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----- Original Message ----- From: Tobias Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 4:04 PM Subject: Re: Anyone getting PowerPacks? (...) robots. (...) The only way I know of so far is to call (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Kernel Documentation
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I've posted the kernel documentation in an Acrobat file to (URL) . For a text-only file, this one is rather large, about 275K--it seems all the fonts have been included as bitmaps rather than outlines. I've re-cropped this to standard US letter size (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Anyone getting PowerPacks?
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Okay, so I've been browsing around the PowerPack site, and I want to buy them, but... How do I order them? I can't find a "buy" button! --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IR tower problem -working but still not
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Tobias, The tower light will light even if the battery is dead or improperly connected. The battery compartment is not very well designed, and it can sometimes cause problems. Check the battery again. First, make sure it is fresh. I use the tongue (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: outrageous prices
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(...) selling the Technics (...) pump and an actuator, (...) parts - it seems like (...) though. There was a (...) I meant the pneumatic powered sets like the pnuematic front end loader, or the tow truck. (25 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | outrageous prices
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Hi, I'm new to this mailing list, and I was wondering if there is anywhere in Canada, specifically in Toronto to buy a lego Technic set with Pnuematics, even though they have been discontinued by lego. I called Lego Shop at home and to buy a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IR tower problem -working but still not
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I've seen this subject here two years ago, and since I had the exact same problem, I'll ask it here again (I got no solution by reading the older posts.) I've had th IR tower up and running for about six months, but now it won't workk! Every time I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Kernel Documentation
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I have just skimmed through this document and it is AWESOME!! In case you ran into the same problem as I did and was not able to view Post Script files, check out this URL: (URL) a Utility call Ghost Script that allows even Winblows users to view (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | does anyone have the new motors yet?
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I'm interested in hearing people's experience with the 8279 4 WD X-Track or the 5221 Motor Pack. (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | new legOS HOWTO and note from our sponsors
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This is just a minor update to the HOWTO- it discusses the new C++ support in CVS, how to access CVS, and links to the new kernel documentation. As usual, it can be found here: (URL) plug: I'd like to note that the past several releases of the HOWTO (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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Stig Nielsson has written excellent documentation on the internals of the kernel. I learned a heck of a lot going through it- I think this makes Stig our new designated kernel expert :) Anyway, you can read it here: (URL) you have any comments or (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | VLL, Scout, MicroScout
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OK, it's Friday afternoon, and precious little work is going on, so....I just tried an interesting experiment. I took a photodarlington transistor and stuck it into the light output of the Scout. I put the leads of the tranny in series with one side (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Technical specifications
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Hi! I'd like to know where I can find technical specifications like torque, voltage, speed, size, weight, prize, etc... I've tried some sites like www.lego.com or www.lugnet.com, but I can't find what I'm looking for. Perhaps I'm not looking right. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Advanced programming with Vision Command
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(...) ARGH ! Kekoa Proudfoot of course PROUDFOOT !! Sorry Kekoa ! (...) Rainer again (Hamburg - Germany) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Advanced programming with Vision Command
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Relative Distance sensor
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Techno-stuff is pleased to announce availability of the new Infra-Red Relative Distance indicator. This is similar to an IRPD, except it returns eight different values, depending on the distance. Maximum range is about two feet. It measures the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Which set should I buy? FAQ update
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So I haven't had much to say on the list for the last few months; that's alright, though. Anyway, the "Which Set Should I Buy" Lego Mindstorms FAQ has been updated to include coverage of the DSDK (but not Vision Command), as well as numerous bits (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Optical card reader for the RCX
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(...) I think you would be better off looking for changes in brightness rather than absolute values. That way, you could figure out what's going on without having to worry about the speed at which the 'card' is moving past the detector. With your (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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Hamamatsu distributes Hamamatsu, among others. In New Jersey, 800.524.0504 The sensors are about $11.00 ea Part numbers S6428-01, xxx29-01, xxx30-01 URL (it's a new one) usa.hamamatsu.com PDF file available Jeff Jeffrey Hazen North Mill Technology (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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(...) For really cheap Mindstorms motors, look in your local Toys'R'Us for Lego 'Znaps' sets - these are still selling at <$10 and at least two of those sets contain motors that are identical to the Mindstorms variety. You get a few other (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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First you would need to find a light sensor that detects visible light, not mostly infared light. What type of sensor is this? Andy (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Optical card reader for the RCX
