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(...) Unless I bungled the code, NQC should handle this ok. Old versions of NQC would always move from a restricted datalog source into a temp variable. With the new firmware, there's the added complexity that the temp can't be a local var, and I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) The included software is Windows only. I don't know if it could be tricked into working under Virtual PC or not. Just from the physical design of the camera though, I would think Lego must have a Mac version in the works. (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) I've been wondering that myself... One moron in the crowd could make a mess of a run any nobody would notice... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Problems Solved(WAS Re: Problems with datalog)
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(...) Ya, VC must have gone to press before they asked us to help with the bugs... 0321 was really buggy. I'm glad you got it worked out. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) If the mac has pci slots you can install a USB card. this , of course doesnt mean the software will work but you can add USB ports to "some" older macs. I am using a usb/firewire orange micro card in my 7500 power mac ( requires OS 8.6 or (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Vision Command on a Mac
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(...) No chance. The camera is USB. (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) I want to make a script for doing all the dirty job and rivise HOWTO to include the whole proccess. :-) Now I'm in trouble with a very simple diff file that when applied with patch.exe generates a CR-LF file that is not "compatible" with gcc (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I there any way of getting this up and running on an old Mac with serial ports ? For months now I have been trying to figure out a way to accomplish what Vision Command does using third party hardware & software but haven't been very successful. Any (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Problems Solved(WAS Re: Problems with datalog)
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(...) before (...) I just tried using the Wait() command for up to 5 seconds. Still didn't work. I remember reading that the Vision Command required the new firmware. I assumed that VC d/l'd the new firmware automatically. I didn't remember waiting (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Does anyone know of a way to program an RCX to not process direct output control messages from the remote control? This would be verry desirable in an environment with many RCX's and one control target. KL (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Have you tried putting in a Wait command after creating the Datalog and before you start using it? It must take a few milliseconds to set up. Just my .001 cents after taxes... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) It is possible. If the datalog is created from outside the program (i.e. RCXcc) then my program correctly logs the IR messages. The problem I'm having is that I cannot get the RCX to create the datalog from within the program. From Dave's (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) directly, but that's not possible. A careful examination of the DataLogNext command in the beta SDK documentation shows that the command is quite limited and that you can only log (global) variables, timers, sensor values and the watch/clock. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Dave, I'm using NQC 2.2 b1. The firmware filename is firm0328.lgo, the version that came with Vision Command. Ryan -- (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: -raw codes for NQC's Raw command
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(...) I've been sent the format for the codes. Thanks for your help. I've almost completed a new editing/control system for the Mindstorms pbricks. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Problems with datalog
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(...) What version of the firmware are you using (what's the filename of the firmware file)? I think some versions of early 2.0 firmware didn't support creating the datalog from within a program. Also, what version of NQC are you using...I don't (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Problems with datalog
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I wrote a simple program that adds any messages received to the datalog. It also beeps after it logs each message so that I know it is working. The CreateDatalog() command doesn't seem to be working. It seems pretty simple. What am I missing? The (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: -raw codes for NQC's Raw command
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(...) Did you look at (URL)? (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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I require the codes for STOP and OFF for the RCX (and if any of the others are different, them too) This is for a new programing front end for NQC for the disabled. nqc -raw code Where 'code' is that's what I need for the STOP all programs and power (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 software now in beta
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Which subsystem an executable runs in has *nothing* to do with whether it can run from the command line and parse command arguments. You can run *any* windows program from a console (aka DOS box) and many accept command-line parameters (i.e. word, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 software now in beta
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If you use Quickview to open ATLClient.exe, you will find the file is a "Runs in the Windows GUI subsystem.", if you open nqc.exe, the message will be "Runs in the Windows characters subsystem", this is your needs, so the answer maybe will be no! (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 software now in beta
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I was wondering if there is command-line way of downloading a MindScript program. In other words, is there some way to download the program without launching the ATLClient? Or maybe a command-line switch on the ATLClient which downloads the program (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Thoughts & Issues w/ Vision Command
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(...) What about the picture quality? Could the Camera used as a cheap alternative instead of a digital camera? Only for web pictures of Lego creations, of course ;-) Regards, Hakan (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Thoughts & Issues w/ Vision Command
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This sounds like progress. Now I just need to learn more about the messages VC is sending to the RCX. Is there a way to upload a program from the RCX to the computer. I'd like to know more about what is send to the program 5 slot. What does it do? (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: RcxCC Source Code available
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(...) Cool, thanks! I'm not an experienced Delphi programmer, but I plan to play with Kylix ( = Delphi for Linux from Borland/Inprise) when it's released, so given time (a scarce commodity these days) I may produce a Linux port. (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RcxCC Source Code available
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In recent months many people have asked me for extending RcxCC, in particular by adding Scout support, the new NQC 2.2 and dealing with RCX 2. The problem with this is that, although it is easy to make it possible to call the new NQC, the rest of (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Thoughts & Issues w/ Vision Command
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I purchased Vision Command tonight from Target. I must say I'm rather impressed with what I've seen so far. I bought VC mainly for its applications with RIS so that is what this post will focus on. The VC software allows you to film time lapse and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 and RCX 1.5 - ANY differences???
