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I'm building my own Java code to drive the CM from my PC COM port. Now I have some testing/lab sw which reasonably reliably writes to and reads from the COM port, I got stuck at read sensor using the GetValue opcode 0x12. I can read the variables (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 1.5 language: French to English possible?
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(...) these (...) to (...) issue. I (...) The CD-ROM and the manuals have been localized, so they will be in French. I agree with you that the manual won't be an issue, and as for the CD-ROM I'm pretty sure you can obtain a free English version from (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Robot Idea (been done before?)
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(...) It'd be like LOGO, but backwards. I have considered making a LOGO-bot. --Ben (25 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Robot Idea (been done before?)
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Idea: Drawing shapes with a robot and then getting them into the computer ok, i haven't thought this one all the way through, but here is an idea that i had a long time ago, i forgot about, and then it cropped up again today in my head... A robot (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | search function is available again !
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Hi all, I don't know if this topic exists, but to all that missed it like me : the search function is available again !! :) Rainer (25 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Where can I find a 6551 Electric Switch?
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(...) All discontinued I'm afraid. If you didn't stock up your out of luck. From what I can remember the Shuttle is the last set to contain them... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Where can I find a 6551 Electric Switch?
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I'm trying to find a few (At least 1) 6551 Lego Electrical Switch. I saw two in an old Space Shuttle Technics kit. Lego's web site does not find it by part number. Anyone know where I could get some? (Even a cheap current Lego kit would do.) Also a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Has the RIS 1.5 been discontinued??
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(...) It's 55x32x11 cm. Jürgen (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Info on HP48 calculator and RCX working together?
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(...) Getting the HP to talk to the RCX is possible, although it requires a lot of assembler programming on the HP. I was playing with it for a while, but never managed to stabilize it--crashed my HP I don't know how many times. If somebody wants to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Handy board
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(...) Hi Raoul .... The HandyBoard site, maintained by Dr. Fred Martin, has been moved to: (URL) Hui of The Robot Store, based in Hong Kong, is a very reputable source for the HandyBoard in kit and assembled form. (URL) HB mail list is at: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Info on HP48 calculator and RCX working together?
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Does anyone know of any info on the web about using an HP48 series calculator with the RCX? Using the calculators processing ability or memory, or things like that? Using IR to communicate between the 2. I have found some people talking about (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Has the RIS 1.5 been discontinued??
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The 2.0 may have improvements, but at $110 or so US, the 1.5 is hard to pass up, for someone just starting out with the RIS. LEGO certainly won't be lowering the MSRP on 2.0! :) Andy (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Handy board
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(...) For information try : (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Handy board
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If the handyboard is so handy (as its name implies) does anyone know where I can pick one up in England? Kit or complete form. And where can I get more info on it? (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RIS 1.5 language: French to English possible?
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I may be able to obtain a French version of the RIS 1.5 for a good price. However I do not know French at all. I would like to know answers to these questions before I descide to go for it: Does the CD-ROM come with English version of the software? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | www.hammacher.com having sale
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I realize this is not the correct newsgroup, but i fugured you all would be interested. At Hammecher Schlemmer's web site, Mindstorms RIS is going for $109, excteme creatures and robo sports are both going for $29. Best prices i've been able to find (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Which should I get first -Exploration Mars or ultimate Accesories?
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Definitely the Ultimate Accessory set if you don't already have one. It also has an angle sensor, which can be quite useful for sensing which way your robot is facing using a differential. The Exploration Mars doesn't have that many pieces in it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Has the RIS 1.5 been discontinued??
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(...) USB tower. No battery. You will soon see a new host of software that can poll all the time. The Power Adapter port is back. This should really save on Batteries. I have 3 1.0 bricks. Would not buy a 1.5. And it's rumored that the extra 16k of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: proximity detection with laser?
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(...) In my current project, I mount a wireless camera on top of the mobile robot, to look for barcode tags as the landmarks. The idea is: In the computer it stores a topological map of the locations of each barcode tags. A typical session: I: (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: proximity detection with laser?
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(...) When I said one dot is enough, I was thinking about those IR-based distance measuring sensors from Sharp, (See (URL).), but you are right, two dots simplify things a lot. In my current project, I mount a wireless camera on top of the mobile (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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