 | | Re: Pnumatic Grabber arm using Large (48mm) cylinders
|
|
(...) logging machines were inspired by the elephants once used to move logs about, they seem to have similar configuration and work in a similar way. The steering is brilliant, one of the rear axles steers in addition to the model articulating in (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Pnumatic Grabber arm using Large (48mm) cylinders
|
|
Here be grabbers: (URL) last two use the small cylinder, but I'm sure you can beef things up a bit and use the big ones. Have fun! :) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Pneumatic Quadraped 242
|
|
(...) Wow, that's massive! And a video of at least one cycle would be helpful :) Why the large footprint? (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Pnumatic Grabber arm using Large (48mm) cylinders
|
|
Hi, i want to build a small pnumatic grabber for a little single rcx robot that i am building. The only problem is, i only have the pnumatic parts from the backhoe and ultimate builders set. I can't seem to come up with a design for a grabber that (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Motor Power
|
|
G'day Gahlord, Just outof interest, as an experiment with my science class, we easily towed 30kg (66pounds) on a trolly, using a robot with two motors, 8 tooth gear driving a 40 tooth gear. Traction was the limiting factor, with tyres slipping - the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Compiling Classes
|
|
I have several large classes in external .h and .cpp files that are added to my project and compiled into the .lx. I found that when I changed the number of calls to a major procedure from 2 down to 1, the final program size went down 20%. Are these (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
|
| |
| | Pneumatic Quadraped 242
|
|
Hi All, I just snapped some pictures of my latest MOC. It is a pneumatic quadraped that has an advanced walking gait made completely out of lego pneumatics. Instant walking, just add air pressure. Quad242's front left and back right legs are paired (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Motor Power
|
|
(...) And then there was a 48 pound lift: (URL) be more realistic, two 9V geared motors powered by 6AA batteries can provide much mechnical power. It all depends on your gearing and set-up, but I have a 10-pound model that rolls along easily powered (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | how to use LNP class?
|
|
Holla, I have been been doing some tests of protocols from lejOS API where I'm about to give a try with this LNP class. The reason is to enable direct host addressing on my app, avoiding the packet_guaranty_issue (as_seen_from_exemple (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
|
| |
| | Re: 4095 Record and Play
|
|
"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:Ho92G6.170F@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) easier (...) that (...) battery (...) draped (...) standards (...) Sounds like promising news. I'd do almost anything (within reason) to make this (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
(...) The key to making this work is to ensure that there is tension at either end of the run that keeps the worm gear at one end of the axle or the other until it hits a hard stop. For example, my robot arm uses rubber bands to hold the gripper (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
Hi! Here's something at Brickshelf that might, or might not, be of help: (URL) pretty compact. Although it feels like a dif. and a couple of ratchets would do the same thing (but not what you're looking for). (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Dear Dave, Thank you for your great work. My Best Regards Paolo (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) I wasn't sure where to post this. I want to reply to everyone's replies, but there are quite a few and I don't want to clutter things up, so I'm replying under my original post.... You're welcome! I really appreciate all of the thank-you's - (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: Motor Power
|
|
One of the most import parts of a moco system is how much space the camera needs to cover. They can range from just pan and tilt, commonly called a "hothead" which will either record or playback only rotational data (HPB), all the way up to systems (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Proximity Sensors for Legway
|
|
Hi Guys I have just updated the videos at (URL) It has balanced for several minutes on the kitchen floor in the mov00001 cofiguration.... but usually I start playing with the remote and that eventually throws it. I wasn't convinced before but I (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: Motor Power
|
|
(...) I've built a rudimentary motion control system with Mindstorms, but as the motors are not really steppers, I found I had some precision issues. Pulsing and timing never really got close enough for a repeatable move. You can use rotation (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Dear Dave, Thank you so much for your great contribution to the Mindstorms-community!!! Best regards, Dirk P.S.: John, all our hopes (trustfully) rely on you now! (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: Motor Power
|
|
(...) Heavens, yes. I haven't done any heavy movement myself, but I've been awed in particular by TJ Avery and Beat Felber: TJ: (URL) Yes, that's a twenty-pound barbell. Beat: (URL) I don't know for sure, but there's gotta be 50 pounds of plastic in (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Motors on Sensor ports
|
|
(...) Yeah... I wonder if that's a hardware limitation... (...) Well, that defeats the purpose... and I'm almost positive that powering a sensor port with 9v is a bad idea. (...) I dunno. Is it possible (I'm still in gr12 physics) that a circuit (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Motor Power
|
|
