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Hi, I'm just getting started using LNP, read the howto and tried to play around with the examples therein. However, somthing goes wrong. I have a little programm on the RCX increasing a counter every second, displaying it's value on the lCD and (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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(...) The problem is that the 27MHz frequencies are fairly tightly restricted in some countries. Here in the US, it's pretty much open-season, it's used by CB radios, radio controlled models - and various toys. However, in other countries (the UK (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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(...) You could use an alternate firmware that can generate any tone, a custom modulation-demodulation protocol, and a condenser microphone soldered onto a sensor wire to send at reasonable bitrates for robot communication. Of course, it would take (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BrickOS & LinuxUSB & lnpd
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Hi, I would like to get your patches to make the tower and lnpd to w ork. I already have the tower working but I would like to see if did an ything different. So can you please send me your patches? (X) the patch to legotower.c to get the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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"Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3E171F4A.400050...ail.net... (...) :) (...) inventions (...) I'm (...) IR-connected (...) enough (...) would (...) processing. (...) legally (...) country. (...) at (...) Ok, if radio (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A Pet Idea ~/\~~/\¤
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Hummmm, Henrik that was a nice idea for my two cats :) I've allready made a modified rover that can be found here: (URL) can also download my modified RIS program there. But the cats always attack the wires on it. Your idea with an tail sensor and a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX simulation
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(...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX simulation
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hi All, does anyone has experience with this RCX simulation tool ? Stef Mientki (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: user created programs
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(...) Let me know when you have your first mission complete and I will create an area on BimP for us to begin using. I think this will be a great resource for Spybotics users. (...) I think the fact that you are limited to only the motors and senors (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Programmable Controller Internals
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(...) and see if there is any need to continue my project. Steven (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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(...) Yes - but these are computers - they can send each other messages in binary - you only need two buttons really. Dunno how a computer could recieve text messages though. Email would be better...but still very slow. (...) You can't generate DTMF (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Programmable Controller Internals
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(...) There are two .pdf files in the LegoMindstorms 2.5 SDK that have tons of information on the Spybotics. One is the LASM bytecodes and the other gives a ROM overview of the mission system. The SDK can be found at the following link: (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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(...) email (...) I didn't really think about text messaging - pressing buttons multiple times to enter code words could get tricky. (...) I was thinking more along the lines of using the RCX's builtin beep codes - though I just realized that (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: user created programs
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(...) I like that idea. In fact, I've just recently discovered BimP. I'm working on some NQC ideas as well as missions created through the Spybots program. I must say I'm a bit surprised that there isn't more activity on Spybots since it appears (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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(...) Text messaging is cheap in most countries...and if your phone can send email (mine can) then you can get the message directly into your PC. (...) Modem tones? I guess so - but you'd need to build some electronics to do that - and it might just (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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(...) It's even more than that really. Sending live video over IR really isn't feasible - there isn't anywhere near enough bandwidth to do that. What you *REALLY* want is to have enough on-board CPU power in the robot to process the images locally - (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A Pet Idea ~/\~~/\¤
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I have a cat and a dog (Welsh Terrier) and one of my goals with Lego Robotics is to make a Rover which is fun for my pets. I got a simple idea of how to make the Rover detect a moving object (like a pet). You need RIS, build the Roverbot with the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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I don't know about other places, but here cell phone service is expensive to use as a robot communication method. Perhaps a "personal radio" (They have a range of about 2 miles) would be better, and data could be transmitted through tones. ----- (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | BrickOS Multithreading
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Hi, I did some research in my free time at the public holidays :-). So the questions do we really need a real multithreading??? In my constructions I never used threads with the same priority, because it doesent make sense to turn on a motor and 20 (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A Generic Idea
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The Vision Command camera was great - until you discovered it had a cord :) and thereby understood that Lego *faked* the robot in robotics inventions commercial...) This is my very first post and so I don't know if this idea is new, but I'm (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Jama - "My chest is looking at you"
