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(...) Well, in France they are available as 'xyz pour les nuls', and judging from their number they seem to be quite popular. Jürgen (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) The english word dummy is derived from the word dumb which has evolved to mean stupid but originally (and still) means silent or does not speak as in a deaf person that does not speak. The use of the word to mean stupid developed due to the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, all. I'm experiencing a strange problem. I'm using two RCXs to control my crane, and I have a single touch sensor connected to input 1 on RCX 1 & input 2 on RCX 2. However, when I run both programs, which both have a wait_event function like: (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Greetings! Another Ross!! That's three hangin' around here now!! Well, OK ones a Rossz, but it's close enough! (...) driven (...) have (...) two (...) you (...) hit (...) Well, you could work it out really carefully, but then you've gotta take (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi all, sorry if this question has been asked before but i was just wondering what the speed values for the motors represent? i have a robot with two motor driven wheels which i would like to be able to make drive in an arc. To do this i have to set (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Rainer Balzerowski <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G7LDC3.8qD@lugnet.com... (...) Dumb is a little less harsh than stupid, but your translation is pretty good. (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) No ! You can get such books in Germany too. I'm not sure of the meaning of "dummies" in american english (more than this puppets used for crash simulations ?) In geman "dumm" means "stupid". -> dummies = stupid persons The same in american (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Thanks for the info. I'm just getting into Mindstorms, and was thinking about buying it. I think not with the review you gave. Mike Broam (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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Ralf, If you don't need great precision, an easier aproach might be my Infra-red Relative Distance Indicator. See the link below. (...) -- Pete Sevcik sevcik@flash.net Techno-stuff Robotics (URL) for FUN ! (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) was like this: (...) you reload (...) PC, as you are (...) thing is to read (...) place of (...) optimize it and (...) what you want (...) attribute. Yes, but I'm not sure what could happen if I change those addresses in the middle of the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Mindstorms for Dummies (off topic)
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(...) Yeah, I'm waiting for "MENSA for Dummies." BEN (FUT OT.fun) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Mindstorms for Dummies (off topic)
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(...) A friend of mine was asked to write Chaos for Dummies[1]. He declined[2]. :-) Cheers, Ben. [1] No, really! [2] I wonder if he'd've taken a less dim view of it if they'd called it "Dynamical Systems for Dummies"? -- (URL) is no limit to what a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Mindstorms for Dummies (off topic)
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I had to laugh out loud at Ralph's description: "Mindstorms for Dummies really does live up to its name." Not likely, but does anyone remember seeing a cartoon called The Ultimate Video Game? Just a single panel, showing an arcade game with a rifle (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Mindstorms for Dummies
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I just got my complimentary copy of Mindstorms for Dummies and its worth every penny! (They had requested permission to put pbForth on the CD) Now, I may be somewhat biased towards the Extreme Mindstorms book that I helped write, but Mindstorms for (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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am 22.01.2001 15:36 Uhr schrieb Ram Meenakshisundaram unter rmeenaks@olf.com: (...) Hi Ram, please have a look into the data sheets. Then you would say "... the GP2D02 is a very powerful sensor .... but the GP2D12 is better than the GP2D02 for using (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Interfacing Sharp's Distance Sensors to the RCX
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Hi, I was searching a web page which gives an overview about all the sharp distance sensors. I 've found it. I 'm sure that some of yours will read it. (URL) 22.01.2001 15:36 Uhr schrieb Ram Meenakshisundaram unter rmeenaks@olf.com: (...) Hi Ram, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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from my experience it really depends on the application, if you are working on a walker it usually takes a minimum of 1:12 for most of mine, but i don't know waht you are doing. mike "rubbing the weekend out of his eyes" fusion (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D12 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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Hi, Sorry about that I meant the GP2D12 not GP2D02. The subject line threw me off as the original post was about the D02 not D12... Ram (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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(...) The GP2D02 is a very powerful sensor for a robot. Getting it to work will really be great. I think the best bet is to use a 9V battery box for this instead of using a precious output port... Ram (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: pbForth is fun!
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(...) We all suffer from the same problem, Mario, we work with the tools we know! (...) <snip> Thanks Mario. This kind of praise is hard to come by, especially from someone who really knows how to tinker! I have been pretty slack about updatingthe (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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"Rainer BalzerowskI" <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G7K0HL.724@lugnet.com... (...) work out the power supply part. Probably taking all the power from the Motor Output or a 9V battery box so you wouldn't need D3 and D4. (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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(...) Another option would be a small battery box, if you have enough space in your model. Jürgen -- Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | pbForth is fun!
