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(...) And there's always BrickOS - can be a bit of work to setup, but gives you a GNU C compiler & tools, with C++ support. (URL) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Wireless Power for LEGO Trains?
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(...) There are several (numerous?) wireless power transmission systems in development. Electric toothbrushes were early adopters. Google "eCoupled" for a system aimed at eliminating the hassle of recharging all your mobile gadgets. Steve (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | AW: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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On Linux, you could use Java-based leJOS for programming the RCX in connection with the associated Eclipse plugin (see ((URL) Nachricht----- Von: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] Im Auftrag von Andrew G. Meyer Gesendet: (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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NQC works like a charm. I take it Ubuntu users prefer a IDE to simplify things. But coding in NQC is not so bad. Open up gedit and code away! (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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NQC will run under linux. Unfortunately my preferref IDE- bricXCC does not work under WINE. (It seems to work for everything except the communication to the brick part). Rob A. (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX Programming on GNU/Linux
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So, I am delurking after a year or so to ask if anyone has seen a good way to work with the RCX on Linux. I have available to me RS232 and USB towers, RCX versions 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0, ROBOLAB versions 1.0 through 2.9 (plus bug fix), RIS2.0, as well (...) (16 years ago, 22-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Another little update to nxtgcc.sf.net: 1.05 compatability
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Hi The 1.05 sources have been changed toward compatibility with a gcc-toolchain. To save rewriting, I take the liberty of pasting the contents of the readme file that you find in the root directory of the NXTGCC-0.0.10.zip file that can be (...) (16 years ago, 22-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | RCX infrared broken -- what now?
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I recently dug my old MindStorms sets out of storage after about five years of inactivity. Naturally the RCXes (I have three) all needed to have their firmware re-installed. I was able to successfully refresh two of the bricks but not the third. I (...) (16 years ago, 20-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Hmmm... WeDo
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(...) Actually, now that you force me to pay attention, I was thinking of the #8886 Power Function to 9V cable, which can connect to NXT via the NXT to 9V cable. But of course, given that stack-up of kludges, there is a wire pair missing, at least (...) (16 years ago, 18-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Help vintage 1093 Interface A
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Ciao to all, I need your help concerning the vintage 1093 Interface A. I found the 9750 version, with no interface cable and no software :-( Is possible to build-up a parallel cable for PC ? I have noticed that it is compatible with Apple II, IBM (...) (16 years ago, 18-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hmmm... WeDo
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(...) I think the software used to program the WeDo is written in Labview, the same way the software used to program the NXT is written in Labview. (...) The NXT to 9V cable is for the "old" 9v system that has two wires. The new Power Function (...) (16 years ago, 17-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Hmmm... WeDo
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Today a catalog from Lego Educaton turned up in the snail mail. As I was flipping through it I saw the "WeDo" system advertised in it. OK, so I guess people who religiously follow Lego press releases would have known about WeDo two weeks ago.... so (...) (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Update to nxtgcc toolchain
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I have updated the toolchain little bit: *the binsert utility reads binary file info directly from the standard firmware image (and you do not have to cut out the file sections manually) *the demo program executes, which is probably what some have (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Win a MINDSTORMS NXT set at Brickfair
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This year at BrickFair, a grand prize of a MINDSTORMS NXT set will be awarded to one lucky person. But, instead of the grand prize simply being awarded to the winner of any event, everyone who enters any of the three MINDSTORMS events will be (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Cant get sensors to work properly
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Hi I have a little problem. I'm using the latest Bricx command center together with my cybermaster brick. My program code looks something like this: task main () { if(SENSOR_1) SetOut(OUT_A)); } Everything comiles nicely but nothing happens when I (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mars rover IV
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After the HALE experiment we turned back to the Mars rover project IV. Remember that we want to realize a fully autonom LEGO Mars rover running on the simulated Mars environment that already served for the previous projects. The idea is to have two (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HALE (High Altitude LEGO Extravaganza)
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(...) Not necessarily. WALL-E has not been released entirely worldwide. Much of Europe is still waiting for its release. Joe (16 years ago, 31-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HALE (High Altitude LEGO Extravaganza)
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(...) Surely you've heard of WALL-E by now... (16 years ago, 30-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The LEGO Didn't Break (or the HALE Mission - LEGO where it was never intended to go)
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(...) Brian do you have one of these near you? (URL) just happens to be over the road from my local LEGO shop. (local being 85 Miles, needless to say I dont go there that often!) Mike. (16 years ago, 31-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The LEGO Didn't Break (or the HALE Mission - LEGO where it was never intended to go)
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(...) A couple of folks have asked me about that. Trust me, anything I can will be free for anybody who wants it, but I'll have to figure out a way to put it up. Brickshelf is really for pictures, and I push it by posting images of data graphs... (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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