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All, I've just finished updating the pbForth webiste with information on the latest version of pbForth that supports DCC. Yay! Yes, you can use Mark Riley's excellent train control firmware, but if you want to write code that starts and stops trains (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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All, I've just finished updating the pbForth webiste with information on the latest version of pbForth that supports DCC. Yay! Yes, you can use Mark Riley's excellent train control firmware, but if you want to write code that starts and stops trains (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Cybermasters for sale!! - last part
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never mind my first post. i receave my cybermaster i notist it has a dutch version cd too. so i'm glad that the problem was solved. i tougth i was getting the french cd :-) greetings, woenderik "mick marriott" <mickmarriott@btinternet.com> schreef (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Linux help
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Does anyone have the following precompiled binaries available for download for i386? firmdl3 dll I could really do with them, then I wouldn't need the gcc 2.95 compiler. Cheers, Ralph "Ralph Clark" <Ralph.Clark@ntlworld.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Sending a message from RCX to Spybotic
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I'm working at a project where I need the ability to send a message from RCX (1.5) to a Spybotic. Do anyone know the Code for this? Andreas (22 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Events in robolab
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Hi, Bill, Thanks for the info, first of all. Regarding the pastedGraphic1.tiff, it was removed by my Mcaffee as a suspected unsafe unattachment. By any chance it may be downloadable from some web site? Thanks in advance! Regarding the new web site, (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: New Cybermasters for sale!! - last part
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My local Toys R US have reduced the price of the cybermaster set to £99 sterling. As for the CD try getting in touch with lego support. I have always found them extremely helpful. They sent me the UK version of the cybermaster disk free of charge. (22 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Driver for Linux USB Tower
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Try to read this page : (URL) contained a bug introduced in version 2.4.21 which will lock the kernel if used with legousbtower driver. Linux version 2.4.22-pre3 and above include the fix and are safe to use. usb-ohci was fixed in Linux version (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Driver for Linux USB Tower
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(...) hi, I got some warnings when I tried to install the driver for the legousbtower again. Now I used the driver, which is provided by the lejos-software (I didn't download the driver from (URL) this time). Here are the warnings: # make cc (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: New Cybermasters for sale!! - last part
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does anybody know if the french version cd also a dutch version on the cd has. or how i can get the english version of the cd. greetings, woenderik "mick marriott" <mickmarriott@btinternet.com> schreef in bericht news:Hn2I9r.A59@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Linux help
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Are there any complete instructions for installing brickOS on Linux? The instructions in the FAQ are years out of date. I am very confused what I am meant to be doing. So far I have downloaded and installed these rpms: a.. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: installing Robolab under Mac OS X
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(...) Any official word on this? Or just rumor? I think that would make me break down and finally buy a copy instead of fiddling with the MindStorms Software in Virtual PC ... Greetings Horst (22 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Events in Robolab on Jerry's Web site
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(...) Sorry for the typos and misdirection, and thanks, Bill, for the correction and support for my project. Go to www3.sympatico.ca/jdkalpin and navigate to the project 'LEGO Level'. Other projects use Robolab too. Jerry (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | RE: Events in Robolab on Jerry's Web site
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Hello all, One of the great things on Jerry site is "self-leveling sensor setup". It uses Robolab code, a HiTechnic EOPD sensor, and Lego parts. Really an amazing piece of Lego building and Robolab code writing. You should pay close attention to how (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Spybots & Java
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(...) Thanks for the helpful clarification, John -- and a Happy New Year! Cheers, Martin (22 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Events in Robolab
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, Elizabeth Mabrey wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Elizabeth, Robolab is not well documented because the price/volume combination would not pay for the kind of support it needs. What is needed, before anything else, is a (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Events in Robolab
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M. Lichtenberg has just said what I have been looking for. I got the RIS or my 3 middle school boys last summer, I found it could be a great tool to cultivate the robotics knowledge among the middle schoolers or even elementary school children; (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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Anybody need 2 Stanley garage door opener sending units? They have a dip switch bank and one button, and run on a single 9 volt battery. Very old technology. I want to recycle as opposed to throwing them away. The receiver was discarded before I (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: installing Robolab under Mac OS X
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Hi John, repairing the privilegs is a very good idea ... for the first choice much better then mine. Your second idea .... also ... (...) ... but this ways does not run on newer Mac that do not boot on MacOS 9. Ralf Am 29.12.2003 20:33 Uhr schrieb (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Biggest lego wheel?
