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(...) That's nasty... Lego "SHOULD" be willing to replace it. Other then that you *COULD* take it apart and try to press the parts back together... But if your not familiar with electronics it could end is a worse state... Dean -- Coin-Op's For (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Mine was dropped onto a wooden floor from the height of the hands of my three year old son. It has permanently lost the lower half of the display and the right-most part - so program numbers are quite hard to decipher. Program 1 is not shown, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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To my mind, the datalog is a good feature, since it helps with debugging or adjusting sensors. I found very useful for analyzing light sensor values, measured during movements (e.g. proximity detection). Another useful application was measuring the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Do I still mention arthurdent in the HOWTO? Please point me at the section of the HOWTO that still points to arthurdent, because that machine/url have been disconnected for several months now, and I want to ensure that there are no references (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Luis, could you please send me the demo.c you mention in the HOWTO. I can't connect to arthurdent Thanks -- ___...___ Oscar Deniz Suarez odeniz@dis.ulpgc.es Becario de Investigacion - Research Grant Holder Centro de Tecnologia de los Sistemas y la (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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After playing with my legos, RCX, NQC, stuff for awhile, I find a more powerful RCX with proviions for more inputs and outputs and lots more memory, CPU power, options, and interconnections, seems like it would be desireable. A very common reaction (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Oscar Deniz Suarez <odeniz@dis.ulpgc.es> wrote in message news:G2016F.L1z@lugnet.com... (...) some (...) problems, (...) Maybe, but I know there's differences - I can't get NT to talk to my qv-100 digital camera over the serial port, but Linux & (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi All, I've just updated my site with new information on controlling standard RC servos with the RCX. Besides the dead-simple schematic that uses Radio-Shack parts, you can even control pneumatic switches! There are a few pictures that show a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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Not if was on when that battery disconnects. I think the memory is powered through a capacitor or somthing like that, when the RCX if off the power to the memory is maintained even when batteries arn't in for a few minuets because of the small (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Yes, it was on, and when I picked it up, it was turned off. I thought "No! It's broken!" but you could turn it on, and the firmware was gone. But doesn't the batteries need to be disconnected for like a minute for the firmware to be erased from (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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