Hi all, I'm a lurker/newbie. I'm wanting to build a controlled platform that can move and rotate (sort of like a turtle using LOGO). I'd like this platform to carry my E-10 camera (weighs 37 oz./1048 grams). Can anything using the RCX/mindstorms (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: 4095 Record and Play
|
|
(...) Could you tell what the angular resolution of the slotted wheel was? Thanks, Mark (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
(...) Well, I think this is going to work. Do you have any pictures of the logic/gearing used downline from the transmission? I am concerned with how the worm gear makes the transition from front to back and the resulting interaction with the drive (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Motors on Sensor ports
|
|
(...) One thing you will find, is that you can't drive the motor backwards. Well, it won't go one direction. The direction depends on the wiring. Actually, that's just if you hook it to a motor port, AND a sensor port. I don't know how bad it is, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
A few hours after I was working with my brand new RIS kit, I knew the programming environment was too limited for my needs. Thanks God there was NQC out there, very young but already very solid, offering an entire new world of possibilities. Without (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: 4095 Record and Play
|
|
To add some further information, I popped the unit open last night and observed that, as I had hoped, mechanically the unit should be capable of operating correctly. Each motor channel has a mouse style slotted wheel and sensor, so the firmware (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Motors on Sensor ports
|
|
I'm just curious if there's any harm in connecting motors to active sensor ports... I know you don't get very much voltage/speed/torque, but you do get interesting readings that can be used to detect when the motor stalls. This is potentially a very (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
(...) That's one of the links I was trying to find the other day! Thanks. I'm not sure if it will do what I want, but I'll have to stare at it a while to find out. Keep the ideas coming, if there are more. -Duane (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
(...) You also might check out a construct called a Directional Transmission. This is a simple setup using a sliding worm gear that does pretty much what you are describing. Michael Powell has a web page describing his design that I used (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
(...) One way to do that is to have a rubber-band/spring/shock holding "Output B" in it's starting position. Then, you can use a differential to move both A and B. Going forward, A will be easier to drive, so it will push A to it's limit, then B (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Lego brick Database
|
|
(URL) recommended by peeron.com Features: - Make and save your own inventory list - Combine and save inventory list - Sort parts by Part Number, Description, Color, or Count - View an image of the part (if an image is available) - Compare 2 list to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | One Input - Two Outputs?
|
|
Has anyone been able to drive two seperate outputs with a single motor? Here's what I'm looking for advice on: Step One: Motor and Outputs A and B are all in their Home position. Step Two: Motor is manually turned on and Output A is driven to it's (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Homebrew sensors (where to find them)
|
|
(...) Adding to the links already suggested: - Stef Mientki (URL) Claude Baumann / Boulette's Robotics (URL) Philo (shameless plug!) (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Lego brick Database
|
|
"Jan Spies" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:000001c3a91d$ac...@hgfdhg... (...) www.peeron.com/inv Duq (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Homebrew sensors (where to find them)
|
|
(...) Don't forget MindSensors (URL) Robotics Group of Ann Arbor: (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Lego brick Database
|
|
"Jan Spies" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:000001c3a91d$ac...@hgfdhg... (...) (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Lego brick Database
|
|
Hi Does anyone know of a stock system which I can use to keep track of my lego bricks? JanS ---...--- Technikon Pretoria ---...--- This email is sent and received in terms of the Electronic Communications Policy of Technikon Pretoria. In line with (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: polish version of mlcad
|
|
DL (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Re: Help w/install _or_ It all went so well
|
|
(...) [...] (...) Well it looks like the gcc-version-problem I had. The gcc >=3.x do not allow multiline strins without "\" anymore, which are still uses in brickos. So my hint is to install a gcc 2.95 and everything should work fine... Note: This (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
|
| |
| | Help w/install _or_ It all went so well
|
|
_warning_ I'm new to BrickOS, so be patient. I've just attempted to install using the instructions at (URL) went fine until step 4 command './configure; make' which looked like this: ... $ ./configure; make Welcome to the brickOS Makefile (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Dear Dave, All I can Say is Thanks. But that says it all. JL (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: ROM image using USB tower
|
|
(...) Andrew, I grabbed a ROM image awhile back using a serial tower and an RCX 1.0. I haven't tried this on a 2.0 brick, but I think the ROMware is identical in all RCX versions. Although Kekoa's SEND.C uses the serial tower, it is not too hard to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: Alternate IR Comm Setups
|
|
