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Rob Something else you should consider is reliability. There used to be a saying: "There are no interrupts on the Space Shuttle". Maybe it's still true. (By "Events", I assume you mean interrupts. Really, using Events is just a design philoshopy and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I should also have added a thank you to Ray for holding this competition, and the other sponsors for the venue, and prizes, etc. We appreciate all the work that goes into putting something like this on. Thanks! -- David Schilling (23 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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Yesterday was the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge #5. The Lego robotics competition took place in the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Events were line following (two divisions), sumo, and puck gathering. The code-only line tracking event will be held (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Jamocklaquat - Mission Three and Four Completed -
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Mission 3 & 4 Completed Arm Merge / Head Fit Rotation Sensor fitted to Head's Left and Right motion at the bottom of the neck. Upper Shoulder Support Completed. Chest thought. 15 Motors at present stage. ===...=== (URL) 5 Begin Spine Effort. - (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I'm looking for some good references to image processing software used with the Mindstorm system. I'm having some problems finding stuff that describes or explains what exactly the functionality of the software in Vision Command. I don't (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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crossposted to lugnet. technic just wondering if i did anything wrong, i posed a problem a while back and haven't gotten any responses.... but anyways, there is an update to my website: (URL) will find a new page that has a new differential which (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Hi, assume you want your PC to act as the brain of the robot. The PC should send from time to time comands to the robot during it works. The robot might be far away, so that IrDa transmission would not be possible anymore. Are there alternatives to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | nqc adapt project : nqc easier
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Hello I've created a langage for RCX that use nqc. It's a langage that is very easier than nqc. It use nqc cause it translate word into nqc command. You can also integrate nqc code. a little example : begin go_fordward wait 5 /* all time in second (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IMPORTANT! Robotics! Sensors! Programming!
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Please register for ThundeRobotics! A NEW REVOLUTION TO ROBOTICS GROUPS! ThundeRobotics is an newly created open e-forum where you can discuss about robotics! It is privately owned and managed regularly. It is the same as Lugnet except that you can (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Strip Command
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(...) appears (...) Rick, Windows 98 is not correctly checked in the Makefiles. I have fixed this is the current CVS version. For now I would simply add CYGWIN_98-4.10 to all Makefiles which do this check. I believe that is only $ (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi I have just received a 2nd hand box of technic parts. I have almost a full set of cybermaster kit, but I am requiring the following items: 1 english CD 1 english Instruction book 2 antennae for the coms tower 6 tread wheels 1 tank tread for the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: events or infinite loops... which is better?
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(...) Events are generally going to be more efficient since no bytecodes need to be executed to continually check for a condition. However, efficiency is not always the most important factor. I don't think either one is necessarily "better". A lot (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: More Battery Questions
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Replacement battery options are listed on the HB FAQ, at: (URL) don't you get the 1000 mAh packs from Radio Shack? That would give you 2x the run time of the 500 mAh packs. Take longer to charge, but would require no other board mods. Fred (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) The BrickOS for cygwin instructions ((URL) describe downloading the source code for gcc & binutils and building the Hitachi cross-compiler and associated tools in step 2. If you use the pre-built hitachi tools that Joseph Wooley posted about a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello, According to John Hansens' instructions, I am assuming you do not need to download the bin-utils as called out in the original sourceforge instructions. Is this correct? Thanks again for the help. Here goes. Rick Bonari (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Strip Command
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(...) In Makefile.common in the util subdirectory this code ifneq (,$(findstring $(OSTYPE),cygwin32 cygwin CYGWIN_NT-4.0 CYGWIN_NT-5.0 CYGWIN_NT-5.1 WindowsNT Windows_NT)) EXT=.exe CC =gcc CFLAGS+=-D_WIN32 endif pretty much guarantees that your (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | events or infinite loops... which is better?
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Hi Everyone, I just recently learned how to use event monitoring, and I really like it. My question is whether or not this method is more efficient than infinite loops. I always used to check for sensor readings using an infinite loop something like (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, When I do a uname command, I get CYGWIN_98-4.10. It definitely appears that makefile.common has some problems with paths, etc. When I type the command: strip fontdesign.exe dll.exe makelx.exe fixdeps.exe genlds.exe firmdl3.exe as I mentioned (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | More Battery Questions
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Hi, First I wanted to thank the handful of people that responded to my previous question about HB batteries. We seem to be getting by using Fred's suggestions, basically being more careful about charging, using ZAP mode to pull up really dead packs, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | monitor and control external voltage
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Could you build a voltage controlled switch out of the RCX? Do this: Monitor a voltage, when the monitored voltage does something, switch a motor output. 1) What would you have to do to monitor a voltage (safely)? Connect an input sensor to your (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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