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Wow thanks for the speedy response nanobapt. I am going to attempt to run legnoppix as a guestthrough VMware tonight. I will keep you posted on how that goes. Whati am really interested in is the math. Nano wrote (...) 1st Are you saying that (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: NQC's future
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(...) NQC is a language/compiler which works with the standard LEGO firmware(s). I don't anticipate that ever changing. But here's a glimpse of something new for the Spybot target that might be interesting to NQC users. Would 256 (or 128, if you (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Global Objects was Strange RCX startup issues
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Doh! I think I just answered the question (of course it was After hitting send) Joseph Woolley wrote: [snip] > Also, I have a question (because of my limited knowledge of how the > __ctors and __dtors are managed): Would the two *for* loops in your (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Product Review: Linksys WVC11B and VEO Observer
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Hello everyone, I've been fortunate enough to get to play with the Linksys WVC11B Wireless and a VEO Observer Internet Video Cameras. In the event anyone is considering the purchase of a networked camera, perhaps these notes will be of interest to (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Mark, This is an interesting issue. Initially, after reading your post, I was thinking that it would be easy to add this support to BrickOS. Of course, this is only partially correct. For NON Task Manager builds (therefore no Program manager), it is (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Logging sensor data
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Win 98 and Cygwin Thanks, Allen (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) What OS do you use ? nanobapt (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi nanobapt, Thanks for your help, I was sort of thinking along these lines. I know very little about LNP so apologies if I come across as a little ignorant. Is there an LNP server I can run on my machine to collect the data sent to the RCX tower? (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You can combine both solutions ... Storage in the RCX memory and then send it by lnp (after 10 data for example) You need to test :) nanobapt (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Logging sensor data
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Hi nanobapt, What I tend to do is sample a sensor every say 20ms and log the data over a period of upto about 5 seconds. In your opinion what would be the best method, local storage or realtime streaming via LNP?, can LNP stream at this speed? (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Linux legos install help me please
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(...) Hmm rellay difficult to solve .... For your mandrake : make in a term "make > error" and send me (to my personnal mail) the file call error What version of brickOS do you use ? I know that there are error with the gcc 3.X so try (like you (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) How many time do you want to log it ? you can stock it to the RAM or send it by lnp .... nanobapt (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Please help me install legos on Mandrake or help me fix my debian legos and add math.h I am a complete linux novice. 1 I have been enjoying the ease of use of Debian and the apt-get functions and friends with that distribution. For a beginner in (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Strange RCX startup issues
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(...) This was only a problem when using certain firmware downloaders. If you use firmdl3, then you should be fine. (...) As far as I can tell, I don't think there is any provision in BrickOS to call the constructors and destructors of globals & (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Dear John, Even if it requires a firmware replacement, please add: - more variables, - float type variables, - string type variables, - certain math library (sin, cos, exp, ...) - at least good approximations, - more subs, - functions with (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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yes that was my goal in this schema pixel "Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HpMsDz.vz2@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It is a very cool mechanism. Your circuit can change from a 3 piston timer to a four piston timer, right? Kevin (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Help w/install _or_ It all went so well
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(...) You can do make fontdesign in the util directory to create fontdesign.exe I have managed to get brickos-0.2.6.10 working using gcc 3.3.1 on win98 under cygwin, though I had a few problems along the way. At this stage I have only tried a few of (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, FTX)
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hi i just developed this sequencer DL (URL) there is no purpose for this mechnism :) it shows 2 things 1. even small and simple changes in the circuit make it a little bit complicated :))) 2. it can be done :) it's just a first trial i'll work on (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Strange RCX startup issues
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Hello, using brickOS v0.2.6.10... When I declare an object of type Motor and assign it a port outside of main() the RCX does not run the program at all, I have to remove batteries and reload firmware to get it back to normal. Is this related to the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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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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| | Re: Legway EOPDs
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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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| | Re: Legway and Robolab
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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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| | RE: Legway and Robolab
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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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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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| | Re: Legway EOPDs
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(...) an (...) YAAYYYYYY!!!...!!! What about the train sensor? (22 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Legway EOPDs
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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 Svale Skogsrud website ?
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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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| | Re: Remote Message Buttons
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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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| | Re: WWW spider
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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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| | Remote Message Buttons
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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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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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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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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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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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