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Hi everybody, there seems to be a new RCX operating system starting right now. Look at the following page: (URL) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Generate LASM Cmd?
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Has anyone figured out how to use the Generate LASM Cmd in Robolab 2.5? Help says: “Simply wire in the lines of text into LASM Cmd and have the Begin and End wires on either side.” But how is that done? I can’t find a text tool that will produce (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: [ANN] pbForth Version 2.1.4 Release and Music Tutorial
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Hi Ralph, (...) Thank you very much :-) (...) I gave it a look and so I've just released the new version of my Brick's Music Studio that supports pbForth. I'm not a pbForth user yet, so I was wandering if you and Mario could give it a try :-) You (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | [ANN] pbForth Version 2.1.4 Release and Music Tutorial
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The new 2.1.4 Version of pbForth has a minor fix that affected programmers using the MARKER word. I recommend you get the new 2.1.2 GUI while you're at it because it is less agressive in stripping comments when uploading scripts. This was causing (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: New resource for the DACTA interface 70909 - Update 2
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se> skrev i meddelandet news:GwJ4Lz.1BF@lugnet.com... (...) interface to the 70909 has been encapsulated into a separate object, having methods for all the output commands, and properties for the (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Finished! Quadro Assembly Carousel
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(...) Silicone spray does'nt hurt your Lego parts; I use it on those small balljoints like in the Supercar suspensions... Gr, Sibo (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Jerry Kalpin" <jdkalpin@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GwnCsB.3IC@lugnet.com... (...) sure (...) Cool! My favourite kind of automation is where there are pallets or interlocking carousels. It's a concept that really fascinates me. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:GwMCE3.Er3@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks everyone for all your coments :) Iain (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New resource for the DACTA interface 70909 - Updated
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(...) It looks awesome! Could you upload a binary, for those of us without Delphi? - Jacob (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) Iain, I have to add my congratulations for this project! I have worked on many real-world carousel assembly machines, including one that assembles 35mm film casettes and one for firearm cartridges. You sure have captured the appearance of a (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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Inspiring model. The excellent movie provides an effective internet medium to present such a fascinating moving model. Keep up the good work. (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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Really great construction, very cool movie (but with one colored marble the cycle would have been easier to follow...) ...and you built that in only 3 1/2 h ???? I still have to improve a lot my building skills :p Philo www.philohome.com (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh My Goodness!! Was that ever fun to watch! You never cease to inspire me--the Delta 'bot at the last competitoin was beautiful to watch, and so is this! Iain, Keep up the great work! Dave (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) Well, I reinstalled Windows XP and then installed RIS 2.0 and NQC/BRICXCC and everything worked like a dream. I have no idea why it wouldn't work before (did everything the same). Strange that it would work in RIS 2.0 but not in NQC or (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Finished! Quadro Assembly Carousel
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Whoa! Great piece of work, Iain. Nobody does this better than you. You are the marble king! The movie shows a very smooth operation. I don't see any "flying marbles". Very well engineered and fun to watch. BTW your presentation is very professional. (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Setting LNP host address
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(...) Why not allow all 4? 1. Have a build option that the variable is set to by default; 2. An option on firmdl3 over-rides this if required; 3. An option on dll over-rides this if required; 4. An API (macro or in-line sub) to set it from a user (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Finished! Quadro Assembly Carousel
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(URL) was tonight's project. My first marble project in a long time! Includes a video, and lots of pictures. Enjoy! Iain (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Setting LNP host address
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At first, it seems logical that firmdl3 would be the best place to make the change. However, it was very easy to allow the Host ID to be changed at runtime. Whether changed by a user program or changed via the RCX buttons/lcd, it is easy enough to (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Mindstorms and Java
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I don't know if this has made it to this list yet or not: (URL) _ ---...---ooO( )Ooo---...--- Kyle J. McDonald (o o) Systems Support Engineer Sun Microsystems Inc. ||||| Enterprise Server Products Kyle.McDonald@Sun.COM 1 Network Drive BUR03-4630 (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Review of Jin Sato's LEGO MindStorms: The Master's Technique
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Just found this review on Slashdot (URL) if the link wraps... FUT: .robotics.rcx ROSCO (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New resource for the DACTA interface 70909 - Updated
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(...) I've updated the page with some more info, and there's also a new version of the program, which is much more stable communications-wise (I can pull the serial cable and put it back again, and things still function!). -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | FS: 3804 MINDSTORMS 2.0 New
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I have the MINDSTORMS ROBOTICS INVENTION SYSTEM 2.0 for sale for $149.00. New and unopened. I have thousands of ebaY and BrickLink references. I prefer to ship within the USA. Any foreign shipping will be very expensive. Please email me at (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Vision command $25 at etoys.com!
