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(...) As Dean Husby said in a reply to your "Communication between the RCX and the Cybermaster" thread, and as it has been discussed by me and others already in older threads, it's pretty safe to connect directly the CM's OUT to a RCX IN, and doing (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think that everyone who thinks that to have intellegence you must have a computer communication system. Look at what Bert van Dam did, and only using the RCX. More complicated, independent robots could be built, but everyone sees the home computer (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ooh -- if you're a fan of the old-style Toggle Joints with teeth, jump on that 5289. There are 4 of the old 2L Gray Toggle Joints and 4 of the old gray piston rods with opposing side studs. The rest of the parts aren't particularly uncommon (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space)
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(...) I ran into the same problem with the LEGO Studios MovieMaker set. I am having to switch from Win2000 to WinME to run the Studios Software. S@H was telling people (including me) that it would work in Win2000. Tech support confirmed thta it will (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Looks like most of your questions have been answered, but I'll add a couple points ... The camera is variable focus - you have to manually rotate a focus ring on the front of the camera (like similar PC cameras). I wish LEGO would have built gear (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Fair enough - I can't think of anything better to do with a Jar-Jar minifig either! :-) Weeellll - you are only *just* marginally, arguably, maybe wrong. Nobody should assume that they'll get the Lego camera working under Win95 - the obstacles (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I thought there were a bunch of them on the NQC homepage - if you can't find them, email me and I'll send you a bunch of NQC programs I've been playing with and whatever examples I havn't "modified to death". (...) Functions are 'inline' code (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Every one that shipped after the OEM update came out shipped with the latest OEM version of Windows 95. See that sticker on your computer that says "Designed for Microsoft Windows xx"? OEM's want to be able to put that sticker on their computers. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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same thing as another poster. I'd hardly call it an event. The one here in chicago had a wall climber, two of the new droid robots, and some p.c.'s set up running lego ads. That was it. The wall climber is neat to see, but hardly worth a trip. hope (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Rats! I hate the taste of plastic. :) Thanks for the article. Of course, it's worth noting that the only way to get these OEM versions is to buy a computer with it installed! I wonder how many machines shipped that had the update? --Doug Wilcox (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Doug, better start chewing on at least an arm. The original retail version of Windows 95 did indeed not support USB. But starting with OEM Service Release 2, USB support was added to Windows 95. See (URL) software vendors may choose to not test new (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Not really, else I would have used one of the AI groups :) (...) Well, if you are trying to make a copy of some simple machinery, like your toaster with it's timer etc, it hasn't. But if you want to make your robots do more than just get stuck (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, I think it is important to differentiate between these three "modes of thought". I think they are among the more important parts of our mind, and that it won't be a bad idea to copy nature into our programs and robots. The reason I think (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Get a copy of RcxCC by Mark Overmars ((URL) is a great interface for programming NQC and has a tutorial that might have some examples you can use. (...) The main differences are: 1) Functions can have arguments and subroutines not. 2) If you (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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(...) I am a programmer a so I will try to answer some of your questions. 1) I think the NQC distribution has some examples. D. Baum's book : The Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms" is excellent and has very useful examples. I may have not gotten (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have a couple of basic AI applications on my website at www.bvandam.net using the Mindstorm, Scout, Cybermaster or PC. Bert -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Gawel Boguta <gawel@adgam.com.pl> Aan: lego <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Datum: dinsdag (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Finally i decided to use NQC, the Lego Programmer was too much limited, and others system to program the RCX where still limited;in the other hand ,however, i do not want to get under the firmware. Ok ,i downloaded the firmware 2.0 ,the NQC+Manual (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) On the front page of my Windows 95 manual, it says "USB support". I wonder if I can use Vision Command on my system? Do anybody know just what kind of Logitech camera it is based on? Perhaps one can grab some shareware software from the net to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Peter, Did you know that building plans for the robots from my book are online? (URL) includes a clever arm designed by Ben Williamson and also exhibits a directional transmission. (Note that Minerva 1.5 includes a slightly different directional (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: AI, AI & AC
