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Hi Ross (...) you (...) What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method as opposed to the one I used? mike (24 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Welcome Brian! This is fun right? Your Walkers are great and it takes real skill to build them. You certainly have a talent for it as well as an understanding of the sheer mechanical principals involved. I applaud you. Wow, I can't wait to see this (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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I used the datalog to upload a batch of data to the PC and then used Excel's import to make it into a spreadsheet. It was easy and worked well. I used the spreadsheet to precisely characterize my motors so that I could match motors to each other in (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Dave Johann writes: [Snip] (...) I'm interested in buying the CD since you can't use it. Martin (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Note also since bumper_task() is an infinite loop, and you never use pid1, you could save one thread by doing this: int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { pid2 = execi (&left_task, 0, NULL, PRIO_NORMAL+2, DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE); pid3 = execi (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) On Windoze the Logitech drivers identify the camera as a Logitech QuickCam Web just fine. (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I recollect that someone said that whilst the Lego camera *is* a Logitech device, the USB identification info for the 'badge-engineered' Lego device is different from that of the Logitech equivalent. Hence, the camera may not be *recognised* (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) But have you tried these drivers? Backwards compatability is often present in newer drivers. Also, has anyone tried plugging the camera in with iMovie open to see if it's drivers will recognize the camera? Matt (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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;-) That worked a treat, thanks Michael. (thanks for the other little corrections in the code too). mike (...) Mike, (...) your subroutines and then you leave main()! Leaving main means (...) memory is freed. The following will do the job: (...) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You'll notice none of those are "QuickCam Web." (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Customer Support Document # 30 Logitech® Product and Macintosh® Compatibility Thank you for your interest in using Logitech Product on the Macintosh Platform. The following information outlines Logitech's product compatibility with various (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anybody tried this? (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The camera is a Logitech QuickCam Web, the round variety. I don't think there's any difference in the electronics between the square or the round ones though. Unfortunately Logitech doesn't make any drivers for it for the Mac. I was just over (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) should (...) The trick to getting a good connection is to ensure that both pieces of the 2x2 connector are precisely parallel to each other when pressing them together - this way I'm achieving close to 100% success rates making up custom (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Why does the datalog not work for you? -----Original Message----- From: Rob Reed [mailto:robert_hilma...tmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:28 PM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: Re: My Ambulators Using the programming environment (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Mike, your problem is not because of an error in legOS. But what you do is that you start your subroutines and then you leave main()! Leaving main means that all your allocated memory is freed. The following will do the job: ---...--- cut here (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) My initial search did reveal that tidbit Lar, but since I was alredy the owner of a Logitech cam, I was already in posession of the drivers. Those didn't work, so I started the hunt for drivers that might. 12 different camera drivers later, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I recently had same problem and repaired it as above, it but it didn't satisfy me enough. Connection after reassembling isn't as good as it should be. Better way is to solder cable directly to that metal thing and cut the "needles" off. (If (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You could always sell it to someone. I'd buy it for a small markup from 75% off!!! and I suspect others would too. But before you throw in the towel, I thought this camera was a Logitech repackaged but hardware identical. So if you can (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) From what I hear you don't even need to strip the insulation, there are tangs that press through it to make the connection While you're prying it open you may want to replace it with a really long wire for those cross layout power runs and use (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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