| | Re: pbLua Beta 13c Team Hassenplug NXT Software Comparison Results
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(...) I've clocked some of the blocks in 1.1 to compare against similar measurements I did in 1.0, and find a speed increase of rouhgly 30-40% or so. Some blocks do even better than this, but some don't speed up as much. There's almost certainly a (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: pbLua Beta 13c Team Hassenplug NXT Software Comparison Results
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(...) These numbers are quite good. pbLUA is fast. Walt: thanks for doing the analysis. Now that NXT-G 1.1 is out, I wonder how fast it runs. Faster execution performance was one of the features in this release. Perhaps someone can do this (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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(...) indeed, i agree! (...) i can't quite picture what you mean. could you upload a drawing or something? the animation you sent is good, actually the up/down movement it makes could be the z-axis itself, saving me another motor (not the tool (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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"Bob Fay" <rgfay@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:JnKABC.F5v@lugnet.com... (...) I was successful reaching your page. It answers my questions about configuration. I am sure you will agree with me that Lego should have made a rack gear that (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | pbLua Beta 13c Team Hassenplug NXT Software Comparison Results
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The Team Hassenplug web site has an NXT Software Comparison at (URL) to help people compare features of different programming languages. The pbLua Beta 13c distribution includes steveTest.txt which was written by Ralph Hempel so pbLua could be (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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"daniel" <daniel.formatc.at.gmail.com> wrote in message news:JnJLtv.G5y@lugnet.com... (...) That should be possible. I am thinking of parafin (sp?). That is a lot different. Worth a try. (...) Not able to recycle. Might even cause global warming. (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | "Teaching" a Sony RM-VL600 the remote control codes of a RCX 1.5 with NQC
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Hi, I have a learning remote, the Sony RM-VL600, that can learn any transmit signal something gives it. I also happen to have a Lego Serial IR transmitter to download the programs on the RCX. Via NQC in Linux, I just looked at the man page and saw (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: already stumped by NXC :(
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Maybe you just need an NXT browser (universal binary; bluetooth only): (URL) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: already stumped by NXC :(
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OK, I've already found part of the answer (shortly after posting, of course...). It appears that the "nbc" executable is both the NBC and the NXC compiler. I still can't find any documentation for how to use it, but if you invoke it with a "-help" (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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| | already stumped by NXC :(
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OK, NXC sounds great, but I can't for the life of me figure out where to obtain it, or how I would use it once I had it. Note that I'm on Mac OS X, so (for example) the tutorial by Daniele Benedettelli doesn't do me any good, since it only describes (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Newbie Q's about development environments
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Thanks, everyone, this is very helpful. (Thanks to Steve especially for that very handy comparison table.) I should have mentioned up front that I'm using a Mac, so that rules out a couple of otherwise interesting options. But NXC looks like a good (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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(...) heh i guess i'll go get a candle tomorrow to test this. but that certainly is bad news. but on the other hand, there are harder and softer variants of wax? (or so i've heard) (...) cool thought. but this will make a huge mess... and it's not (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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"daniel" <daniel.formatc.at.gmail.com> wrote in message news:JnJ1C5.KxF@lugnet.com... (...) Keep in mind that vibration is a major problem when you actually attempt to cut any material. Also, the cutter wants to be drawn into the material as the (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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(...) yes, i haven't quite figured out how to make the tools exchangeable, especialy by a machine. (manually wouldn't be a problem) one possibility would be to slowly turn the spindle while the tool is being inserted so it finds the axlehole more (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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"daniel" <daniel.formatc.at.gmail.com> wrote in message news:JnI1G4.GAx@lugnet.com... (...) Tool changers are usually very troublesome on a real machine. You will have to do some fancy engineering to get the proper tool that your material will (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: I played with fire...
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(...) Here is the backside : (URL) (17 years ago, 28-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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wooooow you're the guy that built all those milling machines? and the lathe? first of all, respect! i loved the toast milling :D of course i checked out your site, it's pretty inspiring but i'm thinking of making some additions to the machine (...) (17 years ago, 28-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: the LEGO CNC-Machine
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"daniel" <daniel.formatc.at.gmail.com> wrote in message news:JnHosE.AJ6@lugnet.com... (...) Looks like your plan will provide a complete package. You are welcome to any ideas on my site. This is a real challenge. Bob Fay (17 years ago, 28-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | the LEGO CNC-Machine
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hey! first post on lugnet, i hope it won't be the last! anyways, i just wanted to share my new creation with you, the LEGO CNC-MACHINE. to avoid confusions, this is not a finished project, i'm starting to build it and will keep posting updates on my (...) (17 years ago, 28-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | NYC Mindstorms NXT Meet-up
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I have the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT ROBOTICS SET and since I'm so "into it", my father and I were thinking we could start up a Lego MindStorms NXT Meet up group/club in New York City where we could meet once a month (or every other month), build, (...) (17 years ago, 27-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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