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(...) OOO...OOOPSSSSSSSS!!!! Sorry. Here it is.... (URL) Junkyard Wars and writing posts doesn't mix well. (23 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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"Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:GxzGty.Kw6@lugnet.com... (...) can't (...) Um, I really don't know how to answer that. :) Iain (23 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Is this what you're looking for? -Rob (23 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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While I know a few other people have done this before (even though I can't find anything online!), this is new to me. But I thought I'd give it a go anyway. This is my first attempt at doing a "pole-balancing" robot. It's hard! Suposedly there are (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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About the most economical way to install a compass is the Dinsmore analog unit. It has two analog outputs which you will need to do some serious processing on, they aren't sin and cos, so you have to do a sort of arctan and then lookup table (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Derek, what you need to assess is how stable you need a reading (I guess you want an heading). A compass needs a stable platform to provide you with a decent value. Any acceleration (turning is a kind of acceleration) is going to spoil you (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes, very odd. After I signed in and copied the link, I got to the NQC file. Thanks. I'm using NScape 4.76. Never recall having that happen before. I'm surprised they don't have an errata on the book. I've noted at least 5-6 obvious errors in the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Joel, I had planned on another post to provide a link to the code sample, but have run very short on time. I will try to get that up soon. I believe the sensor handling issue is a real issue. However, I have yet to see a simple solution that (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Usually, if your robot starts perpendicular to the line, it will move like it's in a sharp turn, and then it will proceed to follow the line. (sometimes, a 90 degree turn is allowed in the course) Generally, with this type of thing (line (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks. When I do that I get to a page with a number of book titles on the left. I then select the Mindstorms book, and get to a page that appears to just advertise (add to cart) the book. It shows a table of contents, and off to the right mentions (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Syngress Web Site For Ferrari's Mindstorms
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Use the passsword to log into Syngress Solutions: (URL) should find a zip-file of ncq-code, links to the many sites mentioned by the book, and access to the pdf-version of the book. - Thmas Hoeg-Jensen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think I've discovered my hangup with the redraw capability. It is likely that it does not need a line following method. After one set of three petals is drawn, all one needs to do is to detect where the last line drawn is, which shouldn't be very (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm just getting into MS RIS 2.0 and started looking at some of the suggested code for line following. It's generally clear, but it looks like it's best used when a robot is placed parallel to the start of a line and on the line. I'll probably build (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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What's with the Syngress web site for the Ferrari brothers book on Mindstorms? The book implies it contains all sorts of additional info about their book. I registered and got a password. I must have missed something because I find zippo there. -- (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Here's some work that was done on May 23, 2002... (URL) Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hassenplug" <hassenplug@mail.com> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 13:51:33 GMT To: lugnet.robotics.rcx....lugnet.com Subject: Re: DJGPP & LegOS (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Well, here's a step in the right direction. (URL) I just have to figure out what it means. (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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As I said before: ("LegOS Team"=Unix)=Generalization I think I'm in the same boat as you, Ed. Personally, I really don't want to re-write the kernel (there are other more qualified people working on that) however I'm very interested in making LegOS (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Steve, (...) LegOS? I have been looking into this (in between spending time with my family who is town and sneaking on the computer when my wife is not looking). Basically I don't know yet. If you search this newsgroup there is an individual Rossz (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Joe I think proportional timeslicing would be a nice thing if the implementation would be efficient and straightforward. I don't consider my patch to be that. Would still be nice to see a snippet of your code. How do the other kernel developers feel (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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What exactly needs to be done to 'upgrade' DJGPP to work with the new LegOS? Are these same changes required for cygwin? I assume the 'unix' part of this is done by the "LegOS Team", which means it works with Cygwin, but now someone (like Ed) needs (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Since there doesn't seem to be alot of activity in the java group (particularly for beginners), I'm posting my java version of the DiscShooter program from the Advanced Builders Set. Let's see some other examples out there! /** * @author robweeks * (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) I don't expect too many people to find it. It has been removed from legOS homepage and I had to dig into some archives for the link. (...) TRUE, VERY TRUE! (...) I think the simple answer to this is "Windows users have two options Cygwin and (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have found that using proportional timeslicing works great in many situations. It is more forgiving for new developers, since a "runaway" process will not block processes of lower priority. (runaway process used here to mean a process which never (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You can change the batteries on any RCX (not plugged in) without losing programming. Just make sure it is turned off and change one battery at a time, so that it never loses power for more than a few seconds (maybe you also have to disconnect (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: *** Remainder: legOS new name poll ***
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How many names have neen suggested? 1? 100? ... (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have installed the USB IR Tower driver following LEGO instructions on Windows XP. But every time, Windows XP will hang when any software trys to communicate with the IR tower through the USB port The software that make my Windows XP crashes (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | *** Remainder: legOS new name poll ***
