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Shit, the white spaces haven't the same size as in the editor. (perhaps better now) ^ 1 O_/_O 4 | | 2 O O 5 3 O O 6 Rainer (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I may be wrong, but I opened one of them and don't find any resistor ?!?! Are there perhaps different versions of touch sensors ?? Or is the black contact in the switch the resistor ?? (Or is a 500 ohm resistor in the RCX at its input ?) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Hi Anyone one the list from South Africa, if so it would be nice to hear from you. Also, does anyone know how to get extra motors, sensors, ... in South Africa? Regards Mike (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It's like this : ^ 1 O_/_O 4 | | 2 O O 5 3 O O 6 ^ - marks the yellow button _/_ should be the switch 1 and 2 are connected 4 and 5 are connected the switch is between 1 and 4 (or 2 - 4 or 1 - 4 or 1 - 5) Understandable ???? Rainer (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:G67yvA.LJ0@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) I (...) No, since it contains a 500 ohm resistor it wouldn't make a very good switch. -a (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've been thinking about this. It would be great to use it as a switch but I haven't found the logic in it yet. I've used some trial and error to try to find the correct wire positioning but I think I'll have to bring out my multimeter and (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) yup, any language that relies on the standard firmware, like Dave Baum's NQC or any other that makes use of spirit.ocx api NQC page -> (URL) New Year Marco C. aka McViper aka MediaCult ___...___ Work mailto:mcviper@geocities.com Home (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Can the touch sensor be used as a momentary switch? (without RCX)
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(...) Yes you can ! It isn't anything else but a momentary switch ! You have to connect your wire to one of the two pins on the right and one of the two pins on the left. (Or connect your wire to the holes of the touch sensor - there are two little (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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I never bothered picking up a Mindstorms set, as I have enough trouble finding time for more traditional building and I know I wouldn't get good use from the RCX. So I don't have a touch sensor of my own. But I'm wondering if it can be used for (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | RCX games.
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Someone asked about games requiring 2 RCX's - I don't have one - but here is my humble submission of a game for *one* RCX that's a lot of fun for the children. Extending it to work with two RCX's (or in my case, an RCX and 3 scouts) will be left as (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just purchased ROBOLAB from Pitsco/Dacta. It appears to run on a PowerPC only. I've seen Lego robot demos that go way back. Is there a non PowerPC version of ROBOLAB? --Robert (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have devised a method to use two motors to drive 4 output shafts, in either a forward or backward direction. One motor drives the output shaft, while the other selects which shaft is driven. I have a rough mlcad file of the test bed device, which (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, I am going to try to order the book by Jin Sato. It has the building instructions for the MIBO dog robot. I wanted to know if anyone else would be interested? If 5 people get one the cost would be ~$30 each, Including shipping to the US! (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ris 1.5 cd bad????
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hi and HELP!! I tried to install the RIS ver 1.5 and the Install program hung up. THe computer said the CD ROM was unreadable? Has anyone had this problem? I would like to get this running for XMAS. Any info or help would be appreciated. Is there (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Need games for 2 RCX's
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(...) You could do what I do: fight them! Right now I have an RCX powered bot with lifting arm ready to go against a Scout/Microscout powered bot with a rotating pike. It is fun! And a lot better than fighting with Slizers or Cyberslam. If you only (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The holiday has brought a mate for my original RCX, and we are seeking things to do with the two, using messages or whatever. I remember a few posts about some kind of tag, but the search function is down. Any ideas or pointers appreciated. --Jack (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MindStorms VB Programming Issues
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Hi there ! 1. Do you know if it exist any VB programming issues with the "Vision Commander"(webcam) only ? (I'd like to use the SPIRIT.OCX or an other way to build VB app's with the Vision Commander only.) 2. If not, is the only way to code in VB (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mindstorms Upgrade kit???
