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ok, I have a real question. I'm interested in sending messages between RCXs using only the sensor ports. I've tested and found by switching between active and passive, signals can be sent, however, when the port is set to active, it is not powered (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Motor Display
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For some silly reason, I was browsing through the BrickOS code and I noticed this: void motor_a_dir(MotorDirection dir) { dm_a.dir = dm_a_pattern[dir]; dlcd_hide(LCD_A_LEFT); dlcd_hide(LCD_A_RIGHT); if (dir == fwd || dir == brake) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: nop in NQC?
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(...) you may try something like this: On(OUT_A+OUT_C); On(OUT_A+OUT_C); Off(OUT_A+OUT_C); or if you're looking for speed control, you could try: if (speed>5) On(OUT_A+OUT_C); else Off(OUT_A+OUT_C); if (speed>4) On(OUT_A+OUT_C); else (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does RIS2.0 set use the fiber optics cable?
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"Luke W" <lwenke@dont_spam_me...tmail.com> wrote in message news:Hr03BI.1Bsz@lugnet.com... (...) Look right. I can't find any use for it in the instructions either. (...) of (...) In my RIS 2.0 set it is actually 25L (25 studs) long. What is the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: nop in NQC?
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(...) Try this: int i; i = i; Kevin (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | nop in NQC?
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Is there a NQC command that will translate to a simple nop bytecode? I'm looking for a way to do fine-precision timing, and frankly checking a timer takes too long. For very fine motor control, I'm trying to use sequences like: On(OUT_A+OUT_C); (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC for sale?
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(...) Nope. NQC was released under the Mozilla Public License which afaik gives users of the software the royalty free license to do whatever the heck they want with it (including resell it). The idea here is they will make money off of the people (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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(...) only as a side note: you shouldn't really do this. you are burning precious cpu-cycles here. it should look something like while(!(rowdone && coldone)) msleep(5); if you're in a hurry you can make smaller msleep's... (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: IR Tower and Hyperthreading
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(...) HMM mindstorms user decrease ? .... that's so bad ! (...) Can we access to windows code driver ? nanobapt (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | NQC for sale?
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Did anyone notice that NQC is now for sale on a CD from Pitsco? Its in the latest catalog I just received. Page 12 - #991032 entitled C-BASED Programming Educator. This package apparently includes NQC and Interactive C, whatever that is. I hope this (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does RIS2.0 set use the fiber optics cable?
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(...) USB tower is in the in the mindstorms ! And other functionnalities can be found ! Light transmission is something usefull in some way (...) Ask to LEGO :) nanobapt (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: IR Tower and Hyperthreading
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(...) Hi Mike, All I can do is to confirm that hyperthreading can cause very subtle bugs. We experienced that lately in our company in an ADSL board driver, a problem appeared when used with high speed HT machines (>= 3GHz). It worked flawlessly on (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IR Tower and Hyperthreading
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Hello fellow RCX'ers and programming gurus, As is usual in the Official Lego MindStorms Forums, following Christmas we have seen the usual influx of new users sign on with problems and frustrations. This year the new member list is much, much (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does RIS2.0 set use the fiber optics cable?
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"nanobapt" <nanobapt@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:3FF961FA.404050...adoo.fr... (...) set, (...) of (...) Hi, Thanks for that reply. If the fiber optics cable in the spybotics set have an identical length to the RIS2.0 one then it seems Peeron's (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Does RIS2.0 set use the fiber optics cable?
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(...) There are some way of reponse : - It's include in several box of spybotic - Lego says : *WDoes the Micro Scout read IR transmissions?* The Micro Scout reads LIGHT transmissions rather than Infrared (IR) transmissions. (in (URL) page) So (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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in version 2.6.1 (I've just download it) extern tid_t execi(int (*code_start) (int, char **), int argc, char **argv, priority_t priority, size_t stack_size); declare in unistd.h ! So use the tid_t and not the pid_t ! (like say ROSCO) Does anyone (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: RCX low battery indicator problem
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(...) Try to put the firmware 2.0 into it ... You can download with the SDK2 (URL) in the 1.0 programmation should work into the 2.0 firmware. Or try to get the 2.0 CD Cause it's really better for programmation (more option are include) nanobapt (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: problems wirh installing driver for usb-tower under linux
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Von: "Annedore Rößling" <u15780@hs-harz.de> Betreff: Re: problems wirh installing driver for usb-tower under linux Datum: Sonntag, 4. Januar 2004 13:25 (...) When I tried ./configure --with-linux-include...n/include/ confiure.in continued but (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Does RIS2.0 set use the fiber optics cable?
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Hi, I'm putting together the parts for my RIS2.0 set in order to sell the set, but I can't find the fiber optics cable... I might have thrown it away by accident.... Anyway, I've looked on the CD and in the instructions and I can't seem to find the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Events in robolab
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(...) SNIP (...) Any concrete examples of why this code sequence works and that one doesn't would be very helpful and provide a base for new or less experienced students and teachers to build on. The examples need not deal with obscure commands (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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| | Re: New Robolab user saying hello!
