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(...) Jordan, I guess I'll represent the populace of the Official Lego MindStorms Forums here. We've had a discussion going on this very topic (mechanical and mindstorms-specific) for about four years now on and off. As with most forums we often go (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | CD Languages
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Just got Gigamesh but from Denmark, so naturally the instructions are in Danish. Is the CD multilanguage? If so do we need to find a hardcopy in English of the instructions? I'm assuming not? Thanks! (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
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I'm giving a presentation about Mindstorms on Wednesday. I have a slide near the end that talks about all the stuff I know people want to see added. Here's what I have so far: RCX === RC communication (but keep the IR port, too) more I/O ports (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: BricxCC & fast firmware download
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Hello John, Worked fine for me, with the following setup: RCX2.0, USB tower, BricxCC 3.3.7.6, firm0328.lgo, Win2000. Distance between tower and brick: 20 cm. Download time: 1'25" I tried also 50 cm away (worked) and 1 m away (failed). Philo (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) Mark, Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to figure out how to do that, but I don't know enough about the IR messages and baud control of BrickOS to do it myself. (...) I don't know if this is printed anywhere, but here's some more info (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) Thanks, Mark, I was indeed using standard firmware through NQC... Philo (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: BricxCC & fast firmware download
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John, I have yet to get fast or slow downloading to work with BricxCC on my RCX 1.0 with either the USB or serial tower... Ralph (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | BricxCC & fast firmware download
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I've had a report that fast firmware downloading doesn't work with the latest release of BricxCC (either tower). In my tests, with an RCX 1.0 brick plugged in, low ambient light, short distances from the USB tower, and all the firmwares I have (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) Hi Philippe, I've been adding support for the Spybot and Manas remotes to my custom firmware LDCC. The idea is to allow 3 people to each control a seperate train using these remotes. This is how I discovered the problem with RCX 1.0 not (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: IR Sensitivity - Was: 1.5/2.0 infrared problem
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(...) Hello Mark, How did you managed to receive Spybot remotes messages with your RCX? I tried several settings, no luck :-( Philo (22 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: International Shopping
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(...) Elad, thank you for your indication! This site is very good, good price and good shipping. They have shipping to Israel, what is most important. And its good to know that we have people in Israel that are interested in MindStorms too. Would (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | to analog as rcx is to programming plastic
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With electronic circuit design, as with the plastic mechanics and computer programming of the RCX, do people play somewhere near here? I ask now because recently my local planetarium sold me an "Elenco snap circuits" kit: (URL) me, those Elenco snap (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Lego S@H has Ultimate Builders $48
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Just FYI... shop.lego.com has Ultimate Builders on sale. I thought it had been discontinued. ___...___ Randy Krakora ICQ#: 104321806 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact me ___...___ (22 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: lnpd+liblnp + brickos-0.2.6.10
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(...) Paolo has done some work in this area for Windows OSes and I am worked on integrating it to brickos with USB support under Windows. I will post my work at some point. Ed (22 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Have you guys seen Meccano's "RCX" ?
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(...) a need for communications on a single pair of wires with up to 256 devices. Sound familiar? What we do is hold the line steady and the device applies load across the line so the loop controller can measure current pulses to decode information (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've been having some trouble with the 0.2.6.10 brickos kernel compiled with gcc 3.3.2. Whenever I try to use the dsound_play or sound_system functions, the kernel crashes immediately. In some cases, the RCX really goes haywire and motors start (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Have you guys seen Meccano's "RCX" ?
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(...) Well, if it ever gets out of vapourware, this ((URL) might be promising. They say it will be in production this december, but after seeing the production date getting pushed back a number of times already, I've stopped holding my breath. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Have you guys seen Meccano's "RCX" ?
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(...) [snip] (...) In fact, NMRA has a proposal on the table which specifies how DCC decoders can talk back to the command station. The decoder basicly sends a reply in between DCC packets (during which time track power is removed) using a current (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Have you guys seen Meccano's "RCX" ?
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(...) And at $395 US for just the brick I'm sure we'll all line up to buy one :-) NOT! Seriously, we all know there's a need for something bigger (not necesarily better) We've had discussions ranging from one "superboard" to smaller collections of (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Have you guys seen Meccano's "RCX" ?
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Oh man, wish Lego's next RCX was as featured as this... :) (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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