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I looked thru the doc, it looks like it does not allow bitwise operators like IOR, XOR, AND, etc. Is this correct? Or, I have overlooked something? --thanks Elizabeth (17 years ago, 24-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Ok... I wrap every sequence of motion control with mutex. I created a movement macro which basically just wrap the command(s) around with acquire and release. By the way, would someone tells me how I'll find out how the mutex datatype implemented. (...) (17 years ago, 22-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Found it... RotateMotor(OUT_C, 100, turn); x = MotorRotationCount(OUT_C); --E -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Mabrey Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:57 PM To: (...) (17 years ago, 22-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Is it quick way to determining the # of degree or some value which will help to calculate the distance travelled. more or less like the x= rotation-click.. Is it a way to read how much the motor has turned from a certain point. - Reset motor/sensor (...) (17 years ago, 22-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Introduction of LEJOS OSEK
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Hello everyone and special thanks to LEJOS developers, I would like to introduce a new project that is standing on the shoulders of giants. LEJOS OSEK (URL) is an open source firmware for LEGO Mindstorms NXT. LEJOS OSEK consists of I/O driver of (...) (17 years ago, 22-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXC - embedded functions failed
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(...) I think having NXC generate a compiler error is a great idea. :-) I will work that into the next beta release (b30). I just released beta 29 today. It has a number of important fixes and enhancements but I just noticed that it has a few new (...) (17 years ago, 22-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: NXC - embedded functions failed
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Hi John, Will throwing in a compilation error be a viable option? --Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Mabrey Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 1:19 PM To: (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: pbLua PCF8574 SOLVED !
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(...) Let me say thanks to Dick as well. I think that the NXT firmware does what's called a repeat start in the I2C definition... Here's the part in the I2C spec that is required: (URL) And with pictures: (URL) Hope this helps... Ralph (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: pbLua PCF8574 SOLVED !
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(...) Hi Dick, your answer solves my knot :D It's a NXT specific behaviour and all alternatives NXT-OSes which uses original Lego-Source-Lowlevel routines have this feature ? Thanks for your answer Bye Christian (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | RE: pbLua PCF8574 SOLVED ?
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(...) This is the excepted behavior. When you want to read from I2C device, the NXT firmware first sends a write message to load the internal index "pointer" for the I2C device and then sends a read message that will read the requested number of (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: pbLua PCF8574 SOLVED ?
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(...) Hi, or was it a quirk at my brain to address the i2c-read-address and hope to receive usefull data ? Currently it works for me when using allways the i2c-write address... Are the any demos or samples for NXC, using the PCF8574 ? 1. setting (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXC - embedded functions failed
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(...) This is definitely a problem in NXC. The problem is that the value of arg "a" (33) to the function Max is being replaced during the second call to Max since it passes 5 into arg "a". It looks like I need to figure out a decent way to implement (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: pbLua PCF8574 SOLVED
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(...) Hi, we solved the problem... Lego-Firmware has own brain and handle read/write with own mechanisms ;-( The last read/write bit is handled automatically by lowlevel routines. Reading the same address like writing solves the problem. (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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#include "NXCDefs.h" int Max(int a,int b){ if (a>b) return a; else return b; } task main(){ int Prob=0; Prob = Max(33, Max(5,15)); NumOut(5,LCD_LINE2,false,Prob); //returns 15 WRONG ---...--- Prob = Max(5,15); Prob = Max(33,Prob); (...) (17 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: NXT Programming with C Question
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(...) Ralph and Brian have provided good input that parallels my experience. Here's a little more information. If you have access to the IAR tools you can compile the NXT firmware available in the NXT SDK from LEGO "out of the box". I believe there (...) (17 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | press button to return to pbLua-Interpreter
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Hi Ralph, times ago, you have added the function to power off the NXT by pressing the orange button... But: what about implementing a function to break every running code and return back to interpreter ? It is very useful for debugging and (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: pbLua Hardware access
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(...) All the nice IO-Ports of the ARM-CPU, which are connected to external ports :D But now I think, we did not need it any more. You are fast enough with your development and responses. Forget Peek and Poke from good old C64 times ;-) Thanks a lot (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: pbLua PCF8574
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(...) Hi Ralph, we are using this code: collectgarbage( "setpause", 110 ); function setupI2C(port) nxt.InputSetType(port,2) nxt.InputSetDir(port,1,1) nxt.InputSetState(port,1,1) nxt.I2CTimer(3) nxt.I2CInitPins(port) end function ReadPCF(port) (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXT Programming with C Question
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(...) Hi there, Thanks for venturing those reasons. I had been thinking that with the release of the NXT firmware that there may be options to compile code that worked directly with the firmware. Cheers (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXT Programming with C Question
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(...) Hi Thanks for the fast response, I think I'll have a look at the pbLua firmware. What I am working towards is a method of running Haskell programs on the NXT by converting to C bytecodes first. (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXT Programming with C Question
