Good work, I only have a few questions. First, do you have photos of the chassis? I'd like to reproduce the turntable, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: JRM code and Reset
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John, I just did the same test, I think what Fred was saying is that IC sets the 0x8000 to accept a startup program if one is loaded. If I poke a 0 to that address then load any program it sets back to 1. I think he was wandering if your IC version (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: main() Reset -- THE SAGA ENDS !! ---
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Awsome!!! Now we are expecting great things from you :-) -Dan (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | main() Reset -- THE SAGA ENDS !! ---
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Fellow Lugnuts, Doe anyone want to purchase a 74HC244 (U5) that "kinda works" ? YES, YES, believe it or not, U5 was my problem !! The mystery is not totally solved, because even using both a logic probe and an o-scope, I cannot see any indication (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: JRM code and Reset
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Matt, The only mod I've made to my HB is to cut the motor power supply "+" trace and use a separate motor power supply. See my post/response to Dan for my explanation of that. After reading your START button question, I triple checked. I don't (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: JRM code and Reset
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Dan, Yes, I did cut the trace for external motor power. I know the HB and the motor power "+" sources are isolated because I not only checked with a VOM, but I removed the motor supply batteries and when I run my motor test program (remember, no (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: free vb edition (was: firmware update)
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In the version I downloaded, the option was there to create an exe in the project start wizard page. It seemed to create them just fine. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Newman" <peternewmancl@hotmail.com> To: (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Is this group dead??
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Hi, is Java for LEGO dead? I am interested in LEGO if it has a Java version for the RCX but it takes some activity to get a bug free VM for the RCX...or? /Morten (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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I'm trying to track down a good suite of development tools for the H8. So far I've found out that the Hitachi Embedded Workshop is $1100. Since the main tool that I'm interested in is the simulator (I can use the GNU tools to write code) I'm (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: JRM code and Reset
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Since it seems like everything else has been checked, I have one other suggestion after looking at my pcode source. If the "start" button on the HB is pressed during power on, the autostart will be disabled. Has your hardware been hacked at all, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: free vb edition (was: firmware update)
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Please can you tell me how to create exe's with CCE? Thanks Peter FUT: ot geek (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: JRM code and Reset
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Wow, What a bugger! This is one of the strangest cases I've seen. Works fine while connected, but not when reset. Works fine on my board either way. Memory and 68HC11 have been traded out. Scope shows no voltage drop at Mem-power durring reset. Both (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Devantech SRF04 Ultrasonic Ranger interface to the RCX
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Hi, Since the GP2D12 sensor interfacing has been sucessfuly been completed, here is another request. Can someone suggest a way to interface the Devantech SRF04 Ultrasonic Ranger to the RCX? This seems to be a great sensor to use for mapping... (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: VC++6 and LegOS
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Definitely it works. Thanks steve. Regards. -- CarlosLuis Rendón M. Network Manager "Steve Hassenplug" <steveh@mailcode.com> escribió en el mensaje news:GpBrn5.6nL@lugnet.com... (...) arguments' (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: IR Routines
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(...) Hi Dave, I uploaded a modified version of those IR routines to handyboard.com as well as the Rug Warrior group ((URL) the RW group, I also have a version of pcode v3.1 with bug fixes and new capabilities. Could you convey this information to (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: RCX Communication problem... suggestions?
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I have had this problem with one or two of my RCXs. I think the problem is that the CPU/RAM get into a "funny" state as the supply voltage drops after the batteries are removed. Once in this state, re-inserting batteries just brings the power up to (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Communication problem... suggestions?
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(...) You might try watching the IR tower through a CCD device - like a digital camera or an analog or digital video camera. Their CCD chipsets detect IR light, and you'll see it as two additional pulsing LEDs inside the tower - probably green in (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: JRM code and Reset
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Fred, Thanks for the info on how IC determines whether to auto-start a program or not. Based on your suggestions ---- I just finished downloading the open-source (free) version of IC. I had been running Newton Labs 3.1 and most recently 3.2. I (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: free vb edition (was: firmware update)
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Microsoft has the Control Creation Edition available for download. It is not supposed to be able to create execuatbles, come with a packager, and have other limitations. However, I havet created executables with it, it has a setup packager, and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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hi dan, hi list (...) oh. ok. i never went beyond this limit yet... (...) it does. i use it with spirit.ocx for some test programs or simple rcx programming. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IR Routines
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These are the kinds of files I want to keep on hand at the Yahoo handyboard site, I have the sonyIR.icb file, is that the one you are looking for? I will post it in the files area of the yahoo forum (URL) else that is hard to find I will try to keep (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: VC++6 and LegOS
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I have my Visual Studio set up so I can make programs, download programs, and download firmware all from the 'tools' menu in VS (VC++). So far, the only thing I'm not set up for is editing the 'makefile' file. Under 'Tools>Customize...' select the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | remote control using PIC16F877
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Hello everyone. I've just developed a remote control for the RCX using the PIC16F877. It's very useful due to the fact that it does not need a computer, but still needs the ir tower (the serial one, sorry I'll try to adapt the project tu use the new (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Unable to compile helloworld.c
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I've got 2 be honest: I'm new in LegOS, but I've had a similar problem. I decided to create a new project (inside de /demo dir) and I couldn't compile at the beginning, but I edited the file .depend and I copied the last section (the one for rover) (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | VC++6 and LegOS
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Hi, I'd like 2 know if there's a way to integrate VC++ 6 and LegOS, not 4 debugging, but for use VC as editor (very good as editor) and then just compile inside the IDE??? -- CarlosLuis Rendón M. Network Manager (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RCX Communication problem... suggestions?
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I got an RIS 2.0 for Xmas, and starting fiddling with it that night. It worked fine. I downloaded the firmware, and was able to download and run programs without problem... the software works fine as far as I can see. I am working with Win98SE on a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RIS 1.0 to 1.5 Upgrade kit
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Does anyone have a link to the parts supplied in the RIS 1.0 upgrade. I got the Ultimate Builders Kit for Christmas, but have RIS 1.0, when I tried to buy the 1.0 to 1.5 Upgrade I found Lego Shop at home no longer list it! I've ordered the RIS2.0 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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