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Thanks for posting the link. I've been looking for something like this, but didn't know this particular thing existed. Now I just have to wait 2hrs 25min while it downloads! God I love sipping the internet through a straw... Matthias Jetleb (23 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Comms
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(...) You already have an RCX 2.0. Aside from printing "RCX 2.0" on the plastic, the RCX in RIS 2.0 is identical to the one included in RIS 1.5. Since you have downloaded the 2.0 firmware, you should be all set. Dave (23 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Comms
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(...) Hi Mark, am I right, all you have described above only works with a RCX2.0-hardware cause of the changed IR-interface? Is there any chance to communicate between Spybot and RCX1.5 (with 2.0 firmware)? If there is no, I will have to buy a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Firmware download troubles
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(...) Look at Edit/Preferences. On the General tab is a checkbox labeled "Use fast mode when downloading firmware" You can uncheck that option to use normal speed firmware downloads via BricxCC. John Hansen (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmware download troubles
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The low buzz tone is an error generated by the ROM firmware for failure condition detected as part of the "unlock firmware" opcode. There are two causes of this. [1] ROM software calculates a checksum value of the downloaded firmware and this (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmware download troubles
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(...) ... (...) Dick and others, Thanks - this helped. What I did to solve this was run the NCQ command-line download at "normal" speed. This worked the first time. Interestingly, I am not sure that the Bricx (v3.3) download was running quad speed (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmware download troubles
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A likely explanation for your downloading problem is the following. Standard Lego software uses 2400 baud data rate and a protocol that sends "double" bytes. The "double" byte is that each data byte is followed by its complement. Alternative (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: want to get inentors kit but...
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(...) If you want to use the 'official' Lego software, then I'm not sure what Windoze OS's are supported - but certainly Linux isn't. However, many (most even?) serious users end up using a 3rd party software package called 'Not Quite C' (NQC) which (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Installation Help!
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Max, Aha! I did that and it got a lot further this time, but still failed. I'll have to wade through the log file to try and pinpoint where it went wrong as I don't want to post the whole 180k. Thanks for your help! Andy -----Original Message----- (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmware download troubles
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Matt, I discovered that the IR LED's and detector on my serial tower was located higher than I expected and pointed upward somewhat. I was able to get better transfers when the tower was leaning forward (pointing downward so to speak). Otherwise, I (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmware download troubles
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Also: When it seems to get to the very end before the error appears, I sometimes get a long (3-4 seconds) low tone from the RCX. Matt (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Firmware download troubles
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Hi All, I have pulled my RCX out of summer storage and I am trying to bring it to life. I have tried to download the 2.0 Firmware (firm0328.lgo) dozens of times with no success. It starts to download, then somewhere in the middle, or very close to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Installation Help!
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(...) You need to install the Cygwin gcc package. You need the normal Cygwin gcc to build the Cygwin->H8300 cross-compiler gcc. Max. (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: installation of cygwin and legos/brickos
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John, It looks as if you don't have the cross compiler or it is is not in a known directory. Try searching your entire hard drive for h8300. That might bring something up. You should have either tired to build the cross compiler or downloaded it (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Thanks for the info! I checked and I do have grep installed. But I did not install anything other than was listed. I initially tried to install everything but the download died after a couple of hours on my T1 connection. Would some kind person with (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hi Max, I got: $ gcc -v BASH: gcc: command not found but the command I am running to get all this output is the buildgcc.sh command to build gcc. Andy (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Is it true you need windows 98 to run it on? If so, is there anyway around this, coz I only have windows ME or red hat 6.2 linux (I'd rather use windows). Also, why does it cost $189 in the USA (about £120) and in the UK it costs £159 ? Is this lego (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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yeah the head can eat its tail :) but worm-walk can be done like wave or something like that so what do you think about it it's needed to have many rcxes :) regards pixel "Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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<<snip>> (...) I see three, four bot's chasing it's own tail in a typical puppy manner :) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Ultimate Builders Set for Mac?
