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(...) Preparing a filesystemblock with files inside should be not a big problem... Testing can be done by downloading (sending ascii) like today and when finished, prepare the filesystem and download the separate image. When operating system and (...) (18 years ago, 23-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) What is the size of code ? I think we need a very small filesystem only. If we can store 32kB it is enough, we didn't want to store MP3 ! (...) What about pressing a button at boot to switch console ? e.g if pressed <enter> ==> BlueTooth else (...) (18 years ago, 23-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Indeed, Steve Hassenplug & I did exactly this at BrickFest 2005 with the GBC trains - we had two trains running around a single loops, but in this case used four isolated sections so that each side fo the loop was under the complete control of (...) (18 years ago, 22-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Block control was fairly common on model train layouts before DCC and other digital solutions became available. If you do a google search for "block control" you should find a few references. Yours is a variant of that. It works, but as you (...) (18 years ago, 22-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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As some of you are probably aware, there are people who use DCC controls that allow them to operate two trains independantly on the same stretch of track. This system, however, requires that you hack open motor bogeys to install the DCC control (...) (18 years ago, 21-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I'm getting stuck implementing some features for the next pbLua release, and I'd like some opinions on what is really necessary... (...) This is getting uglier and more complicated than I like. By the time I add a simple FAT12 file system, and link (...) (18 years ago, 22-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Announcing Maximum LEGO NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains, a new book for LEGO NXT programmers. This is a follow-up to Core LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming. The book includes 14 complete robot plans and over two dozen projects, with a foreword by (...) (18 years ago, 20-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I'm looking at this now. Files to be stored in FLASH. (...) Not too hard to do as long as you don't want to stream data to other robots at the same time... (...) I'll look at adding at least tones soon. (...) Done for Beta4 (not yet released) (...) (18 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) EIA-485 Highspeed support :D Is nobody using pbLua or is everybody happy with Beta-3 ??? Christian (18 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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ReHi Ralph, (...) I'd like to have some address information for device number added (can be done at a higher layer ?)... EIA-485-Hardwareconcept allows to handle more than one target :D ID0: Master (NXT) ID1: SD ID2: Camera :D ... (...) I hope we (...) (18 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Great idea Christian! What kind of API do you need to make this work? I think these might get things started: nxt.RS485SetParam( speed, parity, databits, stopbits ) nxt.RS485SendData( string, bytes ) string = nxt.RS485GetData( bytes ) status = (...) (18 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Ralph, I'm using an ATMega8 as frontend processor between NXT and SD-Card. Step1: NXT===>I2C===>ATMega...==>SD-Card Disadvantage: Very low speed (9600) Step2: NXT===>EIA-485===>AT...==>SD-Card This should work in an easy way, FAT-Support for (...) (18 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Structure support is a feature I have been waiting for. I have some large programs that should port easily once structs work. Is an array of struct expected to work? When I try to access a field within an element I get an error: # Error: (...) (18 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I compiled and ran NBC on my IPAQ running Windows Mobile OS on an ARM CPU today. It didn't work. But it compiled! :-) I will try to look into it a bit more later this week to figure out why it raises an exception. If anyone is interested in helping (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Christian, There is currently no direct support for this in pbLua, but it's not too hard to add. The HighSpeed port is port 4, and it has basically 3 wires that control how it works. PA4/5 are the RX and TX to UART0 right on the ARM PA7 is RTS (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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All, After sitting my a shelf for months, I've finally gotten around to uploading pics and a movie of my UNV NXT Robot rover. For details visit www.plastibots.com (URL) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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I've created a dedicated page in NXTasy.org for a table of all available NXT-G blocks. The page can be accessed directly at (URL) or via a link in the Programming/NXT-G category description. If you know of blocks I've not included - please email me. (...) (18 years ago, 14-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) turn (...) I (...) customized but (...) I agree John. I just turn the volume all the way down and it doesn't make any noise. It doesn't even click in samba mode. (18 years ago, 14-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Well, I'm happy to give em a go :) ROSCO (18 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I have released a new beta (b28) of NBC/NXC. You can find it at (URL) support is liable to have a few problems still since it is new and has not been extensively tested. Ditto for typedefs. I also posted a universal binary of beta 27 that was built (...) (18 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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