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(...) Well I haven't seen your version of the Project-X design, but I'll assume it's similar (albeit vastly inferior) to the one I'm entering. I'm assuming that for the sake of speed, you are keeping moving mass to a minimum and hence, not loading (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Using un`Lego sensors
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(...) For what it's worth, there is another type of high-accuracy potentiometer which is used primarily in instrumentation. They are usually used with vernier dials to set accurate values. Their advantage is that, unlike most basic, common (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Robotic DAT Tape Loader
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(...) JavaScripty thing. (24 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Robotic DAT Tape Loader
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Hello all, After alot of work and even more procrastination I have gotten around to documenting the Lego DAT Tape Loader. I used one RCX, Two standard moters, one micro moter, two rotation sensors, and one touch sensor. Here are some pictures: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: true tcp/ip on the RCX
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<Mr Burn's> Excellent!!! I've seen some neat ideas but, this one takes the cake hands down.... Especially that it also appeared on www.slashdot.org makes it even more impressive.. Bravo to you.. Can't wait to see the webpage.. Wayne (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: true tcp/ip on the RCX
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I will be axiously awaiting the web page too! This has many fun/useless possibilities! Email it to me or post it on this thread if you can. thanks nate www.nullgel.com (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: "Servo" Driver for NQC
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"Stephen Edwards" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3C56AA4F.409050....vt.edu... (...) wait (...) Nope, I'm using Off, because I need to brake the motor to pulse it. Floating it does almost nothing - the inertia of the motor carries (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Control the RCX from AppleScript
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Hi Matt VideoScript is a seperate program (not written by me!), available from: (URL) uses any QuickTime compatible video device, and allows you to run AppleScript commands depending on what is seen on the video. It includes all kinds of video (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Fw: Interactive C Version 4 is available for free download
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred G. Martin" <fredm@alum.mit.edu> To: <lugnet.robotics.han...ugnet.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:32 AM Subject: Interactive C Version 4 is available for free download (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: true tcp/ip on the RCX
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plz email me the url when u get it running thx -p (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Control the RCX from AppleScript
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(...) robotics thing myself yet. Actually, I'm writing this response to try to connect a couple of other things to you and your work, and hope you might have some input for the community. First, you say that your script controller supports the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Control the RCX from AppleScript
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Version 1.4b1 of Robot Controller is now available, with full AppleScript support. Inputs, outputs, program slots, datalog, variables and messages can all be controlled from scripts. Ideal for use with VideoScript (does everything which Vision (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Why can't we manipulate TMSK1
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Hello, We have some problems to manipulate TMSK1(address is 0x1022). We wrote the following test code: test.c ***...*** ***** void main() { int i, j; printf("\n"); i=peek(0x1022); printf("TMSK1=%d ", i); j=0x00; poke(0x1022, j); i=peek(0x1022); (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Interactive C Version 4 is available for free download
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Hi! When I first fired up IC 4 it was wiithout the expansion board, and the HB booted fine. I suppose you could save some memory and processor time if you didn't load the expansion board libraries.) The list of files it downloads seem to be in (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Strange behavior
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Robert Templeton writes: Nothing like talking to yourself :), but I did finally find the problem and it is in the code. It isn't always what's there, but what's not. Here's the offending section: (...) Instead of (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: "Servo" Driver for NQC
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Rebel Transcanner wrote: > (...) I take it you are really doing on...float...on...float cycles with your motor instead of using "off", which actually performs active braking (on/off cycles are almost guaranteed to give serious mechanical jitters). (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BricxCC release 3.3.3.4
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Hi Stef, I've just released version 1.3 of my Brick Music Studio. Now there is a much more precise correspondence between the original midi notes and the generated ones. All output programs (in any language) should now play the same (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: LNP Routing daemon with tcp/ip for RCX/legOS, Cybermaster/NQC
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Hello NG, if you are interessted : there is a newer version of lnpoi available. there was a bug in the cybermaster-driver. refer to (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Crispy Fried Sonar Board?
