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Hi Nathan, hi Ralph, (...) actually for the adventurous hardware hacker it might be possible to revive it using the ERASE pin. Though in this case, and if you are sure you didn't run the script for setting the security bit, I'd ask LEGO for a (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Laser Tag on a Brick - Laser Tag with an RCX as the main part!
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(...) I now have one high power TX brick, which works very well now that I've fitted it with a not quite central muzzle. This means that IR can still get in and out (somewhat), but it is very concentrated IR! Long range + Muzzle works accurately (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The software I wrote is for the controlling PC. It uses SendMessage from the RCX, but the PC software is needed to interpret the messages from the RCX. The PC has to act as a base station! The PC can then generate scores etc. using a somewhat (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Why? If you need to send an IR message from the RCX, there's a command for that in NQC (SendMessage, IMS). (...) How directed is the pulse? "Laser tag", "flashlight tag", and "broad-beamed searchlight tag" are very different games, and I'm not (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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Now, before you all laugh about this, I'm actually very serious. I don't know how many of you have ever played Laser Tag before, but basically you have a laser enabled gun that fires infrared light at other people. Completely harmless. How I got (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: HELP! NXT brick flash now read-only!!
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(...) It may be obvious, but: Holding the reset pin for a few seconds simply does a brick reset. Holding the reset pin for around 15 seconds is supposed to put the brick into SAMBA mode. You are doing the second I hope. And just to be safe, you've (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) OK, everybody take a deep breath and slow down. first of all, the SAMBA version I'm using is 1.11, available here: (URL) And for anyone that's going to get busy hacking firmware, this is a great place to start: (URL) Yes, there is a script (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) The Atmel SAM-BA downloader, included in their In-system Programmer package: (URL) was using an older version than the one currently available on their site, though (1.7 vs. 1.8). (...) Well, it would be nice to be able to get back IN to the (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: HELP! NXT brick flash now read-only!!
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(...) Nathan, What software did you use to load V1.04? It sounds like there is something in there that set the firmware to read-only after it loaded it. Can you find any settings like that in that software? Steve (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | HELP! NXT brick flash now read-only!!
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All, Up until this point, I kept hearing that it was pretty much next to impossible to "brick" a brick. However, I think I've managed to be the first person to prove that it *can* be done (not that I'm proud of this fact :-( ). A few weeks back, I (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Very slick-looking John. It seems odd that one of the neatest attractions in the GBC may be only tangentially related to soccer balls, but that is a very nice design. I especially like the electrical cutouts at both ends. I have to ask, have (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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Hello, At the company I’m working (DivX, inc) we have an Annual LEGO Sumo Championship, this is the 3rd year we are doing this, this year we decided to make it a complete multi-event championship and to record and broadcast every events. We had some (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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I suppose this doesn't have to really be for the GBC only, but that was why I decided to build it. I've been playing with this idea since Brickfest '06 when Steve Hassenplug suggested a way to go in & out of the GBC area without crawling under the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: BrickFest™ PDX 2007 - Robotic Easter Egg Hunt
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(...) The location will be at the absolute discretion of the judge. The orientation is up to the owner, however. (...) The sides will be of constant height. It won't change over the circumference. The reason for the ambiguity is twofold: I'm waiting (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(URL) After watching the video-clip above I wanted to do that with my NXT. I didn't know how to do that. :( But, I did it after four days of trial and error. It cost me about $50 excluding the price of NXT. (teers) I searched on Nabble, Nxtasy, (...) (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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heheh, looks like a very fun contest! We've got a couple questions though: (...) Will the placement be absolute digression of the judge? Will it be at right angles to the wall, or facing any direction? Also, would a contestant be allowed to code (...) (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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Hi everyone Is there anyone on this list who has managed to get the canned demo of Microsoft Robotic Studio working with NXT? Sounds simple, but several of us with an interest in this have tried. No one has been able to get it to stay connected for (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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A Not eXactly Complete (NXC) version of the NXC Guide is now available on a new NXC Docs page. It is based on the original NQC Guide written by Dave Baum and John Hansen. (URL) portions of the document describe compiler features which have not yet (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | BrickFest™ PDX 2007 - Robotic Easter Egg Hunt
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BrickFest™ PDX 2007 LEGO Mindstorms Robot Competition Robotic Easter Egg Hunt ===...=== The Challenge: Build a robot that will look for chocolate Easter eggs, and deposit them over the edges of the arena. The Rules: A judge will tell each contestant (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
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| | BrickFest™ PDX 2007 Mindstorms Events Announcement
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(URL) BrickFest PDX 2007 is coming! Where: Portland, Oregon When: March 30th - April 1st 2007 Public Hours: April 1st 2007, 10am – 4pm There will be plenty of Mindstorms at BrickFest! Here is a list of just three of these events. Robot Easter Egg (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
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