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I had approached pbForth two or three times in the past, always failing to manage what I thought was a steep learning curve. The truth is I probably was too lazy to put the necessary attention into it, or I was in a hurry to program my robots to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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(...) I agree ! (...) How depressing. :-( (...) Of course ! But, it's possible to drive more then one of these sharps with one output. And shouldn't it be possible (without large effort) to use the input-power to multiplex some of the GP2D12 ? (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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Ralf Krause <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:B691251F.ED3%no...@web.de... Michael, please tell me how you can write that the power can " ... provide 30 mA of power to operate other sensor electronics." As I 've tested it seems that (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Cybermaster: Cannot receive though sending works (w/o sprit.ocx)
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Hi, I've written a small Visual Basic program so I can use Cybermaster under Windows 3.1x. (So I cannot use spirit.ocx.) Sending commands works (motor on/off, sound, etc.). But I don't get any echo. I cannot get any sensor data, and I can't see if (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.cybermaster, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Interfacing Sharp's GP2D02 Distance Sensor to the RCX
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Hi, I asked this problem a few weeks (or months??? ... I don't know a what time ...) but nobody could help. I got the same following answer ".... the sensor takes 35 mA and this is to much for the RCX ..." but I couldn't understand this at this (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Anyone made animatronics with the RCX yet?
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(...) I know this only works with pbForth, and it's not ALL Technic, but you can drive standard servos with the RCX. Here's how: (URL) You can even drive pneumatic switches with the servos... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Anyone made animatronics with the RCX yet?
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(...) I tried to have my Raptor puppet set up with Pneumatics but I gave up because I couldn't find a decent way of triggering it. The ways I had it were way to slow and painful. Has anyone come up with a great way of using pneumatics with (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) Ok. Checking and testing never hurts :-). (...) It's not for performance, but for correctness. The old code was like this: if(lnp_addressing_ha...ler[port]) { ... lnp_addressing_handl...th-2,src); You first test lnp_integrity_handler and then, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) you may see (...) give access (...) the handlers (...) My only (...) depend on. (...) introduce a (...) this point to (...) I think that we can use safely (CONF_TM || defined CONF_HOST) condition. I'm checking the whole patch and I think that (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Anyone made animatronics with the RCX yet?
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I'd like to make some sort of Disney-style animatronic robot with my RCX. This would involve using all three motors to control a Tiki Room-style parrot, for example, with a rotation sensor on each motor. Programming the robot would involve running a (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 Power Jack/AC Adapter Question
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(...) I've ran my RCX 1.0 on a train power adapter for 2 weeks straight. No problems. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX 1.0 Power Jack/AC Adapter Question
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You can use any of the AC adapters from the 9V train sets on the RCX 1.0. I use the ac adpaters from the 4561 and the feight train (red and black) and I have never had any problems. Ahui (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RCX 1.0 Power Jack/AC Adapter Question
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I just snagged another 4561Railway Express. I believe I recall reading that the AC adapter in that will work with my RCX 1.0. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks, Thomas (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Gearing down a lego motor
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Hi, Before I invest a lot of time on this, what is the minimal gearing I need to do in order for a Lego motor to let itself up. How about a lego motor lifting itself and another motor up? I want the motor to be powerful but at the same time fast... (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) I cleaned up my code (found one bug!), the patch follows. As you may see now there are two semaphore, because two are the resources to give access to: the LNP buffer and the IR port. I modified the calling of the handlers to avoid race (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Vison Command & W2K
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I bought a Vision Command set and found that the LEGO software installer detects NT & 2K and refuses to go further. However, the CD for VC has 2k drivers and the QUICKCAM program works fine. Anyone have a way around this problem? (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: undefined reference to `___ucmpsi2'
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(...) With regards to this, it appears that Markus left out two necessary functions in lib/mint. Specifically, cmpsi2 and ucmpsi2. These are a part of librcx but apparently they were omitted from LegOS when Markus included support for the other (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Another way to avoid Float
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For the navigation of my robot, I do not plan to use float or trig function. I will use long integer (32bits). the high 16 bit are the true integer value. the low 16 bits are 1/65535 value. let say 1 = 0x00010000 2 = 0x00020000 2.5 = 0x00028000 2.25 (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | the 'java on host' concept
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to overcome limitations of the prog. size in my CM, and my experience with Java, I decided to have the applications running on the host laptop. In the mean time things are looking very good. I'm only running Java on the host. I didn't touch the CM. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | legOS v2.5 merge-map utility still using perl ?
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I read somewhere that perl was no more needed in v2.5. And as I began with this v2.5 version, I didn't install perl. So when I try to use merge-map to get a symbolic disassembled file of my code, it fails. Should I install perl or is there any way (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Visual NQC 2001
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Thanks to all who have tested my program. I know there are some problems and runtime errors. The biggest problem for me was the bad website on with some of you used the bugs report to tell me what's wrong, but this information didn't never reach my (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: undefined reference to `___ucmpsi2'
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(...) Another choice may be a cast in the switch statement, like this: static wakeup_t light_found(wakeup_t sens_num) { switch ((unsigned int)sens_num) { case 2: return (LIGHT(SENSOR_2) > THRESHOLD); break; case 3: return (LIGHT(SENSOR_3) > (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) Ok, I clean up the code and send you a patch. (...) This one is not yet ready. As soon as I do it you'll know. bye Bernardo (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: util/dll-src makefile patch
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(...) current cvs (...) lnp.c under (...) windows. The other (...) They works. :-) Bye, Paolo. --- I'm an optimist, but I don't think it helps. (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: undefined reference to `___ucmpsi2'
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Hi, The problem is that wakeup_t is an unsigned long, and in order to save space, the switch statement is optimized to call a library comparator, ucmpsi2. Since the argument to ds_scale is an unsigned int, the argument to LIGHT should also be an (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Vision command & macintosh
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(...) I had heard that the actual camera was a Logitech QuickCam, but I could find no Mac drivers on their site that will work with the Lego camera. Any ideas? John (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | undefined reference to `___ucmpsi2'
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I get this error when linking if I have the following in my source code in a wait_event function: #define THRESHOLD (unsigned short)50 static wakeup_t light_found(wakeup_t sens_num) { switch (sens_num) { case 2: return (LIGHT(SENSOR_2) > THRESHOLD); (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: pass by refrence or value?
