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(...) The one thing I would say about this is that anyone who has ever tried to write replacement firmware, or who has programmed in BrickOS/LegOS has encountered situations where the RCX has become completely locked up due to a programming error. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm nearly certain that you can't (currently) download programs to a Spybot via the USB tower. The MindScript compiler (LCC32) complains that it can't open the serial port (and unless LEGO releases an update to their vpbrick.dll COM object it (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Look here: (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) rot 13 "fr" "se" (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Lejos is notoriously short on memory, with a half decent communication stack the RCX is full. In general I'd say with more memory and speed you can program more "high-level", and build more intelligent robots. As for a new RCX version I'd say (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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John Hansen wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] John, While working with BricxCC on a spybot project (still not done) I encountered an odd situation. 1st) something happened to the comm port that the spybot cable is connected; I couldn't send or receive (or (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) I think this is fantastic, Brian. I look forward to seeing future posts on the results of your studies. I am working with Dave Baum to incorporate the new Spybot API features into the official NQC API. One aspect of that involves documentation (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I've started a new project to explore the Spybot's capabilities, (now the John Hansen has given me access to them ;). I plan to undertake s series of "studies" which each explore a single feature or function. I'll post then as I go. This first one (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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External power Flash memory (no more losing the firmware and programming when power is removed or batteries die) An extensible 2-wire sensor bus allowing up to about 16 sensors attached to just one port on the RCX (freeing up 2 port locations) A (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Ah hah! And the reason I don't want to waste time and effort making my memory map (excuse the pun) any harder to code than it has to be is because I am busy building special sensors and other gizmos to solve the short range navigation and (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | 9747 (RIS 1.5) comes with 2.0 RCX brick?!?
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Hello, I opened a new 9747 (RIS 1.5) today and was slightly surprised to find a 2.0 RCX brick inside. Has anyone any clue how this can be? Kind regards, Wessel ...who wished they'd accidentaly put the USB tower in instead of the serial but alas. (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Dear Scott, Unfortunately it is still true that Interactive C does not support the USB-tower, but I am pretty sure this will be changed with the further releases (I recently bought a serial-tower at Shop.Lego for 16.99 Euro only!). But it (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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maybe this help (URL) Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:HnwoB5.EEM@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm just passing the following on for everyone else to read. scott Hi Scott, I don't have posting privs to all these lugnet lists, but just want to let you know that actually IC does support encoders (rotation sensors). It's just not (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) As long as you are using OS X you'll be fine. NQC includes its own driver code for working with the USB tower under OS X. For Mac OS 9.x you'll need to install a driver from Lego. You'll also need to download firmware to the RCX. MacNQC can (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Two words... "sparse array" The cpu in the RCX is plenty fast enough to handle the proccessing overhead incurred in accessing such an array. To work out how much space in such an array your house would require, add the perimeters measured in (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Anyone got a link to the datasheet(s) for the H8 in the RCX? For example, the pinout of the thing. And details like how large the address space is. Also, does anyone have a "Memory Map" for the current RCT (i.e. this address range is ram, this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Now this is a good idea. Basicly, a small simple socket that exposes the data bus, address bus and also some control bus lines (like Read/Write or whatever else is needed) plus power (obviously) would be perfect. One would need to have (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Here is the perfect idea: Basicly, the new RCX comes with several components: 1.sensors, motors and so on as now (perhaps with some new ones) 2.a large "base unit" that would have a good CPU, communication with the host PC for programming, LCD (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes. I'm running MacNQC on a G4 Powerbook with the USB tower - no complaints. I should add, however, that I migrated to MacNQC after installing Robolab (a LEGO product, sold on the educational market), so that likely set up the drivers for the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Superficially, that seems true... but it falls apart as soon as you start dealing with dead-reconing errors. In practice, recovery from slew errors is significantly more difficult with a location grid-based mapping instead of an obstacle-based (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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