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(...) Well the same goes for the temp.sensor. Testable but not programable. I sure would like to see such an update. Eric. (20 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Another option would be to use NBC which supports the old RCX sensors (if you have the proper adapter cable). John (20 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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In article <J5uwH0.HyH@lugnet.com>, Eric Wijnsouw <sgtpeppermail@yahoo.com> writes (...) It is supported in the Educational version of the NXT software. Hopefully, now that the conversion cables are available from Lego Shop at Home, an update for (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT and Firmware
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Thanks for the patch, but I solved the issue simply by trying a different computer. More of them gremlins that inhabit computer systems, I guess. Nasty little things... Andrew Meyer (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Instructions may come out in a book next year. I'll soon release some new software for JohnNXT. Cheers, Danny (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I created a robot that demonstrates two-way bluetooth communication between a PC and a NXT (and the limitations of such communication). A program on the PC receives input from a joystick and sends commands to the NXT. This controls the movement of (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I believe it is only supported in the educational software version, not the retail software version, at the moment at least. JB (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I connected a 'RCX' rotation sensor to my NXT. In the 'view' submenu you can test it, select port 1 to 4 and it works just fine. However programming with it isn't possible. When you select the 'rotation sensor' from the 'complete palette', you can (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have unable to get bluetooth working even under windows running natively on an intel mac. When the autorun started on the lego driver / software disk, it reported that bluetooth would not work on this computer. I setup the pairing manually and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) My apologies for the delay. Life gets in the way sometimes. :-) I have just put it up. John Hansen (20 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT software's "My Portal" tab now actually does something
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(...) Nope, it's not that, I'm connected all the time. I'm guessing the Windows Firewall, but I've opened that up (I think). (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Hello John, (...) Will the Linux build be available soon ? The link given for beta 8 has a 404 error. Thanks for your great work on NBC and thanks for compiling it under Linux. Jean-Louis Bergamo, who has just received his NXT :-) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) He has recently posted a parts list, which is a start: (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: NXT software's "My Portal" tab now actually does something
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You have to be connected to the internet for it to work. The panel is basically a tiny web browser (it uses Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine). (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Your NXT is partway through the "load new firmware" phase -- that's what the c;licking indicates. Here's what you need to do: 1. Open Robolab. 2. Go into administrator. 3. Download firmware. You should get a couple of screens saying firmware needs (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT and Firmware
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(...) Try downloading the patch from here; (URL) should fix the problem. JB (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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My FLL team just received its NXT kit, and I of course decided to learn how to use it before the kids, so I could help them. I turned it on, loaded up ROBOLAB 2.9, plugged in the NXT, and went to the Administrator panel. I changed the port from COM1 (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) By way of clarification, the two open write commands above (as well as the OpenWrite command) cannot be used to open existing files. They both return error messages if the specified file already exists. Although they are named "OpenWrite..." (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NBC beta news
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(...) Or even (URL) ;) ROSCO (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) MessageRead is used to read a message from one of the 10 message queues (optionally clearing the message after it is read). MessageWrite is used write a message to one of the 10 message queues on the NXT. Neither one of these will do anything (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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