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Has anyone tried to communicate with the RCX using a pocket pc? If you have, I would like to know how. (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: 8466
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I have two of these sets. They're absolutely great. The local Costco had them for $50 CDN just before Christmas. I wish I'd had more money at the time. There are at least one up for bid on eBay currently ( (URL) ) if you want one cheaper. The RCX (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: seting up legos 0.2.6
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Scott, I only downloaded the ones listed and got it running for the most part. I did come across a few errors which seemed to be easily solved by downloading one or two packages other packages. But I am not sure if it was just user error as compared (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: seting up legos 0.2.6
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(...) Full setup of cygwin = very large You certainly need not get the XFree86 and texmf packages unless you are interested. Max. (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | BrickFest 2002 reminder
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This is a quick reminder that the initial registration deadline is rapidly approaching. If you haven't made up your mind yet, now's the time! BrickFest 2002 will be even better this year with lots of Technic and Mindstorms related activities going (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Rover Programming
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My idea to solve the IR problem would be letting the rover move around for x time and then return to IR contact before going out again. We would have to think a little bit about new obstacles but I think that it can also be solved. Jonathan ----- (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | seting up legos 0.2.6
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when installing cygwin is it best to download all the components or just the ones listed. scott (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Rover Programming
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I Like your idea and mine was a lot like (URL) I thought of using the rcx as a scout and finding the path. It would relay the data back to the pc and the pc would create and download a program that would drive the rcx to end of it's map. I was (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Rover Programming
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This idea has been kicking around the newsgroup for quite some time. Here's a discussion from back in 2000: (URL) an idea I had, very similar to what you're thinking: (URL) the unfortunate conclusion to one person's attempt: (URL) the VB computer (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Set 8720
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Sounds like a good deal. The set reference ((URL) lists 8720 as $36 by itself. This means only $2 for a motor! --Ian (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego mindstorms on Windows 95...
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Or swap a USB tower for a serial one with someone - I'd certainly swap mine for a USB. "Richard Carver" <mylegostuff@thecarverzone.com> wrote in message news:E17EbGv-00054I-...box.com... That's because the current IR tower requires USB and Windows (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX schematic
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(...) (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RCX schematic
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Hey, Does anyone know where to find a schematic of the RCX, or at least know what output ports map to the sensors and motors? Thanks -Brent Talley (23 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Powered off, but still on?
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(...) Funny, I just posted an article here about something similar. I started using LegOS a few days ago, and had the following problem a few times: after a power off period (of several hours) the power on did not produce any visible effect, and the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LegOS shorting the batteries?
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Hi, (I'm new to Mindstorms and new to LegOS so excuse me if this is a stupid/obvious question.) I'm using LegOS 0.2.6 on w2k. I built a simple rover robot, and a program to control it (2 touch sensors, a ligth sensor, 2 motors) in C, and upload it (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: problem using emulegos
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First off what OS are your running on? I do all emuLegOS development under Linux (Mandrake 8.1, not that it should matter), so if you are on any other platform you may run into issues. Of course emuLegOS should work on just about any Unix as long as (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | **** legOS new name poll starts now ****
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Let us start the "new legOS name project". The procedure is the following: 1) send your name proposals (10.06. - 22.06.) Please mail me your name ideas. Do this with a personal e-mail to: legOS-namepoll@gmx.de The subject line should read (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Powered off, but still on?
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Recently, I went to use a couple RCXs that were loaded with LegOS. These two had both been used previously (about 1 to 2 weeks ago) but should have both had plenty of battery life remaining. I found that they both had drained the batteries (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Here I go...
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Well, I've just volunteered to give a presentation on LegOS at Brickfest 2002. I don't think I'm the most qualified person to present LegOS, but I am willing. And that seems to be the only real requirement! First, I'm a programmer (VB), and I've (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | problem using emulegos
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hi all, im having problem using emulegos 1.2.5.0 with legOS 0.2.4 i have used legOS 0.2.4 for over 1 year now withouth any problems (including lnp), but for some reason when i type make in ~/hovedfag/emulegos/...ples/rover i get: makefile:8: (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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