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(...) Nope. This is a Lego *robotics* list, that talks about: Robot hardware = pBrick (RCX/CyberMAster/Sco...)+LEGO+... Robot software = pBrick code+PC/Mac/... code So, if you do, like me, real time image processing/analysis/...rpretation with the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) RCX could have problems with AI algorythm offcourse, but I'm working on such a problem. I use PC to do all computation, and I communicate with RCX through IR port to get data from it and to send orders. I would like to use AI algorythms and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) All very wonderful I'm sure - but isn't it just a *tad* off-topic? This has essentially nothing to do with either robotics or Lego. There is nowhere close to enough computing resources in anything people are likely to have in a Lego robot to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, I'm coaching this elementary school robotics team, and it would really help these kids (many of whom have never built with LEGO in any significant way before (the disadvantage of LEGO cost and Jrization!)) if they could see some samples of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Install on Win98 aas follows: 1. Export the registry to a text file 2. Get a complete directory listing of your primary drive (I have an ls, so I would do ls -lR from c:\) 3. Install the VC SW 4. Export the registry to another text file 5. Get a (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've had similar thoughts though I don't have a clue as to where to being. I've done some checking with a dependancy checker and I've monkeyed with the .ini files all of course to to avail. If anyone has a direction to point me I'de be much obliged. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | lego robt competition
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Hi LEGO robotics fans, I am organizing the “First Internet Robot Contest”, a robotics paper contest. Submit your bot in the “LEGO robot category” and win one of the following LEGO prizes: - three LEGO Droid Developer Kits - three LEGO Vision Comand (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello LEGO robotics fans, I am organizing the “First Internet Robot Contest”, a robotics paper contest. Submit your bot in the “LEGO robot category” and win one of the following LEGO prizes: - three LEGO Droid Developer Kits - three LEGO Vision (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) this is (...) Why do all of these begin with the word Artificial? Don't you mean to say that our mind operates with "intelligence", "intuition" and "consciousness"? What exactly is the difference between Artificial Consciousness and "real" (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Everybody today is talking about Artificial Intelligence. I think this is only one of (at least!!!) three different elements our mind is using: AI: Artificial Intelligence. This is in my opinion just the ability to make logical choices. So any (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm willing to bet that the issue here isn't even technical (as far as the software is concerned). It is probably the installer script which was written to check if the platform is for Win 98 or NT - and when it doesn't find either, it doesn't let (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Parts - Lego or not
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(...) It's not just you :-) Recently I managed a workaround to this exact situation with a 16 tooth gear by placing 1x2 tiles on the bottom plate. The gear then rests on those tiles. Of course, I fully expect to find concave crescents eroded in (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Motion/Tilt Sensor from Analog Devices and the RCX
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hi, just some additional information of how people use the sensor: (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Motion/Tilt Sensor from Analog Devices and the RCX
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Not exactly.... The output is an analog voltage, meaning it's not exactly a digital TTL 0 volts or 5 volts, but ranges from 200mv (call this low) to Vcc-200mv (call this high). But this is a PWM output, meaning that with the chip stationary with (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi LEGO robotics fans, I am organizing the “First Internet Robot Contest”, a robotics paper contest. Submit your bot in the “LEGO robot category” and win one of the following LEGO prizes: - three LEGO Droid Developer Kits - three LEGO Vision Comand (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motion/Tilt Sensor from Analog Devices and the RCX
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Sorry for my ignorance, but doesnt the datasheets mention that it contains both analog and digital outputs and either may be used. Ram (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Meaning of lettering on white gearwheel.
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"John Coppola" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:4.3.2.7.2.20001....net.au... (...) ft-lb as in length * force (torque or moment, not to be confused with momentum which is force*time or mass*velocity) not length/force. (...) This is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Scout SDK
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Hi Mauro The link is (URL) take a look at (URL) just search hte newsgroup for vll. There's a lot of stuff out there... :o) <>s Ricardo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mauro Vianna" <mauro_vianna@hotmail.com> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatic actuators
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8462 is best. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Motion/Tilt Sensor from Analog Devices and the RCX
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From looking at the data sheets, it's going to be a bit more of a project than just "hooking it up". At a minimum you'll need to have a small micro to decode the dual PWM outputs, and they (AD) have a data sheet describing the use of a Parallax (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Robotized panoramic head
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Hi everybody! I recently uploaded on my site PanoBot2, a RCX-controlled panoramic photography head, which can be build with RIS 1.5. See it, along with full building instructions, LeoCad files and sample panorama photographs at (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Meaning of lettering on white gearwheel.