(...) Dustin, I believe that the built-in IR in a laptop uses a different carrier frequency than the 38KHz used by the RCX 1.0. I've seen reports here that the 2.0 RCX can be reconfigured (with some low-level system programming) to use a 76KHz (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) Dave, please allow me to add my name to the list of appreciative fans of your work, and the generous example you put forward to the LEGO/Mindstorms community. We all owe you a lot! -- Russ (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | ROM image using USB tower
|
|
Hi, I'm doing a project at University involving developing some example programs running on a Lego RCX in order to demonstrate/teach OS concepts. I'd really like to get hold of a ROM image from the RCX, but I only have a USB tower available, and (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Alternate IR Comm Setups
|
|
Has anyone attempted or had any success using the built-in IR ports on laptops to communicate with the RCX? Dustin (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) Please allow me add my sincere thanks to Dave for all the hard work he has put in over the last few years. As far as I am concerned, RIS only really appeals to me because of the access that NQC has permitted to the RCX. Were we to have been (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: Homebrew sensors (where to find them)
|
|
(...) I have used Pete's stuff. (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) Dave, Thanks so much for the work you have put into NQC. I have used this tool exclusively with BricxCC. You have changed the face of Mindstorms programming and for that I and I am sure many others are grateful. Thanks again, Dave (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) I too just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for your hard efforts. Even them small changes you made for me to make it work better with my setup. I can honestly say that with our NQC the VLC's automation layouts would not have been possible. Your (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) ...and it's consequences were beyond imagination. Thank you, for taking an interesting "toy" and opening up the world for the rest of us. (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) Your contribution to the Mindstorms community through NQC has been fantastic. When I started with Mindstorms, that was the only language I used for a long time. Thanks and the very best regards !! KK (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: Memory Map for the RCX
|
|
(...) Here's a brief summary: 0000-3FFF On-chip ROM 4000-7FFF Unused 8000-EFFF External RAM F000-FB7F External RAM, motor control register (write) FB80-FD7F Reserved FD80-FEFF On-chip RAM FF00-FF7F On-chip RAM (can use 8-bit addressing modes) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Thank you Mr.Baum. you have brought great help to the Mindstorms community. I read somewhere that you live in Lake Zurich. I also live there. i hope you continue to contribute. Once again, thanks. -Nick (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: Mars Rover
|
|
We also had low battery ... on MARS! We beamed one human being to replace them. Then we had the firmware lost. This was a job only for Scotty. Now all seems to work again for three quarters of an hour. Then everything will be shut down until (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Thanks for all your hard work over the years Dave. It's been appriciated! A rose: @-}}--- (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Memory Map for the RCX
|
|
Hello, Does anyone have a complete memory map for the RCX? Thanks, Rob (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Dave Baum wrote: <snip> (...) Dave, Your efforts in the RCX programming language are very much appreciated! I know that my enjoyment of the RCX was very much tied into using NQC. Thank you so much for your time and (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Thank you for your work. You are one of people that was really helpfull for the mindstorms community .... nanobapt (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) Thanks a lot, Dave, for all the time and energy you have put in NQC, I am sure that John, who already carried RCXcc to new heights with BricxCC, will be able to keep this project alive - and well ! I think that TLC is in debt with you too, so (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: Mars Rover
|
|
(...) Taht's a really interesting job !! really great ! nanobapt (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: 4095 Record and Play
|
|
I agree too that the record and play unit is not up to the task, even if models look fine and colorful - this is the case of all inventor sets, the shapes and color schemes are really attractive. My expectations were not too high for the control (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Mars Rover
|
|
wrong link, here the correct one: (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
Dave, Thank you so much for your hard work and wonderful support of MindStorms over the years! I discovered NQC shortly after I got my first RIS set, and I attribute my discovery of LUGNET itself to my search for that cool underground RCX (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Mars Rover
|
|
Hi all, Have a look at http:\\www_convict.l...s\Main.htm which is a LEGO Mindstorms telerobotics project that we have realized for the Science Festival 2003 (Nov 7th to Nov 16th 2003), the most important science event in Luxembourg-Europe. The (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
(...) Thank you so much Dave. Just to let you know that I decided to enter the MINDSTORM world because of your NQC. In Japanese we say "Gokurosama deshita !". Best regards, Liem PH (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | Re: I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
I guess it's time to say "Thank you!". You did really much. You spent tremendous effort in developing NQC and I think everybody appreciates it. We owe you a lot. Thank you once again Robert (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
|
| |
| | I'm passing the NQC torch...
