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Cross posting to lugnet.robotics... (URL) Philo> (...) (17 years ago, 28-Mar-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: advice on what Mindstorms book(s) I should consider buying
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(...) This is my preferred RCX book too! Philo (17 years ago, 28-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | What to use? brickOS? leJOS? pbForth?
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Im a programmer so language isn't an issue. What's the status of these firmware replacements? I've looked around them some and I like BrickOs but I don't see any functions in there for the IO IR Port on the RCX! Is it just a better bet to stay with (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: advice on what Mindstorms book(s) I should consider buying
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My son really liked the book "Building Robots with Lego Mindstorms" by Ferrari, Ferrari, and Hempel, because it teaches design principles, rather than just giving step-by-step instructions. (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: advice on what Mindstorms book(s) I should consider buying
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(...) Hi Jonathan, If you're looking for a great introduction to RIS 2.0 and would like some building instructions, I recommend "Definitive Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS, Second Edition" by Dave Baum. If you're looking for tons of interesting ides but (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | advice on what Mindstorms book(s) I should consider buying
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I own a RIS 2.0 and an Ultimate Accessory Kit (with the remote control) along with a large collection of technic (such as 8448, 8466, 8431 and more) and would like recommendations from people here as to books that would be good to buy to expand my (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RCX Code Programming and Bot Samples?
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I've been away a long while. How are RCXs currenlty programmed? I used a C type program before and I liked it a lot, is that still used? Also, is there a good central site for RCX bot builds? Thanks! Rich ___...___ Be a better friend, newshound, and (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Need 2 RCX green battery trays
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Hi, I need two RCX battery trays (the green part) anyone have any idea where I can get them? Many thanks! Rich ___...___ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. (URL) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | FW: light active mode vs inactive mode
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I am attempting to turn the reflective light on and off periodically. It works fine in RobotC. However, in Robolab, once it is turned off (via the robolab light sensor initialization - set the light on to "false"), it won't turn on again during (...) (17 years ago, 18-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Mars mission IV
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(...) Hi Philo, this is amazing. Thanks a lot. (17 years ago, 16-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Hi Claude, If you need to model your rover, I just LDrawed the solar panel and the supercap... (2 URLs) Philo (17 years ago, 16-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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I am attempting to turn the reflective light on and off periodically. It works fine in RobotC. However, in Robolab, once it is turned off (via the robolab light sensor initialization - set the light on to "false"), it won't turn on again during (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Mars mission IV
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(...) is that we were able to fix the problem: The issue was that we were using the Assembler code bclr #7,@0xFFC4 in order to select sleep mode instead of software stand-by mode. We already had troubles with direct bit setting or clearing with (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Question to H8/3292 specialists (Kekoa Proudfoot, Michael Anderson, Markus Noga, Ralph Hempel, John Hansen, Dick Swan ... these are the ones I know, ... are there others... probably?) I tried to plunge the RCX into sleep mode (not the normal RCX (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Using PF modes with mindsensors NRLink device
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Hi all, I am trying to use the different PF modes (PWM for instance) with my mindsensors NRLink. I tried adding new macros to PF.txt file without any sucess. This is the file I used. I updated this macro file in my NRLink with NXT-G and afterwars I (...) (17 years ago, 14-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mars mission IV
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../snip> (...) Please consult (URL) I propose to do the discussions in this forum. (17 years ago, 13-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That sounds wonderful, although well beyond what I can do (which is why I love reading your projects & posts). (...) Which sounds good, although ultimately I worry about what happens when the power drops really low, and the watchdog timer (...) (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You're welcome (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Interesting approach. Good arguments. 1. The RCX is the device of our choice for this project. 2. I think that the RCX firmware should survey the battery status and more and more disable current-intensive functions. I remember that we were (...) (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mars mission IV
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Thanks (...) //snip (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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