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Hey Y'all: Whereas the search function on Lugnet is down, could someone please repost the details of the Mindstorms upgrade kit that one could obtain from S@H some time ago? I guess the order # and the qualification details would be all I'd need, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Battery Eliminator
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(...) Hart, The battery eliminator is generally used for low current appliances like transistor radios. It will not have enough power to drive a motor at full capacity. Put another way, a 9V battery can supply a lot of current at 9V, but the battery (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | How to program cybermaster
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Is there any utilities I can use to program the cybermaster apart from the program that comes along when I buy it? Greetings Christian (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Battery Eliminator
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All, I got tried of always changing batteries so I purchased a 9V Battery Eliminator from Radio Shack (273-1552) and connected it to a 9V battery box by soldering on 9v battery leads that snap on the 9V Battery Eliminator. I used a volt meter to (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Newbie questions
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(...) It really depends on what you want your robot to do. A robot that needs raw speed over smooth ground will probably want some nice wide, grippy wheels - but a robot that needs to run on rougher terrain might need larger wheels. If you need (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Newbie questions
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Hello! I've just gotten an RIS 1.5 set for Christmas, and was wondering what sort of drive would be best to use for my first major robot (I've completed all those in the constructopedia). Also, what do you recommend to do program-wise? Should I (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: i need help locating parts please help
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(...) Hi The Exploration Mars expansion set has 4 suspension and steering parts. It's a bit expensive if that all you want from it, but it does have many other useful elements. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi. I don't know where you can find the whole suspension set but it seens that most pieces are very common to technic models, except for the shock absorbers and the steering pieces. You can find 1 shock absorber in set 8251 (sonic cycle). It may (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am looking for 2 sets of the suspension system off of 8858 mountain rambler I will be willing to pay around $5-15 per set of the suspension system. A photo of this set can be found at ((URL) Also I am looking for 6 1.25 pneumatic cylinders for a (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Tilt Sensors
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(...) Also, as I mentioned in another post, legOS had a bug where it would gain or lose total counts sometimes. I don't know if the default fw is susceptable to this but I'm sure I tested it and mentioned it if you search the legOS archives from (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I made a pendulum based on a rotation sensor with some gearing but it wasn't very responsive. I got bogged down fixing bugs in the legOS rotation sensor code (since losing or adding a count meant seeking permanent TILT instead of level!). For (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've built a self-leveling platform using a pendulum and light sensor approach. The response time of the pendulum is not very fast, but the platform does not move very fast either, so it works reasonably well. Details can be found here: (URL) that (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Java and Mindstorms
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You can try leJOS at (URL) It only needs a free C compiler and the Java development environment. If you get the Windows version, you do not need the C compiler. I have written a interface for leJOS commands that is available at (URL) It provides an (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Java and Mindstorms
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I have found a few starts at interfaces to Mindstorms with Java but they seem overly complex. There is a package for Smalltalk that used the sprite.ocx call Bot-Kit that seems much more direct and straight forward. I wonder if there is an equivalent (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: motor speed
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(...) No, I don't think so. (...) You can gear it up, but it seems you don't want to. (...) The older motor (e.g. in space shuttle 8480) turns much faster, but overall it is less efficient than the new one. Jürgen (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Armed RCXs
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(...) You can find a picture of the "shooter" here (900 Ko): (URL) my attempt to do a mobile one with vision command : (URL) chrismas, - Christophe - (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Armed RCXs
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Hi, At wat I believe is referred to as "the Mindstorms Mall Tour 2000" I have seen a model which has six of these launchers mounted in a circle. It looks just like a machine gun. For mounting a small 'pulleywheel' was used. The whole construction of (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Is there anyway to increase the speed/rotational velocity of the stock motors that come in the RIS 1.5 kit? Or are there ways to increase the speed or get motors that rotate faster? .nathan. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Armed RCXs
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(...) I built a multi-shooter. I just used a cam to hit each of the triggers in turn. (...) I wondered whether you could tie a light string to the back of the dart (after it's loaded into the projector) - and then reel in the string after the dart (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Armed RCXs
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The MindStorms Mall Tour had a "shooter" robot that used the Vision Command system to track a target (another robot). When on target, a gatlin gun made of these projecters would start spinning and shoot a few darts. I think it was five projecters (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Armed RCXs
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I noticed that the lugnet shop-at-home specials this week includes 8268 at $5. This is a deal because the service pack that contained the projectile projector (?) alone used to cost that much and they have been discontinued, so for all you designers (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Moving up in the world...
