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That doesn't seem to help, doing things that way actually made the Stop and Beep buttons function as Stop and Beep. I was hoping to have all the buttons "raw" messages available to remap their functionality. I think I know how to modify the kernel (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi there, I'm quite new to the Mindstorms and LegOS/BrickOS scene but have recently begun using the kits for robotics purposes in University. They have been a revelation to me and speed up prototyping projects to no end. My question though concerns (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Steve, Have you tired using a combination of gears and the rotation sensor as a solution? I know there was some discussion awhile back about the disadvatages of the rotation sensor (not enough resolution) but I have been thinking about this (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) While I agree this sounds like a fun project, don't be too disapointed if things don't go as well as you hope. I did some testing with NQC, and I found the standard firmware to be too slow to balance a Legway. I'm not going to say it can't be (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, We have used EOPDs with Robolab. We have not built a Legway. Sounds like a fun project, I will see if the younger family wants to do that over the week and weekend. A home-learning project! Bill -----Original Message----- From: (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anyone been able to build the Legway using the EOPDs and program it with Robolab? Is it even possible? Thanks! James C. Jones Technology Consultant/Instructor Timber Creek High School 1001 Avalon Park Blvd. Orlando, FL 32828 321\235-7800 x5509 (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Good luck! I look forward to it. (...) Hmmmmm.... I wondered if you might be thinking of this. A common method used in the past was to use a central pneumatic timer circuit that control the muscle pistons and make them move. This is what Doug (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Legway EOPDs
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Henrik Dahlgren made a Legway with the LEGO IR sensors: (URL) thread has a link to Brickshelf, but the video links appear to be disabled. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) For those interested in sensing trains, I have previously offered my reed switch train sensor which senses the magnetic couplers between train cars. This sensor can be programmed like an ordinary touch sensor, and can be used in a variety of (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Thank You Steve, & THANK YOU Hi-Technic!... They do realize they're going to be swamped, right? Happy happy... (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) an (...) YAAYYYYYY!!!...!!! What about the train sensor? (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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For all those people who have been trying to figure out how to make a Legway without using a Hi-Technic EOPD sensor, I finally have a solution. Ok, so I haven't make a Legway using standard LEGO sensors, but I just got an e-mail from Hi-Technic, and (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Simen's website that contained plenty of useful stuff, seems to be closed (used to be (URL) Did it move somewhere else ? Philo PS : most of the contents is available through webarchive: (URL) but some images seems lost. (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I just use the standard IR message stuff from BrickOS. They are normal messages, so this works just fine. Here are some lines of code: (I think it's in lnp.h) #include <sys/lnp.h> ... clear_msg(); ... if (msg_received != 0) my_message_value = (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HpDyM3.A0z@lugnet.com... (...) yes i tried some sequensers during weekend and i'm on the way to create this functionality i hope it will work :))) (...) i think this could be done by (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, Anyone had problems getting the message 1,2,3 buttons working with brickOS? All other remote buttons are working. I am using v0.2.6.10. I looked through the kernel and includes, it looks like in lr_process(), the lr_keys gets checked vs. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: failure in communicaton between RCX & IR Tower
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Just to verify the verdict... yes, it did work with w2kpro installed on this laptop. One note is that w2k vanilla does not support wireless 802.1g device, which is what comes with this toshiba satellite p25. It requires service pack 4. -- emabrey (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Yes, your summary is correct. Good luck with the rest of your project, Mark (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Mark, Thanks again thanks for the reply. Yes, my main comcern is that the OS tasks move around only after the first power off & on, no time else. And also it was just a typo, the blocks are in order I was looking at the wrong copy of my layout (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) So, if I understand you correctly, your concern is that the OS tasks move around the first time you power off & on, but not anytime thereafter? Assuming this to be the case, then: 1) When you first download BrickOS, there is a large chunk of (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) and what about this : (URL) <- my legnoppix project nanobapt (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Mark, Thanks for the reply, and sorry I forgot to include some more details I have results from 2 memory scans (the values may be a bit off from each other (i.e. starting addresses, but that is becuase they are from 2 times I ran it, and I (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hi Mike, It would be helpful to see each of the memory block dumps and some notation as to what actions you took between each dump (i.e. RCX on/off, program downloaded, etc...) Mark (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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Well, I have another problem - this time with Worst Fit. It may be becuase I have been looking at this code for so much time over the past few months, but I have encountered this problem with my implementation and my mind is boggled (as well as (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Editing Makefile (adding comman line arguements)
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(...) Ed, Thanks for the reply, I will look at that manual, I never knew to look there. I bet it will help me out. Thanks Mike (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Editing Makefile (adding comman line arguements)
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(...) Mike, You might start off by checking the manual for GNU Make at (URL) just look within the various makefiles within the brickOS code. Try Makefile.commom at brickOS root. Ed (22 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: NQC's future
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Am 2003-12-02 18:13 Uhr schrieb "John Hansen" unter <JohnBinder@aol.com>: (...) There is a MacNCQ from Robert Bate that works very fine. I like it!! (URL) you should contact him by email rbate@mac.com Ralf (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) By the way, people who have a CD-booting Windows-compatible PC have free Linux too, via a boot CD that works without repartitioning (or even writing) the boot HDD: (URL) I think I specifically remember seeing rcx serial port tools work there, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: to analog as rcx is to programming plastic
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(...) And now the more concise introductory perspective of weeks elapsed and a new age-nine-ish student/ parent pair to experiment with yesterday: Pricey, delicate, delightful: may require an engineer present to play without burning out parts. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Editing Makefile (adding comman line arguements)
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I am trying to edit Makefile in the main brickos dir so that I can access the arguements on the command line when I enter "make _____" to compile the directory. I need to do so because I need to have a certain command execute when the arguements are (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Yeah, very true. Those lines where in there becuase of the error I originally had in my code, but since my code changed (and is correct) those lines are not needed). Thanks Mike (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: NQC's future
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(...) I think you are the victim of too much snippage... :-) If you reread the original message, there is indeed mention of adding various Spybot related features but the "non-standard firmware support" was in reference to NQC in general. I assume (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) BTW, you can delete these two lines of intialization (i.e. lines 12 & 15 in the above function) as the intialized value gets clobbered on finding the first suitable sized block: 12) mm_best_free=ptr; 15) mm_best_free++; //this must point to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Sure thing sorry, the problem was that I had the wrong variable in one of the if statement, I copied it over wrong from my hand-written notes I made of the Alg ===...=== void *malloc(size_t size) { size_t *ptr,*next, bestSize, *mm_best_free; (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) All, I thought that the spybot could not have the firmware replaced. Am I wrong? -Andrea (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Fine. Could you please post the solution? I don't like unsolved riddles :) Regards, Michael (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Complete instructions for Linux?
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(...) Rich, Those patches were created for optimizing some legOS code. I believe it was some interupt code. The legOS code and brickOS code have internal work arounds. I have some emails concerning this somewhere. But you don't need these patches (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Complete instructions for Linux?
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From: Rich Warren <rikiwarren@mac.com> Subject: Re: Complete instructions for Linux? Date: December 5, 2003 6:57:12 PM MST To: nanobapt <nanobapt@wanadoo.fr> (...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that this would build the BrickOS (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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Nevermind, I figured out the error after I posted and reviewed my code again. Thanks anyway... (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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Well, my senior project is almost due (Monday) and I am having problems with one of the last algorithms to be added. My senior project is adding the 3 other algorithms to the memory management facitlity (mm.c), the algorithsm are best, worst, and (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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