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Ok, here's what I came up with. It's a three finger claw deal, offshoot tech from the Super Mech-Bot. I like it. Dual z24 single Worm Gear drive in the center of the hand acuates the fingers. The Mechanical hinged fingers feature a multiplexed (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics)
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"kenneth johansen" <kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no> wrote in message news:3D31CF01.37F981....uit.no... (...) Kenneth, I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but lnpd as it is right now might not fare so well with reentrant code (i.e. pthreads) because the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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"Luke Ma" <Luke_Ma@brown.edu> wrote in message news:Gz83nF.7D9@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) outputs. (...) eep. erm... we never posted RCX-RCX sample code up. never gave any of the students two bricks. and the LNP code up on our website has our own (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Alternative to *what* for uploading *what* ? (...) Under Linux (and probably win2k too), you can use NQC. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This should be : IsISRFree? 'UserISR ['] NoOp = ; of course. (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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(...) To remove your program from the UserISR just set 'UserISR to ['] NoOp - or even better: to the previously stored old value. (...) Yes, you just have to read the current value of 'UserISR. If no other program is hooked to the ISR this is the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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With increase discussion about running legOS under DJGPP I started investigating this process. The following is a status report of where I am and the steps I took to get there. Beware that I have jumped around some, left some tasks unfinished, and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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i have 2 threads (pthreads), 1 that sends and 1 that recieves on my PC. both of these runs in while(1) sentences. so.. i thought lnp_init was to be run only once, but unless i run the lnp_init routine each time i want to send a message nothing get (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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well thats my qestion running around on the web didn't gave anything just like to know. Best regards Marcel (23 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, Is there any way of ABORTing the current program from the ISR ? I want to attach a routine to 'UserISR and have it ABORT and then execute POWER_OFF when the off/on button is pressed. I would also like to know whether a user program or the idle (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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In article (...) Depends. Rechargeable alkaline have a higher nominal voltage, but also higher internal resistance than NiMH. Under light load the alkalines will provide a higher voltage for a longer period of time. Under heavy load, they provide (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) NiCd batteries are cheap, but that's about the only advantage to them. I'd suggest either NiMH or rechargeable alkaline depending on your usage habits. I actually use both types of batteries, but I probably won't bother replacing the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, all Alkaline batteries (rechargeable or not) do this if left in equipment in a discharged state. Both NiMH and rechargeable alkalines have a limited life and have to be discarded sooner or later. Some of the older ones claimed to be good (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks to all that responded to my questions regarding batteries. I was concerned about a post I read in rec.toys.lego in which someone reported problems after switching to alkaline rechargeable batteries (the post can be seen at the following URL): (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | *** legOS new name - reminder ***
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What is the better name for legOS? Is it osmOS or brickOS? Make up your mind and send your vote, either for brickOS or for osmOS, with the usual identification phrase, to legOS-namepoll@gmx.de The last day for your vote is Thursday, 18th. Regards, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Mark, I was a TA(Teaching Assistant) for a course at Brown University that invovled building robots with the mindstorms kit. Go to the web site: (URL) and click on the link to take you to the normal page. Then go to the "LegOS" section fo the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have studied the sources on the WEB for LNP but have not found any examples of C or C++ code for RCX to RCX communication. I have two RCXs and would like to build something that takes advantage of 6 inputs and 6 outputs. Do you have a sample you (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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LEGO Estimados Señores: Me es grato dirigirme a ustedes para manifestarles mi enorme interes en recibir información sobre todo lo que tenga que ver con Robotica (accesorios de hardware, software, lenguajes de programación, nuevas tecnologías, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks for the alert, but the batteries don't pose a threat if used properly. Just don't incinerate or eat them. Maybe it was Li-ion batteries I was thinking of that lose their charge sitting dormant... In any event, does anyone have specific and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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