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(...) I just developed a super secret "Invinso-Spray" A super durable one micron thick layer of protection. Wax on- Wax off- Only problem I got is I have to stash my computer in a little heated hut about two meters away due to the cord of the Vision (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | USB tower for BeOS preliminary driver
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Hi, after my BeOS port of NQC, I made a preliminary driver for the USB tower. If you've the BeOS (and the USB tower, of course), please download and test it!!! (URL) you don't have the BeOS... what are you waiting for? ;-) (URL) won't be (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | BrickOS & LinuxUSB & lnpd
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(i had a few problems to post, so this msg is a little too late...) Hi, i am new to brickOS, (since christmas) and i have one of those fancy RCX2.0 bricks with an USB IR-Tower. I am using debian and have little experiences with usb and (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Jama - "My chest is looking at you"
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(...) circuits????? 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Can't run software
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We got our first Spybotic for Christmas and we've been unable to run the software program. When we try to run it we get the following message: Problem detected! A terminal error has occured in your program. Shut down all other running programs and (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: user created programs
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(...) I too was sad to find that there were not any additional missions posted on the web site. I have Ralph Hempel's book (buy it if you don't have it...it's good stuff) and he also describes how to create and share missions. I think this ability (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybotics Programmable Controller Internals
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In my free time (yeah...sure Steven) I have begun a little project. It will require the assistance of this group, so if you have some time please visit: (URL) offer some feedback and assistance by responding to this post or e-mailing me at (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: USB IR tower support in Lunix
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Hi, I got the USB IR-tower to work under linux using the same patch Florian used. I also sent an updated patch that applies to 0.2.6.09 to the original author of the patch. However I have to caution that the said patch only works with UHCI hubs that (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Jama - "My chest is looking at you"
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Jama lair: (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Communication between RCX's with BrickOS
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...Problem Solved #include <lnp/lnp-logical.h> lnp_logical_range(1); I set the IR transmission range to far and everything works fine. It seems the issue was that the RCX's are not facing eachother and depend on bouncing mesages off a wall. I'm (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | makedepend variable in Makefiles
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While attempting to build brickOS under DJGPP I noticed a few discrepancies across the makefiles using the variable makedepend. Under the directories boot, demo, demo/c++ for the .depend rule it uses the variable $(MAKEDEPEND) while the makefiles in (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Communication between RCX's with BrickOS
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Hello Everyone, I have been working on a dual RCX robot for quite some time now, and have just recently upgraded to BrickOS. At first I attempted to used the LNP communication functions, such as lnp_adressing_write. I am not an expert, and I got (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Jama - "My chest is looking at you"
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Whooo hooo! my (3rd) Vision Command has just arrived today. I'm gonna see if I can mount it into the chest of the Jamocklaquat. Fun Fun Fun. Legomaster www.mylegomaster.com (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Voltage Question
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"Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3E1374CB.70000@...ail.net... (...) Just a minor quibble... The current for two identical resistive loads in series will be half that of just one of the loads when connected to the same (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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Does anyone have any first-hand experience of electronic equipment being damaged by airport X-rays in carry-on or checked baggage? Is it just an urban myth? My understanding is that although individual X-ray photons have high energy, so few are used (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC 2.5 a4 released
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(...) Sorry, there was a problem with the Mac OS X and Win32 builds. The source release is fine, but the executables were bad. I did a complete rebuild of the executables and have updated the web site ((URL) The new executables have the same version (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: USB IR tower support in Lunix
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(...) Good! (...) I posted via the web-interface, I guess one needs a javascript browser for that. I like the navigation of the webinterface within threads. (...) Ah, very good! Does it also support the high-speed mode ? (...) Sounds like a good (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: USB IR tower support in Lunix
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(...) I just got the USB tower to work. At least, for downloading the BrickOS.srec kernel. I think I have to hack some more today to find a way to let 'dll' work with the /dev/tower0 device. I used the devicedriver at (URL) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX Voltage Question
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(...) Actually the motor control chips in the RCX limit the current, which will limit the maximal power that can be drawn from a port. I don't know how many motors it takes (I'd guess one) to reach the limit, but from then on extra motors will not (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | user created programs
