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all it supplies is the new software, no USB tower....otherwise I would have gotten one long ago..... Timothy (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
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(...) Does the upgrade kit come with the USB tower, or just a CD-ROM? (...) Will the new RIS software support the IR tower or only a USB one? (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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this has been asked before, but i cant seem to find the answer in my inbox. anyways, i was wondering how i could calculate the program size of the program on my rcx. im using legOS 0.2.4. any help appriciated kenneth johansen kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Release candidate brickos-0.2.6.08 avail for testing
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After making this change everything worked perfectly, as far as I can tell. I had a lot of trouble trying to build the gcc cross compiler. With this build and the pre-build cross compiler from hitachi's website everything was very easy. Thanks! (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
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(...) To be precise, there is one additional part, it's an additional long clear thick optical fiber. I think it's intended to connect some VLL bricks to the USB tower. The Spybotics contain similar but shorter optical fibers. I also read that the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) There are also instructions for 6 interesting models on CD-rom (though these instructions are a bit sketchy, and I prefer paper!!!) Philo www.philohome.com (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) The parts change isn't that significant. The big difference is the USB tower. (...) The software is the most major improvment if the set is inteded for kids. While I find the scrolling annoyingly slow, It still has a lot of improvments over (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RIS 1.0 -> 1.5 -> 2.0 upgrade questions
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I have a Mindstorms 1.0 set. When the 1.5 upgrade came out, I purchased it. I see that the 2.0 upgrade is out. A couple of quick questions: (1) Is the upgrade just a CD-ROM, or are there any pieces, users' guide, or Constructopedia like there was in (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) No luck... It's for the lego remote... (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hi :-) I had problem the same. After brushing code source per some days, I finished discovering that the problem was with the versions. I installed logOS 0.2.5 and everything functioned well. (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Release candidate brickos-0.2.6.08 avail for testing
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(...) I spoke too soon. There is a problem with cygwin and Makefile.Common in the new release. The host utilities are not built with -D_WIN32 which (of course) causes them to not work at all. In Makefile.Common there is a place where CFLAGS is set (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello !! I control my webcam under linux !! see this page for To see the webcam : (URL) see Webcam code (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi :-) The problem is: When compiling programs made in language 'C++' using: # g++ myprogram.c -llnp The g++ would not compile and the follow messages appeared: /tmp/ccXFr7VZ.o: In function `main': /tmp/ccXFr7VZ.o(.text+0x95): undefined reference to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Good questions! See responses below... "Martin De Wulf" <madewulf@ulb.ac.be> wrote in message news:H51ItF.Ax1@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) You may want to check out the latest (now called BrickOS) at (URL) For us, real-time properties of the platform (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Release candidate brickos-0.2.6.08 avail for testing
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(...) I had essentially no problems with brickos-2.6.08 - aside from noticing at least a couple new headers I have to port to Pascal. configure worked like a charm. The only issue I encountered was regarding TOOLPREFIX. The way that I have my cygwin (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LEGO MindStorms 2.0: Alternative transmission techniques
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Hi Andreas Your project requires you face some very tough problems. I'd say that you cannot reach your goal, unless you add a lot of non-Lego hardware stuff to your robot and your building. IR communication is not appropriate, as it requires the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, i am a student at the technical university of Athens and i am currently working on a project utilizing legOS 0.2.6 and LNP under Linux 7.3. My first aim is to establish communication between the RCX and the PC. I installed all the software (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi, I'am a researcher of the Free University Of Brussels. We're currently working on embedded systems. We would like to generate code for embedded systems from a specification language which could be used for formal verification. We chose Legos for (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I've been trying to find the same thing. I believe the latest version of BrickOS has the ability to read a remote control, but I haven't spent the time to figure it out, yet. Check this out: (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | controlling rcx with remote control
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Hello, I'm new to this newsgroup but I need help with an issue... I'd like to control my rcx (with legos) with a tv remote control or likewise. I'm not a happy owner of the standard lego remote control and therefore I can not use the patch from (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Linux USB-support for BrickOS.
