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If you can find software on the net that allows you to use your Ipak as a remote control, then I'm sure it can be converted for the RCX. I don't believe you will. I also don't know much about Pocket PC 2002. Anyone? ----- Original Message ----- (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is it possible to remove lnp_handler while running ?
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Have you tried the 0.2.6.05 ?? I remember something in this area while I was debugging RCX message passing. There is a different semaphone for the xmit buffer separate from the transmitter (TX) in 0.2.6.05 that was not so in 0.2.6 The very latest (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: is it possible to remove lnp_handler while running ?
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no..wait.. im fairly sertain that i did have a context shift while in lnp_addressing_write..after all .could that be why it never returns ? Falco, i tried looking at your thread safe example in emulegos, but im afraid i didnt understand much of (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Lejos discussion archives
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(...) Hi Jürgen Thanks for the link. It is not only up to date, but the search function actually works. Perhaps the lejos.sourceforge.net web site could be modified to use it instead of Geocrawler. Roger (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: is it possible to remove lnp_handler while running ?
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heh.. tried that.. no luck :( sigh..after yet a couple of hours trying to figgure this out, im 99,99% sure that the problem is in lnp_addressing_write. could this be that the function is not thread safe ? but then again i have protected the function (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX to PDA (Answers, please :-)
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I also read somewhere that there might be a way to change the frequency, possibley by increasing the "baud rate"? I know that there is a way (at least on Palms) to change the frequency, because I downloaded a Remote Control program that would learn (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX to PDA (Answers, please :-)
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I'm Leaning towards using NQC and LegOS(BrickOS) because I don't know Java yet. "(not IR yet)" does that mean you weren't able to use the built-in IR port? Tim (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lejos discussion archives
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(...) Could be, I see the same. (...) I don't think so. You could use the sourceforge archive at (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: HP optical mouse $15
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(...) Never ever by something from a spammer: - most likely they'll scam you - worse, you support that ilk and help it proliferate Jürgen (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is it possible to remove lnp_handler while running ?
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"kenneth johansen" <kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no> wrote in message news:3D343FAA.172476....uit.no... (...) I imagine you could just do something like lnp_addressing_set_handler( PORT, (lnp_addressing_handler_t) NULL ); I'm also curious as to why (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX to PDA (Answers, please :-)
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You may want to consider using Java to program the RCX from a PDA - I've used a Zaurus to control an RCX but it should work on a Ipaq as well (not IR yet). And if you attach a PDA (with a WiFI card) to a bot - you can control it via 802.11 -dario (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MindScript and LASM
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I'm looking for volunteers to test the recently added support in BricxCC for LEGO's MindScript and LASM languages. Everything I know about it I learned by reading the SDK documentation - which is not spectacular. I'd like to hear comments and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Announcing BricxCC release 3.3.5.7
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I've just uploaded another revision of BricxCC (version 3.3.5.7). This release removes the 2.0 SDK DLLs since I do not have a license to redistribute those DLLs. This release fixes more Graphing issues. Users can optionally have the graph maintain (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | is it possible to remove lnp_handler while running ?