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(...) Bruce ---...--- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM Real embedded Java, fast 8051s, & more +1-801-534-1017 Salt Lake City, USA ---...--- (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Code-examples, books and papers in C/C++ for legOS?
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(...) The best I've seen (and I've not seen all material available) is still Luis Villa's work: his HOWTO at our site ((URL) and that which is published in the book "Extreme Mindstorms" ISBN: 1-893115-84-4 Another good source is the customized HOWTO (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Code-examples, books and papers in C/C++ for legOS?
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(...) There are, of course, many mindstorms books out there. I see in them (I have purchased at least six of them) that the majority of code examples is in NQC. As you might know we are working on the next major release and in that context let me (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Setting LNP host address
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(...) Joe Woolley prototyped the firmdl3 mods, I think, and has now a user program which can change the Id. This now makes 4 approaches we have to consider ;-) My thinking on firmdl3 use was that it is a direct replacement for compile time set that (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: What is exception "StackOverflowError" in method "<clinit>"
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(...) The first time a method is called the class gets initialized, and the stack overflow happened in the initialization method <clinit>, so nothing mysterious there. (...) If your program uses a lot of memory (less than 3K free) this is a side (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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Luke (...) sensor (...) wild (...) Ideally, you'd use accelerometer chips like the ADXL202 from Analog Devices. (URL) a U-tube (like a manometer) filled with salt-water and a couple of electrodes should work. You could adjust the rate of "slopping" (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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A polaroid filter attached to a pendulum works very well indeed. You need a lightbulb, a piece of polaroid attached to a pendulum, a fixed piece of polaroid then a photoresistor. I've made tilt-sensors like that and they're reliable but, of course, (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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(...) And of course (as is often the case with such things) - it can't distinguish between (say) a backward tilt and forward accelleration. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Code-examples, books and papers in C/C++ for legOS?
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Hi, please post any programs to the group, or e-mail me as well. I am always interested in looking through example code, to see how others are doing things and to get new ideas. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | New resource for the DACTA interface 70909
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I bought this interface (70909) and some sets (9701, 9702) recently, and have experimented a bit with it. Of course I found the accompanying software (TechnoLogica) nice, but lacking, so I just had to start rolling my own instead. This is just (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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I saw this, and I came up with an idea that some might consider cheating (...) Could you create a runner to stand between the wheels, with a rotation sensor on it? the only connection between the runner and the body of the bike would be a shaft to (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What is exception "StackOverflowError" in method "<clinit>"
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(...) Yes, you are both right (Thanks anyway) 1. TextLCD.print() works perfectly when called from simple programs 2. My code is most probably using too deep calls (Why is this not covered in the 10/10 'Core' book of Bagnall) BUT, QUESTION FOR YOU (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Code-examples, books and papers in C/C++ for legOS?
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I am a swedish student that togheter with my colleague are working with legOS on a project: (URL) would welcome some suggestions about literature in C/C++ with legOS. Anything could be of interest. (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: super cheap tilt sensor?
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I once tried to build a two wheeled robot (like a motorcycle) that would balance by steering (just like a bike) - but I never did get a tilt sensor that was fast enough to stop it toppling over without also generating wild overshoots and basically (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: super cheap tilt sensor?
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For some reason, I didn't consider "centered" as a valid position... error on my part (big time). However, if the weight were spinning constantly, perhaps "center" and "tilt" could be determined... If the speed is constant over a full revolution, (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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I had to copy and paste that into notepad to get it to display properly. I see what you mean now... though it is only useful when there is a tilt - it wouldn't be able to detect if something is centered. "Rob Limbaugh" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Designing a bipedal robot leg
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Here's a couple others: Bipedal "robot" that uses no electronics or rotating parts: (URL) 3D animated modeling of human walking (view can be adjusted to different angles): (URL) Message----- From: Andy Gombos [mailto:gombos_2000@...hlink.net] Sent: (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: super cheap tilt sensor?