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Dear Markus, This probably already been done. Here is one way of patching brickos-0.2.6.08.newConf to work with usb tower under linux. It involves patching firmdl.c, rcx_comm.c, loader.c and rcxtty.c --- brickos-0.2.6.08.new...l/firmdl.c Fri Oct 11 (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Wall wart for RCX 1.0
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I use Radio Shack part number 273-1631. This has a selector switch which you should set to 9v for the RCX. The output from this particular transformer seems to be modestly stable, only rising to 10.5 volts or so off-load. This stays well within the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Spybotics Book Announcement
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All, While Dave is shamelessly promoting the Second Edition of his now classic "Definitive Guide To LEGO Mindstorms"... (URL) I thought I would take this opportunity to announce my new Spybotics book. It's published by Apress, will be on bookstore (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: TOWERAPI.DLL: Where is TOWERAPI.LIB file in SDK 2.0?
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I struggled with this same problem you've encountered (even trying the method mentioned in the post you referred to). I decided it was easier for me to just load the DLL at run-time instead of using an import library. Here's what I ended up doing: (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Or if you want the exact one from lego: (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Any 12V supply will do. It should be capable of at least 600mA. The Lego train transformers work well if you have one. Otherwise, any 12V transformer of any polarity will do (or even AC as the Lego train transformer supplies). Matthias Jetleb (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I didn't see those entrys when I was trying to fix the problem. (...) Pressing F9 is what gave me the template in a window the size of my cursor. Anyway, I "fixed" the problem by thaking a shot in the dark. I went into the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | error deleting program
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Hi, Could anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? This is my problem: When I try to download the helloworld demo with: $./util/dll -v demo/helloworld.lx ,I get the following error message(s): opening tty... KeepAlive Init... KeepAliveSend: (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have a RCX 1.0. And while it has a power plug, I don't have a wall wart. Is there a specific part I need from Lego, or will a "generic" wall wart do? And if so, what are the parameters (voltage, current) I need to look for? Thanks! (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | TOWERAPI.DLL: Where is TOWERAPI.LIB file in SDK 2.0?
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I'm trying to use "TOWERAPI.DLL" to directly setup the USB tower drivers in a Windows C++ program using Microsoft's Visual Studio. Lego's documentation refers to linking with "TOWERAPI.LIB" but this file is not in the SDK 2.0 release. In an earlier (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Jamocklaquat - Mission 6 Upper Body Rotate
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I got Spine Spin! (URL) 7 begin Upper Leg Hex Truss. Jamocklaquat Brickshelf Gallery (URL) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, You can try to remove the buzzer on the board, then test beep() function. If the board does not freeze up, that means there is a problem on the buzzer itself. Thanks and Best Regards, Patrick Hui --00---...--- R O B O T S T O R E ( H K ) -- Home (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: brickOS & GNU Pascal (update)
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(...) <snip> (...) Good work on this. Yes I believe we would like to add this support. We are crunched with trying to get what we want into this next release. We likely can add some of the Makefile mods in this release, maybe the Pascal Units as (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) GCC 2.95 versions and binutils 2.95 thru 2.10 appear to work. I believe readers, here, have also successfully used gcc 3.0 and 3.1 but not 3.2. The brickOS plan is to release brickOS-1.0.0 first. Then we will work on adapting the code to work (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hallo, Which versions of gcc/binutils and newlib is brickos developed with? As I read in here and tested myself, it doesn't work with the most recent versions (gcc 3.2, binutils 2.13 and newlib 1.10). Do I need a newlib? The howto doesn't mention (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Pascal/OOP definitely adds a bit of overhead. It is possible that some of that overhead could be lessened by tweaking the Pascal headers. I'm going to fiddle a bit with a couple of different approaches to see what works best now that I have a (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - Spine Segment 1
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(...) Thanks, it was fun testing it and being able to give you a real answer. (...) I took apart the Praying Mantis. I am using the Blue Technic from the Legs and frame. So in reusing the Bulk of the material from the legs I was able to make what (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Please help me. All the commands from IC to HB work fine.e.g. analog test, digital test, printf to LCD, etc. But, when I write the command "beep();" the board makes a continuous noise and freezes up. IC reports "board not responding. Same thing (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
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Some shameless self-promotion... The 2nd edition of Definitive Guide to Lego Mindstorms has just been published. Most of the RCX Code programs have been updated to take advantage of 2.0 features, and there are some new RCX Code programs as well. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Great work John! Do you have any comparisons of executable sizes between C/C++ and Pascal/OOP? ROSCO (23 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - Spine Segment 1
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A very concise answer, although it still seems like a miraculous piece of engineering. I'm surprised the motor can handle so much arm weight. Thanks for the extra pics. A side question, which may have been asked before, how did you get so much (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | swarming robots born from StarLogo