|
|
NQC version 2.5r3 has been released: (URL) is my last release of NQC. John Hansen will be maintaining NQC in the future. John has done some great work with BricxCC, and has plenty of energy and good ideas for improvements to NQC. He is primarily a (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc) !!
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: seek a world object
|
|
(...) It does. Thanks! (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Simplifying Cygwin & brickOS/leJOS
|
|
(...) Suggestion, dont use Cygwin at all. Provide a pre-compiled version of: 1.GCC built for host=MingW (ligtweight toolchain for win32 systems that doesnt need bulky cygwin dlls) and target=rcx or whatever. 2.the BrickOS tools buit using MingW and (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
|
| |
| | Re: Homebrew sensors (where to find them)
|
|
(...) Here are two links that can be found right on the sidebar of the lugnet.robotics page. Michael Gasperi has done a lot of work in this area: (URL) Stormont also has a page with some very useful information: (URL) are other sites around, but (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: polish version of mlcad
|
|
(...) Doceniam wysilek, dzieki! :) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
|
| |
| | Homebrew sensors (where to find them)
|
|
Hi, i am looking for any homebrew sensor links on the Web. Any info would be helpful. -Nick (22 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Proximity Sensors for Legway
|
|
Hi Henrik Thanks for the pointers.... I've got it working a lot better than in the video now but have a way to go to get as good as Steve's. I'll try and get the video's updated in the next couple of days. I'm keen to hear what you and Steve make (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: 4095 Record and Play
|
|
(...) I couldn't agree more. I was ecstatic when I saw this at the local TRU, so I bought one. Probably bought the FIRST one. The "programmable" brick did NOTHING like I had recorded it to do - time after time. Went too fast, didn't rotate to the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: More Speed? Re: Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
|
|
(...) OK, that's definitely a good reason to keep things simple. I'm far from convinced that _any_ sensor suite (advanced or not) will completely fix the drift problem, but if the sensors themselves return absolute coordinates (or even absolute (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: seek a world object
|
|
(...) Or, then again, you might not. As with the vast majority of the ROM subroutines (and all the _Bead subroutines) this subroutine fiddles around with a global variable (via calls to EnterBead and ExitBead). In this case it happens to be global (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | 4095 Record and Play
|
|
I had to buy this set just to see. Total disappointment :( Nice idea, dreadful implementation. The motor/battery box clearly tries to record the rotation of each of two wheels in "record" mode, and I think it actually manages to do that part ok. The (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: seek a world object
|
|
(...) Cool program. Keep up the great work! (...) You might be able to use PointToward_Bead without running into problems. __nolist void PointToward_Bead(const int& nTimes) { asm { 0xe3, &nTimes, 0x17, 81, 0x01, 1 }; } This ROM routine monitors an (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Spybot studies: seek a world object
|
|
/* beacon.nqc Uses World Relation Table to get a fix on and drive to another object. The object can be a Spybot, PC, or Spybot Controller. The program fixes on (i.e. drives to) the first object it finds. If that object disappears from the "radar", (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Proximity Sensors for Legway
|
|
(...) I have a movie of my robot balancing pretty good. Sadly I don't have a website to put it on. However, from watching your movies my tip to you would be to reduce the power to the motors (a lot!) and increase the distance from the surface to the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: Simplifying Cygwin & brickOS/leJOS
|
|
(...) I'm looking into the problems that have been reported to me regarding using the pre-built compiler tools & cygwin on Win98. (...) IC4, so far as I can tell, doesn't have a command-line compiler which makes it quite a bit more difficult to (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
|
| |
| | Re: 9747 (RIS 1.5) comes with 2.0 RCX brick?!?
