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(...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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A few corrections/updates to my original post atnews:000501c701ed$...desktop... I was wrong in stating BricxCC does not support reading of all three NXT motor encoders. My comment was based on the BRicxCC "Wathcing the brick window; this is a legacy (...) (19 years ago, 10-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) In my experience (and usage), "dongle" is usually used as a derisive or semi-derisive term, much in the way "wall wart" is used to describe a power transformer with integrated plugs. Matt (19 years ago, 9-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I started teaching an NXT Robotics Club at the High School level today. In tandem with the Engineers without Boarders Challenge. I must say how impressed I am with the new NXT! The documentation, the parts found in the kit and the up and running (...) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well that explains the presence of "adapter/dongle" on the Internet. Thanks for passing along the information! - David (19 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In article <J8Ds7J.73z@lugnet.com>, David J. Perdue <david@davidjperdue.com> writes (...) Essentially they are synonyms. Formal: TDK manufacture Bluetooth adapters. Informal: I have a Bluetooth dongle sticking out of the side of my laptop. "Dongle" (...) (19 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Given the CPU power and hardware of the NXT, I see no reason why, say, the GNU ADA compiler couldn't be ported directly to output ARM assembler to run directly on the NXT (and then be used via a replacement firmware along with GCC, G++ etc) (19 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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On the RCX there was an Ada implementation, which worked by translating Ada to NQC. Does anyone know if there are any plans to make Ada available on NXT, perhaps in a similar manner? Thanks Andrew (19 years ago, 7-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've noticed that the MindStorms User Guide in the NXT set and official Lego websites refer to using a Bluetooth "dongle" for your computer, but Bluetooth "adapter" is also commonly used elsewhere. In fact, I'm using the DBT-120 adapter, which is an (...) (19 years ago, 7-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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This is in reply to the post by John Hansen on Wednesday, November 01. It's difficult to compare the end user value of an assembler language programming environment (NBC) vs a high level C programming language like Robot C. There are several (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Nick, You can control the NXT over Bluetooth using Java with iCommand: www.lejos.org We are working on a full blown JVM for replacement firmware on the NXT. - Brian (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) 1. If you can no longer download the original firmware with RIS software: a. First check your tower with another RCX. b. If the tower isn't the problem, than it seems that your IR-channel has suffered! 2. The RCX normally shuts down with weak (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's why I qualified it by saying "as long as they provide quality solutions with useful features, and good support". Yes, RobotC has a way to go before it gets to the commercially acceptable stage, but that doesn't mean it won't. And (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) ROTFLOL! John Hansen (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Ross, Have you been able to reproduce this under Cygwin? I tried about six months ago but kept hitting some errors in building the toolchain. I used a variety of build scripts, even trying to reproduce the GNU ARM toolchain but with very similar (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Who cares? Years ago, we saw many IDEs for the RCX come and go. I suspect for most people, it was a chance to play with programming and LEGO at the same time. A challenge to one's self to see if it "can be done". I doubt any of these were (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I am not wishing that they fade into obscurity. I just will be extremely surprised if they don't. Already a single not very bright individual with no monetary funds, working in his spare time has produced an open source IDE that is 10-times (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Nick, Sorry for being late, but before you spend your money it might be useful to have a look at the list of available programming environments for the NXT listed at (URL) should be pretty complete and I tried most of them with a real task for a (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks for info and all replies - looks like there are a few options, and stuff in the pipeline! Now I get to spend my hard earned cash! Cheers Nick (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ross, I demonstrated a gcc toolchain at Brickfest this year, with a GDB stub running on the NXT and using GDB on a host PC through the USB cable. I was able to do a download and single step of a program to toggle the speaker port and generate (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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