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StarLogo "Developed ...at MIT ...with support from ...the LEGO Group" might give us a clue about the future of LEGO robotics controllers and programming even though it does not appear to currently work with any LEGO product. The full quote comes (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Ahem... wrong links.... RE: Please suggest which RIS version is good
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David Schiling pointed out to me that I typed the links wrong to my instruction pages... (URL) about that.. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Limbaugh Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:17 PM To: Arja, Veerababu; lego-robotics@crynwr.com (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Announcing LegWay, Finally
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(...) task, but you succeded in making your robot even follow a line. Quite an impressive job, another barrier has been pulled down. Ciao Mario (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - Spine Segment 1
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(...) 9jamocklaquat1 (URL) high can jama lift it's Arm? Hmmm, let's see. I ran these tests and the results show it can reach this high before the Worm Gear makes a nice "Krrrrpack" Sound. 9jamocklaquat2 9jamocklaquat3 (URL) the side it looks pretty (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - Spine Segment 1
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Ok, this may be a silly question but.....Jamocklaquat must be immensly heavy, how do you go about giving motors enough power to actually move elements such as the arms (from the shoulder) or the spine with the wieght of the body on it? I noticed a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think you may be right about the software differences-- like I said, I've only used 2.0. Still, if you can get a good deal on an older version, grab it. Remember, you can upgrade to the 2.0 software for only $20 (search shop.lego.com for "2.0 (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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One should also consider their current/future computer system configuration. Windows 95: Older versions of Win95 do not support USB. Check (URL) for more details and how to determine if your version of Win95 and USB limitations. If your version (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Air Pressure sensor available.
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Techno-stuff is pleased to announce a new Air Pressure sensor. The sensor is compatible with the Lego Mindstorms robotic system. It measures 0-200 KiloPascals (0-29 PSI) which matches typical usage of the Lego air system. The sensor is housed in a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Please suggest which RIS version is good
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Generall, I think they are all good. 2.0 software is somewhat improved (I haven't used the older versions, so I can't say precisely how much), and each kit includes slightly different pieces, but I think the differences are fairly minor. The one (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | brickOS & GNU Pascal (update)
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If anyone is at all interested, I have a completed porting the brickOS headers to a set of Pascal units. At present, I have successfully written Pascal versions of essentially all the C and C++ demo files - including TrailerBot. I've also written a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Guidance, Advice, etc
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(...) I'd say go for it. Ultimate Builders set has an extra motor, a touch sensor and some pneumatics, and the projects are also nice, though only on CD. Vision Command is a web cam with studs, and there are a few nice pieces in it. In leJOS people (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Jamocklaquat - Spine Segment 1
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Hey all, I snapped some more gooder mo betta Jama-rama spine pix: Overall (URL) Loop'd-Loo - Mechanical Spine Cam Actuation - (URL) Eye Lights by John Barnes' hitechnicstuff.com (Thank You!!!) (URL) Duty Worm Table (URL) High RPM 9V Motors are (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ahhh. I see your point now. Independent of what the back wheels are doing, you still want a bias in the front wheel itself to go straight rather than spinning in place. Otherwise, all the power could just as easily spin the front wheel in (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's *not* entirely obvious. There is a tradeoff between ease of twisting of the turntable and ease of slippage in forward drive. A nice chunky tyre with tons of grip is hard to twist - which makes the robot drive forwards better without (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Please suggest which RIS version is good
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(...) Try BrickLink: (URL) of the differences: RIS v1.0 has an RCX w/external power jack that many find useful and includes a serial IR tower. v1.5 RCX (also stamped v1.0) has no external power jack; the set also includes a serial IR tower. v2.0 has (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Please suggest which RIS version is good
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Hi, I am new to RIS, but want to catch along as soon as possible, can you suggest which RIS version (1.0, 1.5, or 2.0) is good to start with. I tried to find RIS 1.0 at some place but couldnt get it. If anybody can help me out, I will appreciate it. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Guidance, Advice, etc
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(...) Acutally that are not ROMs but firmware software. When you buy your mindstorms set, you get a programming system from lego you can start with. To use it, you have to download some software, the firmware, to the RCX brick. With the original (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Guidance, Advice, etc
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In My Opinion... (...) Yes. Start with the standard software. It took me about a week to move to NQC (Not Quite C), and another year to go to BrickOS. (...) Thanks. But still... there's no need to rush. (...) NQC works with the standard firmware. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Guidance, Advice, etc
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I've been lurking on this list for a while now, and I'd like to ask a few questions before I go whole hog and buy some stuff for myself for Christmas. I am a VB programmer by trade, but I've also done a fair bit of Java work, and some C several (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Problem with auto-steering mechanism.
