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I have been working on a few different designs for a Lego Holonomic Drive or Killough Platform. I almost have the components right with the robot that I have built here: (URL) anyone else built this type of platform using the NXT set? I found this (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | More Not eXactly C (NXC) beta news
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(...) I'm working on the next beta release (15) of NBC with the focus on building the Not eXactly C (NXC) API. These features are already working: New NXC API functions: ExitTo(task), Stop(bStop), SetInput(port, field, value), SetOutput(ports, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: NXT Snake game
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(...) "Left as an exercise for the reader": Create a version which uses a bluetooth cellphone as a controller for access to more keys. Also: Nxtris, anyone? Hey! What about a physical implementation of Snake? Dennis (19 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: Not eXactly C beta news (NBC)
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(...) I have uploaded NBC beta 14 for Linux, Mac OSX, and Win32 platforms. John Hansen (19 years ago, 14-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: Not eXactly C beta news (NBC)
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(...) I just uploaded a zip containing a few example programs to the NBC samples page. (URL) I'm working on documentation. I'll be releasing beta 14 later today (for all platforms) which has the following new features: Version 1.0.1.b14 Adds string (...) (19 years ago, 14-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Re: Not eXactly C beta news (NBC)
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(...) Where do we find the sample file test.nxc, or some other documentation of NXC? I didn't find the sample file in the source and binary distributions of beta 13. (19 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | NXT Snake game
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(URL) Oops almost forgot to post this on Lugnet. Read about it (URL) here>. ROSCO (19 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Nova LUG at Dartmouth Train and Hobby Show
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Jean Marc - I was just looking at your brickshelf pictures...very cool... Interesting thing I noticed...that sumo robot looks really similar to the one you used in August I think :) Bryan (19 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Not eXactly C beta news (NBC)
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(...) You rock! (19 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | Not eXactly C beta news (NBC)
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I have just released a new beta of NBC with built-in support for 3 programming languages targetting the standard NXT firmware. This beta release focuses primarily on improving the Not eXactly C (NXC) programming language support in the compiler. It (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX) !
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| | Re: Locked motor
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I can't believe I didn't find the description on your site. It was the first place I looked!! Since no easy repair appears to be possible I've contacted the seller who has graciously accepted to take the motor back and give me a refund. Thanks to (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT Firmware source code
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(...) I am curious; have you ever had a situation where bad firmware locked up the NXT? And if so, what was the process to restore it to working order? (I don't have a bricked brick, I'm just asking for future reference.) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: NXT Firmware source code
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(...) I've downloaded firmware to NXT 100s of times with no apparent ill effect. (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Firmware source code
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(...) Flash memories all have a limited number of write cycles before they become unreliable. Usually, the on-chip write controller will "load-balance" the writes so that different memory locations all get used the same number of times, (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT Firmware source code
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(...) This is very good news. Thanks for the update. I've been waiting for this for a long time, particularly to have a look at the rather weak graphics capabilities. I've had an expanded font (and a much smaller one) kicking around for a while now. (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Locked motor
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(...) Hi all, Unfortunately, there are very little chance that you may repair your 71427. Most of the motors I have seen with locked shaft have their permanent magnet (made from sintered magnetic powder) partially turned back into powder. That's (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Locked motor
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(...) Concerning the motors... a while back I discovered that I had a number of the 71427 style motors that had been removed from ZNAP sets and never used (nor tested). Someone expressed an interest in buying them, so I got out the train power (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Locked motor
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(...) After doing some Googling... (URL) the internals of the 43362 motor and some of the 71427. Cheers, Merlin. (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Locked motor
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(...) I have not taken my locked motor apart (see below) but if it is a gear that is stripped then, as a last resort, these can be replaced with a custom made one. If you are lucky enough to know someone who is a machinist, or in the local Model (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego RCX &matlab
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Can any on successes with operating brickos & matlab ilan -----Original Message----- From: linmix [mailto:linmix@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:32 AM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: Locked motor I've just received a 2nd hand (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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