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Low" <stinglessbee@hotSPA...Email.com> To: <lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 5:24 AM Subject: Re: Moving up in the world... (...) my (...) and (...) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Three of these robots are currently on display at the LEGO Action Show in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney: (URL) . Sorry, I don't know anything useful about the mechanics or program. --DaveL (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) That reminds me, the tech museum (in San Jose) is doing a contest where you build a robot which goes up a small wall which is curved at the bottom. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find anything on it at their poorly-designed website, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) At the Mindstorms Mall Tour 2000 they showed off a robot which climbs up and down a wall. The wall has to be built for the purpose, with holes at a certain spacing. The robot can be done with the parts in one RIS box, although there was one (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command - limitation breaktrough
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(...) Well, unfortunately, my webspace provider does have some serverproblems the past 48 hours :-( I hope it will be ok soon ... so, let's all pray ;-) Greetz from Belgium, Kris (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command - limitation breaktrough
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snoozy <invesa@pandora.be> wrote in message news:G5x8qM.6so@lugnet.com... (...) works. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vision Command - limitation breaktrough
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Hi all, the Vision Command ActiveX does now have it's own section on my website. With this ActiveX you are able to "control" the Vision Command from within VB or other ActiveX-enabled languages. Go get it at (URL) the "vcs activex" section ... Enjoy (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Information about RCX 2.0 from Lego (Japanese version)
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look at : (URL) didn't found any valuable translator engine on the web for English... (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | new legOS release
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Hey, everyone. I've released a new version of legOS- 0.2.5. For the most part, this is a maintenance release- a few small fixed here and there. The one major upgrade (and the best reason for anyone to upgrade) is the new C++ support that has been (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Creative Projects up at Amazon
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(URL) this and the bn.com page are both unofficial at this point. I don't know how they got the info (maybe from scouring addison-wesley's site?) but it is there. The more "official" info (with cover shot, etc.) will be arriving later on. if you (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX Blinking LEDs info: Updated
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After a few requests, I have updated the information on adding LED's and Lamps to the LEGO RCX 'MindStorms' system. I have included info about how to calculate resistor values etc. Look at: (URL) follow the link near the top.. There is also more (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Books fo Mindstorms
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"Ralf Krause" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:B662C15A.A0C%kr....web.de... (...) ... (...) very (...) The book is also available here in the UK - try (URL) for 10% off the RRP. Dan (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Legos in the news... sort of.
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(...) There is an RCX 1.0 in there too. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | pneumatics
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hi i am in need of 5 small pneumatic pistons does any one know where i can get them ? (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Legos in the news... sort of.
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Then don't mention legos in the article but that sure looks like a cybermaster and a DDK in the picture. (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What's the cheapest way to get 9V motors?
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You'll want to run though, literally. ZNAP is discontinued and as a result is being dumped everywhere.... (I just got myself two sets for $10,- each and when I went back for more their stock was gone....) Duq "Jeffrey Hazen" (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Tilt Sensors
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I had a couple of thoughts while reading the posting on the bicycle. I am currently working on an adjustable mercury tilt sensor. The size is 2x4, with a height of 1 brick and 2 plates. While it doesn't give the degree of tilt, it will give a closed (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | OT: World's first 3-ball robot juggler
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This is a bit off-topic, but the videos are really cool. (URL) MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Length: 640 (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Tilt Sensors
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(...) Yes - exactly - that was my plan - keep the pendulum in the center - even when intentionally turning. I think that actually makes the software quite a bit simpler. I started off with a pendulum which was black on one half and white and the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Tilt Sensors
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(...) I had some success with a pendulum blocking a light sensor - and also with a pendulum swinging from an axle with a 40t gear meshing onto an 8t gear on a rotation sensor. (I was trying to build a 2 wheeled vehicle like a bicycle and needed the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | legOS Resources limitation
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I found strange errors when the size of my legOS program grow up. How could we realise if the whole 32K resources in RCX is being used up? Yiu (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Motor wires