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I just installed the software for Vision Command. VC uses the 2.0 firmware. I have not had any problems with the 2.0 firmware on my RCX 1.0 brick (from the RIS 1.5 set). According to Mindstorms tech support the 2.0 firmware is final . The only thing (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: sensors for RCX
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(...) Try here for a few sensors and whatnot. Also a link to a huge site full of goodies. (URL) For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Connectivity for Windows CE?
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(...) I would be interested in this as well. I was at a Train Show (PNLTC) this last weekend with my RCX Train and would have LOVED to have been able to have a portable unit for programing in NQC or making small changes... I'd even be happy if I had (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | new HOWTO release
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Hey, everybody. There is a new HOWTO version available. It doesn't contain anything groundshaking, except that it does (finally) incorporate an updated version of demo.c. And it fixes the error in spelling Paolo's name :) Since this is now public, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LNP and Lego Remote
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(...) Nope. I've been moving :( and my mindstorm is still taped up and packed. To worsen the situation, my motherboard broke, so I don't even have a functional PC at the moment. Hopefully, that should be remedied later this week. Luis ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Where is the daily tarball?
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(...) ---...--- "Summertime... and the living is easy... fish are jumping and the cotton is high... So hush, little baby, baby don't you cry." -Ella ---...--- (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Where is the daily tarball?
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I've looked around sourceforge but have not been able to locate the daily tarball. Anyone know the URL? Rossz (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Connectivity for Windows CE?
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Greetings! I hope theese groups are the right ones for questions like this. I want to program/control my RCX or Control Lab, from my CE device. It can certainly be done, but unfortunately i don't have any developertool for my handheld. I have a HP (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Vision Command
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I have a pic posted from my first project (a self-aware robot that can recognize itself) at (URL) on my web site at (URL) will be posting some addition pics at these same locations later on. I am still playing with coming up with the best lighting, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Announcement: TinyVM 0.2.0
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TinyVM 0.2.0 is out. The most common complaints/requests have been addressed: capability to rerun programs, and timers/sleep. There are several other improvements. Ryan VanderBijl deserves the credit for making this release happen so soon. Please (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LNP and Lego Remote
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(...) it's (...) Lego (...) FYI, we are working to a new, better, implementation of LNP (a sort of LNP2), backward compatible that is compatible with Lego remote too... :-) Bye, Paolo. --- This tagline is made from recycled letters. (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LNP and Lego Remote
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Hi, Can we set the parity of LNP to SMR_ODD? Right now, LNP is acting as if it were set to even parity even though it's supposed to be at no parity; it's discarding all odd bytes sent by the Lego remote. Luis? Tried the patch and the demo for the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Vision Command
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Hi John, Is it possible for you to put some sample pictures ( up close of Lego, of course ) somewhere on the web? You could maybe post them to BrickShelf, if you don't have web space elsewhere... I for one would be very interested in seeing the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Vision Command
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I just picked up a copy of the Vision Command today and boy is it cool ! I found it toady in my local Target along with the $49.95 mos espa pod race special :-) The little web cam is way cool. it takes great pictures, better than my other web cam. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: NQC and Vision Command
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Target has them in stock. (...) G. Crisp - gcrisp@mindspring.com "Indian, indian, what did you die for? Indian says 'Nothing at all.'" -- Jim Morrison (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | sensors for RCX
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Hi, in the german edition of the electronic magazine "elektor 9-2000" I have seen some sensors for the RCX. The "non-contact object detector" came with the english edition of "elektor 5-2000" but now there are details for an interface, a noice (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC and Vision Command
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(...) Where did you see it? On the official Mindstorms website LEGO says it will be available in september 2000. Thanks, Eelco Kooiker (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC and Vision Command