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Remember that the search for the new name for legOS is en route. 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 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello Ed, problems, problems, problems :) <sigh> Never knew your DOS life is so complicated. Seems urgent to handle this for the new release (easy to say this because I don't have a DOS based legOS system...) (...) Never saw this link. (...) Really? (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello Steve, (...) I don't see a problem in the inclusion of a legOS.srec. But I don't know what happens if you compile your user programs with some other compiler then that building the legOS.srec. And I think that compiling the legOS system is a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) OMGoodness!! That is the neatest thing I have seen in a long time!!! It's up there with Mr. Sato's dog! Keep up the great work! Dave!! (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 power questions
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(...) Yes and Yes *1 Do it all the time. The 9v transformer that comes with LEGO 9V Trains is perfect for plugging into the RCX. I also have had an RCX plugged in for about a year and a half with batteries inside to boot (*not* officially (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Derek, I think the sensor you need really depends on the application. I believe a compass would be better for absolute positioning, and a gyro would be better for relative positioning. I don't really know a lot about gyro's, but I think that will (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: intro and question
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(...) Dean, all of these points are valid. I first learned to program on my HP-41CV calculator, which is a wierd mix of Forth and Assembler. In the end, the deep knowledge of what's happening at the chip level makes me a much better and versatile (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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The 9709 RCX Programmable Brick is sold out on LEGO.com but I know that the LEGO Outlet store in Dawsonville Georgia still have a bunch, and for the same price. They will ship to anywere in the US, 706-216-2800. jt ---...--- James J. Trobaugh (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.market.shopping)
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1) Can I change the batteries when the RCX is plugged in without losing programming? Is it safe to do? 2) Can I unplug the RCX (with working batteries in it) transport it then plug it in without losing programming? Jude (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Well, I built the Artbot and loaded the sample software. The intended goal is to first draw the three leaf pattern and then follow it (line following) in the next several iterations drawing another line inside the last one. I suspect that the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO MINDSTORMS: Robotics Invention System 2.0
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It works fine. Just make sure that you have administrator access on the machine you will be using, otherwise you won't be able to use the USB tower. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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It works for me just fine. You have to jump through some hoops to get Vision Command working, but that too works. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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From my post to Re: NY aqueduct tunnel inspector bot (URL) ... The University of Rhode Island Oceanography Undergraduate/Graduate Program entry to the 2000 International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competion (AUVISI - (URL) won the competition (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Michael, I agree with you up to ... (...) if (...) wanting (...) here. (...) And I quote from the section "A stark moral choice" in the document The GNU Project ((URL) I looked for a way that a programmer could do something for the good. I asked (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You're right, and I knew that. Sorry, I mistyped. (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I always thought it was "Adult FAN of Lego"...but that way works too. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You can, if one vendor has those things in his/her shop. Or you can put in several orders with different shops. Search for the most rare thing from your list, and then when you get a list of shops that offer that part, browse around to see if (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, I can understand that - which is why I suggested NQC as an alternative. It'll be harder to learn this way - but if it keeps you motivated to work at it then you may ultimately have more success than if you'd gone the other way and given (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks. Can I put in an order like this: 1 differential gear 6 10-lug axles 20 2x8 bricks 4 24t gears etc.? I suspect not, but I sure would like something close. I think I'll go to the BayLug and see Tom McDonald. He sounds like he could provide (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Folks, After trying to get RIS 1.5 (that works on Win 95) and failing, I now want to get an RIS 2.0 system but would like to know if 2.0 works with Win 2000 ? Thanks, Harpreet ======== (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I remember seeing an ad in some Oceanography magazine for a LEGO submarine that used the RCX in a sealed housing. From the diagram (line drawing) it looked like it used different motors. I also remember someone using a submerged 9 volt geared (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Robolab is a wonderful tool for working with the RCX. I agree that the interface is unusual, but it accurately reflects the way that National Instruments (creator of LabView, the father of Robolab) views the world. They see everything as a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Wayne, The northern California hotbed of LEGO activity is the Bay Area-- BayLug actually meets fairly regularly (I think down in Fremont). Otherwise it is pretty dead up here, although a while back someone from the Reno area was looking for (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.nv.ren)
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Wow. Michael, this helps a lot. Thanks. But now I have some other questions... (...) Yes, that makes sense. But having the LegOS image would save the "Beginning LegOS User" from needing to learn how to build that stuff, when that knowledge (how to (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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While searching around recently for information on ROBOLAB I found this URL that lists available products for purchase. One that caught my eye was a case, called waterproof housing, to use the RCX underwater (it is the last item at the bottom of the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks to all those who replied. I think the consensus is to move forward with the NQC. I am relieved that there is a GUI for it and will look into this. Steve - as for your point about there being easier ways to learn how to program, this is no (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Linux, Cygwin, DJGPP: what is it all about?