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Ncm is the metric measure for torque, imperial is ft/lb's hence 5Ncm is the the amount of torque required before the gear will 'slip', 2.5Ncm before it will engage again. the difference is the hysterisis. one would assume that Lego has a range of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Meaning of lettering on white gearwheel.
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(...) teeth (...) rotation (...) As far as I can tell, the minimum "breakaway" torque would be 2.5 Ncm (which would be Newtons*cm, or 2.5 Newtons weight, hung 1 cm out, or 1 Newton hung 2.5 cm out (about .22 of a lb, at 1" radius for those of you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) is (...) teeth (...) is (...) rotation (...) further? I'm not a real physicist so I'm taking the risk to add confusion instead of knowledge :-) I heard that the 2.5 and 5.0 numbers refer to the threesholds the gear starts to slip in the two (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Meaning of lettering on white gearwheel.
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(...) I do know they seem to wear out REALLY fast and no longer work as new ones... Mine can now barely turn it's self with out slipping. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Scout SDK
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Hi Mauro The link is (URL) take a look at (URL) just search hte newsgroup for vll. There's a lot of stuff out there... :o) <>s Ricardo (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Meaning of lettering on white gearwheel.
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(...) I think Ncm is Newtons per centimeter, but I can't remember how a Newton is defined. So, if you're spinning the drive shaft, and the counter force on the gear teeth is less than 2.5 Ncm, you're fine. If the counter force on the gear teeth is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Scout SDK
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(...) I would try looking for it at www.legomindstorms.com --Todd (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Pneumatic actuators
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Hi, Can anyone tell me in witch set I can find pneumatic actuators and pumps. Thanks from Argentina Luis Alberto González luis_gonzalez@radar.com.ar ARGENTINA (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Meaning of lettering on white gearwheel.
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On the white 'slipping clutch' 24t gearwheel part is written: 2.5 5.0 Ncm 2.5 5.0 Ncm What is the significance of this? (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Scout SDK
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Hi, I'm looking for the Scout SDK at www.mindstorms.com but I can't find it. Is it still available? I'd like more information about the VLL protocol... Thanks, Mauro Vianna (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motion/Tilt Sensor from Analog Devices and the RCX
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BTW, the Duplo MyBot control unit must have a similar sensor built in. It detects acceleration or tilt in four different directions. It's a closed system however, powered by 2 AA batteries. The set is $50 - not a cheap source for ripping apart for (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Rotation sensor
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(...) <set:9756> alone or <set:3801> as part of the Ultimate Accessory Set. BEN GATRELLE (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Rotation sensor
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Can any one tell me the S@H order number for the rotation sensor? Thank you (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Motion/Tilt Sensor from Analog Devices and the RCX
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Hi, I just order two free samples of Analog Devices ADXL202E at (URL) Anyone know if this can be hooked up to the RCX? Ram PS: Try to get a free subscription to "Sensors". It is a really cool magazine... (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Resistances of touch sensors and lamps
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Using the more restrictive criteria that the resistors only come from Radio Shack retail stores, you can't build a bullet proof four switch mux. However, I came up with a similar conclusion about the range of resistor values to use because of the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command camera questions
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(...) What?!?!?! Oh man, I didn't even try, I'm moving to 2000 in a week. Damn! C'mon LEGO(r) if your only going to support Windows THEN support Windows... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command camera questions
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its important to state that while the camera will work with Win 2k, the software will not. Doesn't even let you *try* and install it. If you're using 2k you basically have bought yourself an expensive web-cam. -Ryan ----- Original Message ----- (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command camera questions
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(...) I can answer a few of your questions. I was able to play with the Cam Last night. (...) It's USB so it requires That windows supports it. 98 and 98SE do as well as 2000. Win95 and Nt 4 & under do not. Win95OSR2 MAY support it as it had limited (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vision Command camera questions
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Hi, I have a few questions about the camera in the Vision Command set. Sorry if these are FAQs. Does it work on Windows 95? The box says that Windows 98 is required. Does it have any adjustable focus at all or is it just a fix focus camera? What is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Animation for Dark Side Developer Kit
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(...) Hee hee. "Actual product does not fire lasers." Hee hee. Alan (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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I'm a senior Computer Engineering major at Wright State University working on my senior design project using Lego Mindstorms. I'm writing a compiler to translate ASM State Charts to LASM code. The problem is, I'm having trouble finding information (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Animation for Dark Side Developer Kit
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(...) Yeah, someone posted about this a while ago. I like the way the snowspeeders get blowup and the minifigs walk away unharmed. Reminds me of GI Joe cartoon. Noone ever died. They always managed to parachute out or something. BEN GATRELLE (remove (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | New Animation for Dark Side Developer Kit
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Hey LUGNET. Just thought I'd point out the new stop-animation Flash piece now online at: (URL) the animation are a couple of pages about the LEGO MINDSTORMS Dark Side Developer Kit. Keep it real. Kiernan Mathews Producer, LEGO Direct (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars) !
