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After a few requests, I have updated the information on adding LED's and Lamps to the LEGO RCX 'MindStorms' system. I have included info about how to calculate resistor values etc. Look at: (URL) follow the link near the top.. There is also more (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) My legOS.srec file, which is compiled with all the default settings, is exactly 21000 bytes long. The calculated size is 8144. Which is sort of in the ballpark of half the file size (if we use a very big ballpark). The proper estimate is (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Release date for RCX 2.0?
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It seems that S@H is out of the 1.5s and they're becoming scarce in local stores. Has anyone heard of a release date for the RCX 2.0? jt -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Books fo Mindstorms
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"Ralf Krause" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:B662C15A.A0C%kr....web.de... (...) ... (...) very (...) The book is also available here in the UK - try (URL) for 10% off the RRP. Dan (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) Here's how to determine size given a .srec file: 1) Look at the last S1 line in the s-record file. An example from firm0328.lgo: S113E1606F... 2) Look at characters 4-8 (start counting with 0): S113E1606F... ^^^^ This is the starting address (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) So my 18k kernel actually only takes 9k of RCX memory? Suddenly my apparent out-of-memory errors make a lot less sense.... (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) I wasn't completely sure how much extra data there was in there; I knew it was larger but didn't realize by how much. Regardless, I'll merge in the changes anyway, since I don't want our tree to diverge too much from the One True tree. Luis (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) Isn't the actual size of the kernal about half the .srec size? That file contains ascii codes for for hex bytes, a pair of characters would be one byte. Rossz (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Firmdl3 updated
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(...) Actually, the kernel can hit 21-22K (depending on the compile-time options.) My current legOS.srec sits at 21232 bytes. So, I'm going to do the update. Luis (sort of wishing that Markus had not made so many little changes to firmdl) ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | transmission distances
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When I muck about with Exploration Mars software, the RCX doesn't go out of range until it's out of the room. With pbForth, the RCX receives the commands over just as far a range, but can only send its "ok" feedback when it is quite close to the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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"Matthew Fisher" <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G5q9vI.EsB@lugnet.com... (...) I did not have any trouble installing it and running it a little, but most of my development happens in nqc now. :) -john (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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You must not have had QuickTime 4 installed previously. The RIS software forces install of QT2 and 3 (pretty damned archaic if you ask me) and if you already have 4 installed, which huge numbers of people do now, yer up the crick. As I mentioned (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: pBricks & W2K?
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I had *no* trouble installing RIS 1.5 on my Win2K system, and it runs pretty well, most of the time. But then, I don't program in RIS myself, only use it to answer questions for people doing FLL and using the RIS programming environment. -Peter (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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The tower is just a serial device! No driver (other than that supplied by Win2K) needed! You can also use NQC to program your brick, or order RoboLab ($25) from Pitsco (www.pldstore.com). Here are my biases: RCX code teaches you *nothing* about real (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Aaron Nabil" <nabil@spiritone.com> wrote in message news:G5s74v.ECM@lugnet.com... (...) what (...) mindscript (...) I stand corrected. I guess I should have upgraded to 1.5 after all. RCX2's Mindscript language does appear to be much better than (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Michael Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G5s1Dx.KnC@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) The "real" 1.5 RCX code is a text file, when you make a program, that's what it makes. It appears to be a slightly less elegant version of RCX2 (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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(...) There are no IR drivers required -- it connects to a serial port and Windoze already has serial drivers. John A. Tamplin LiveOnTheNet.COM, Inc. jat@LiveOnTheNet.COM 2104 West Ferry Way 256/705-7007 - FAX 256/705-7100 Huntsville, AL 35801 (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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I guess I need the SPRIT.ocx file as well?!?! "Matthew Fisher" <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G5s1p1.LJK@lugnet.com... (...) 2-3 (...) the (...) is (...) CD... (...) for (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: No CD with my new RIS 1.5
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Thank you very much Ben for taking the time to help me. I called up Lego and they say they're sending me the CD, but it'll take 2-3 weeks! So much for a Merry Christmas. :( I suspect your suspicions are correct about a driver being required for the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Opening RCX Code programs in Web Browser gives text
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"Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:G5ovr6.Jro@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) programs, (...) I don't think the real RCX Code is ever in this text form. You find these text files on the CD, but when you make RCX Code programs they (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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