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Now that my vacation has finally started, I'm getting a chance to pour over the Spybots available documentation ( the actual PC program plus the information found in the 2.5 SDK). What an incredible device this little toy seems to be, so ripe with (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: RCX remote and Spybotics
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I have noticed that they do interfer - mostly just 'blocking' signals from one or another. I haven't done any experimenting with changing frequencies on the spybots or tried to work around tis problem. I would still get a remote for the RCX - it (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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(...) That's just nonsense. I've put my Laptop, PDA, digital camera, USB memory stick, digital watch, calculator/alarm-clock and my kid's Game Boy through the airport scanners dozens and dozens of times without harm. Many of my co-workers fly more (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Voltage Question
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(...) When you connect two devices across a source of electricity, you can do so either in series or in parallel. In parallel: +---...---+---...---+ | | | | | | Battery Motor Motor | | | | | | +---...---+---...---+ In series: +---...---+ | | | Motor (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | NQC 2.5 a4 released
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I have been working a little bit on Spybotics support in NQC. There is a new version of NQC and some updated documentation at: (URL) information about Spybotics can be found here: (URL) Baum (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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(...) Why? If you make it clear that it's *not* a bomb.... A demonstration should be sufficient. (...) This is probably what would happen. Still, silicon chips are delicate, and the CPU could probably be damaged. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Controller channels
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Happy New Year! "Mark Ferris" <markdf2001@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:cmg41vg5glds3ci...4ax.com... (...) We had a roadshow in town and they ran some "battle" with the 4 different spybots at the same time. I think they covered one of the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: RCX Voltage Question
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Both motors will receive approximately 9 volts. This depends on the batteries you are using. -- Bob Fay (URL) <sailrpengn@suscom.net> wrote in message news:H81u10.AzE@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | NQC for BeOS
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Hi, I've uploaded my port of NQC 2.4.r3 to the BeOS. You can find it here: (URL) looking for help with the USB driver, anyone can help? Regards Gabriele Biffi (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX remote and Spybotics
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Happy New Year! (again) "Mark Ferris" <markdf2001@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:dpg41vcgltkjmnk...4ax.com... (...) A lot of infrared "in the air" certainly conflicts, because there are no IR-channels. A pair LED and transistor work in a (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RCX Voltage Question
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If you connect two motors to the same output port, will they each get 4.5 volts, or will it take current from the other outputs? (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX remote and Spybotics
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Will the RCX remote control conflict with the IR signals from the Spybotics controller? I don't have a remote control, but I'd like to get one for my RCX so I can build my own style bot to compete with my kids, but I want to make sure my remote will (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Controller channels
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Is it possible to have 4 independent Spybots at one time? The literature I've read talks about channels 1-3 on the remote and Lego's own FAQ only gives instructions for setting channels 1-3. This is probably my answer, but I'm looking for solutions (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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My laptop goes through these things all the time. I wouldn't expect the Xray machine to harm anything in your RCX at all. Especially if it is off. As to whether it looks like it's a bomb, on Xray it'll probably look more like a Walkman. I wouldn't (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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JB I travel extensively around the US and have carried RCXs and models onboard airplanes for some time. My suggestion would be to carry it on and avoid checking it in and the new scanners. Putting aside the extra time it will take you, you will have (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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My views on the subject: If you are taking a pre-made MOC, take the whole thing in hand luggage if possible (or mabie just the module with the RCX in it). Show it to the security person specially (just as you might do if you were worried about the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: flame sensor
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(...) One of my 4710 student teams used this on a fire fighting robot, here is their project site: (URL) you will see there is some information there about flame spectra. Bruce ------- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM ---...--- Real embedded Java and much more (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: half price ultimate accessory set
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On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Ian Smith <ian@achrn.demon.co.uk> wrote some stuff which, due to a configuration change on my server, didn't escape to teh wide world. Therefore, I'm re-posting it. Apologies if it does escape in future and there end up being (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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(...) > idea... but it may be a good way to get your 10 seconds of fame on the news. I doubt that would be a problem. (...) > have it held at a FedEx for pickup. Go there and pick it up and take the stuff to BW. One good suggestion from our travel (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A New Year brings a new (simpler) way to load Vison Command on XP!