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| | Parts - Lego or not
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Is it just me or do other people have problems when they build gear mechanisms sandwiched between technic plates? I tend to get noise, if not actual jamming due to the hub design interfering with the studs adjacent to the holes. Of course you can (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Use the EVENT_LIGHT_CLICK on Scout
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(...) My guess would be it's no where near bright enough to register. It's looking for a SUDDEN change from dark to LIGHT and back to dark... You'd be better off using the IR to trigger that. In the Scout SDK there is a avoidance program. Maybe you (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Use the EVENT_LIGHT_CLICK on Scout
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Help! I want to use NQC 2.2r1 to program the scout the monitor the flash light reflect from some obstacle. I use the VLL as the light source. Here is the source. task main() { On(OUT_C); SetSensorClickTime(100); monitor(EVENT_LIGHT_CLICK) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: programming the Hitachi H8... (newbie question)
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Try these URLs: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms mall tour
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John Saylor (08:17 PM 10.11.2000) wrote: >Does anyone know anything about this "event"? I posted this when I took my 11 year old at the end of September: ---...--- Hi all; My 11 year old and I head out locally to the Mindstorms 2000 Mall Tour this (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Does anyone know anything about this "event"? It's coming to Newton this weekend and I wanted to know if it was worth the trip. (25 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Stores in Canada
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(...) [snip] (...) G'day Joseph, You may be interested in my post regarding my second visit to the one in St. Jacobs: (URL) D. Jackson, LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (25 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Stores in Canada
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(...) where (...) must (...) full (...) ID'd (...) Lego (...) to (...) bought a (...) and (...) Hi, I've been searching everywhere for a store like what you described. Can you give me more info on the store like the address and number? Are there (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Is Extreme Creatures Good? FOS stuff
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I'd vote that at half price, the Extreme Creatures set is a pretty good deal (full price is too much for the piece count), but mostly because of the fiber-optics--although I will say the Constructopedia pushes the user in the direction of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Stores in Canada
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Any chance you still have their phone number? Thanks! (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Stores in Canada
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Were there any older System sets in that warehouse (eg. Pirates, Royal Knights, Cowboys, Pre-Jr. Town...)? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Lego Stores in Canada
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I just came back from the St Jacobs Outlet Mall, near Waterloo Ontario, where I discovered a Lego Store. It is not associated with Lego (they say). However, they do have lot quantities of kits at reduced prices, so there must be some connection. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Is Extreme Creatures Good? FOS stuff
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Time to jump in.... The FOS uses a small surface mount LED. It's about 2.5mm x 3 mm and mounted to a thin PCB. There are what look like diodes and what I would guess are current limiting resistors on the board also, so good luck trying to have (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Datalog
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Yes. They can sell parts (all of them :), and we can make firmware for the RCX. That way they would not have to spend resources in devloping new software, and we could get the ultimate RCX firmware. Andy (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Datalog
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(...) It is difficult to see how they could even think they did. Byte code interpretation was a well used implementation technique for Pascal systems back as far as the 70s. UCSD Pascal being one of the best known examples. I think Visual Basic (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: help spirit
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(...) It's on your MindStorms CD rom. Just do a Windows FIND for the file your looking for on the CD... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Where can I download the SPIRIT.OCX Edu (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Are you seeking for new uses in your Vision Command camera? Safari is a set of ActiveX Objects that detects barcode tags from the video source connected to your PC. You can incorporate these ActiveX Objects into your robotics application written in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If we could duplicate the firmware's functions for "the standard" and create a "super set" on top of it for other functions we could really make the RCX a powerful beast. Picture this... Firmware with options when installing it. Do you want (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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