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(...) Found that thanks. I showed it to some of the students, who you may or may not know were tasked with building a Lego Mindstorms robot to travers a stepped bridge in Pontypridd, South Wales. The brige is several hundred years old, has a rough (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Events in Robolab
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(...) I use Robolab to teach middle schoolers about building and programming Lego robots. I like Robolab because the kids pick up on the icons very quickly and get a handle the basics of programming within a few class sessions. BUT I do not venture (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Spybots & Java
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(...) The Spybot brick doesn't support replacement firmwares, so it is impossible to use Java with it. At this point NQC and LASM/MindScript are your only options for programming the Spybot brick. MindScript is currently your best option, but with (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybots & Java
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Hello All, as I have a) Spybots, and b) to learn Java, I am wondering if there are tools by now to program the former with the latter? I know that NQC supports Spybots, but what about e.g. leJOS? Are there any projects aiming to run Spybots by Java? (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: random problems...
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(...) I found out what my problem was. I didn't seed the random number. This seems to be REQUIRED. (22 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: random problems...
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(...) How do you know that it return 0 ? nanobapt (22 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: installing Robolab under Mac OS X
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<snippage> (...) try running the disk utility program found in the application/utilities folder and use it to repair the privilages on the disk. this may or may not help but I know I run into this problem when trying to install OS updates. If the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | random problems...
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I'm having a problem with the random() function in BrickOS. I keep getting a return value of zero. Is there something that needs to be set-up before using the function? What kind of value does it return? I've seen documentation that says it returns (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Maximum Subroutine numbers?
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(...) Mmhhh... interesting! that could explain why I had some NQC programs using events that worked fine and some others that didn't... Experiments needed! Thanks Dick, Philo (22 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: touch sensitive sensor
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Instead of pressing the touch sensor directly, you could use a lever to press it, thereby giving more precision. "Øyvind Steinnes" <phoenix@online.no> wrote in message news:HqCGJ5.Gz@lugnet.com... (...) 1.5 (...) apart (...) 0 (...) have (...) Ohm, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Biggest lego wheel?
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Possibly you mean this site? (URL) lego wheels. Dan Lauber "chris" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:01ba01c3a5b6$bc...hal9000... (...) maybe (...) their (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Is there a bug database?
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While I was dwelling on the fundamental interconnectedness of all (...) I'm running 2.5.3 already. Not aware of it being beta, though. (...) Too bad. A bug database would save lots of time duplicating efforts, and would also be a good educational (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Events in Robolab
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Thanks for the response. I've been to that web site before and looked through it for event-driven programming. There is very little event-driven programming there, and what there is doesn't use events very extensively or in a very complex way. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Maximum Subroutine numbers?
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While I was dwelling on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things on Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:52:00 GMT, "Dick Swan" <dickswan@sbcglobal.net> wrote: <snip> (...) It doesn't happen most of the time, so the conflict would have to have more (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: What is "Stop Event Monitoring" for?
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While I was dwelling on the fundamental interconnectedness of all (...) Thanks - that's what I thought - only necessary to cancel monitoring when an event has not happened. <snip> (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | RE: Events in Robolab
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Don, Here is great site known for providing great examples of Robolab coding. (URL) will see several examples of event coding in this Web site. Bill -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | RE: Is there a bug database?
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Don, Here is a link that hopefully will help you: (URL) contains the latest patch levels including the beta patch to Robolab 2.5.3 for the Mac and PC. There is not a public bug list. Part of the problem with a public bug list is the Robolab by Tufts (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: What is "Stop Event Monitoring" for?
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Don't know specifically about Robolab, but usage might be. "I want to monitor a bump sensor for the next 100 milliseconds for an event; if the event doesn't happen in this time, then stop monitoring for the event." One way to program this is define (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Maximum Subroutine numbers?
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I don't use Robolab, but I can offer some insight into how the RCX firwmare operates with subroutines (and events) that may partially explain your problems. RCX firmware supports 8 (eight) subroutines per slot. Internally they are numbers 0 to 7. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Is there a bug database?
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Is there a bug database for Robolab? Unless it's the first perfect program ever written, there have to be bugs. Is there a procedure in place to report suspected bugs? Are they being cataloged, hopefully in a searchable database? (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Events in Robolab
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After dozens of hours of experimentation, it is my conclusion that event-driven programming in Robolab is unreliable. Eventually, the RCX stops responding to events. This does not always happen at the same point in a given program, nor is it (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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