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(...) Thanks for that, Dave. As more non-LEGO (aftermarket) devices come out I wish there were more reviews. It's one thing to read the specs and quite another to read about a successful project using the part, stating its effective range, saying (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: missing part
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(...) The earlier RIS sets included a parts list. You can verify against that list. LEGO has a very good reputation for correcting this type of problem via their customer service line. Don't know what that is in Switzerland, though. (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello together, I bought an RIS2.0 kit at christmas. I have the feeling, that I may have a missing part. I am missing the 4th tire, which is for example needed for the the Acrobot (the biggest tire). Has anybody experienced something like this? Is (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ants, grasshoppers and "America"
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Americans? Americans would have to live in America. But the America I remember is gone. The one that helped Europe and Japan up out of the rubble of W.W.II. The big Dam projects. The interstate Highway system, communication, electrification, stuff (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Review - DIRPD Mindstorms Sensor
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Hi all, Not sure if there is a better place for sensor reviews, but I figured that Robotics would be a good start. Forgive me if I posted to the incorrect place. I have completed my review of the TechnoStuff Dual Infra-Red Proximity Detector (DIRPD) (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Brickremote and lremote
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Hi, where can I get brickremote and lremote? The link (URL) published in this newsgroup is dead. Thanks, Michael. (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Rotation Sensor Information
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I agree this is the heart of the problem... I made a small experiment and saw strange things on my scope. Has anyone already open a Lego rotation sensor ? I'd like to have a look to internal photographs and/or see a circuit diagram. I tried to open (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FW: The Ant & The Grasshopper
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Here's a simple solution. If the Government stops taking our money they can not give it away. If Government stayed small in the first place there would be no taking from one and giving to another. If there were no Fed Healthcare, Public Schools, (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fwd: FW: Social Security
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Here is the quickest, easiest simplest and most fair solution. KILL the whole program (Social Security and the Politician one)! Stop being stupid and relying on the government to solve all your problems. Hopefully, you're intelligent enough to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Precise turns of any angle! -- Rotation Sensor Information
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(...) Excellent! Someone who *knows*! (...) I guess so. You kinda have to hope that Lego designed the sensor to work when directly connected to a motor though - they surely imagine that this will be the most common use for 'naive' users. (...) OK - (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [Legousb-devel] Yes, the puzzle is solved - legousbtower + nqc for linux.
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Hello, I can confirm, that this worked! First time lego usb support on my linux machine: jstifter@suba:~/nqc-2.4.a4 > bin/nqc -Susb -TRCX2 -d test.nqc Downloading Program:..complete Battery Level = 9.2 V jstifter@suba:~/nqc-2.4.a4 > I had to comment (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some remarks / questions about Brixcc
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some other remarks (version 3.3.3.2) 1. when loading a large program, Brixcc gives an error message "Program execution timed out, try ..", although the downloading still continues and will finish correctly. 2. when downloading an even larger program (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Some remarks / questions about Brixcc
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hi John, some remarks / question about Brixcc (I used versions 3.3.2.13 and 3.3.3.2) 1. "Watching the Brick" only polls when the window has focus. I use it often in combination with the direct control and then I have to be continously aware if the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Precise turns of any angle! -- Rotation Sensor Information
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Hi, I did the rotation sensor fix for leJOS. In the course of that I did a lot of tests and analysed the ROM code, so I know a bit about this. (...) You must have been very lucky. (...) Yes, that's right for the LEGO firmware. For legOS/leJOS it's (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vision command and Lego Studio under Windows XP
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System recognizes camera but I get error message - software does not support Windows 2000 or Windows NT (I suppose this is the default message for an unknown version). So.......is Lego coming out with an upgrade - seeing as any new system comes only (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Help! Hanyboard Assembly Testing problem!
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Hi! I'm still can't get the chip to go into bootstrap mode. I've double checked I've got all the components installed in the correct direction, and inspected the entire board for shorts, and have found none! What can I do?? I'll try resoldering the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | TechTV features Mindstorms robot
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All -- I was on TechTV demonstrating my Mindstorms-based Rubik's Cube solving robot last Novemeber. I just found out that there's streaming video of the event on the web. So, if you want to see CubeSolver in action, go to (URL) click the red "Video (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Retry count too small for nqc linux usb driver
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Hi Thomas, I just found that the retry count for EAGAIN in RCX_USBTowerPipe_linux::Write() was too small (10) for handling the large packets used in firmware downloading. It ran out of retries middle way in sending the continue downloading command (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Measuring robot turn angle
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Wanted to thank everybody for replies. I ended up attaching an 80-tooth gear to the rear axle (wheels are on the front set) after extending the axle. The rotation sensor is mounted on the chassis outside with an 8-tooth gear meshing to the other (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Dave Chen's Function List
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(...) Message 1001, in case anyone was wondering. Better yet: (URL) been looking for something like this as well, so thanks for pointing me in that direction. Is there a more recent version? -- David Schilling (24 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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