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(...) Depends a lot on how they structured the Vision Command software. My understanding is that all of the vision recognition runs on the host computer (not the RCX). If the program logic also runs on the host and the end result is that the host (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | NQC and Vision Command
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LEGO has recently released the Vision Command set. I'm not real big on using the Mindstorm programming software as it is not that powerful. I was hoping to use NQC to program robots that use the camera from Vision Command. Does/will NQC have (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RCX in Intro Computing Class
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Hello, My college computer science department is thinking of using Lego Mindstorms as part of the introduction to computer programming class. The book we would use to teach is written by a few of my prof's. I have taken an outline of the book, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Scout programming in RcxCC
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(...) Zhengrong - I tried replying to your e-mail, but it bounced. I'll reply here (since the answer may be of interest to others as well). The issue was that the above code needed a Wait(9) in order for the sound to be heard on the Scout, but the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | pbForth 1.2.1 is Released
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This is an announcement that version 1.2.1 of pbForth has been released. New features include: * Improved operation of POWER_OFF * BYE now kills the firmware * Added SERVO manipulation words to the RCX extensions * Integrate Ernst de Ridder's PBX (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) I was fairly certain it had the "00.00" and the person - I can't guarantee the 00.00 bit but I know it has the standing person which changes to a walking person when you select a program and press run. (I also assumed that if it got to that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Scout programming in RcxCC
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After follow Dave's suggestion, I am successful to use RcxCC for Scout programming, here is the method. Edit two batch files named rcx.bat and scout.bat in rcxcc directory, the content of files are as follows: set NQC_OPTIONS=-TRCX rcxcc set (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) Communication with the RCX looks fine, but the RCX is refusing to change the program. This is exactly what would happen if no firmware was loaded. Are you sure you have firmware installed? With firmware, the display will look like this "00.00 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: GCC - Cross-compiler
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(...) Yes, there are some warnings during the compile. I'm at work, so I can't interrogate my make log, but the only big one is the one about libc, which is documented in the HOWTO. Regards, ROSCO (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: GCC - Cross-compiler
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(...) Awesome. (...) Right. Though it would be good to write them down (like in the HOWTO) so that people don't freak out when they get them :) (...) Dangit. Sorry, still... Luis (...) ---...--- "Summertime... and the living is easy... fish are (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: GCC - Cross-compiler
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(...) CygnWin 1.1 (latest). :-) (...) Not really important if it works, just curiosity... ;-) (...) :-) Cool... ;-))) (...) First, I would like my name corrected in /HOWTO... ;-))) Massetti --> Masetti... ;-))) Bye, Paolo. --- Press to test. Release (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: GCC - Cross-compiler
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Sorry I've been out of the loop for so long, guys... I'm moving tomorrow, so I've been packing and such. (...) cool. Which Cygwin, though? It'd be really nice if we could "move up" to Cygwin 1.0, which is a lot easier to install than the beta (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) Ooh, good point. I was assuming that the programs he was running were programs for the robot with which he was testing, and that he could tell that they were the right ones. Not a very good assumption, actually. (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | GCC - Cross-compiler
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(...) Some (good!) news: 1) I've compiled gcc-2.95.2 for h8300-hitachi-hms using cygnwin and it works. :-) 2) I'm working to a script to automate the process 3) I'm still gettind some warnings (but it works well, does some warnings appear on Linux (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) The RCX has, by ROM Firmware, 5 factory entered programs. In all 5 slots. The easy way to tell if there is firmware installed is when you turn it on you see 00.00| |= little man. Without firm ware all you see is | Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC stdin & stdout