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(...) Cut the long ones and make them small... That's what I do. If you use a soldering gun and are good no one will really know the difference. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Aaron Nabil" <nabil@spiritone.com> wrote in message news:G5s74v.ECM@lugnet.com... (...) what (...) mindscript (...) I stand corrected. I guess I should have upgraded to 1.5 after all. RCX2's Mindscript language does appear to be much better than (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Michael Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G5s1Dx.KnC@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) The "real" 1.5 RCX code is a text file, when you make a program, that's what it makes. It appears to be a slightly less elegant version of RCX2 (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:G5ovr6.Jro@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) programs, (...) I don't think the real RCX Code is ever in this text form. You find these text files on the CD, but when you make RCX Code programs they (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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(...) This is probably related to how IE and Netscape handle mime types, especially application/unknown (or application/x-unknown, I forget.) Netscape seems to entirely rely on mime types, but IE appears to be more versatile. If I had to hazard a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Motor wires
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I've looking for motor wires in the lenghts of 8.5 cm and 25.s cm. I called LEGO and they said that both those sizes are no longer avaliable (#5041) and (#5311). The only size ava. is the 128 cm lenght (#5111). The guy on the phone had no clue what (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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(...) For our purposes, this may not matter. However, couldn't the rear wheels be steered with a reciprocator? So as the steering wheel turns to the right, the rear wheels start turning right, then turn back to the left? So at, say 1/4 turn, the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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Another problem with all wheel steering is the problem of "switch over." Honda had a prototype of an all wheel steering car which used the mechanism of turning the wheels in opposite directions at slow speeds for improved turning radius and turning (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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(...) Indeed - I've seen a good variation of this with a 4 axled vehicle which had two bogies with two axles each. Each pair of wheels on the side of each bogie had longitudinal pendulum type unsprung suspension, and the front bogie had an (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Touch Sensor Caracteristics?
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(...) Yes. (...) That's not possible, as they are all slightly different, and it also varies a little over time. I measured it for my sensors with the RCX, depressing them slowly by a rack and measuring every 1/100mm (nominally, i think LEGO technic (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: batteries? RCX/CYBERMASTER
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(...) ^^^^special swedish variant :-) (...) No idea, should be very little, try measuring it :-) (...) Don't know, but AFAIK motor current is limited to 500mA per motor, so three motors give 1.5A. (...) AFAIR (now that's really long ago I built (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCXcc
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Does anyone know if the RCX Command Center will be updated to have the latest NQC 2.2 running on it. Currenlty, it runs NQC 2.1r1. (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Books fo Mindstorms
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Hi, in Germany you can get the new book "Extreme Mindstorms - An advanced guide to Lego Mindstorms" from Dave Baum, Michael Gasperi, Ralph Hempel and Luis Villa. It 's great!! If you are interested in some deeper hardware informations, RCX 2.0 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New member; a few questions ...
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(...) I don't think that would be practical using the standard SPO-256 synth chip, but you might have some luck with the onboard speaker and tones. I had a computer game once that would say various versions of "ouch" through the PC-speaker. If you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vision command & macintosh
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Hi, has anybody an idea to use the vision command with a macintosh? All newer Macintosh have usb for connecting the camera but there comes no driver for it from Lego. Ralf (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Touch Sensor Caracteristics?
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It seems to me that the touch sensors have very different caracteristics. One has ~ 390 ohms and another ~ 480 when pressed to the bottom. Also, when pressed just gently, they seem to have a higher resistance. Is this correct? Is there anyone who (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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(...) it surprised me, since i dind't know that rcx code was text... (robolab sure isn't text) and yes, i realize that the browser has no lego-awareness and that a similar effect can be seen with some text editors. i still think its cool. (...) yeah (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: batteries? RCX/CYBERMASTER
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(...) Here are some battery related: How many mA does the Tower Unit consume? How many mA does the Mobile Unit consume with both internal motors and the external active? Would a 7809 (and a couple of capacitors) stabilize the voltage safe enough? (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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(...) That is not very surprising, as RCX Code is text. So there is no LEGO-awareness in the browser. (...) Yes, they did the right thing using text for storage of programs. Jürgen (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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(...) Many kinds of construction equpiment actually use unsprung suspensions, so I think this is a sane approach. A telescopic handler, for example, needs to be able to lift many different kinds of weights, hence it cannot have the kind of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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i was wondering if any one would be interested in buying pneumatic air tanks or other pneumatic parts individuly if i were to start buying pneumatic packs selling them pricing would be as follows: air tank $ 4 air hose $ 3 all 3 colors in pack (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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I should add that this was Internet Explorer 5.5. I just discovered that this does not work with Netscape... although maybe there is some setting that you can do to make it happen. Of course, I could always link the .rcx extension with launching (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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I don't know if this has already been discovered a dozen times before (I would search to find out, but the text search cgi is down!)... but I just found something cool. If you put a link to any RCX Code program with a .rcx extension in a web browser (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmware file version?