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Hello ! , I'm trying to do a optical card reader using the light sensor of the RCX. I put on a 8x6 board different 2x1 smooth piecies of varios colors ,then i slice them near to the light sensor and i got different value depending of which color the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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I have some tri-colored LEDs I bought last year. They were really expensive (I think $15 each), but they are very cool. They have three leads, and they can make any combination of reds greens and blues. I can't remember where I got them, but there (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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***Warning*** Non-Lego part question to follow..... Do you know who distributes Hamamatsu ? JB (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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***Warning*** Non-Lego part discussion to follow..... Are we looking for a light sensor that can distinguish color, or really just a color sensor (that by human definition works in the visible spectrum)? Hamamatsu makes a variety of small (6mm x (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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...and you are going to share this great sensor, aren't you? :) But of course! If you take a look at www.borg.com/~pinkmice you'll get an idea of the lengths to which I go to build stuff! (apologies in advance for the size of the pictures - I know (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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...and you are going to share this great sensor, aren't you? :) Dave (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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I have been experimenting, on and off, with a "better light sensor" for the RCX. No offense meant to Lego or any of the more purist Legoists, but I indulge myself in designing various other sensors for RCX use. In the course of that indulgence, I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?
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I have more detailed photos of the assembly if you would like to reproduce my results: (URL) is essentially two turntables fastened together with angle brackets. It uses a touch sensor to home the yaw, and a rotation sensor to control the pitch. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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(...) Actually, I went home and tried it, and this seems to be the major problem. Even for objects that were totally green or blue, the value with the red filter over the end of the sensor was consistantly higher than the blue or green filtered (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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I tried this a little when I first made my robot using the red bat wings that come with the set, and I couldn't get a good image through one of them. One of the big problems is that the sensor is mostly infrared, with some red sensitivity. I haven't (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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I'd strongly recommend the Code Pilot set. ((URL) 1,263 pieces, including TWO clutch gears, lots of other gears, a motor, two touch sensors, and cables. Normal retail is about $150 US, but Shop@Home had it last Christmas as a special for $100. Doug (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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(...) The Technic Space Shuttle 8480 is a superb parts package, so good in fact that I bought two of them in a sale. Perhaps the down side for Mindstorms folks is that the large motor supplied is an old style 9V one. The smaller one is a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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Hello everybody, I just signed on this list and I am completely new to Lego-based robotics -- but I am quite excited about it all! If I had only had this when I was a kid! (And had more free time!) Anyway, I do have an opening question. I've visited (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatic pump for Roverbot
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That a great idea. But how do you control the pressure, as it is pumping all the time. I suppose you could vent it until a minute before you intend to use the compressed air... I like the Roverbot because it moves slowly and has a lot of torque. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: NQC Debug Question
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Yes, it needed a semicolon. Ironically, I'd specifically checked for semicolons before posting. Ah, well, back to proofreading class. Doug Wilcox Senior Web Developer iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham 160 Gould Street, Suite 130 Needham, MA (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: NQC Debug Question
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Doesn't MoveTime = 20 need a ; at the end? MoveTime = 20; -----Original Message----- From: Wilcox, Doug [mailto:Doug.Wilcox@...esson.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 10:39 AM To: Lego-Robotics (E-mail) Subject: NQC Debug Question I hate to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | NQC Debug Question
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I hate to bring this to the group, but I'm puzzled. I *finally* got over procrastinating about biting the NQC bullet ... but the following program gives me "parse errors" on lines 8 (repeat 10) and 19 (the penultimate "]". Help! Where have I gone (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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In theory, yes I believe it could be done, however I would be concerned that a 1x2 filter would be so thick as to distort the image drastically... better to take a sheet of transparency material and print a red, green and blue spot and attach it (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Color images? (was: Re: digital camera entirely made of mindstorms?)
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(...) Ok, so it's uncouth to reply to my own messages, but more on the color blending: -each filter could be 2 1x2 trans bricks-- the red filter would be green & blue, green would be red & blue, blue would be red & green -you'd also have a 4th (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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