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Re: VLL *input* for RCX/CyberMaster (in NQC) ?
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:01:32 GMT
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Marco C. <(marco@soporcel.pt)nospam()>
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At 15:09 13-12-2000 +0000, Marco C. wrote:
> Is there already any NQC code for *reading* VLL ?
Progress report:
I decided to completly redo the Shigeru Makino's (mac@research.co.jp)
libvll.nqc approach.
My pBrick Serial Comms lib will not calculate the 3 bit checksum in
real-time. It's cpu time consuming.
I think it's faster to have'm all pre-calculated in 127 NQC #define
statements.
I've already made this "table".
(AFAIK there are a total of 62 possible codes not used by MicroScout nor by
CodePilot that can be used for customized rcx<->cybermaster message/command
communication)
I'm also thinking (must test it 1st) of using this approach to the actual
sending sequence, scrapping away the bit by bit crunching NQC rotine.
On one hand, I can have something like this and have a rotine accepting the
decimal code and decompose the 10 bit code:
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// VLL code table dec bin chk data
#define mcVLLcode000 896 // 111 0000000
#define mcVLLcode005 133 // 001 0000101
#define mcVLLcode062 958 // 111 0111110
// CodePilot VLL commands
#define mcVLLcpFWD mcVLLcode000 // 0 Motor Forward
#define mcVLLcpHelicopter mcVLLcode005 // 5 Sound - Helicopter
// Available codes for custom VLL commands
#define mcVLLxxFALSE mcVLLcode062 // False, No, Off
...
on the other, I can have the VLL code table with predefined cmd sequences
like this:
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// abrevdefs - 0/1
#ifdef mcVLLdirectOUT
#define _0 Off(_oP);wait(_0T);Float(_oP);wait(_1T)
#define _1 Off(_oP);wait(_1T);Float(_oP);wait(_0T)
#else
#ifdef mcVLLlightOUT
#define _0 On(_oP);wait(_0T);Off(_oP);wait(_1T)
#define _1 On(_oP);wait(_1T);Off(_oP);wait(_0T)
#else
#ifdef mcVLLlightsensorOUT
#define _0 SetSensor(_oP,_1S);wait(_0T);SetSensor(_oP,_0S);wait(_1T)
#define _1 SetSensor(_oP,_1S);wait(_1T);SetSensor(_oP,_0S);wait(_0T)
...
// VLL code table
#define mcVLLcode000 _1;_1;_1; _0;_0;_0;_0;_0;_0;_0
...
Must check the balance between speed vs. memory occupied, if lot of VLL
commands are to be sent/used to another VLL-enabled pBrick.
All combinations of Output Ports/Medium will be handled:
Direct (Electric) Output through OUT port (RCX->CyberMaster)
Light Output through OUT port (LEGO Lamp or Fiber Optics)
Light Output through IN port (Light sensor's LED)
Future step: do the, if at all possible, input in NQC.
It'll handle all possible combinations of Input Ports/Medium:
Direct (Electric) Input through IN port (CyberMaster<-RCX)
Light Input through IN port (Light sensor's LED)
Any thought's, ideas, comments are welcome.
Marco C. aka McViper aka MediaCult
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Work mailto:mcviper@geocities.com
Home mailto:mcviper@clix.pt
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| Is there already any NQC code for *reading* VLL ? I've adapted the libvll.nqc to work *also* with direct connections (OUT port ->lego standard electrical wire-> IN port) using the Off() & Float() mainly for CyberMaster<->RCX comms [Note: By mistake, (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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