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Regarding the firmware checksumming, firmdl3 did not do that correctly, nor did it support any of the latest firmware files (0325, 0328), complaining because they were too large. I made the necessary changes to fix these problems. You can grab the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Firmware file version?
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(...) I don't know what Dave Baum may or may not have said, but here is the ROM's algorithm for computing the checksum: short offset = 0 byte validstr = 0 short sum = 0 for (addr = 8000; addr < cc00; addr++) sum += byte at addr if (byte at addr == (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Can the cybermaster tower talk to the Scout
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(...) No. You need a tower from an RCX. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Firmware file version?
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(...) The new firmware is a lot larger. The last address in the old fw file is 0xBFFO, and in the new file it's 0xE160. More than a little past 0xCC0. :) I wonder what Lego does to make the download work.... Greg Betzel (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Can the cybermaster tower talk to the Scout
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Quick question: Can I use the control tower from the cybermaster (8482) to program the Scout? Thanks Christian (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Firmware file version?
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(...) Way back when, I think I remember Dave Baum posting a note to the effect that the firmware checksum calculation stops around 0xCC00, which is where the firmware variables live. The old firmware was smaller than this, but the new firmware image (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Firmware file version?
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Hello again, Does anyone know what the checksum is for downloading firm0328.lgo (the checksum to pass to the RCX begin-download call)? I've been doing some experimenting with firmware downloading. While my code comes up with 0xc278 with firm0309.lgo (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ActiveX for Vision Command is ready !
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Well, It is saturdaymorning 0:28 AM CET, and everything is allready online ;-) Remember, this software is free for everyone, and it will only work with the original Lego Camera. Just email me at invesa@pandora.be for the ZIP password. Greetz, Snoozy (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Call for LEGO movies and links.
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Hello fellow filmmakers! I will be creating and uploading a new LEGO movie directory/Film page this weekend at: (note there is nothing there yet, give me till Sat night to create the page) (URL) I am making a general call to anyone who has posted a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Linux & VC (was: X-10 camera interface)
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(...) Has there been any progress on the Linux Drivers for the Lego Cam? I really want to get my Linux box using it ASAP! Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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(...) Yes, I agree here. I suspect much of it has to do with the weight and balance of a Technic model, which is going to be vastly different, even in scale terms, from a real vehicle. Saying that, the suspension on the 8448 seems pretty realistic, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: OOhh new preson
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(...) oops, on more :> err... obviously I meant Dave Baum's NQC ((URL) :) At 16:28 15-12-2000 GMT, john best wrote: (...) Try searching some keywords to find some usefull threads on those already talked topics in (URL) :) (I allways say this to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: OOhh new preson
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(...) thank you. (...) Possibly a bit early as neither code nor bricks have been touched.. :) (...) I can see that being a terrifying learning curve.... (mental note, test on other people first) (...) fingers (...) Or intense pain as it crushes the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: OOhh new preson
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Yeah It will be vb then, because I want to "Try" and get the robot to find out information and send it to the computer for mapping as one of my projects. Thank you all for your advice... I have a long way to go. (I presently just have a little (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New member; a few questions ...
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Hi all! I'm new to this list - so here goes a quick intro. My name is Geert-Jan (usually abbreviated to GJ), I have a background in CS (AI) and philosophy (logic), meaning that nowadays I work as a computational linguist. One of the things I'd love (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: VLL *input* for RCX/CyberMaster (in NQC) ?
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(...) The correct lines are: ... // VLL code table #define SENDmcVLLcode000 _start; _1;_1;_1; _0;_0;_0;_0;_0;_0;_0; _stop ... // CodePilot VLL commands #define SENDmcVLLcpFWD SENDmcVLLcode000 // 0 Motor Forward ... Marco C. aka McViper aka MediaCult (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: VLL *input* for RCX/CyberMaster (in NQC) ?
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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: OOhh new preson
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(...) oops, "his" (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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