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(...) OK - I can't seem to be able to update the firmware on my NXT brick. I never had the clicking brick problem; I followed the instructions from the website for updating the driver to version 1.02. But the poblem is still there. I've done all the (...) (17 years ago, 12-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: eZCIRCUITs
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(...) The correct URL is (URL). Sorry for the confusion. Don Wilcher (17 years ago, 11-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | eZCIRCUITs
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Hi All, eZCIRCUITs® is the simple technique of taking basic electronic circuits and interfacing them with the LEGO NXT.I've posted the first eZCIRCUIT application on my blog at (URL). The application note is fully documented with color illustrations (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | NXC News
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I have posted a new beta release of NBC/NXC. Beta 30 fixes a number of bugs introduced in beta 29 as well as a few that have been around for quite a while. Please let me know if you run into any problems with this new version. There is also a new (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: events /nxt vs. events/rcx
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(...) Sigh... "good luck"? I don't mean to sound too negative, but this is a hard nut to crack under the standard FW I think... at least I've yet to figure out a way to do it to my satisfaction. In fact, more than almost any other single point, this (...) (17 years ago, 31-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | events /nxt vs. events/rcx
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Hi, I tried to write some code to simulate the events like in RCX. It starts to look cluttered. I understand that NXT VM does not support events like you find in the RCX. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated! Elizabeth (17 years ago, 31-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | documentation on bt / nxc
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I have two bots set up some meaningful ack and nack conversation. However, when one bot/slave lost connection, e.g. terminated abruptly, the sender (master) does not notice that it indeed lost it. The ReceiveRemoteNumber(INBOX, true, ack) does not (...) (17 years ago, 31-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | name your nxt
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Hi, SetBrickDataName(str) seems to be able to only change the name of the nxt temporarily. Once the nxt is started, it loses the name assigned thru the SetBrickDataName earlier. Idea? --Elizabeth (17 years ago, 31-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Moving NXT motors by hand
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(...) Well, if by "more qualified" you mean "have abused their hardware harder than average, yes :-). Since day 1 I've back-driven the NXT motors by hand, including the magic motor demo (not as efficient with the NXT motors, but it does work), using (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Moving NXT motors by hand
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(...) Well, I don't want to claim to be an expert, but I'll tell you what I've done. I have a couple remotes that I've been using for over a year, and I haven't had problems with them. One not only uses the rotation sensors, but also uses the motors (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | RE: Moving NXT motors by hand
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Hand crank it alone should be find. As a matter of fact, that's how we demonstrate to kids a generator. However, just to be on the safe side, I would recommend you not to hand crank it when it is hooked onto to the power source, especially when it (...) (17 years ago, 28-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Moving NXT motors by hand
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Thanks! (17 years ago, 28-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Moving NXT motors by hand
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(...) John, there are a lot of people using the NXT motors this way, just to get the feedback from the built-in rotation sensors. The best example would be the MDPers who built one joystick with a NXT kit to control a moving vehicle made with (...) (17 years ago, 28-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Moving NXT motors by hand
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Hi John, I would not think so, as the NXT's own construction guide has a pick and place (blue ball, red ball) robot, that has hand cranks to move it into position. Danny (...) (17 years ago, 28-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Moving NXT motors by hand
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Hi: Sometimes my son and I move the NXT motors by hand, for instance, by attaching something to the holes in the orange hubs to act as a crank. We wonder if that's bad for the motors. Does anyone have an opinion? Regards, John and Will (17 years ago, 28-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | robosoccer ball problem
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Hi all, I am trying to get some middle school kids playing a bit with the robosoccer idea. I don't want to frustrate them with the fluctuating IR ball. So, I am planning to find a constant "lighted" ball for them instead, but no luck. Wonder if (...) (17 years ago, 28-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Gripper/Register for Light Sensor Experiment
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I want to create a platform for experimenting with the light sensor. At the moment, I'm thinking of cutting off the gray-scale and color bars off the NXT Test Pad that comes from the commercial kit. The strip would then be mounted on some device, (...) (17 years ago, 26-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Using NXT Port 4 EIA-485
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(...) Does anybody have an NXC program that demonstrates the use of RS485 communications? (17 years ago, 25-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | Re: bitwise operators
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(...) ...and if you are talking about NXT-G, there is a bitwise manipulation block, written by Mike Gasperi and Steve Hassenplug, available here: (URL) list of available blocks is here: (URL) (17 years ago, 25-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: bitwise operators
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(...) Are you talking about NXC or NBC or some other programming language? The standard NXT firmware does support bitwise logical operators such as and, or, and xor. In both NXC and NBC you can use these operations as you would expect in a C-like (...) (17 years ago, 24-May-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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