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Yep I got this box of goods from Acroname, containing a sonar module and some servos. promptly tore it open, soldered the sonar jack to the board, and then apparently plugged the cable in backwards. When it didn't work, I put my hand on the sonar (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Linux USB and NQC
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Bret Thaler <BThaeler@aol.com> has written a driver for using the Lego USB tower under Linux, and he asked me to post this link to lugnet: (URL) haven't downloaded or tried the driver myself (no Linux boxes), so I can't say how well it works and if (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: new photos from my party! NEW VIRUS
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McAfee Info for Worm: (...) Jim West Lugnet Member 63 (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | true tcp/ip on the RCX
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I ve got the very first and only tcp/ip enabled RCX in my room, cool, eh ? I will make a webpage at the end of the week to make the very first (rudimentary, but working) version available to the public. Right now, the tcp/ip stack is compiled into (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos) !
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| | sending messages to more than one RCX via Tower (Robolab)
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I finally got it working: Sending messages through opcode F7 under Robolab2.5/Labview. Have a look at the URL (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Strange behavior
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This code was working last night, but I removed some superfluous functions copied with the set (such as moveBackward() and pivotRight()) since they were not being used. All of a sudden, the robot turns okay, but never moves forward. It just sits (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: inverted penulum
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(...) Let me know how your controller works. We could communicate each other our experience. Claude (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Symantec confirms that "MyParty" is a virus...
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...as Russ comments. Please see: (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: new photos from my party! NEW VIRUS
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(...) I got it, not from the newsgroup but from a member who had me in his phonebook. Symantec sent out their latest upgrade (that catches it) five minutes later. Norton Antivirus will stop it. This is off-topic for this newsgroup. Sorry about that! (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: inverted penulum
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(...) Have you had any luck with the inverted pendulum? Im currently working on the same problem - ive designed a pendulum with plenty of damping and I have developed a mathematical model but I am unsure if it is accurate enough. Ive developed a PID (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Running Vision Command on XP
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I think I found the key to my previous success at getting VCS to run on W2K/XP. This is the good news - The bad news is you need to get a copy of RIS 2.0 and run the VCS update utility on the RIS CD. I don't know if this update is available from (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: BricxCC release 3.3.3.5
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Please accept my sincere appreciation for the work you are doing with Bricxcc. I use this interface every time I program the RCX and have no complaints. I'm sure the vocal ones share my sense of gratitude. Thanks! Rich Jenkins (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Help for measuring pulse width
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Hello, We are trying to write the code to measure the pulse width which is less than 1ms. We use the input capture ports to generate the interrupts. We wrote the interrupt service subroutine by assembly language. But since this is the first time for (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Vision command and windows 2000?
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When I try to install Vision Command under windows 2000 I get an errormessage that windows 2000/NT is not supported. Now I've tried to instal vision command on an other pc under win98 an move this to windows 2000 as described in the message "VC on (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using un`Lego sensors
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(...) Try these sites out for pre-built units: (URL) good start for build-your-own is (URL) you find what you're looking for! Robert Templeton (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Using un`Lego sensors
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Mike Reddy said: (...) hmmm... I did a search once, a "long" time ago, only to find DIY schematics. It's time to do a search again :). Maybe I'll find some already-built'n'ready-to-sell distance sensors "shop". (...) I have two small rotative (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BricxCC or NQC?
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(...) The only way to get these sort of errors is to turn on NQC 1.x compatibility mode. If you check the BricxCC Preferences dialog I am sure you will find that this option has been turned on (for some unknown reason). If that is (by some odd (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Broken Charger/Interface board--last chapter
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Well, it looks like reparing this charger/interface board is beyond me. I have now replaced all the capacitors, both 'lytic and not, and the MAX 232. I'have even been able to get an original Max232CPE. But the board doesn't work still. I get a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: new photos from my party! NEW VIRUS
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I received this worm from this list today, and it got past six different virusscanners. It's pretty new, in other words. I haven't yet found out what it does besides deleting itself and starting to send mails. Don't try and run the .com file (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Interactive C Version 4 is available for free download
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Hi everyone, The KISS Institute for Practical Robotics (KIPR), a non-profit educational organization, has been sponsoring continuing work on free versions of Interactive C. In the last week, Randy Sargent has announced Interactive C Version 4, which (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Garmin GPS25-LVS
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Greetings, From the specs ((URL) the unit you have (LVS) supports a RS232C level connection. Since the HandyBoard uses TTL level signals, you would need an RS232C to TTL interface. This interface would be similar to the one used on the serial (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Broken charger board...still broken
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Be sure you get the proper Max232 chip. I bought another, because I was having serial port problems, and thought it might be the Max232 chip... But the new one I bought wasnt *quite* right. What happened was in IC I could download pcode if I tried (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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