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Hello everyone, For the past month I've been working to streamline the VC installs for XP and 2000. I'd like to thank all of those that took the time to let me know their experiences (good or bad) with attempting to perform the installations. The (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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(...) Perhaps not those words, but assuming it goes with you on the plane, you need to tell the guards. If you check the suitcase, then the ticket counter person that takes the bag needs to be told. This guy wanted to take a camera that looked like (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Andy Gombos" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:000701c2b0ee$77...41@ANDY... (...) If I can make it, I will have my laptop. I won't be bringing a usb tower and my laptop has no serial ports. -Rob (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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I don't think saying "I have something that may appear to be a bomb" is a wise idea... but it may be a good way to get your 10 seconds of fame on the news. Perhaps FedEx is a better approach... you can ship the item to yourself and have it held at a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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I think as long as nothing is on, it will be fine. You may have a problem with corrupted firmware though - will there be a computer there to upload new firmware/programs if needed? The radiation may flip some bits and change everything. I'm not sure (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Air transportation of RCXs etc
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Does anyone know if the new checked-baggage xray equipment is likely to damage the kinds of microprocessors in RCXs etc. There have been specific statments that the new equipment *will* damage film. With BricksWest coming up, I want to know if it's (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CamCom ActiveX.exe
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hi Manfred, this looks great, finally a "real" freeware version (I never succeeded in getting the other (Belgium) freeware). Just started the program and try to run it with a very old Dynalink camera under winXP, it worked right away. I don't have a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | CamCom ActiveX.exe
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CamCom is an ActiveX.exe and makes in a VB-project classes available, which make the detection of color and movement possible. For this purpose detection areas must be defined. This can take place at run-time by program control or over the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - The waters are still - a brief pause and analysis -
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(...) The AI will come from the programming ultimatly. (...) The Super Mech-Bot has a Dual Vision Command set up. (URL)If you wanted it more advanced, you (...) The Super Mech-Bot has touch sensors in the hands. (URL) nice about Vision Command is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Float and int
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(...) For most brick projects I can think of, it is. If you want to travel your robot around, you will have to deal with sin, cos, tan and square root. First thing you can do is working with tables to avoid "on the fly" sin calculation. Second, you (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Float and int
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(...) I'm doing a seminar at BricksWest on fixed point notation and simple algorithms for square root, trig, etc for BrickOS and pbForth users. The focus will be on the mechanics of the algorithms, the actual code implementation will be a "exercise (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Mabie Fixed Point is an answer. I dont know how it works but I have a book that suggests that a decent Fixed Point library can be faster than Floating Point if there isnt an FPU available. (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Float and int
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(...) You should look in the gnu gcc compiler documentation for this. Float support is not OS but compiler specific. As I recall, gcc uses IEEE float format, the specification should be found somewhere in the net. But doing float with the brick is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - The waters are still - a brief pause and analysis -
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(...) It'd be nice if it had some AI. Perhaps a camera in the head, hooked up to a computer, sending messages to the RCXs? If you wanted it more advanced, you could have multiple cameras, plus microphones, a speaker, and maybe more sensors (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Float and int
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(...) int is 16 bits, big endian, signed. It goes from -32768 to 32767. unsigned int goes from 0 to 65535. char is 8, long is 32, long long is 64, with the standard limits. Floats and doubles are emulated in software, as the H8/300 processor has no (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Float and int
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Does anyone know what the maximum and minimum size of integer which can be stored is? Likewise, what is the floating point accuracy of BrickOS for variables of type "float" and "double" (is there such thing in BrickOS?) ? Both of these questions (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Jamocklaquat - The waters are still - a brief pause and analysis -
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Thanks TJ and Thanks for Spotlighting the Technic Beast in the Cool MOCs section too, that really made me happy. I have just figured out a few deatils of its construction. We may see it completed sooner than I thought. I would love to bring it to (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | NQC for BeOS
