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(...) Gus, 1) Steve has the track...just got it a few days ago...I doubt he gets a chance to make any accurate/repeatable readings in the time available. 2) The track will be available to roll out on the floor (or wherever) all weekend long. Since (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thank you Steve, Brian, and Bryan for the clarification on the track size. One more question: Would it be possible for whoever currently has the track to post some approximate NXT light sensor readings for the various positions across the (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power Function Motors
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(...) I have now seen a picture of the box on brickshelf which clearly shows the sound module. (URL) direct control, but there is indirect control through the motor operation then. Thanks again! linmix (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks too ;o) (...) I confirm that the sound module has its own battery and a sound trigger push button. As the jaw motor turns a cam pushes the button and starts the roar... No direct relation with remote control :( Philo (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power Function Motors
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In lugnet.robotics, linmix <linmix@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, (...) thank you (...) There is not so much thing to say. As far as I can remember (I do not have this part at home), the sound module has is own battery (can't tell you the exact reference (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just read the detailde article in Brickjournal 8 about the new Power Function Motors. Thansk for all the work you put into ist to all involved. I do have a question though. In the new creator set 4958 there appears to be a sound module that (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2007 - Indy 5.00
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[Sorry, I know this is a duplicate for some of you on the mailing list, but I wanted to answer this in LUGNET and hadn't realized before this is where the email came from. My bad.] (...) The bumper can be studded or studless, and could certainly (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2007 - Indy 5.00
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(1) "the bumper should be at the height of the red Technic beam in this figure" Does this mean that a the design must use a studded beam? (A stud-less beam is not as "tall" as the beam in the image.) (2) "The bumper must be straight and not angled (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brickworld 2007 - Indy 5.00
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(...) That appears to be a typo. The track fits on a FLL table, so it's a 44"x92" inch oval. And the lane is about 2ft wide. It's pretty easy to build and program a robot for this event. It just needs to follow a specific shade (actual value will (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Seems clear to me :) there will be magic.... Actually - looks like a really wacky typo. Hopefully Steve H or Brian D jumps in to clarify for certain. But, I believe the full track layout is 4' x 8'. So, the track itself is just under 2' wide. (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Okay, I'm confused. How can an 8' x 10' track be centered on a 4' by 8' surface? What is the actual width of the track? If the whole track fits on a 4' x 8' surface, then I would assume the width must be less then 2'. Gus (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Shutdown/Off while program running crashes BrickOS
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(...) Yes, that should be the latest version. (...) That is correct. You shouldn't need to do anything else. At one point, I made some changes to the firmware so the program could also access the run button. But, normally all that is handled in the (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I'm using what appears to be called BrickOS 0.9.0. It was installed using John Hansen's simplified installation from his BricxCC sourceforge site. I was under the impression that on later versions of BrickOS, like what I am using, the firmware (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Shutdown/Off while program running crashes BrickOS
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(...) Gus, It sounds like the code is testing for pressing the run button, but not pressing the power button. I would think testing for shutdown would be good enough, but who knows... :) What version of BrickOS are you using? I'd be glad to take a (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have a big and somewhat complicated BrickOS program that I believe is reasonably well behaved. All my loops monitor shutdown_requested and I have tested stopping the program with the Run button while the program is in various states and it always (...) (17 years ago, 16-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: problem with rcx 2.0
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(...) There is a good chance that the culprit is the entry fuse of the board. Check it with an ohmeter... This fuse is a tiny SMD one, rated 1.5A fast blow. It can be seen on this photo ((URL) in the lower right corner, between the long grey (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Ultimate Builders Set instructions
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I am looking for a copy of the instructions for the plotter found in the Ultimate Builders Set. Peeron does not have instructions for this set. Does anyone have a copy (or even an LDRAW dat file of the plotter would probably do) (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | problem with rcx 2.0
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Unfortunately, while working with the rcx open, a little piece of metal fall between the pins of the chip with a 16M6 written on top. It is to the left of the big capacitor and close to the small one. Has four legs, three in the front and one in the (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | pbLua BT Code
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Hello community, has anybody a working code for pbLua ? I've tried to connect from NXT-pbLua to remote WindowsMobileDevice, but no success... What is the correct way to connect to remote devices ? 1.how is the peering of both partner done ? 2.how (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RoboLab
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Have a great Summer Tom Lohre’s Quarterly Art Show at Med+ Opening July 14th, 2007 from 6:30 to 9 PM, light refreshments served. In the lobby of Med+ Urgent Care, 9549 Montgomery Rd. Suite 100, Cincinnati, OH 45242, 513-489-3737, just north of (...) (17 years ago, 12-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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