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What I attempted to describe was a single-sensor solution. Hopefully this ASCII drawings below will help clarify my thoughts... Viewed from above ---...--- ____ _ | |] | | | |] Wheel or --> | |=======O |] <--- rotation weight |_| |____|] sensor (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | super cheap tilt sensor?
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Luke (...) If you want super cheap, you could experiment making something like a mercury tilt switch but filled with salt water. The resistance will vary with how much of the electrodes are submerged. Peter (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) Hum, says: nqc version 2.4 r3 (built Mar 24 2002, 16:32:33) Thought I had r2 for some reason, but it says same thing if I fully path it. (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: remote control
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(...) The others already explained what it does with the LEGO firmware, so I thought I just add how it works and what it can do with leJOS or legos. The remote sends a single kind of command called RemoteCommand that contains 16 bits, one for each (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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(...) I was thinking about a two legged robot - but a motor-bike robot would be pretty amazing. I might try doing that myself. (...) apart (...) quickly - (...) much. (...) be (...) I'm not a lego purist though. What I do is break a 2x4 electric (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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(...) Yes - that's right. (...) I once tried to build a two wheeled robot (like a motorcycle) that would balance by steering (just like a bike) - but I never did get a tilt sensor that was fast enough to stop it toppling over without also generating (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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"Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3CEAAE66.783CD4...ail.net... (...) rotations (...) Ok... I didn't have any rotation sensors - but now I've bought two from bricklink - that is probably cheaper and easier than buying (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) Can you type "nqc" and check to see what version number it prints out? I've double-checked the source code, and it should say "Could not open serial port or USB device". Is it possible there are multiple versions of NQC and your command path (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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(...) It somewhat depends on how rapidly the tilt can change - and whether you intend to try to keep the robot level or just to know how much it's tilted by. For relatively slow rotation speeds, you can use a pendulum with a rotation sensor at the (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: super cheap tilt sensor?
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Anybody remember scaleictric controllers? They had a copper coil to control the speed of the cars, as the trigger was pressed it would move the bar(in power) thru the coil and voltage would increase. This could be an easy and safe way! Rob (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Designing a bipedal robot leg
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(...) links (...) up. I used that in my beginning research on what has been done with Lego legs. :D I actually was going to it Friday, but Geocities was down all weekend. Saw it yesterday though. (...) (URL) built that leg over the weekend too, but (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | multi-robot communication
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Hi Robolab 2.5 friends, I posted an update to the recent page (URL) There was still a small bug in one file. But I also would like to announce that the original Robolab 2.5 Fill_remote_container.vi has a bad bug. In fact the transmission does not (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LUGNET robotic FAQ?
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Hi all. Suz just sent me a request for an addition to the LUGNET FAQ, which I added here: (URL) in general, the 'Robotics' section of the FAQ is pretty sparse. Since there are so many resources out there listed on the robotics home page: (URL) well (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Designing a bipedal robot leg
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Hi Andy, 2 links for ya: (URL) - my collection of links to Lego Bipeds on the web. Although it seems many technicques have been tried succesfully, there are new ways coming out constantly. I try to keep up. For bipedal legs, try Leo's Lego: (URL) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Control
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(...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Announcing a pbForth emulator
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I started this project because I like pbForth, but having no previous experience about coding in Forth I felt the need of a comfortable environment where to test and debug my programs. I know that a good factored Forth code needs little if any (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: super cheap tilt sensor?
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How about using an free-moving arm in a plane parallel to the "floor"? (i.e. - like an analog wall clock placed face-up on a table) If the arm had a some weight and a wheel on one end and a shaft for a fulcrum on the other end, the position of the (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: super cheap tilt sensor?
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(...) Perhaps you want to take a look at this: (URL) Till (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | super cheap tilt sensor?
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I was wondering if anyone knew of any extremely cheap and easy way of making a tilt sensor - that preferably doesn't involve transistors, etc. The best I can come up with are some mercury tilt switches with some resistors - so that a single input (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: remote control
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(...) If you know someone with a Palm device, you can play around with an emulation of the lego remote control like e.g. RMover or my PBrickLib ((URL) Till (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: remote control
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The 3 buttons marked [1], [2] and [3] send the respective Message() i.e. When pressing button [1] it sends a Message(1) and so forth up to button [3] that sends a Message(3). The [A], [B] and [C] mimic the function possible on the RCX itself, by (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: main() not defined?
