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Joe, (...) Maybe a special kernel build for testing purposes that increments the lower sys_time word by 0x4000 instead of 1. This will greatly increase the opportunity for this glitch to occur (from once every 65 seconds to once every 4ms.) You (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Thanks for the response. I've decided to stay away from string on the robot as string can get easily entangled, especially if battling another robot. I took a break from trying a design using gears and differentials - I was getting really (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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In the prototype I used string and winch to set the hammer. I've decided not to use it on the robot - string can too easily get caught and entangled in stuff, especially if it goes up agianst another robot. On the prototype it works surprisingly (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The problem he's describing, if it's the same one I have, is independant of the position, direction, and power level of the tower. It seems to have something to do with BrixCC itself. The only thing I find puzzling is that Matt (the other Matt (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Steve, I checked in some changes this morning (into cvs) to put the motor controller back at the 1 ms interval. However, I want to complete the get_sys_time() updates that Mark Riley has proposed; so that can be tested as well. I am not sure when (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) It's funny that you should bring this up - I've had exactly the same problems with several RCX's and downloading firmware from BrixCC. The only solution I've been able to find is to download the firmware using the RIS2.0 software and then (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sys_time (long post)
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(...) It turns out that the nature of the glitch depends on the order you read the upper and lower 16-bits of sys_time. If the compiler generates code that reads the high word first (which it seems to do), then your example will work. However, if (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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----- Original Message ----- From: <x01101001@yahoo.com> To: <handyboard@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:19 PM Subject: [handyboard] xmas songs (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I was wondering if anybody would improve the power focus for the Lego camera. You have accomplished this very well. I especially like your tilt drive. Sticking that 40 tooth gear without glue is super. Congratulations! Bob Fay (URL) Haye" (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) In trying to balance an RCX on two wheels, every little bit makes a difference. I didn't think it would matter quite that much, but my robot really shakes more with the new version. Thanks for the work, Steve (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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winding and unwinding string seems to be to slow if i understand it good so my idea is here: use two wheels (pulleys) especiali as big as you can put into your design they should be with flat surface so it meand they should be from old sets like: (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Roy I thought about designing such a thing a while ago. My decision was that I'd make something like a Roman ballista. I'd wind up a string on a winch to cock the hammer then unwind the string all the way back again. The catch would be released by (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, I am currently attending to a lecture in real time system on my university and we were assigned the homework to do exception handling in C on the RCX using setjmp and longjmp. Of course those are not available in brickOS so that task (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) <snip> (...) Steve, Yes, infact I had tested a couple different applications with the motor controller being called every 1 ms and the same ones with a 2 ms interval. I didn't see a difference with those applications, but did recognize the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) ... (...) This change seem to improve things. Can I change it back to the way it was before? Thanks Steve (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Mark, Excellent Post ! Ok, I will admit it; I was the one that put the sys_time handler on the NMI. 8-) I guess I will want to think about this a bit; but I see that you have done a good bit of that yourself. ... Could the 'Get' function do the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I need help in designing a motor-driven hammer for my RCX Tank Base Two. The hammer should be forced down to create a greater impact than that as if it were simply dropped. The hammer should have a length of about 28 studs from its point of rotation (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I have always thought that LEGO should have built the Vision Command camera housing such that the focus could be motorized. I know I'm not the only one ... In this thread, Bob Fay (of LEGO milling machine fame) suggests using half of a large Technic (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Collin, This post by John Hansen fixed things for me: (URL) Spencer" <cspencer@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message news:H71CzB.Ipu@lugnet.com... (...) USB (...) them or (...) to (...) the (...) the (...) USB (...) that (...) the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Ok, I think I figured it out...I don't completely understand the logistics of makefiles, but I changed the following line in Makefile.common: Before: CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall After: CFLAGS += -O2 -Wall I suspect that a later assignment to CFLAGS was (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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