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(...) Well with all this discussion I couldn't resist trying it myself! :-) If I understand the concept correctly, the front (single) wheel is driven thru a freely rotating turntable. When the front wheel stalls due to the robot hitting something in (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Problem with auto-steering mechanism.
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Steve (...) Hmmm. If it's a single wheel then why whould it prefer a straight line? Why did you abandon two wheels? (...) I bet their drive-trains are a lot more efficient. Frictional losses in Lego gears and axles are high. I've never seen one with (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01 - RCX advanced library
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Hi Scott, it's the same. I reformatted it to get it better readable. I wanted to understand what the author did in his programming. Ralf Am 2002-10-29 4:39 Uhr schrieb "Scott Davis" unter <rcx2man@hotmail.com>: (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: lognqc project : re nqc easier
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Does someone can compile source under Windows ? There is a new website for this project !! The server is available 24/24 .... nanobapt.freelug.org thanks to freelug man :) nanobapt Le Lundi 28 Octobre 2002 01:37, JLB a écrit : (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01 - RCX advanced library
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I just found this in the sample programs that came with IC 4.01. Will this work? Scott /* COMMUNICATION */ void IRLong(){ /* Long range IR*/ callml(0,0x11); } void IRShort(){ /* short range IR */ callml(0,0x12); } void disableirpackets(){ /* (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01 - Legway
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(...) Speaking of re-writing the LegWay code, I am getting very close to completing my Pascal translation of the brickOS headers. I re-wrote the LegWay code in Pascal and it compiles but there are still a few problems to be worked out. I've got the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Direction Finding
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(...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Direction Finding
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I am trying to design a robot that can follow a course using compass settings. Example go north while going around obstacles. Compasses aren't accurate enough. Could gyroscopes work? ___...___ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Problem with auto-steering mechanism.
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Chris (...) The majority of toys I've seen are labelled as "Mystery Bump And Go Action". But that seems an unlikely phrase to search for. Peter (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Positioning system using optical mouse
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(...) There was a recent thread on this - hacking an optical mouse as a position sensor, should be a lot of info in the archives. Bruce ------- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM ---...--- Real embedded Java and much more High speed 8051 systems +1-801-534-1017 Salt (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Positioning system using optical mouse
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Hello all, I am researching a positioning system using an optical mouse. I mean the mouse is attached to the base of the robot and the whole area is mapped. I want to get position coordinates from the optical mouse as the robot moves. any ideas how (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01 - Legway
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(...) From what I've seen (people running such tests) I believe the standard firmware requires about 3ms to execute a command, while the BrickOS 'firmware' will execute around 33 commands/ms (about 100 times faster). I also want to try re-writing (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01
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On the subject of IC4.01, does anyone know what the relative performance (speed) is between, say, the standard RCX 2.0 firmware, IC4 firmware, and say brickOS code? I thought I'd try rewriting Steve's Legway program in IC4 but perhaps it really (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01
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Hi Scott, downloading firmware and programs are done automaticly with own menu choices with the rcx. Or do you want to communicate with two rcx? Ralf Am 2002-10-28 2:09 Uhr schrieb "Scott Davis" unter <rcx2man@hotmail.com>: (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01 - RCX advanced library
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Hi Scott, if you want to communicate with two rcx the following could help. I could not test the functions yet but it seems be what you asked for. Perhaps you could answer if you tried it ... Ralf ---...--- snip ---...--- //===...=== // // (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IC 4.01
