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(...) hi Chris, thanks for the link I didn't knew the Manas but it seems to be both a sender and a receiver. The PowerFunctions probably should be simpler because it is only ONE WAY communication... Lejos, which is the operating system i use to (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Congratulations to Steve (it's actually a really nice write-up), but I want to know who the *other* four guys are in the picture ;). I keep blogging this stuff and then forget to echo it to LUGNET occasionally. LEGO just released a nice video (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(URL) GeekDad hero Steve Hassenplug, who is perhaps the best LEGO robotics builder in the world, writes in with a guest post, reporting on the Mindstorms contest he hosted at his house near Chicago last week..." Steve, can you be my hero? :) Read (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is an excellent question, and one I would love to see addressed. A long while ago, John Barnes, and many, many other people worked on and posted to lugnet about how they figured out how to control the Mannas with an RCX. Rob Doucettenet (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Right. I don't believe any of the systems (RC Train, PF, RCX) can communicate with each other. But the IR link is pretty smart, and can talk with any of them. Steve (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I recommend that you switch to using the internal NBC/NXC compiler which you can do via the Preferences dialog. The error you are getting is from the NBC executable. Your best bet is to email me when you run into problems with BricxCC or (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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I get this error then Bricxcc either wont load or when it does load won't let me edit files. (URL) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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I don't do a lot of high end stuff but I think I can use the trig functions! (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I don't do a lot of high end stuff but I think I can use the trig functions! (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I don't know about the RCX, but that would certainly be an interesting idea! As for compatibility, what you say is not entirely true. According to the information provided on the HiTechnic website about their IR-Link sensor: Control LEGO R/C trains (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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hello, The new Lego Power Functions system use infrared remote control. Has anyone tried to use a RCX to control it? It would be very nice to use the RCX to comunicate with several power functions IR receivers! I have read that the Power Functions (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is where it gets "complicated" We actually talked about allowing custom sensors, and we more or less all agreed, Until I asked for a "ruling" on what is defined as a sensor. Would a very powerful "rare earth" magnet, glued to a beam (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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Jeff, Thank you for organizing this game. I look forward to the web page updates, and a more finalizing of the rules as discussed at dinner. I like that we all seemed to agree on using Dave's wall's as the boundary; and I like that we all have to (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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In the context of my study Industrial Design at the TU/e I have developed a 'natural animation' expansion pack for Lego® Mindstorms® NXT. My goal was to create an actuator and brick that stimulate natural animation and are useful for the creation of (...) (17 years ago, 12-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) (URL) the rules don't allow custom sensors? Too bad! Philo (17 years ago, 12-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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I have uploaded a pre-release of a new enhanced NBC/NXC firmware (1.06a) which you may want to try out. It has a new arrop opcode which supports a number of useful array operations. OPARR_SUM, OPARR_MEAN, OPARR_SUMSQR, OPARR_STD, OPARR_MIN, (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Van Winden wrote: <snip> (...) and... OMG!!!! I can build big 'bots again!!!! Yippee!!!!!!! (cause we're not putting much of a size/weight restriction out there, are we? :) if we are, I vote for 18 inches x 18 (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Van Winden wrote: <snip> (...) I still ahve the playfield walls that can be easily set up anywhere on top of a smooth floor. that'd give us an 8x8 arena with white walls--if the cans are darker, a light sensor may (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) The Focus is finding the Heavist can, I think part of the challenge will be finding the cans in general... I imagined a 3 meter by 3 meter (just for you Iian) Practically 10' x 10' for you imperial lovers out there. With maybe 20 - 30 Cans. (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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Nice one Jeff- Question on the "can density", which will of course depend on the playfield size and the # cans on the field.. If the focus on finding cans, or finding the largest cans? If the later, I might suggest wrapping the bottom of each can (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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