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(...) Hi Frances, Unfortunately, it may not be recoverable. Rechargeables can lose their ability to hold a charge if left unused for long periods. Having said that, I generally leave my NXT rechargeables attached, sometimes for long periods, and (...) (13 years ago, 16-May-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MinuteBot Base
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There is a great project for creating a technic/MINDSTORMS baseplate on Kickstarter that could be a great classroom or hobbydesk testbase as well as provide a sturdy base (or side) for many Robotics projects. Have a look at the (URL) Base website> (...) (13 years ago, 14-May-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Question about NXT rechargeable battery
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I bought a rechargeable battery for my NXT and was very happy with it. However, I have ended up not using the NXT for some months and the rechargeable battery was left in the NXT. This weekend, I went to recharge the battery, it has been on the (...) (13 years ago, 14-May-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Raspberry Pi and Berry Box – The Transparent Case
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(...) Initially (at least) the Pi comes without a case, so I expect it is just a matter of building around it so it doesn't rattle too much. I haven't received mine yet, but I'll take a moment to see how well a pure LEGO case can work. It feels a (...) (13 years ago, 13-Apr-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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Hi all. I don't know how many people around here have heard of the Raspberry Pi, but I saw that someone is working on a Lego compatible case for it. The Raspberry Pi is a computer on a chip that is really cheap. This would seem to be an inexpensive (...) (13 years ago, 12-Apr-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | WeDo Robotics Resource Set inventory
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Can anyone help me get a copy of the inventory for the WeDo Robotics Resource Set 9585? Many thanks in advance. Jetro (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: NXT and iPod touch
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Hi all. Now it is possible to control the NXT from every Apple iOS device. (URL) (13 years ago, 29-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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Check out this life-size LEGO arm and hand. It's pretty amazing. (URL) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: NQC and RCXCC
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(...) Never mind I got it now! It's a 2 step process. 1) Use the instructions you provided to set the "variable" in Windows XP. !!!RESTART THE COMPUTER!!!! !!!RESTART THE COMPUTER!!!! 2) When you start BrixCC select RCX2 from the drop-down list. (...) (13 years ago, 1-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC and RCXCC
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<<snip>> (...) Thanks ROSCO I did that and it does work when I am using the "command line" of NQC. When I do either: nqc -Trcx2 -d counter.nqc or nqc -d counter.nqc However in BricxCC when I hit compile I get an error saying Undefined function (...) (13 years ago, 1-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC and RCXCC
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(...) Hi Ahui, You can set environment variables on XP by going to Control Panel / System, click Advanced tab, and click "Environment Variables" near the bottom. You can add it to either system variables (available to all users) or just for the user (...) (13 years ago, 1-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: SetUserDisplay?
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(...) ???? Still a bit confused on this? I am running WinXP and not sure where to use the SET command? Opening up a DOS windows via CMD does show that I have this: NQC_OPTIONS=-Trcx2 along with a lot of other windows variables but when I go and (...) (13 years ago, 1-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC and RCXCC
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(...) he,he,he... I'm going to bring back a 12 year old thread. I'm using Windows XP and cannot figure out how to set the NQC_OPTIONS=-Trcx2 option. Any idea? -Ahui (13 years ago, 1-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | KURUKSHETRA!!!!!
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The first UNESCO-certified festival in the country, Kurukshetra of College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, is to be held from February 1 to 4, 2012. Epitomizing its very tagline, “the battle of the brainsâ€, Kurukshetra has been the (...) (13 years ago, 22-Jan-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Autobotics
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This is a robotics workshop and deals with the design, calibration of a line-tracer robot. It also meets the following specification match: wall tracing, line tracing and edge detection. (It’s basically a lower end robotics workshop when compared (...) (13 years ago, 15-Jan-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Self-Balancing Bot
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The most advanced automatic locomotive robot (2 wheeled self balancing electric machine) that operates with a high precision sensor called the ‘Gyroscope’. It involves in design, construction, programming, demo of the Self-balancing Robot (...) (13 years ago, 15-Jan-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO® Friends 2012 Launch
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(...) Click on the "Official LEGO Belville website" in LUGNET header, and it redirects you to the LEGO Friends site. So I guess Belville is coming back in the form of the LEGO Friends. JOHN (13 years ago, 10-Jan-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Read Direct Command Value
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Hi I'm trying to read direct command sent to NXT via Bluetooth (i.e. via SetOutputState) in a NXC program. the goal is to remote control an NXT robot with a mobile phone, having the program direct access to the data sent to the robot. i.e. I want to (...) (13 years ago, 1-Jan-12, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Controlling an Electromagnet (LSM)
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(...) Or... avoid both stock relays and chip-based switching. For a linear motor you want to trigger each electromagnet in a series, you ideally you might like a "push-pull" system, where you aren't just turning a magnet on and off, but reversing (...) (13 years ago, 31-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Controlling an Electromagnet (LSM)
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Iain, How much power do you want for the electromagnets, and how rapidly do you need to switch them on and off? Old-fashioned relays will give you the least power loss, but can't be switched very quickly. They also have a limited life (between 10 (...) (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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