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another dumb question about lnp:) i was wondering if it possible to do something like lnp_addressing_remov...,handler); as opposed to lnp_addressing_set_h...,handler); after much debugging i think i have traced my problem to the fact that (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | HP optical mouse $15
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This is not an endorsement of this company, they actually spammed me, and I haven't purchased from them, but $15 including shipping seems like a deal: "Super Bargains" <OpticalMouse______r...gains.com> On the same topic, we did order an HP optical (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Re: Scheduler patch
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I have been thinking (and toying with some ideas) concerning tthe wakeup checking. It might be possible to do wakeup checking more often then between each timeslice. This would make msleep more accurate and provide better sensor handling. I know (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX to PDA (Answers, please :-)
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some answers: 1) No. I don't know a lot about the IR port, but this question comes up often. And the answer's the same. I believe they use different frequencies. 5) A short time ago, I went looking for this exact thing. I wanted to be able to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX to PDA (Answers, please :-)
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I have a Compaq Ipaq 3835, and I want to be able to write, compile, and download programs to the RCX without the use of the IR tower. I'm not asking for anyone to write any programs for me. All I would like is help and answers to my questions :-) 1: (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Re: Scheduler patch
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(...) Yea you're right. I wasn't thinking. /Joel (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Breaking from infinite loops
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(...) Hi, if you just want to stop your "own" program use the Forth word ABORT or ABORT" : TEST 1000 0 DO \ do something run-button-down? ABORT" Aborted by user!" LOOP ; or if you want what looks like a "reset" use COLD: run-button-down? IF (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Aborting from ISR
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Ah I see... intriguing idea :) Rereading your original post it should have been quite clear what you wanted. Unfortunately (as far as I know) Mario is right, there doesn't seem to be a clean solution other than manipulating the return stack. I've (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Breaking from infinite loops
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This feels vaguely similar to a question just recently posed, almost. I need a way to get out of a user program that intentionally defines an infinite loop. My best attempt so far at an exit word : exit POWER_OFF LCD_4TH LCD_REFRESH ; in the context (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: detecting memory leaks
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I've been experimenting with memory leak detection in the wake of recent discussions, and have some additional thoughts, including a potential kernel patch issue. This msg is a bit long, appologies. The proposed method of checking for memory leaks (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Specs on MindStorms Lamp
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Anyone know the specs on the MS lamp? 1.5v? Current? What sort of lamp? -- Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet), Nevada City, CA "Hell is truth seen too late." -- John Locke Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> Imaginarium (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lejos discussion archives
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The last message I find is dated July 7,2002 using the link (URL) there a problem with geocrawler? or is my link out of date? Roger (23 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Aborting from ISR
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(...) I see. Tired of re-booting hey? :o)) There's no way already available that I know of. I think that Mr. Hempel is looking into this. Maybe if we play with the return stack... (...) The way Forth works is that it is running the program. If you (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Light sensor question
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Hi Matt, I'll try to help. :o) First, you have to specify the type of sensor that is hooked on the port. You do that with: type port SENSOR_TYPE Let me know if you need to know the different values for 'type'. 3 is a light sensor. Ports are numbered (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Request of information
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LEGO This is to express my interest in receiving information about Robotics (hardware accesories, software, programming languages, new technologies, possibility of participating in training, etc.) You can send me information either in English or (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: IR Tower and USB-Serial adapter
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Somewhere on the net I saw instructions on how to convert the serial tower to a USB device by opening it up and soldering in some pieces from Radio shack. I looked around a little, but couldn't find the page. Perhaps someone knows the URL or has (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Aborting from ISR
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Hi, (...) My questions were a bit ambiguous. I don't want to abort the routine running on the ISR; I want (from the ISR routine) to abort a currently running user routine - eg abort something started from the console. So, for example, if a program (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Light sensor question
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(...) With obvious mappings, of course. (...) Put another way, at no point does the red LED on the light sensor light up, and I consistently read the same value from the light sensor, regardless of whether I set the mode to RAW or percent value. In (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Gutting an optical mouse - Part I
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Does anyone who knows more than me about these kinds of mice know if what is currently on pricewatch is the right thing; go to www.pricewatch.com, click on mice and then search for "optical". It comes up with a Mitsumi device for $9. Is this the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | yet another question about lnp
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thanx to mark falco and albert huang for helping me out with lnp_init. But now i have another problem. if i execute lnp_addressing_write at approximately the same time as i recieve data on the serial port, lnp_addressing_write does not return.. the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: whats up with lnp_init?
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(...) I ran into this when using the LNP library to emulate LNP in the RCX as part of emuLegOS (URL) emuLegOS contains a thread safe wrapper for the LNP library. It should be fairly simple to extract that code into your own library for use in non (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Light sensor question
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I want to expand the Scheme procedure (get-light-value <sym | num>) where <sym> is one of 'PORT1, 'PORT2, 'PORT3 and num is either 0, 1, or 2 to the FORTH code 128 <port> SENSOR_MODE <port> SENSOR_CLEAR <port> SENSOR_READ <port> SENSOR_VALUE So, if (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Connect the ADNS-2030 optical mouse sensor to the Handy Board
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(...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Question, opinion, help - Claw Hands
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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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| | Re: whats up with lnp_init?
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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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| | Re: RCX to RCX communication
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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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| | Re: Alternative uploader for mindstorm running windows 2000 or linux?
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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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