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-- MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Length: 653 (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am sure lots of people will have seen this, but Wired has another article on Mindstorms at (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [ANN] leJOS: Replacement firmware for the RCX
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The first beta release of leJOS is out at (URL) leJOS is a Java based replacement firmware for the RCX, forked out of TinyVM ((URL) practically all of its features, plus: - There is a Windows version (CygWin not required). - Much faster Sensor API. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Gear spacings.
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(...) Something else I've thought would be handy would be a program which would take as inputs the desired positions of the input and output axles in a gear train and the desired gear ratio. Space constraints in the form of "bricks" blocking off (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Funrise treads etc.
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(...) ^*shudder* (URL) a big WOW for the sewer rat! Jürgen (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Funrise treads etc.
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I have just put a couple of pictures of the Funrise treads in use on my web page - www.borg.com\~pinkmice. I know there were a few people who had expressed interest in them after I described them here the other day. There's also a couple of views of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: (furby)tizing
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You might take a look around at (URL) or (URL) There is (was? they're a few years old) a fairly active hacking community. The autopsy theme alone is worth visiting the first site for. Complete with toe tags. You'll find a complete schematic and some (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anyone scrapped a furby for use with an rcx? There are many components inside furbies that would make good sensor components, tilt sensors, sound sensors, swithes, ect. Does anyone have thoughts on this and has anyone succsefuly taken apart a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Gear spacings.
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This may be more appropriate for lugnet.technic. There has been postings or listings of these before, but don't let that stop you. You should add the turntable gears (outside is 56t, I think) somehow. I also would rather see the vertical in mixed (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cheap motors
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:G3L5n1.BF9@lugnet.com... (...) If only we had them overhere... (...) ARE those gears called??? Gearballs? Duq (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Gear spacings.
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I've never seen a table of allowed spacings between gear wheels. (For example, two 40t gears will mesh nicely if spaced apart by three studs horizontally and 3 and one-third bricks vertically). I wrote a little program to compute all possible (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Mindstorms Book
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"Tim Hatch" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:003301c04788$a5...nt87636... (...) Sorry there are no expanders/multiplexes. The sensors part of Extreme Mindstorms book is designed to take a person with limited electronics experience (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motorize Focus on Vision Command Camera
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"Harri 'Junkarn' Manni" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.10.1...vika.se... (...) Sorry for the trauma! I have nightmares about the remaining half. How can I explain its presence in my inventory? What can I do with it? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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(...) Thx. (...) I use a 1x3 plate when I want more traction. The problem is that the plates often get ripped of when driving... I prefer the low-friction solution. I am thinking that some glue from my glue gun on each tread link will do the trick. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Robert, (...) thanks for the pictures. One may call your design a bit untraditional and questionable, but on the other side it is a pragmatic and fairly compact solution. I tried to construct a drive made of a single tire meshed with the focus (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Argh.. A totaly massacred turntable! You should warn more before showing things like this on the web.. :) (Looks excelent btw.) //Harri Manni -"Do not take life too seriously.You will never get out alive." (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi! Sorry I missed out on the discussion... hope this is not too late to be of some use. I have to agree with Andy here. This type of thing is doable- not easy, but doable. I've implemented some fairly substantial reinforcement learning algorithms (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Toys R Us in the metro NY Area (and elsewhere I suspect from the Ebay listings) is selling Znap sets on clearance. The motorized sets are going for $9.97 - far cheaper than the cost of a motor alone. They also include a short electrical cable, one (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | GFLTC at the Mindstorms Mall Tour last Saturday
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Hi all, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club had a display at the LEGO Mindstorms Mall Tour in St. Petersburg, Florida last Saturday (Nov. 4). We (KK and I) had a great time and had allot of positive feedback from the public and the LEGO people. Here (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.fl) !
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| | Re: LEGO Mindstorms Book
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----- Original Message ----- (...) Does this book also cover sensor expanders/multiplexers? Thanks, Tim (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms RIS 2.0??
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(...) Spring... 2001 Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mindstorms RIS 2.0??