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"Brian Smither" <bsmitherINVALID@INV...tlink.net> : (...) Sorry for that. I have typed all the code used in the book into BricxCC, and every program or code snippet has been compiled and checked before being pasted into the book. However, seems (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Powering motors from the mains
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The problem I see is that you don't have anything that is regulating the outtake from the motor so you may burn of the thin threads inside. (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Microscout and IR
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I was reading stuff about the Microscout that said it's light sensor would not pick up IR light; however, I decided to try it out for myself. Using mode 3 (as the easiest one to check), I started it running, and then pointed the remote from my DVD (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Re: main() not defined?
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Thank you, kind sir, for that small but important lesson in C programming. That was the problem. (And, for everyone's information - FEI - Ferrari's book also has Main() capitalized.) Trevyn Watson <4tee2@rogers.com> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: main() not defined?
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(...) The code on page 107 has "main()" capitalized (i.e., "Main()") and it shouldn't. The error I get is "task 'main' not defined". I'm relatively certain it is a capitalization problem. John Hansen (URL) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Pneumatic Control
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Hello, As a new member to Lugnet and to the RCX I am looking for some information on how to control pneumatic circuits using the RCX. I do not want to try modifying any brick or buying non-Lego pieces. Are there any good web sites on controlling (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: remote control
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(...) Wow! So it does! I had no idea. It even sends different directions with the C-up and C-down buttons. You learn something new *every* day! ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: remote control
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(...) The C button causes the Scout to send a VLL 'motor on' command to the microscout. -Rob. (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Did you capitalise "Main"? It doesnt seem to work if you do. NQC is case sensitive, just like C. Trevyn. (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | LegOS, lnpd, and networking
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It seems to me that a lot of the discussion lately has been on networking multiple IR (infrared) clients using legOS. Is the IR tower using an ID? This would identify messages from the IR vs an RCX. Also could the addressing be extended to allow IP (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Designing a bipedal robot leg
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My comments are interspersed, with no delimeters. I hate OE. :P ----- Original Message ----- From: "PeterBalch" <PeterBalch@compuserve.com> Cc: "[unknown]" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 5:27 PM Subject: Designing a bipedal (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: remote control
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(...) It also works with the Scout - except that A & B drive the motors and the C buttons turn on the red LED. I havn't quite figured out what the P1..P5 buttons do - they evidently activate some of the built-in functionality - but I can't be (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Multi-robot communication
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(...) Thanks very much Jürgen. Error-free typewriting seems to be a more difficult art than I thought. Claude (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Designing a bipedal robot leg
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Andy (...) Would (...) Both. Many years ago, in the days before RCXs, I constructed a few walking bipeds with knees. I found the problem with swinging a large weight around to maintain balance was that the momentum of the weight often toppled the (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Setting LNP host address
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I've experimented with a couple of choices which were relatively easy to implement. Let me know if we should keep any these: 1. You can choose to set the host address at build time with a command-line option to make. Example: make LNP_HOSTADDR=2 (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | main() not defined?
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I get this error - "main() not defined" - when compiling. The code is copied straight from the Ferrari book. While C is the language of my choice, the line of code isn't so obtuse as to hide errors from me. So probably there is some other requisite (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: remote control
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The buttons "1", "2" & "3" send a IR message to the RCX. The RCX must be running a program that will respond to one or more of those messages. The A, B, C buttons will activate the RCX outputs forward or reverse. This requires only the installed (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) One other thought here (and I'm not sure how "good" it is for the motors and I know that efficiency is not the best) is that you will note if you connect two motors together with the typical electrical connection wire (with no RCX in the (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I have install the last legOS and have install lnpd to. But i have a problem when i run an applcation lnptest for example : it don't work.... Here is the problem "lnp_init: Network is unreachable". I run lnpd with the command "lnpd --nolock (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) I'm about to go ahead and wipe the laptop hard drive and just reinstall WinXP and see if I can get everything working from a clean install. I've done a LOT of things on this lap top and had quite a few USB devices installed... -Jeff McClain (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) It definately said "could not open serial port" (I typed it in quotes even and copied it directly from the program). The NQC version is the latest off your page (2.4_r2). And I was using the -SUSB (I'll have to go back and double check that I (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Powering motors from the mains
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I've got (URL) with a AC/DC-plug. Works fine for me to power 9V motors. /Pehter (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Serial cable for Dacta Interface 70909?
