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(...) linxt - (URL) - (URL) are others that I have heard about but can't find links for (or recall the names of) at the moment. My nexttool utility runs on Mac OSX and on Linux and it can do all kinds of cool things but it is built on top of libusb (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ok, I'll bite: which external tools work well on OS X and Linux? Thanks, -Tim (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Whoops. The duration values in each of the PlayTone calls should be 400 rather than 40. John Hansen (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here is a simple multi-threaded NQC program: task music() { while (true) { PlayTone(262,40); Wait(50); PlayTone(294,40); Wait(50); PlayTone(330,40); Wait(50); PlayTone(294,40); Wait(50); } } task main() { start music; while(true) { (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hello John, Could you comment a little the use of Precedes/Follows for task switching? I have trouble figuring when to use one or the other (or both?) Thanks in advance, Philo (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) NXC is something like NQC and it is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. While NXC is not yet complete, it is very functional with a large API for the NXT. Not eXactly C (NXC) is currently available in the form of NBC beta 20. (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi All, I've just posted an entry on my blog (URL) on a ReMix project using the LEGO NXT Starter Robot kit. I'm creating a PoC (Proof Of Concept) bot that can measure distances using a "STRAIT LINE" eRolling Tape. To see the PoC "Measurebot!" device (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I second this. I know there are several people working on revised firmware, though I suspect they all started quite a while ago through the developer programme. I've got experience of developing for embedded systems and can make some sense of (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In lugnet.robotics, Kevin L. Clague wrote: (...) Yes; besides the ones I've personally seen, there are a bunch of them listed on NXTlog. It seems that style of robot is fairly popular. (...) No it doesn't. One solution that works pretty well is just (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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In article <JBFwGp.30p@lugnet.com>, Guy Ziv <guy@nxtasy.org> writes (...) I would like to be able to rebuild the firmware & experiment with it before I get too ambitious. Has anybody fixed up the code to build with the gcc tools and made it (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Hi Jonathon, It is possible to build a differential using the NXT parts. It is a bit big, but I have seen it done. I've not used this to make a car, but in general, I don't find three or more wheels interesting. Go for it. It is quite possible (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, I'm just getting started with NXT and was wondering if anyone has successfully built a car-type robot. By this I mean a robot that uses one motor to drive the rear wheels and one motor to operate the front steering. The NXT kit does not (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) These would be very nice to have, but they cannot be integrated into NXT-G unless you modify the compiler (which we can't!). NBC/NXC can benefit from such improvements, of course. I think there are many improvements which WOULD make a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Hi all, I doubt this will go through, as I've never been able to post anything to this group yet... I know that the group of us working on the Transterpreter[1] are actively interested in collaborating on such an effort. While the kinds of (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In article <025201c73045$8574a7...kdesktop>, Dick Swan <dickswan@sbcglobal.net> writes (...) This is true. (...) The pre-approved Bluetooth low level stack is proprietary to CSR. The code that runs in CSR's Virtual Machine to implement the serial (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I am very interested in a community project to enhance the NXT standard firmware. I've submitted a few bug fixes and enhancements to LEGO already which hopefully will make it into the next official firmware release. Enhancements I plan on (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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This is for NXT-G Block programmers: I've written some description how one can use one terminal for multiple purposes, and dynamically change it's front panel and tooltip text. See details, and download VIs needed here: (URL) Ziv NXTasy.org (19 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Thanks Dick, I also found info on how arrays are handled in the Executable File Spec. I didn't see it before. My cut on this is that I will use single-dimension arrays in non-time-critical areas and avoid mult-dimensional arrays alltogether. It (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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After the release of the source code for NXT firmware version 1.04, I was wondering if anyone is considering to open a community project to create an improved firmware. I think an improved firmware which is compatible with version 1.04 opcodes (so (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I published online a new block, which allows NXT-G developers to create "library" NXT-G blocks, i.e. blocks with commom input/output wiring scheme but different functionality. It allows efficient encapsulation of many blocks into one user-friendly (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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