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Anyone see any rumors about when RIS 2.0 might be hitting the shelves? (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: AI in RCX
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chv Yes, (URL) really a good site for this kind of stuff. I had read through it some time ago already. But still want to have more advice. Yiu (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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rch8 There is no need to apologize as everyone could has his own view. Of course, I understand that you do not have any bad intention. And I believe that there is no "bad" people in our Lego playing groups. Thanks anyway. Yiu (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Ok! I should NOT have said that programming neural-networks on the RCX is impossible, and that the only way is to use the PC. And to Yiu, I would like to say that I had no intention of detering you from this project. I agree completely with Andy (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Dear All (...) Yes, that's why I ask for your advice and help. (...) ultra-sonic sensors, so you would need to provide these yourself. The ultra-sonic sensors are already ready (Thanks to JB). They work similar to a light sensor, give reading from (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motorize Focus on Vision Command Camera
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I works quite well! (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Fay" <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G3J75I.89A@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The glue is drying. Check it out at: (URL) sawed the tabs off the large half of the Big turntable and scraped the ridge from the center hole. The gear is braced and the glue has been applied. It will be driven with a micromotor and gear train. Tune (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: AI in RCX
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I think that you should not immediately discount the idea of nueral networks in the RCX. Bert van Dam has done amazing stuff with networks on the RCX, and using no PC code. The point of the RCX is to try, learn, and invernt, not to say that it is (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motorized VC cam focusing
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If you are willing to give up a half of a large turntable, you could glue the large geared half to the rubber on the camera and drive the gear with a motor on top of the camera. A 26t gear will mesh with a gear head motor on top, but it is a bit (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How2 'count' in NQC
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I want to thank everyone who helped with the double problem of switch de-bouncing and that loops can often count continuously while the switch is in actuation. There were good suggestions about removing delays from the code and 'counting' upon (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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Tobbe, This is a nice looking model, especially with all the functions. As to more traction, you could use alternating regular chain links and tread links and mount a 1x4 plate on each tread link, studs out. I'm not sure how realistic this would (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | AI in RCX
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(...) AI on RCX] I will believe it when I actually see it. Until then, it remains to me a conceptual possibility (like all projects), but a practical impossibiltiy. My primary reason for suggesting that the goal of the project be reduced was to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Don't forget to take a look at (URL) great site for this kind of stuff. - Christophe - (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: AI on RCX - oops
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I forgot to metion.. a very good, and practical book on Neural Networks is "Machine Learning" by Tom M. Mitchell (1997). Includes theory and examples. But working with Finite State Machines is a much more reasonable starting point for RCX. rama (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: AI in RCX
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You picked a challenging project. It is not possible for the RCX to do Neural Networks alone, since the RCX does not have the command set, and is not a fast enough processor to calculate the weights of the Neural Network. Also, the RCX doesn't have (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motorized VC cam focusing
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(...) Well i havent tried anything myself but i think the most effective way would be to use a tire in contact with the lens. You've probably tried that already, but it was the first thing that came to mind. hope it helps. (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I wonder if anybody has succeeded in building a motorized focus controller for the Vision Command cam. So far I have tried several ideas but none was very effective. I am looking for better ideas. Jan (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | AI in RCX
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I want to program AI into RCX that can avoid objects by the readings of 3 three ultra-sonic sensors. I am supposed to use Neural Network. But I difficult as the programming is limited by the RCX (even RCX 2.0 is used) Would you be kind enough to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How2 'count' in NQC
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In lugnet.robotics, Jerry Kalpin writes: [SNIP] (...) There is an EDGE mode available through the firmware that only counts transitions between pressed and non-pressed (actually some raw threshold value if I remember correctly) states. This sensor (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How2 'count' in NQC
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I have noticed this ongoing thread about the difficulties of debouncing and counting switch closures, and I must say that it is a very real problem anywhere electromechanical switches are interfaced to electronics which is orders of magnitude (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How2 'count' in NQC
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Steve, this is the third time you have helped me, and this time you obviously spent a lot of time working out the alternatives. First of all, the Wait (DELAY); in my inept code was not to flash every half second. It was to prevent additional counts (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Radio Controlled Tank - tread lightly.
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(...) Yes, please! :) Have to check if they sell Funrise brand toys here in Sweden. //Harri Manni -"Do not take life too seriously.You will never get out alive." (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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(...) Here's an idea you can try to have them slip a bit less. Do you have the ordinary chain links too? Then ones without the wide tread? If so use an ordinary chain link for every third link, say. Like this: ##=##=##=##= Perhaps this will give (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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(...) Thanks :) (...) Yes, they sure were. One of 'em I even managed to scare twice, first when the tank entered the room and then when it actually fired a projectile :) To bad it takes almost half a minute to set the cannon horisontally, I have to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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(...) Thanks! So do I :) (...) It's from before my dark ages, mainly the 8851 Excavator and the 8660 Arctic Rescue, I also got two with the 8843 Fork Lift truck. They usually look better then they work since they tend to slip a lot, but in this case (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Palm Hardware Interface idea? + other stuff
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(...) It's basically the same serial data connection as the RCX. It just uses radio for transmission instead of infrared, so it goes around corners and has a longer range. Jürgen (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX 2
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(...) You can start by doing some searches on this newsgroup for the 3 or so discussions on this very topic. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How2 'count' in NQC
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(...) The sensor returns 1 for as long as it's held down. In your code: (...) You are actually counting how long the switch is held down - in units of about a half second. So if you press and hold the switch for ten seconds, you'll get a count of (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX2
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(...) Right now, it's just a different firmware package that you can download into any RCX. You can get a copy on the main Lego site and upgrade your RCX 1.0 or 1.5 to the 2.0 software level...it's a significant improvement if you use NQC - it adds (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX 2
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Hi, heh... and what is RCX2 ? Where can I find some infos about differences between RCX and RCX2 ? Thanx. Norbi (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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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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| | Re: Old idea or new idea?
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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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| | Old idea or new idea?
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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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| | RCX respond time
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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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| | Mini-Robomind
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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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| | Re: Radio Controlled Tank.
