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Re: Advanced programming with Vision Command
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 27 Sep 2000 05:20:44 GMT
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It seems to me that the RCX will generate the "I'm alive" response on it's
own. I have switched the RCX from program 5 after starting the program. As
long as I kept the RCX in view of the tower than my program ran fine.
Ryan
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"Rainer Balzerowski" <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.robotics, Jan Nouza writes:
>
> > Of course, I am not much interested in playing music by waving hands in • front
> > of the cam.
>
> Is there anyone in the world ? ;-)
>
> > What is the best way to control the RCX and the cam simultaneously?
>
> I managed to use the cam as a sensor (but its still limitated).
> I did it this way :
> I wrote a program with the VC - Software with a function for every field.
> (don't care wich function but it should be short in time)
> I switched the task to windows desktop to edit the file
> "???\vision_command\script\myprog.txt".
> I modified this file so that only < slot 1 > is done by main.
> This switches from the default slot 5 that the VC - Software is using to • slot 1
> where i saved my NQC program before.
> Now i writeprotect this file, switch back to VC, start the VC-program.
> Now the VC - Software downloads myprog.txt to slot 5 and executes it ( • witch
> switches to slot 1 actually).
> Now my NQC program is running and i receive a message everytime a field in • the
> camera view is touched. (Message() returns 1 for field 1 -> 8 for field 8)
> Here you have to know, that the RCX usually sends an alive message to the • IR
> tower at least every 5 seconds. You have to create this alive message on
> your own !!!! If not the VC - Software stops executing.
>
> > What is the compatibility between the new firmware and the programs • written
> > with the previous versions of RIS, NQC or the Spirit.ocx?
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> As shown above there should be no problem with new firmware and NQC.
> I don't know anythig about RIS and spirit.ocx.
>
> Right on time i try to get this running with legos.
> But there are some problems i hope someone can help me with.
> I've got problems to create an alive message.
> (i posted a question to the RCX group already ; thank you so far dave baum • !
> I received your book today, hope this will help me.)
>
> Then i thougt about a fake-firmware so that the VC - Software thinks there • is a
> RCX with firmware on it not legos. But to do this i have to understand the
> DIFFERENCES between NQC and legos. So at first i try to get the alive • message
> running. (I hope so !!)
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| (...) You're right ! I'm wrong :-( ! This alive message is requested by the VC-software and automatically replied from the RCX (probably request opcode 10/18 from PC and replie opcode e7/ef from RCX). See the great RCX Internal page of Kekoa (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Is there anyone in the world ? ;-) (...) I managed to use the cam as a sensor (but its still limitated). I did it this way : I wrote a program with the VC - Software with a function for every field. (don't care wich function but it should be (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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