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(...) Wow...this creation looks awesome. Great work! (...) Heheh...That seems like it would be really neat...they must have been quite surprised :-) As a side note, does anyone know how one can get extra polarity switches? They appear in some older (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) idea (...) Lego uses standard TV remote control technology, but passes ASCII serial data instead of TV REMOTE commands. Before Mindstorms was around, I built (and sold a few) battery operated control units for use with Lego motors. This (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | How2 'count' in NQC
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In NQC you count by adding 1 to a variable like this: int counter; counter += 1 But it's hard to know *how much* you have counted; however, you can build a little program to (say) flash a light when you reach a certain count. I have spent about 4 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Blowed up?
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> schreef in bericht news:39FF5AFC.56C070...a.bc.ca... (...) from (...) It (...) interchangable. (...) then (...) In my opinion, 9V DC 500mA to 1A or 8V AC 500mA to 1A Answers this your question ? Rik (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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"John Barnes" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> schreef in bericht news:4.2.0.58.200011...lserver... (...) but the problem is , Lego doesn't used a standard IR-protocol but a carier-based IR-communication. And that means filters demodulation and a lot of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX respond time
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"Eelco Kooiker" <eelco@kooiker.demon.nl> schreef in bericht news:G3EsvE.BI1@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) each (...) 3 (...) excelent work of Kekoa Proudfoot (Tolkien ?) speaks about 10mS clicks in with a task is activated, so I presume that there (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Old idea or new idea?
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Ralph Hempel wrote: >Sounds like the MIT "Cricket" to me John.... >As an embedded guy yourself, you know this means distributing >power to each brick with its own battery, unless you want a wire >in which case you might as well use a standard serial (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Old idea or new idea?
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(...) Sounds like the MIT "Cricket" to me John.... As an embedded guy yourself, you know this means distributing power to each brick with its own battery, unless you want a wire in which case you might as well use a standard serial link :-) Maybe (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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While pondering the merits of various schemes for adding more I/O to the RCX, and having already built a few different schemes myself just to be able to test drive them, I was struck by the interesting possiblity of seriously extending the RCX my (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Palm Hardware Interface idea?
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Got some specs for the SV200 controller board that the PPRK uses: The SV203 is a Microchip PIC16C73 microcontroller based servo motor controller board. It accepts RS232 serial data signal from a host computer and outputs PWM (pulse width modulated) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | RE: Palm Hardware Interface idea? + other stuff
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yes, cool idea. I have a learning curve to go through, but I'd be interested in pursuing this. Incidentally, it was that palm kit mentioned on slashdot (actually I got there via Wired.com) that I'm waiting on... acroname.com have created a kit under (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Palm Hardware Interface idea?
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(...) <snip> (...) Hmmm...I was thinking about this after I saw the Palm Pilot based robot kit on Slashdot. How about a modified interface board that connects with the Palm Pilot via the serial port and then it has an array of RCX compatible Inputs (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have some questions about the RCX. When I make a very simple program: Turn on motor A when Touchsensor 1 is pressed. How long takes it when I press the touchsensor before the motor is turning? 1 clockcylce of the CPU? When I make a program where (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was wondering how many people out there have used the Mini-Robomind? (URL) you have and you've set up a web-page or have experienced any trials or tribulations I'd like to hear about them? Please let me know as we are considering using this board (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Radio Controlled Tank - tread lightly.
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Treads are a subject of particular interest to me. Most of my constructions are done with 100% pure Lego with the exception of my various sensors of course which often form the raison d'etre for building them in the first place. Treads are a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Those treads are a Dacta item. You can bulk order them. They are somewhat slippery for use as treads. They are like the chain links with an extra bar molded over the top of each link. I think Dacta calls them conveyer belt links. (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Java (was Ada)
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(...) As the original author of both systems, whatever I say is going to be biased. You might want to post your question at tinyvm-discussion@li...forge.net. I've received a lot of praise for these systems, so I guess people do like them. There are (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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hehe, that's pretty cool - at the very least you inspired me to stop lurking and post I'm a mindstorms newbie, just got a set last week (I decided I couldn't afford a cye to start messing with robotics and I'm still waiting for delivery of a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Foosball table
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(...) Not me, but avery good suggestion. Does the RCX have enough outputs? I assume by a football table you mean the ones with the players on bars across it that rotate or slide across laterally? Of course if you were designing a robot to play in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.sports, lugnet.build, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.robotics)
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