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  LNP Addressing Schemes
 
I have the basic Linux<->RCX Infra-red comms. working using lnp calls on the RCX and Martin Cornelius' lnpd on the Linux end. I have a few questions about this: Addressing: . How does the addressing scheme work? . Can a RCX address more than one (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: HELP - LegOS for Windows
 
(...) The DJGPP tools are 32-bit. It's a limitation of the DOS shell (COMMAND.COM & CMD.EXE) that is the problem. Cygwin doesn't have a command line limit problem, but it has its own unique headaches. Read the number of posts of people trying to get (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: HELP - LegOS for Windows
 
"Rossz Vámos-Wentworth" <rossw@jps.net> wrote in message news:FpACn3.FLt@lugnet.com... (...) gets (...) aren't (...) remove (...) make (...) Why are you using the 16-bit (DOS) DJGPP tools under Windows NT instead of the Cygwin 32-bit stuff? You (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: PC -RCX comunication
 
(...) the only windows example i know about is the dll program, but AFAIK it was not trivial to get this program to run under winXX. if you don't insist on being constantly bored by a closed-source OS ;-), there is another solution: Under linux, you (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  LEGO Mindstorms needs volunteers in Chicago on Feb 5, 2000
 
Dear All The following is copied from the LEGO Mindstorms site. Volunteers are still needed as of this morning, so if you want to participate, call now. ---- BEGIN QUOTE ---- Do you live in Chicago? If you are male, age 18-40 years old and use the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  PC -RCX comunication
 
Where can I find an example of using PC-RCX IR comunication? I prefer using windows in the PC. (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  new german "LEGO® Cybermaster + Mindstorms ROBOTICS-Forum"
 
Hi, good news for all german-language legoists: there opened a new cybermaster and mindstorm forum at parsimony. adress is (URL) volker (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Setting a different com port w/ frmdl3 and dll
 
It appears that you can specify a com port other than the default COM1 for the firmdl3.exe and dll.exe programs for the Windows LegOS distribution package. Does anyone know what the syntax might be? I use COM4 for my IR Tower. Thanks, Dave (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: WinNT & legOS
 
Hurray!!! I've also just successfully compiled, uploaded, and ran my first legOS app!!! Thanks Rossz and all! lfn003 fixed it! It did NOT work when I used the lfnsrv.dll in Checked.dll (the larger one). It DID work when I used the lfnsrv.dll in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: HELP - LegOS for Windows
 
Ian Meikle <ian_meikle@nospam.a...lobal.net> wrote in message news:3895DF1C.5D99B3...bal.net... (...) DJECHO simply echos the line to the file. It's special in that the Make program can transfer very long command lines to it via a buffer. This gets (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: WinNT & legOS
 
Ralph Hempel <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:000301bf6cf9$3c...@pro150... (...) I'm running DJGPP GNU Make, the one I put in the legOS for Windows package. Rossz (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: WinNT & legOS
 
Ian Meikle <ian_meikle@nospam.a...lobal.net> wrote in message news:38974DF8.8B4A42...bal.net... (...) Excellent! I wonder why Makelx wouldn't run properly on the NT system at work? I spent some time porting the makelx code to compile under MS VC++ (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: Curious problem with download
 
(...) Offhand, I'd suspect that the problem is either interference from lighting in the room, or perhaps your IR tower is 'marginal'. From your tests so far it doesn't sound like the problem follows either a specific computer or an RCX. Minimize the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: [PDF] step-by-step Grabber Arm instructions from legomindstorms.com
 
Thanks, Jim, for this fix. I didn't paid attention to this while writting to fast.... ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim West <Jim@jameswest.com> To: chv <chv@crazyrobots.com>; <lugnet.robotics.rcx...ugnet.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Re: [PDF] step-by-step Grabber Arm instructions from legomindstorms.com
 
Thanks, Jim, for this fix ! (...) directly (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  RE: WinNT & legOS
 
(...) Which make are you running? I've had trouble with mks make and long filenames. Now I use Cygwin's make and things are much better... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- The train stops at the train station, The bus stops at the bus station, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: WinNT & legOS
 
Hello again Rossz, I have downloaded lfn003 and installed it and ALL WORKED OK :o) It build the demo programs (including running makelx). So although the WinNT saga is probably not over, it mow seems to work for me (and maybe some others). Many (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: [PDF] step-by-step Grabber Arm instructions from legomindstorms.com
 
FYI... Get rid of the ending slash on the last URL to get there. It should just be: (...) Jim West NIC Team Lead NIC Oracle Developer and DBA in Training NIC Chief Cook and Bottle Washer MCI Worldcom (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Re: __attribute__ ((rcx_interrrupt)) : how to use ?
 
(...) Well, i got the definitive answer from Markus 8-). It was in german, so i'll try to translate it: the effect of __attribute__ ((rcx_interrrupt)) depends on the calling context: - in leaf functions (that do not call other functions), it makes (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  [PDF] step-by-step Grabber Arm instructions from legomindstorms.com
 
Hello, Lego just released ((URL) step-by-step instructions for building a Grabber Arm, for its march contest subject. Unfortunately, they have again provided them as online instructions, in html format. So, I've created a pdf file including these (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)


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