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All the instructions on the UBS CD are jpegs and quicktime movs. This means that you can read them on a mac without using virtual PC, and if you have Quicktime Pro, you can join them all together as a slide show. Look on the CD in shared/build. I (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Mechanical pneumatic switch
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(...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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James, Thanks for the helpful info! If a PC is really needed only for reading the build instructions, do you think I could read them using Virtual PC running on my Mac? Dean (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Ultimate Builders Set for Mac?
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The LEGO pieces you get with the Ultimate Builders Set are a nice addition to any collection. However, the software with all the instructions for all the models only runs on the PC. All the behaviors are completely possible with Robolab but without (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Ultimate Builders Set for Mac?
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We use Robolab software and the RCX on our Power Macintosh G3. Will the Ultimate Buiders Set work for us in that environment? Dean (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: installation of cygwin and legos/brickos
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(...) Saw this problem before. You might check older mails in this newsgroup discussing that. Running brickOS under Linux I don't know much about the cygwin problems. But your makefile assumes that the c compiler can be run with the command "cc" (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | View the Virginia FIRST LEGO League tournament LIVE on the internet TODAY
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For anyone interested in FIRST LEGO League, the Virginia State tournament is being broadcast live on the internet today. (...) view the Virginia FLL tournament via live webcast at (URL) on "Watch it live", then click on "Go GDN live to Cassell (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: installation of cygwin and legos/brickos
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John, What version of legOS are you using? Looking at the code below it seems to indicate that you are using legOS ver 0.2.6 (unless in the newer versions of brickOS we forgot to change a directory name). I am also going to gues that you are using (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Mechanical pneumatic switch
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(...) Yes, there's a really simple way. If you use the liftarm <part:2825> and a 40 tooth gear on the same axle, then you can attach the liftarm and a technic connector with axlehole together with another axle. This last part will attach to the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Does any one know of a way to mechanicalize the pneumatics switch? I need something as small as possible. Thanks Scott (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have previously reported problems in installing cygwin and legos, and have tried again to get this up and running. I believe that cygwin is not properly installed and have included information here on all modules included and error messages when I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Spybotics Book
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I just received my copies of the Spybotic book, LEGO Spybotics Secret Agent Training Manual (I did the tech edit--shameless plug). I'm very impressed with the finished version! Ralph, you did a great job getting it all in there--it looks neat, and (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: New Threading Model in legOS 0.2.5
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(...) One can view an English translation using Babel here, (URL) goto (URL) and enter the url (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi In our diploma work we implemented a completely new threading model. We implemented a subset of the pthreads API as it is available in Linux. Now eventhandling has also been improved. One negative point: we did not yet adabt dynamic program (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I did try, but still can't find any. Rita "Patrick Hui" <huip@hkstar.com> wrote in message news:00bb01c29bea$15...atrickh... (...) parts (...) 24-hour) (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Installation Help!
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(...) ... (...) I have built the h8300 cross compilers many times now. It was hard at first, but now I've nailed down the correct set of options, I have no problems. Here are the commands I use: First: export PATH=/h8x/bin:$PATH Binutils: (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Are you *sure* you installed gcc ? Try 'gcc -v' from a Cygwin prompt, and post the output. Max. (23 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello I am certainly not an expert, and have not yet been successful in installing BrickOS myself. But I have some experience in one of the messages that you are getting: (...) I believe that if you are using the instructions as listed at (URL) that (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Installation Help!
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Hi, I'm sorry if this has already been posted a million times before. I tried using te search for some of the errors I am seeing but I couldn't find any matches. It is failing when I try to build the gcc compiler. I'm following the installation (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | BricxCC and WinLegOS
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I have been unsuccessfully struggling with loading a working BrickOS system (see my thread "C Compiler for Windows 98" 12/2/02). Until I can get it up and running I have resorted to using WinLegOS. I have BricxCC 3.3.6.6 up and running with NQC and (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO MindStorms 2.0: Alternative transmission techniques 2
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Hi, I know that the original post (read below) is kind of old, but the hole project seems quite interesting. I also read the reply that Mario posted. I agree with him in all the points. I'll assume that you want to develop a vehicle, not a robot (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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