|
|
(...) I tried to do that, without success... it would be nice if someone else could try, I may have missed something ! BTW, NQC contains functions to send multibyte serial data, but none (except the single byte "Message()" function) to receive them. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Cubesolver with USB Tower?
|
|
(...) Thanks Chris, for the explanation, I gave it a first try this morning, and it seems to work (at least for the replacement of spirit.ocx)!! But I have to change some more coding: for example, the program automaticaly searches for the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: Biggest lego wheel?
|
|
(...) You're talking about a tri-star wheel. Here's but one thread on the topic: (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: 9747 (RIS 1.5) comes with 2.0 RCX brick?!?
|
|
(...) I wonder if the RCX 2.0 to RCX 2.0 range would improve if you changed to a 76KHz carrier. (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Biggest lego wheel?
|
|
if the goal is to climb stairs, i remember seeing some designs that manage to function like larger wheels than they are. i can't find the links, maybe someone remembers where. was it lobster bot or something like that ? it used canterlever arms or (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
|
|
(...) How *does* the Spybot know the orientation (the ROM SDK calls it "aspect") of another Spybot? My (casual) observations indicate that all three emitters are on simultaneously and synchronously. How does the observing Spybot identify which one (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
|
|
(...) How about doing what TI does with their graphics calculators instead... use small watch batteries to backup the memory (with a tiny inset button to reset). Michael ___...___ MSN Messenger with backgrounds, emoticons and more. (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: 9747 (RIS 1.5) comes with 2.0 RCX brick?!?
|
|
(...) Yes RCX 2.0 can communicate with spybot if you use "extra-soft" but not with RIS soft. RCX 2.0 does not work well with IR remote, you have to be exactly in front of the RCX 's IR port to pilot it. So you can' t pilot easily RCX2.0 vehicle with (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Biggest lego wheel?
|
|
"Mike Reddy" <mreddy@glam.ac.uk> wrote in message news:Hnz8uz.1yxp@lugnet.com... (...) students (...) The hailfire droid wheel is the biggest, but impossible to use. After that the balloon tyres from 8466/8457 are the largest. ((URL) and goes on (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Biggest lego wheel?
|
|
(...) I think we can be a little more specific here: Besides the Hailfire droid wheel Philippe Hurbain mentioned in his post, here are 3 more Peeron references to large wheels. If you follow the links, you will also see a list of what sets each one (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot Studies: display an 8-bit value
|
|
(...) In case anyone was wondering (yeah, sure :-), this line in my original post: lediDisplay = (x & 0x17) ((x & 8) * 4) ((x & 32) / 4) rearranges the bits so that the lower 6 bits can easily be read left to right (while looking at the bot from the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot Studies: display an 8-bit value
|
|
(...) Mark Riley did this using MindScript but I don't recall having already seen the equivalent in NQC. (URL) than use a #define macro (speaking of which, I need to fix the syntax highlighting of preprocessor macros to account for multiple lines) I (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot Studies: display an 8-bit value
|
|
(...) Another very simple thing to do to display this type of "debug" information is to send a message to an RCX, and display the value on the LCD of the RCX. That way, you don't need to mess with decoding the 8 bit binary number. This was not my (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Spybot Studies: display an 8-bit value
|
|
I feel a little sheepish posting such simple code, but I needed to write this function anyway, and it's a legitimate illustration of a couple functions, which is the goal of "Spybot Studies" and this is a run-on sentence. /* led_8bit_display A (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Cubesolver with USB Tower?
|
|
(...) It's been awhile since I've used VB to do anything, but these instructions look like they will work. To add a bit more detail: 1. Download the Phantom OCX and install it on your system. I don't know if Phantom registers itself on your (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
|
|
(...) I think these emitters are different wavelength, 940nm for the pointing up one, 880nm for the others. 940nm radiation is very close to red wavelength range and is easily seen by cameras CCD, even though they generally include an IR filter to (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
|
|
(...) Yes, there is a visible light cut-off filter built in remote command receiver. Philo (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Spybot studies: SetTxDirection() confusion
|
|
(...) My understanding (which may well be incorrect) is that the Manas unit only responds to IR. Sending an RC message using the PC channel is probably not terribly useful since (as far as I am aware) there aren't any devices that use RC messages (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
|