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Ok, lets try to fiddle some things out. There seems to be a confusion about the software needed for running legOS and why. And there seems to be some confusion about what cygwin and DJGPP are. legOS runs user programs written in C and compiled to (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Thanks. I'm new to this game. I'm aware of bricklink but my initial take is that one needs to search their list on the home page for a dealer and then order through them. Maybe this isn't true. Maybe one just orders on bricklink and a dealer (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Transmit Frequency
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Perhaps this link will help you: (URL) is a detailed description in the tips & tricks section. It shows how to change the frequency. The description is also available in english. Greetings, Bart (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.cybermaster)
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Hi Wayne, I do not know of any events in that area, but I wanted to tell you that I have had great luck with (URL) for misc. pieces. Since you order the parts directly from the individual stores/storeowners, it doesn't really matter where you are (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Is DJGPP easier to use from DOS (Windows)? Can CygWin be executed from a command line? When I set up my PC with LegOS (about a year ago) I installed DJGPP (with the help of a Unix friend), and I've been very happy with it. Recently, I just set-up a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) There's been enough research to suggest that Forth is an excellent first language that I would disagree. As a second or third language, there's much more to unlearn. -- Matt (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: intro and question
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I wondered why they included NQC in the Ada/Mindstorms distribution so I d/led all 26MB or so and tried it out. In turns out that they compile the ADA code into NQC code. They they run NQC over that to produce code which runs on the RCX. It offers a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Steve, Could you share a little more about what you have done with the Visual Studio setup? Thanks! Ed Steve Hassenplug <hassenplug@mail.com> wrote in message news:20020615231547....ail.com... (...) writing programs with LegOS. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: GUI for legOS
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Michael, What I am hearing here and have heard in the past, along with my own personal experience, is that developing for legOS under Windows and more specific cygwin can be or is a pretty difficult task. Compounded on top of that is if you have (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | N. California Sites/Events?
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Are there any Lego events going on in N. Calif. in the next month? Are there any used part sources in this area? I'd like to pick up some misc. bricks for RIS 2.0. -- Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet), Nevada City, CA Crop (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: red universal joint
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(...) (URL) and (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | L-Rex Escapes
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I have just finished L-Rex a new biped that I have created using technic/mindstorms check out www.lbrick.com (in the projects section) for more information/pictures and feel free to let me know what you think. (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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This is totally out of the blue (or the grey, or something like that). Several months ago, there was a discussion in this group about the different types of universal joints LEGO has made. One person claimed to have seen a red universal joint in a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Any fellow bot-builders working at Kronos, Inc., in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA? Just curious, as I start in the Engineering building tomorrow. Doug Wilcox 30 George Street Brockton, MA 02302 508-584-6853 508-284-4408 cell (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: intro and question
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(...) Forth was my second language (after Basic). The hours I spent at user group lectures sweating the fine points of stack management and memory allocation were a fabulous preparation for programming. If you survive the experience, that is. You (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You change a bit, ask questions, re-write the code to solve the problem differently. Then go back and figure out what conceptual mistake was made the first time through. This is EXACTLY the same process you go through on a PC. (...) By trying (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It's a fine language as long as the potential user understands how to use dual-stack based languages/systems (ie TIL's). I suggest folks who want to learn Forth get themselves a good grounding in RPN. From there it's the same old same old with (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The problem with learning on an embedded system is not *what* you have to learn - its *how* you have to learn it. If you make any of a dozen basic programming mistakes on an RCX, what's going to happen? Well, maybe a motor will turn on when it (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Forth isn't by any stretch of the imagination a good language to learn as your *first* language - although it *is* pretty cool for writing embedded system software on teeny-tiny processors once you grok the whole programming thing. ---...--- (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The paper you refer to cites two basic reasons why he considers NQC difficult for novices: poor error messages and a command line interface. The first criticism is true, and probably not going to be remedied anytime soon. Most people get the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Displaying info while debugging
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Mario (and all other pbForth users - both of you :-) I'm very happy to include ANY contributions that you may have in the source archive. Even if I don't update the actual core, I still add useful scripts to the distribution all the time. Any (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) saving the system (SAVESYS) and I would like to test it with another Terminal Emulator. Thanks Mario (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) I agree that the core should be kept small, I'm sorry for not thinking this through all the way. Please do post the definitions on this message board so we can all benefit from your work. I will do the same. (...) No ignorance on your part, a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Terminal Emulator