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(...) As far as I know, The IR stuff available for IC4 is in the 'RCX advanced library'(rcxextra.ic). So you should check this out. it isn't much, but all the basics are there. I had some ideas for some more advanced networking, based on these (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Try BrickLink: (URL) Doucette. (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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How do you send IR with IC? Can it even be done? thanks Scott (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hello, Do you need some place on a web server connected 24/24 & 7/7 ? i can host your project on my server (which hosts freelug : (URL) If you need it and are interested, just contact me by email (jlb@freelug.org) bye, (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi All: We would like to trade Robot stuff in Vietnam, since we don't have any people to do this biz Any contact, advices would be greatly appreciated. Many thank s in advance Best regards, Ton-That Tai VietCAD 181 Nguyen Van Troi, Phu Nhuan, HCMC (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Mike Fusion" <mikefusion@hotmail.com> wrote in news:H4B03D.6B5@lugnet.com: (...) LOL, not really neccessary, but appreciated. Thanks. (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Hi, Does anyone have a circuit diagram that can multiplex several light sensors, so that if Light Sensor 1 reaches a level of 60%, the RCX reading reads 10, but if Light Sensor 2 reaches a level of 60%, the RCX reading reads 20 and so forth. (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's about the usual price. If you look around you may find it cheaper. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- HomeEmail: <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkEmail: <sjbaker@link.com> HomePage : (URL) : (4 URLs) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've change my host ! It's my computer : see (URL) to download it Does someone can compile it under windows ? i've some trouble to do it !! this server is not always avaible .... thanks nanobapt (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all: I have subscribed to this mailing list long time back when I accidentally landed on to Jose Solorzano Lejos page while I was searching on some light weight Java Virtual Machine implementation. I have been a C/Java programmer for a long time (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) They've always been labeled as "Bump-and-Go" for as long as I can remember. (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, exactly, look at Mark Tilden. His "robots" don't do anything more than these ancient Bump-and-Go style toys, and people think he's a genius! He demonstrates how he can break legs on his "robots" and they keep on trying to work, but so (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, You can find the .NET framework at: www.microsoft.com/net It is about 20MB. There is a SP2. This is only an 4MB upgrade and still require the original Lars Gertsen - Denmark "Stef Mientki" <s.mientki@ids.kun.nl> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Actually, I was hoping to leave the existing IR circutry in place and just switch it out when a cable is connected. That should give me backwards compatability. As far as the firmware, I expect to be writing my own code in Forth, so shifting (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I've been following this thread with interest. Is there a proper name for this mechanism to help with my search on the net? Chris (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes - I realised that and posted a photo of the new mechanism yesterday. (URL) The front bogey can rotate about its vertical axis about (let's call it) (...) ...well...I used a single wheel. (...) Right. The problem with making it work (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Steve You shouldn't have a differential. The front bogey can rotate about its vertical axis about (let's call it) the steering shaft - which also doubles as the drive shaft. The two wheels on the bogey are on a solid axle. The idea is that it's (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hello David, thanks for your answer, the link here in NQC-section in lugnet shows still to the old site. Best Regards Joerg (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) thank you. Joerg (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) FDTI chips are very easy to use, look at (2 URLs) I'm thinking about using the power from the (...) Maybe there some usefull links at the next page under the block "Mindstorms Internals" (URL) the IR components by a serial connection won't be (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hi Dave, Why is Google so important, if using search engine www.ixquick.com with strings like "Dave Baum", "Dave Baum NQC" or just "NQC", 9 of the 10 first hits points to you or your books :-) Stef Mientki (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Hi, I'm trying to setup a serial connection from my PC to the RCX which is running LNP. But since I'm running Windows i'm not able to use the lnp-functions in my program, and I'm therefore trying to establish a connection from CSerial. So if anybody (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Ok, I'm interested in doing some hardware mods to a few RCX bricks to get better communication. So here are a couple of questions: 1. Has anyone published an actual schematic of the 1.0 RCX? 2. Has anyone already designed a USB interface to the RCX? (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I made a flimsy mini-rover version of Ben Jackson's rover a while back. Note the use of iffy friction in the rear by barely inserting an axle into a micromotor pulley: (URL) front wheels are offset from the vehicle's center line to counter the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I probably should have announced this a while back. About three months ago I moved the NQC web site to www.baumfamily.org/nqc During this transition I put a forwarding page at the old address, but I cancelled my old ISP account last week, so the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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