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(...) Bryan, you should be more careful about making unfounded libelous accusations. I did not copy Steve's page. I gathered the data independently. I began the project on my own in response to a query in the lugnet.robotics newsgroup. Were portions (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I get a lot of people asking what the "best" software is for the NXT. Of course, this is a complex question that depends on the user, and intended goal of the program. So, for the last several days, members of the Mindstorms Community Partners (MCP) (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Maybe we should use the word "coincidence" that both parties were working on similar projects at the same time. Stranger things have happened you know. Lightup SW figs for instance. Who would have thought that two entities would invent the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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In lugnet.robotics.nxt, John Hansen wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) All - it is appropriate to note that the table referred to above was created by Steve Hassenplug. It was reformatted to put NBC and NXC first and recolored. Oh, and the column (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) That's a very nice page, John. I'm glad you at least went through the trouble of changing the background, before you claimed to have done the work and posted it. Here's the page I've been working on for several days, before John copied it. (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) No need to apologize, Ralph. And I definitely didn't mean to hijack your thread. Unfortunately some folks hear "assembly" and get a completely mistaken impression about NBC. Anyone who has had a look at Ross Crawford's NBC Tuturial knows how (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Lots of very cool stuff deleted. Sorry I missed your original message, Jeff. You can write to both the Normal and Popup screen memory and toggle back and forth between which one gets displayed. This code flips between the two buffers for 10 (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks everybody for the explanations! Everything start to make sense now. I understand that a resitor will limit only voltage across the circuit, but not current, this is very clear also. So, i will look for a small electromagnet, (9 volts) because (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) not simple text-based languages for the NXT. Sorry for any confusion. Ralph (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Yes, you can use an electromagnet with the RCX. Depends on what you want to do with it, but it should work. The device from a disk drive might be a 12 volt device, or 5. The RCX puts out around 8-9, so either way the device isn't drawing the correct (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) This is a fantastic development! Not too long ago, I was involved in Sony PSP hacking. Although the GCC toolchain was relatively easy to build, and lots of sample code was around for writing C++ programs for the PSP, the rate of new software (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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(...) I am very excited about the availability of pbLua. It looks extremely cool. And fast. BricxCC already has built-in support for Lua syntax highlighting. You can also have BricxCC claim the .lua file extension via the Preferences dialog if you (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Yes... (...) Unfortunately no, the digital motor port signals are input only (they are buffered by a Schmitt trigger). Philo (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I would add that it will take some experimenting to get the parameters correct. Pick your operating conditions (parallel outputs, or no, etc...) and then given the supply voltage and maximum current allowance, you know the coil resistance you (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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All, For those of you that have been asking the question: "When will we get a simple text-based programming environment for the NXT?" I can now announce the availability of pbLua Beta 1 at: (URL) This is an implementation of Lua 5.1 for the NXT, and (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt) !
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"Patrick Levy" <patrick@omiccron.com.br> wrote in message news:JBxJ1I.En@lugnet.com... (...) when you use an electromagnet with the RCX. You didn't post the technical specifications of the electromagnet you have wired up to the sensors, did it have (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) supply. You might want to measure the coil resistance to see what kind of current it is trying to draw from your RCX. I do notice from your picture that you have a version 1.0 RCX equipped with an AC power input jack. Have you tried running (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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(...) Ah, thanks for the correction. I've only studied portions of the hardware docs so far, mostly regarding the sensor ports. I realized after I posted that I hadn't completely checked my facts. (I hate when that happens!) So does this mean that (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Hi Chris, (...) that is not quite right, there is an ATMEGA48 microcontroller insider the NXT Brick which generates the waveforms. It is connected to the main processor via an I2C-style interface. Besides that it also controls power to the NXT, (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I am curious if you have tried measuring distance travelled simply by reading back the NXT motor encoder values? You would need to calibrate your 'bot so that you know the ratio of encoder units to centimeters or inches travelled (which would (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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