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Hi, I've uploaded my port of NQC 2.4.r3 to the BeOS. You can find it here: (URL) looking for help with the USB driver, anyone can help? Regards Gabriele Biffi (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Dang! 10 RCX! That's a lot of batteries :-) Have you invested in rechargeables? (...) That's quite a 'bot, and a serious building endeavor (plus a huge investment :-) I'm not really a mecha fan, but Jama is awesome just from a Technic/ (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I recently noticed that I forgot links from thumbnails to images in my color (...) Philo www.philohome.com (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The trusty Bathroom scale says 20 pounds. Thats without RCX. Wow, it seems like it would weigh more. Then again it's just the skeloton with very little exterior detail. Fully complete and 10 RCX laiden with batteries, we could be talking an (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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How mich does it weigh? (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I have been getting some questions and I realized an update is in order. At this point in time construction on Jama has been halted. I intend to use the money and effort to goto Bricks West 2003 in California rather than spend it on Jama. So at this (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, I use lejos 2.1.0 and legousbtower 0.52 from the lejos distribution. I measured the transmitting time of an Int from PC to RCX with the attached programs and got the following result: 1. single integer (LED at the tower is off before pressing (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) I bought the DSDK book. I wrote a review too, but not for Amazon - for Lego MindStorms Monthly. (URL) (after January 20th the link will be (URL) Thorn (23 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello All, Well the third book in Syngress' "10 Cool LEGO Mindstroms" series is out on the bookshelves. It contains robots that use components included in the Ultimate Builders Set and Robotics Invention system 2.0. Quick Overview This 263 page book (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes, to my amazement, both the Manas and Spybotics were packaged in this manner (in the U.S. at least). I can't fathom what on Earth they were thinking when they came up with this packaging scheme. The controllers that came with the Manas were badly (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.lego)
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Wow, some test! I'm x-posting this to the robotics group just in case. Maggie C. (The following is all quoted from Wendy's post but I had to "unquote" it so the server would accept it.) In lugnet.off-topic.test, Wendy Dorn writes: Hi, I'm using (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Steve, thanks for your reply. Yes I know about the hightechnicstuff sensor. I am just a little worried about the 5° tolerance since I want to use it for navigation. But I have never worked with compass sensors in that way before and thus I also (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello I have found today on LEGO's website the MINDSTORMS SDK 2.5. Is an upgrade that adds full Spybotics support. (URL) Koldo ***...*** (URL) Tecnología y Robótica (URL) ***...*** (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Merry Xmas! We just unpacked a spybotic and some other LEGO. I am really upset about the way LEGO is packaging new stuff. We have a box here, with loose content, just filling 1/3 of the box. The "expensive" devices not even packed in some (...) (23 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Spybotics uses a new IR protocol for communication between Spybotics devices, but the IR is also has user-configurable and can send RCX-style messages. Here is a sample program that sends messages from Spybotics to an RCX (or Scout): (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) Raphael, HiTechnic does sell this sensor, ready to connect to an RCX. (I doubt John would say that himself, because LUGNET rules don't allow advertising, but I'm not associated with HiTechnic.) With that said, I doubt it's a simple task to (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi John! Ok, I will see if I can get this thing somewhere. You have it already working I guess; could you either send me your ideas or put them somewhere on the web? Would be a great help (and time saving)! Thanks, Raphael original message: The (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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The sensor element used can be found for sale at various suppliers. It is the PNI Vector 2X module. You will have to convert it's serial digital output to a format suited to use by the RCX. JB (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Dave! Three degrees sound acceptable. Can you buy this compass sensor somewhere or did you build it yourself? Do you have any schematics that I could build it myself? Any Link to a web page? Thanks, Raphael original message: (...) writes: (...) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have an early version that is pretty darned good, about +/- 3 degrees. Not bad considering the inheirent inaccuracies and backlash/slop in Lego gearing. Refreshes pretty quickly and is quite responsive to direction changes. No problem even (...) (23 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Raphael, hi Reto, (...) Lejos 2.1.0 has been released in the meantime, it should support all this. Jürgen (23 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) With the latest release of Brixcc, you have the ability to control the spybot. I sent commands to the spybot from Bricxx, but havent' gotten to the point of actually sending commands from the RCX to the Spybot--been a little busy lately. That (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) I'm no expert here, but I hate to see questions go unanswered. I believe you can use the same NQC commands to send messages to and from the spybot as used in the standard RCX. (23 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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Interesting 3D LIDAR component: (URL) Didn't look deeply enough to determine what it could and could not be interfaced with or used for. Chris - Xenon (23 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Having read the messages in the various newsgoups, I must admit I'm a little puzzled. I've seen a lot of discussion about IR communication, but I don't think I have a straight answer. I have an RCX, a Scout, and some Spybotics under the Christmas (...) (23 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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