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(...) That's my current plan. I tried the normal way and it lost the file name, the current dir, everything. It has become VERY frustrating... But I should have it soon. I'll be offering it free on our site. I'll post when it's done. Dean -- (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) Ordinary electric lightbulb. Nothing too bright or too dark. I might try moving the tower and brick under a chair when I get in from work tonight and see if that makes a difference. I brought the packet trace in today in case it looks familiar (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) Yeah it suggests that to me too. What's the lighting condition like in the room? (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) It should! It certainly did last time I used it but I wasn't sure whether being without batteries would cause the firmware to need reloading. It certainly powers on and runs programs in all slots which suggested to me that the firmware was (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC stdin & stdout
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(...) Could you copy the entire contents to the clipboard, then have your program write the clipboard data to a temp file? (you'd still avoing having to create pipes, etc) Dave Baum (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC stdin & stdout
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(...) Yes, that would be the easiest way but also the most annoying as it forces me to change the file name on the users editor. I'm looking in to a DDE command way to avoid this, but so far without success. Thanks for your help btw. Dean -- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Idle Powerdown
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Also, Paolo gets credit for the code that resets the idle counter inside IR activity. It will not reset on invalid packets or packets sent to a different RCX unit, so a unit will quietly go to sleep after 15 minutes in the midst of LNP (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Connecting to RCX
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(...) Does the RCX have the firmware installed? (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Connecting to RCX
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Any pointers on how to get NQC to actually talk to the RCX would be gratefully received! I've searched around and tried everything that I can come up with but still can't make NQC send data correctly to the RCX. I've doublechecked that the serial (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Idle Powerdown
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Paolo was kind enough to check into Sourceforge my changes to implement idle powerdown. The default is 15 minutes of idle time (no programs running, no buttons pressed, no LNP activity) before automatically turning itself off. BTW, in my previous (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Multiple RCXs
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(...) You can control RCXs via LNP using different addresses. The problem is that no example and no working code is available in legOS distribution, but you can find something searching this newsgroup. A good possibility is using WinLNP (URL) LNP (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Programming for Scout using RCX2.0Beta
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(...) You just have to select "Scout" in the Brick pull-down menu and everything works OK. -- Michael (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 and RCX 1.5 - ANY differences???
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The only difference between the 1.0 and 1.5 hardware is the power jack. IMO, the 1.0 RCX is more valuable because of this. I'm not sure if the 2.0 firmware will run on the 1.0 & 1.5 but I can't imagine LEGO would put out an upgrade that wasn't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: CVS write problem solved
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(...) Well, after fiddling lots, I finally got it working. Turns out :ext: is correct, dunno why the CVS page at SourceForge says :pserver:. Anyway, I successfully commited CONTRIBUTORS (had my name wrong!), and will soon be putting in some code to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Idle Powerdown - CVS write problems
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(...) Sorry. Linux. (...) Hmmm. Tried this (checked out the whole module to a new dir), but same problem. (...) My connection string is the same except ext->pserver. Must be a Unix thing. Is there any developers out there using cvs under Linux? I (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Programming for Scout using RCX2.0Beta
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I am using RCX2.0Beta to test Scout, but it seems Beta doesn't support Scout, although there is some saying in readme.txt file, if you compile the Avoider.scout with Beta version, you will get the error as follows: Error (0xe0050832) from VPBrick (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: About Scout programming
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(...) The Scout only supports passive sensors externally (touch and temperature). The light sensor is supposed to be used as an active sensor (although in some cases you can use it passively and get reasonable results). The Scout does have its own (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 and RCX 1.5 - ANY differences???
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I think only RCX1.0 and coming RCX2.0, you confused RIS1.0 and RIS1.5 Here is a list, maybe it is useful: RCX RIS Release 1.0 1.0 1998 1.0 1.5 1999 2.0 2.0 2001 Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | About Scout programming
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Hi I have a light-seeker NQC program for RCX, I want to port for Scout, does anyone know how to do it? Then does Scout use external light sensor? BR Zhengrong (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | RCX 1.0 and RCX 1.5 - ANY differences???