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(...) I suspect it could, but I'm not sure that's an approach you want to take. For one thing, there's the question of how to address and handle all the special HW that is attached to the ARM inside the NXT... and furthermore communicate with the (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXT Programming with C Question
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(...) There's no reason you can't compile straight ANSI C and run it on the NXT. I was doing it last year and ran an ATMEL sample program that turned the NXT into the world's most expensive 256K (not M) Flash drive :-) The hard part is using the (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | NXT Programming with C Question
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Hi there: I've been trying to find a method of coding the NXT using C, however the existing languages available, such as RobotC, or NBC/NXC etc all seem to be C-like languages and not ANSI C. This seems to be the trend, but does anyone know why (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: pbLua Hardware access
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(...) There are no hidden commands, but if it's ABSOLUTELY necessary I can add peek and poke for bytes, words and longs. This may be more dangerous than it's worth :-) What hardware do you need access to? Ralph (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: pbLua PCF8574
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(...) No ideas yet, Christian. I do have a Mindsensors kit here to look at over the weekend. Are you SURE you are sending the correct string to read the registers? Can you post the code you're using for the test here? Cheers, Ralph (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | pbLua Hardware access
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Hi, is there a way to access the NXT-hardware directly with pbLua ? Are there any hidden commands to allow this ? Any idea ? Thanks in advance Bye Christian (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | pbLua PCF8574
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Hi, has anybody successfully tried to read ports from I2C connected PCF8574 with pbLua (Beta-8) ? Writing and setting ports is no problem, but reading ports fails. The return value is every times 0 (not NIL) Any idea ? Thanks in advance Bye (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NXT pbLua Online for testing
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(...) If you like to see how it connected and wired, vistit this URL (URL) blackbox is a Linux-System (running from CF) for NXT-BT/USB communication and CAMserv Bye Christian (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: internals
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(...) If you go to (URL) click on the "NXT'reme" button, you will be able to download all sorts of official internals documentation. -- David Schilling (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | internals
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I have difficulty in locating info on the internal of the nxt brick. Wonder if anyone may have reference. Thanks in advance! --Elizabeth (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT pbLua Online for testing
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(...) I forgot to tell you something ;-( user: nxt pass: pblua Sorry Christian (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: NXT pbLua Online for testing
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(...) Additionally you can try the pbLua-PC-emulation. telnet nxt.moccy.dyndns.org Videostream of NXT/pbLua actions follow this weekend. This allows you to watch the running NXT, controled by your commands :D Enjoy and don't kill the system Bye (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT pbLua Online for testing
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Hello World, I've connected my NXT with powerful pbLua to the internet. Now you can test pbLua without modifying your own NXT. Feel free to connect to public NXT with pbLua. Just try: telnet nxt.moccy.dyndns.org 10001 So far my batteries are full (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Building and downloading NXT firmware
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(...) Thanks for trying: You need just to look at the NXTGCC project. You should probably be able to start by reading nxt.pdf at (URL) then install either the winarm or (URL) toolchains. Finally download the zip file from (URL) see if you can (...) (17 years ago, 14-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: NBC arrays
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Thank you for the valuable first-hand information. It is a pitty there is no byte-code instruction to copy a part of an array somewhere to a middle of another array (so that one does not have to index and replace element-by-element or allocate a new (...) (17 years ago, 13-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXT radar
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I've built a 'true' NXT radar, using a 4 wire untangler to allow infinite rotation of a Sharp IR sensor from mindsensors.com. Details and images on www.nxtasy.org main page. Guy Ziv NXTasy.org (17 years ago, 12-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | robo soccer
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I'm not sure if this is a right forum to ask for this. I am wondering if there is anyone who may be interested in working with 10 high school kids on learning how to do robosoccer. --Elizabeth (17 years ago, 12-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Building and downloading NXT firmware
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Hello Hackers, That's my first post to this group so I would like to introduce myself shortly: I'm a 34 year old german who has studied computer science some years ago. Being on the job for a few years I decided to go back to the university to get a (...) (17 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: pbLua Beta 8 - with pixel and battery voltage reading
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(...) I questioned the significance of the first one too when one of the pbLua users asked for it. Then, as I was writing some docs for pbLua I realized that it would be a nice way to get screenshots of the display. It's pretty easy to read the (...) (17 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: pbLua Beta 8 - with pixel and battery voltage reading
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snip (...) snip I question the significance of feature #1, but feature #2 sure is a neat trick. How do you do it? (17 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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