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Ralph Hempel has one written in Tcl that be downloaded from his web site: (URL) noticed that there is also a c.l.f. newsgroup message titled 'Small terminal emulator' that is asking for the same thing to be written in a public domain Forth. This (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Hi David, If I can come up with anything usefull, I could post the source code here or send it to you by e-mail. Again, I think it's best that M. Hempel keeps the core small and that we add extensions to that core. Excuse my ignorance, but what is (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Displaying info while debugging
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I agree that pbForth is GREAT! Hopefully you're forwarding all your debugging words to Mr. Hempel. I noticed on the c.l.f. newsgroup in a message called 'Small terminal emulator' that Lionel Rogers is writing an introduction to programming book (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Hello Laura, For ease-of-use and easy-to-learn I would rethink the Robolab decision. Robolab 2.5 does support the USB tower and its highest levels has some very powerful language capabilities. In Robolab 2.5 under ""Investigator Palette for Compute (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Any fellow 'bot-builders working at Kronos, Inc., in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA? Just curious, as I start in the Engineering building tomorrow. Doug Wilcox 30 George Street Brockton, MA 02302 508-584-6853 508-284-4408 cell (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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It's been quite a while since I've posted (dagnabbit, it's been too long since I've built any robots), but I tackled the same issues in my earlier programming days. I tackled JavaScript and NQC at the same time. I found that they were very (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Try Gordon's brick programmer. It's an interesting halfway house between Lego's graphical but rather limited offering and an actual written language like NQC. It's a free download, I just don't remember where it comes from at the moment. Maybe (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have to disagree strongly. Learning to program is hard, irrespective of the system. Whether the system is embedded or not doesn't effect the control structures, data structures, and algorithms that a programmer must learn. I learned on a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, without doubt the most popular programming language for RCX (apart of the original Lego software) is NQC. It's easiest to use and most commonly seen - which means there are the most people out there to help you. However, if you really (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Which is funny, because I read the webpage and it turns out you need to download 23MB of stuff and it ends up installing NQC on your system... (...) If you're a beginning programmer, I'd go with NQC for the simple reason that there are lots of (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hey All, I've talked with several people about this. First, a quick generalization: IMHO, there are two types of LegOS users: 1) Unix/Linux programmers who use LegOS as another platform for development, and don’t really care about building robots. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello everyone! I have been semi-lurking on the list for a few months, with the occasional post. I have only recently gotten into Mindstorms and wanted to ask about moving on to another language to program the RCX with. I have no programming skills (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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BrickOS? As in MIT's Brick project... Regards, Bill ___...___ William Sequeira, Ph.D. -- Principal, Axon Hillock, Inc. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I'm running legOS from Linux, so I don't know Ultraedit. But if its suitable for your needs and free it seems to be a good choice. Regards, Michael (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I didn't want to have to write my programs for LegOS and then type a ton of commands only to find that I made a mistake. So I downloaded UltraEdit-32 9. It allows unix type file to be saved (This will replace the carriage return and line feed (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello David, (...) What would it help? (...) Have you ever tried legOS? First, if you are running legOS from Linux, you don't need cygwin and that kind of things. They are only needed to resemble a UNIX enviroment under DOS. And the UNIX system is (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) That is why we search for a new name. The LEGO group said that they don't like legOS and all possible deviations. If you look on the official mindstorms webpage, legOS is not mentioned. On the other hand, they where so kind only to ask for a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I'm wondering, has anyone asked LEGO for permission to continue calling it 'legOS' (emphasizing the unique capitalization)? What was the response? -- David Schilling (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) It really WOULD be nice if someone created a simplified way of getting up and running for legOS, even if it didn't actually contain a GUI interface for programming (though I by no means would discourage someone from providing THAT as well!) or (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hi Ralph, You may be right because if I insert KEY somewhere in the loop, it displays the information at each pass in the loop. (...) Otherwise, I like pbForth a lot. I'm still learning the particularities of this implementation (what's in, (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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There isn't a GUI for LegOS. I have my Visual Studio set up to do all the stuff I need to do when writing programs with LegOS. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott davis" <rcxman2@msn.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 18:02:42 GMT To: (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Yes, rcxTcl is probably looking at the data coming in on the IR and buffering it until there is a pause. I'll check it out this week and send out an update if I can.... How are you making out otherwise with pbForth? Cheers, Ralph (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Ralph, Coult it be that the console (RcxTcl) does that (and not pbForth)? Thanks Mario (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) An int, 4 bytes. (...) That's right. (...) I think a complete cycle will take 49.7 days, as you have to get through the negative values, too. But I bet nobody has yet tried it. (Somewhat like the MSWindows sure crash a while ago :-) (...) No, (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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Is there a GUI for legOS like Bricx CC for NQC? If there is, is it easier to use and do you lose features useing it? Thanx scott (23 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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