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I just purchased 20+ LEGO Mindstorm kits from DACTA (to use in a freshmen Elementary Computer Programming course) and they came with the RCX 1.0 units (with the power jack). Are these units (other than having this jack) ANY different functionally (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Idle Powerdown - CVS write problems
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(...) login (...) But when I (...) I've checked sourceforge and you have correct permissions. What platform are you using? Windows? (...) before - (...) My problem was that if you checked-out files as "anonymous", you need to re-check-out them. CVS (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Idle Powerdown
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(...) Paolo, Maybe you can help with mine, too. Luis gave me CVS access, and I can login using my sourceforge name & password, and checking out's no problem. But when I try to check in, I get: cvs [server aborted]: "commit" requires write access to (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Need help with my program
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(...) Yeah, I could really make my programs simpler. Like I said, this is one of my first. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Need help with my program
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Your program is pretty difficult for me to follow...way too many tasks starting and stoping one another. For something as simple as the algorithm you described, you can probably take care of all the light seeking in a single task. If you still want (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: NQC stdin & stdout
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(...) I'm not sure about the specific calls, but when you invoke one program from another you typically can control what file handles are used as stdin, stdout, and stderr by the launched program. Usually these are just handed off from (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Idle Powerdown
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(...) need to (...) You can send the code/patch to me, Rossz. I can commit it for you. As anyone knows :-) I've solved my old problems with CVS (WINCVS). Please feel free to contact me if you need to solve your CVS problem too. :-) Bye, Paolo. --- (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Idle Powerdown
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I've successfully implemented an idle powerdown into the legOS kernel. On more than one occasion I have left my RCX on overnight, resulting in the need to buy a new set of batteries. The tricky part was doing a successful powerdown from within the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Multiple RCXs
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If the functions you wish to perform can be done in simple tasks you could probably program each RCX to recognize a specific range of message numbers. In this way, a 'function' on the RCXs can be 'invoked' by the PC by having it send a specific (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Linux & RCX mini-HOWTO- comments/thoughts?
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Hi, everybody- Because I'm sick of Linux people telling me "I thought you couldn't use the RCX with Linux" I've put together a mini-HOWTO (for eventual inclusion in the Linux Documentation Project archives) on the use of Linux and the RCX. So far, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: questions, comments, and suggestions
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(...) If you don't find it defined in gcc-2.95.2/config/h8300/*, then yes. Eddie C. Dost ecd@skynet.be (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: questions, comments, and suggestions
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(...) only (...) Do you know if RCX_COMPILER patch need to be used in GCC 2.95.2 cross compiler too? (...) Fixed right now. I'm ready to commit. (...) indicator (...) could (...) It will be changed in 0.2.5, but two notes: 1) The counter is in ms. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: legOS Addressing - Packet Handler
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(...) Semaphores: You said you installed Linux, try "man sem_post". Also kernel/program.c is a good reference for a semaphore use. A more complicated example is the tx_sem in kernel/lnp-logical.c and kernel/lnp.c. Eddie C. Dost ecd@skynet.be (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: legOS Addressing - Packet Handler
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Thanks Eddie, Sorry for posting a message I should have known the answer to. I'll have a look at the semaphore example. If anyone knows of a good refence for semaphore programming could they please let me know?Its taken me a while to get into the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: legOS Addressing - Packet Handler
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(...) Take the sleep(1) out of the code! The function addressHandlerPortOne() is called from an interrupt, so you must not call any function which might cause a reschedule (which sleep() definitely does). You can do all this by having a separate (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: getting started with java and rcx
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(...) many (...) my (...) is (...) keep (...) In TinyVM Unix/CygWin edition, you might want to run the examples, and make changes to them. Right after you unzip the distribution, you can go to the installation directory and run: make (Completes (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | LNPD on Linux - Thanks for all the documentation
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Hi All I've just installed LNPD on Linux and have it up and running. (In the past few hours, I have installed and configured Linux as a LAN workstation, built the egcs and binutils, installed and compiled legOS and finally compiled and linked liblnp (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | legOS Addressing - Packet Handler
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Hi All I have a very simple RCX legos program (which I've attached), that I'm having difficulty with. I have compiled legOS with the default host address of 0 (0x00). I am using WinLNP to send data to the RCX (simple short strings), but the RCX will (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Getting the Windows LegOS 0.2.3 compiler package to compile 0.2.4
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Hi, Dave I think it is no problem, I am using it in NT and 98, both are ok. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: license question
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(...) I guess its all my fault :) The choice between GPL and MPL was a tough one. My main worry with using GPL was that I have a lot of "generic" code from other projects in NQC. Now if had I released under GPL, and other people made improvements to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: license question
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(...) I chose MPL because Dave did! :) It probably would have been GPL otherwise though. -Kekoa (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: lnpd
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Michael- Where is the link that points to arthurdent? Because I no longer live in the Duke dorms, that URL is permanently fubared, so I'm slowly trying to eliminate all the dead links that point there. If you could let me know where this one is, I (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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