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(...) Thanks! I'll fix that when I go back to work tomorrow (today - monday - is holiday here in Sweden, so I have not had a chance to get the stuff for making my own cable yet). I got it working though, by loose wires connecting female <--> female. (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | remote control
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I have a couple of questions about the remote control that comes with the Ultimate Accessory Kit. I am assuming it is the same one that can be purchased on its own (#9738). At (URL) there is a jpeg image of the remote control that indicates there (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | lets drop exec
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I'd like to make a suggestion and see what everyone thinks. I'd like us to drop our current thread interface (exec/kill) in favor of a pthead interface. Since theading entered legOS I've wondered why the exec style was adopted, the functionality of (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | colibri - an alternative RCX RTOS
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Hi all, This might not be the right place to announce new lego-related software, but I thought some of you might be interested. colibri is a free RTOS which currently runs on the RCX. One cool hardware-related thing about colibri is that the LCD (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) <snip> (...) The most likely thing I can think of is some program is running that is holding open the USB Tower port. I think Jeff told me via e-mail that he is using the latest release of BricxCC/NQC. A less likely alternative would be a (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | lnpd and mandrake 8.2
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Hi, I have install the last legOS and have install lnpd to. But i have a problem when i run an applcation lnptest for example : it don't work.... Here is the problem "lnp_init: Network is unreachable". I run lnpd with the command "lnpd --nolock (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Multi-robot communication
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(...) (URL) protocol is at (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Serial cable for Dacta Interface 70909?
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(...) a (...) cable (...) Hi Anders The standard RIS Tower cable works. You just need a gender changer to make it male at one side. I made a dedicated cable from a standard modem cable, changing a few connections. You find the cable wiring of the (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Multi-robot communication
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Hi Robolab 2.5 advanced users, Have a look at (URL) where I posted a simple multi-robot communication-system developped on the base of LEGO standard firmware 2.0. Imagine you have several RCXs (RCX-1 .. RCX-n) active in a project. It is now possible (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) My first guess on this problem is that the firmware is no longer loaded on the RCX. Check the LCD display - if it doesn't show 5 digits (e.g. "00.00 1") then the firmware isn't installed. If you can locate the firmware file (typically called (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | new patch to modify LNP ID with util/dll
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I've posted a patch at sourceforge which allows you to modify the RCX's LNP id using the util/dll program. This should make life easier for those of us using multiple RCXs and LNP. This patch applies to the current CVS head, post 0.2.6, though it (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: NQC "No reply from RCX" Help Please
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(...) Well, I'm having a similar problem, but in my case, NQC and bricxcc just don't even ever see the brick. I have firmware installed, and the Lego RIS 2.0 software works and communicates perfectly with the brick (little green light on the USB (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Infra-Red
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(...) Does it work with Windows XP (the USB->Serial adapter and the 1.5 Tower)? I've had 2 USB->Serial port adapters not work under XP now...sigh. Thanks, -JM (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BrickFest 2002 Presenters Wanted
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(...) Hey John, are you thinking of recording any of these sessions to maybe put a transcript up on the BrickFest site (or wherever)? That'd be *really* cool for those of us who can't get there... ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: What happened to Spirit.ocx?
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(...) Hum...so then how do I get Visual NQC to work? I installed RIS 2.0 on my computer, and try to use Visual NQC and it errors out with a "Component 'SPIRIT.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid" Is (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Microscout assembly?
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Thanks very much for the information, but I don't have the Microscout in front of me and won't be able to get my hands on it for a while. I'll probably have RIS 2.0 before I get to my Microscout. When I do get it, I'll give it a shot. Again, thanks (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Powering motors from the mains
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(...) The main problem comes from the heat generated. This isn't a problem, unless you're driving motors fairly constantly with your RCX, but can eventually cause the diodes to break down. Of course, when one half of the rectifier goes, you can (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Powering motors from the mains
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(...) Ooops! Silly me! Yes, the Australian (240v) train reg adapter is also 10v AC, so fine to use with RCX. ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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