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(...) I use Win98 and for the Lego camera, all you need is Robolab. Don't know about XP. See Tufts CEEO for lots of image processing material including examples that use G-Code and LABVIEW-like structures that you will easily understand (and I will (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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(...) [snip] (...) Hi Mike, What version of BrickOS are you using? IIRC the correct type for thread IDs in the current version is tid_t, not pid_t. Also, I dunno if it was a typo, but you should include tm.h, not tm.c. HTH ROSCO (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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(...) Hmm... it doesn't seem to recognize pid_t as a valid type. I have a document of the functions in brickOS that indicates execi returning an int. Which is it? (...) Still confused... I'll post the poignant code: pid_t rowthread; pid_t colthread; (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RCX low battery indicator problem
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This is my first venture into lugnet.robotics, so excuse me if this has been asked and answered before. I've bought an RIS 1.5 form EBay for my son for Cristmas. The RCX received seems to have a problem with the low battery indicator - it comes on (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Happy new year!!!
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(...) RCX 1.0 (the default target for NQC) doesn't support variable frequencies. If you instruct NQC to generate code for RCX 2.0 (using the -Trcx2 option on the command line) then it should stop complaining. Of course, in order for the program to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Lightsensor
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(...) Keep in mind a "dynamics range" of 10 units is just fine, if the variation is normally only a couple units. In other words, you can reliably determine when you are seeing a light or dark surface. Making sure that the sensor is close (5 mm or (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Laser Target Finder sensor
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Hello, My latest sensor creation is a laser based detector that can find special reflective targets up to 3 meters away. (URL) You will find (URL) here> photographs, schematics, tips and tricks to build this sensor. Some characteristics: Homebrew (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Events in robolab
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We can use my site to host a knowledge base for Robolab. I would be happy to help out. I was thinking of doing something similar for the students and teachers I teach anyway. My goal is to make up for some of documentation shortcomings with useful (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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| | New Robolab user saying hello!
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Hello, I have recently purchased Robolab to use with my Mindstorms set. I am an electronics test development engineer for satellite payloads and write programs in Labview for the test systems. So I was interested in Robolab as soon as I found out (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Robolab and 3rd party camera
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Well, I have Robolab 2.5.2 and a Dexxa webcam (Logitech Quickcam clone), and that works fine on Windows XP. I originally had problems getting the camera to work with my MOTHERBOARD as it has a VIA chipset and the USB drivers needed updating, but (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | motor repair
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hi All, a happy new year to everyone ! My new year started with a broken motor, due to a fall on the ground :-( After cutting it totally open, I've managed to get it running again. For those who also have damaged motors and want to try to fix them, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lightsensor
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(...) Hi Thomas facing the same problem since very few days (I'm also a nebie) it seems that this behaviour is 'normal'. However this is not satisfying at all because the sensors dynamic range is to low for reasonable applications. Is there someone (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Happy new year!!!
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(...) thanks, at the same from me, (...) Maybe a stupid question, (haven't used NQC for a while), but can anyone tell me, why is my NQC compiler complaining that freq should be a constant ? thanks, Stef Mientki (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Happy new year!!!
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It don't really simulate a firework but ... It's so cool :) nanobapt (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: The BrickOS Task Manager
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(...) To make a thread with BrickOS (I use the 0.2.4, but I think that the method is the same !) You need to use the execi function : pid_t my_thread; ... (function other declaration int funct(int argc, char *argv[]) { // Function that the robot (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | The BrickOS Task Manager
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Hi everyone, I was wondering if there's any documentation or example programs detailing how to use the task manager in BrickOS. The only example I have is the line-follow program that somehow uses tasks to 'wake up' when it detects a colour change. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Happy new year!!!
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Happy new year for everybody! I started making this program at 11:00 pm on December 31st. Incredibly, I could finish it for 12:00 to use it. It simulates fireworks sound using the RCX speaker. It uses lots of Random(n) calls to make the sound (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: New Version of pbForth with DCC Support Released
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(...) Enough interest? How about this: I think there'd be a HUGE interest! What would it take to convince you? We have no DCC session on tap as of right now, (1) and this would go well in robotics AND trains!!! Please do come! 1 - we were angling (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: problems wirh installing driver for usb-tower under linux
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(...) If you look into the configure script you can found this line : if ! test -f $KINC/linux/version.h ; then { echo "configure: error: no suitable configured kernel include tree found" 1>&2; exit 1; } fi So the test return 0 that indicate you (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | problems wirh installing driver for usb-tower under linux
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Hello! I tried to install the driver for the usb-tower under SuSE linux 9.0 but configure failed with the message: no configured kernel include tree found. I installed the kernel sources and tried again, but the problem was still the same. I heard (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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