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Hi, I wrote a program that allows to communicate with a NXT brick under Linux using a Bluetooth link. With this program you can upload and download programs run them and other stuff. You can find more info and get the source at (URL). Our site is (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Logging from NXT to PC via Bluetooth
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I have been working for some time on an advanced NBC application that sends/logs data over Bluetooth from the NXT to a PC. The header for the file explains, in detail, how it works, so I'll just paste it here. It is compiled with a pre-released (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: GCC vs. IAR compiler: Could GCC be tweaked to generate code as tight as IAR?
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(...) I read a paper that attributed most of the code size increases in gcc generated code to the printf library - search for AN52-ARM-C-Benchmark.pdf to read the paper. Out of curiosity I built the firmware using the newlib libc and the gcc 4.1.1 (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | RE: Faster NXT LCD Screen Refresh
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Change the init message for the LCD display driver to perform wrap around. Offset 12 in the following structure from 0x88 to 0x89. Otherwise it will keep overwriting the same line. Your code snippet doesn't show it, but I'm sure you kept the call (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: Faster NXT LCD Screen Refresh
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(...) Could you be a little more specific regarding the changes you made to this method: UBYTE DisplayUpdate(UWORD Height,UWORD Width,UBYTE *pImage) { static UWORD State = 0; static UWORD Line; if (State == 0) { if (DisplayWrite(CMD,(U...itString)) (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | NXT Bluetooth Message Performance
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Any have any experience with communicating over Bluetooth with 'master' connected to more than one NXT? If so, can you share any performance results? My guess is that it is very slow. My expectation is that when there is one master NXT and two slave (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | NXT-to-NXT Messaging
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The following is a good topic for this list. It deals with NXT-to-NXT messaging. It's based on an original post in the "nxtasy" forums. There's lots of room for improvement / enhancement in the NXT-to-NXT messaging. Especially when more that two (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXT Reset
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(...) As I was rummaging through a few boxes of parts, I gathered up all the antenna I could find. I also tried out other pieces that would work to reset an NXT. It seems that anything that fits into a minifig's hands or slip inside a pin or (...) (17 years ago, 31-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Fixed-point for NXT-G
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I posted an NXT-G block which implements fixed-point arithmetic operations. Details and download here: (URL) Ziv NXTasy.org (18 years ago, 30-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO Mindstorms NXT to the Next Level
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(...) In case any of you were waiting, the book is now shipping from Amazon. Preview information at www.extremenxt.com/books.htm. Michael Gasperi (18 years ago, 29-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Enhanced standard NXT firmware
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(...) That's great news, David. I'm glad that you are having success using the new CommExecuteFunction system call. I haven't had a chance to test it at all yet personally but I was very confident that it would just work seeing as how exposing it (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: "Advanced" palette guide for Robolab 2.9.2 ?
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(...) You may want to check out the RoboBooks here: (URL) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: "Advanced" palette guide for Robolab 2.9.2 ?
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I have difficult in locating manual for some sort of guide for the new functions such as: - "Detective" under the "Projects" menu bar - Icons in the "Advanced" Palette. Well, I'm sure I can play with it and find out how to use it. However, a guide (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Enhanced standard NXT firmware
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"John Hansen" <afanofosc@comcast.net> wrote in message news:JF0sGr.M2w@lugnet.com... (...) implement (...) big snip Great job John. And thank you especially for CommExecuteFunction. I couldn't believe that Lego didn't allow a way to make a Bluetooth (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Edu NXT #9797 Inventory count
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Have you ever heard the story of the Grandma who wanted a new washing machine? Grandpa was a such a good repairman, that he kept the old machine going, and going, and going. Finally, Grandma got an idea. While Grandpa had the machine stripped down (...) (18 years ago, 23-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Memory Level NXT-G Block
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Here's a block to monitor amount of NXT Flash memory available: (URL) Ziv NXTasy.org (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | More firmware enhancements
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I have implemented OP_WAIT and a variant of OP_WAIT which takes a variable rather than an immediate numeric value (which in nbc is called "waitv"). I also modified NBC to accept a command line switch that tells it whether the firmware supports waits (...) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: Running NBC/NXC on a Mac (OSX)
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(...) Yeah, I know. My command line parameter parsing code is pretty yucky. :-) John (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Running NBC/NXC on a Mac (OSX)
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(...) Unix nerds would say it shouldn't be there in the first place ;) ROSCO (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Running NBC/NXC on a Mac (OSX)
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In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Brian Davis wrote: ... (...) Not too sure about NBC (I'd classify for clueless newbie too), but if you didn't see it already, there is also a tool you might find handy if you happen to have bluetooth on your Mac: (URL) It (...) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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