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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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| | Re: MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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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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(...) Nice work Tobbe! For some reason it reminds me of the tank in the Tank Girl movie, a good feature if you ask me :-) I'm looking forward to seeing the mpegs. Where on earth did you get all the wide caterpillar tracks BTW? Getting that amount (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Radio Controlled Tank.
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(...) Thank you! (...) *think* Thread is perhaps a better word, I struggled a tad on that one. My ex. co-worker stole back her dictionary when she left, dang! *searching* Technica, which is a nomine for cool site of the week BTW, claims it's labeled (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <tnt@arnesson.nu> wrote in message news:3a01462c.517105...net.com... (...) Very nice! How many 8480 did you use, and where did you find the tracks (threads?) ;-) *Gimme some* /J (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX2
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Hi, heh... and what is RCX2 ? Where can I find some infos about differences between RCX and RCX2 ? Thanx. Norbi (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MOC: Radio Controlled Tank.
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Hi. Here's a tank I made during the weekend, it has radio controll so beware LEGO purists ,) (URL) used a five channel radio, five servos, five polarity switches and five motors to make this work. It has two motors for drive, left and right track, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics) !
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| | Re: >>> RIS vs. RDS <<<
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You can use NQC language in Scout, you can use touch and light sensor in Scout, I think it is better than RCX and similar with RCX2, except it only 2 input and output port and can't use rotation and temperature sensor. Zhengrong (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Inventory for DDK?
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I agree, you can use Scout with touch sensor, then light sensor, although there is no any official information about this, I tried, light sensor can be used in Scout. Zhengrong (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Navigation
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I hear that someone had done an intelligent navigation system (with path and motion planning) that can avoid hitting object by infer-red/ultrasonic sensors. I am very interested in this project. Could any one of you give me more information on that? (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) One is for making inventions and the other is for making discoveries. --Todd (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I apologise if this has been discussed before ... but speaking of other languages ... What options do we have to do some real Java development for the RCX? I think there are two or three different implementations. I seem to remember TinyVm and leJOS (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) RDS is priced at $68 in my local 'Frys' computer outlet. (On i20 just south of Arlington Texas). Now that the Scout is programmable, I decided to get two RDS sets - and I'm tempted to get more. Techniques to give instructions to multiple (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello all, Has anyone ever tried using Ada to program the RCX? Kev. (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Inventory for DDK?
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(...) Have a look in lugnet.db.inv. I have uploaded inventory of DDK (9748) and DSDK (9754). Marc Klein (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Inventory for DDK?
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I've never been compulsive enough (no offence anyone!) to inventory, but at 657 pieces it's 7.6 cents a piece, which in my book is a OK / good deal. Lot's of white.....I'm not sure I'd buy it just for parts, but if you had a RCX or a Scout and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Does anyone have an inventory of the 652 parts in the DDK? I looked over the obvious places on Lugnet to no avail. Is it worth it at $50? --Jack Gregory (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I'm trying to get hold of a fair few rack pieces (#3743), but I don't seem to be having much look finding the pieces for sale anywhere.... does anyone know of anyone, online or otherwise where I might find these little bits in the uk ? thaks - (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually the Scout IS programmable with a computer. Just not out of the box... Dean (...) -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's what I meant. Sigh. (...) Well does LEGO consider it proper to use the Train transformers? If not then what IS the best rating to be using for the RCX? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Lego never sold a power adapter for the RCX in the US. You can get one from the Dacta division, through Pitsco Lego Dacta. At one time it was physically different from the adapter found in the Trains sets. The current Dacta catalog shows one that (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Getting hold of lego chains
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Shop @ Home used to have a service pack, but I think it's not available anymore. Pitsco-LegoDacta sells them as spare parts. The set number is W779937. It contains 108 links for $6.50, plus shipping. Online ordering is available. Go to (URL) then (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Dean Husby" <wrote : (...) Europe) (...) (amplitude) of (...) the (...) to 9V (...) I don't know the specs of the Lego-adapter but I suppose that the continantal(Europe) adapter difference from the american one's because they(Eur.) work with a (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Getting hold of lego chains
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How do we get our hands on Lego chains, the only thing I've seen is that monster pulling thingy. I don't like buying sets as I like having to be sparing with the bits making my Bots lighter with more interesting structures. Any help? (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Doesn't Lego Sell the same power adapter for RCX as they do for Trains? I've been using that one with no problems so far... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Pfff. Trying after three hours there was no problem. I will thank everyone. I got some realy usefull replies. Thanks, Regards, Eelco Kooiker (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Blowed up?
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(...) hours, (...) Al rihgt , something about powersupply's, The vallue written on a AC (alternating current)powersupply is the effective-value (that means its the amount of energy of it) . When AC is rectified and become DC after the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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If there is, I don't know about it. I'd love to participate. Let me know if you need any help! Jason (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello Folks, It has been a while since I participated here (my brick collection was flooded last winter!) and I am glad to see the community is even more active than I remember. One of the activities I enjoyed most last year was participating in (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Is the battery in your IR tower okay? I don't know what the chances are, but you might want to check that before getting a new RCX. -Kekoa (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The RIS includes the RCX which is programmable with a computer. The RDS includes the Scout which is not programmable with a computer. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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