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(...) I'm not sure about that, but they certainly have disclaimers on the firmware itself, which prevents us from reverse engineering it. Now, the original intent was probably to prevent a competitor from designing a system which was compatible with (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Datalog
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I have noticed a number of comments about the RCX byte code system, including this thread, which would like to see some sort of datalog read function. My question is; Does Lego have a copyright on the byte code interpretation? If not, then wouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Open source software at it's best! Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Yes. Of course. Those are the best ones. LED's are basically just Diodes that make light. So you can "Twist" two LED's together to get one on each polarity. Like I was saying above, my favorites are the tri-coloured LEDs... Dean -- Coin-Op's (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A neat idea for touch sensors
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Just in case anybody needs a "how-to" photo of Rob's idea: (URL) G. (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes. Radio Schlock has a few: orange, definitely (but I think it's one of the 10mm "jumbos", so it wouldn't fit). And I'm pretty sure they have green in smaller sizes. BG Micro (www.bgmicro.com) has some real stunners, that have just hit the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Ahh, to bad. I wonder if there are any other colors in "ultra bright"? (...) you'd (...) Actually I think there are LED's with only two legs with the "two-color" feature. I'll have to investigate this and come back to you. /Joakim (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | NQC
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I don't use this software.. But I thought I'd mention that NQC has been ported over to Beos. I saw a link on www.bebits.com <G> (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Is Extreme Creatures Good? FOS stuff
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(...) If you don't use a tiny ultra bright one you won't get much... Also, the circuit it the thing is already making sure the power flows to the LED one way. So you'd have to disable that as well if you want the multicolour LED's. My favs are the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Dean Husby wrote in message <39E24918.6440C972@a....bc.ca>... (...) Arghhh, now i just HAVE to disassemble a few of them and replace it with a green, and a yellow, and a blue... Or maybe a LED that swiches from red to green when swiching polarity. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: [Q} What is URL for S@H?
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(...) www.lego.com -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The Light source is a LED. A super Bright one to be exact. Mounted on an arm that spins around the block. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | [Q} What is URL for S@H?
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subj -- Regards, Konstantin ---...--- (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Tic Tac Toe Bot
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Hi, I just finished my Tic Tac Toe playing robot. There are some pictures of it at (URL) (c0rtex with a zero). Tell me what you think of it. Trevor Foley (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anyone cracked opened one of the FOS units? What is the light source? I assume that there is only one light source that is somehow distributed by the rotary action. If the source is an LED, has anyone attempted to change the color? kirk "Sean (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It was also seen in the UFO 6979 ( (URL) ) Also came with a Micro Motor... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Cheap Mindstorms Motors
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I noticed that Toys R US in central Ohio have deeply discounted Lego Znap products. I bought a 3552 for $9.97 in Columbus (Hamilton Rd) last week. Today I picked up models 3552 and 3571 for $4.90 each at TRU in Heath! Each includes a 9V motor (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why no 8450 or 8482 in US?
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I have sneaking suspicion it has something to do with the fcc and the use of the 27MHz model control band. As I understand it, use of the 27MHz band in the US specifically prohibits the transmission of data, while it isn't so stringent in this (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | motors
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I know this question came up before, but can someone please tell me the effiency of the motors included with lego mindstorms?? How to they compare to the avergae electric motor?? (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: programming the Hitachi H8... (newbie question)
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Thanks for the info Steve! I've read a little about NQC and LegOS and as you describe LegOS appeals to me for the raw low-level support it offers. (...) What do you mean "setup as a cross-compiler"? I'm not familiar with that process... Is there a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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