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Did you care to declare your global variable as volatile? this (normaly) prevent the compiler to optimize memory access and force it to read the actual value of the variable each time it need it ( instead of localy storing it in a register wich will (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | c++ changes
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After some prompting, I have made the method names in the c++ classes uniform in case. Unfortunately, the changes are not backward compatible. Please let me know of any problems you discover. If I don't hear of any problems, I'll check in the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | util/dll-src makefile patch
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Hi, Here is a set of patches for util/dll-src/Makefile against the current cvs version. The first patch avoids the need of a symbolic link to lnp.c under unix. Can somebody please let me know if it works under windows. The other patches are for (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | pass by refrence or value?
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Hi all, i have a slight problem with legosv0.2.5 . The program code on the rcx is set up so that there is serverall callback methods which get called when a message comes in on the particular port for that object or class. These callback methods set (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) Btw. README is (...) Ooops... :-) Changed to 0.2.5 version inside. (...) transport (...) packets of (...) mainly as way for (...) collisions, lost (...) which works as (...) write code to (...) To cut time (...) code that (...) directives (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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Yesterday I downloaded legOS 0.2.5 and peeked at the code. Btw. README is not up to date. For last two month I was working with a friend of mine on a transport protocol implemented on top of LNP for the transmission of packets of unlimited size and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Lght Sensor & Three colors?
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(...) I had good luck with black, green, and yellow. You could probably substitute red or white for the yellow if you wanted. Dave (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Truck move along round
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(...) Why go high-tech when low-tech might work just as well? The last GMLTC layout had a small dump truck that would drive in circles. Here's a thumbnail: (URL) small truck in the center of the picture has a magnet mounted on the front. Underneath (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Truck move along round
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(...) Note that the Miniland autonomous vehicles do this... every so often they come to a stop at a known place, their whiskers pick up recharge and exchange messages with the central controller, and reset their location (they learn how far they've (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Truck move along round
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(...) Hi Z. , This will only be possible with limitations. Because you will have several errors every round, you will lose your track after some rounds. This errors are given from (for example) 1. not at once stopping motors when the given value for (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lcd trouble and velocities questions.
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first message, first error! As this message is about legOS, I repost it in lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos If you have any answer to it, please reply in the lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos thanks. michael. (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | legOS lcd management and thoughts on velocities
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Hello! I' am french, from Paris ( a way to say: excuse my english... or feel free to correct it!). Few weeks ago I download legOS (v2.5), and I made my first step with it. First all I wish to thank all people involved in this project. This OS is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Possible bug in firm0328 or NQC 2.2
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"Dave Baum" <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> ha scritto: (...) I feel totally stupid, first thing I should have checked. Thanks Dave. Mario (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Lght Sensor & Three colors?
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Matthew Fisher <matthew.fisher@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:G78nAy.D0A@lugnet.com... (...) The LEGO light sensor is based on a silicon photo transistor. It really doesn't "see" the colors we do. It is sensitive to the near IR. That said, I'd (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | lcd trouble and velocities questions.
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Hello! I' am french, from Paris ( a way to say: excuse my english... or feel free to correct it!). Few weeks ago I download legOS (v2.5), and I made my first step with it. First all I wish to thank all people involved in this project. This OS is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Firmware loading failure
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I am able to download using native NQC - so NQC CC was the problem. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | WinNQC source opened
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I never thought I will so busy for my official job! I think I have no more time to upgrade WinNQC so that I decided to open its source, this is written by VC6.0 with WinHelp and compile with all NQC sources. Now the NQC is 2.1 version, you can easy (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Lght Sensor & Three colors?
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Can the light sensor accurately distinguish between THREE colors? All the designs I've seen work with two; e.g. a brick sorter, green & red. And if so, what colors are recommended: Red, Green, Blue? Black, White, Grey? Thanks. (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Truck move along round
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I want to make a truck for my train scene, this truck is controlled byRCX with two rotation sensors and two motors driven rear wheels, it will move straight line, it will turn right 90 degree then go straight when got message m1, turn left 90 degree (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX controlling minidisc player
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(...) Yes, it seems a lot of Minidisc players do anyway. (...) This really is how they do it. If you go here you can see the schematic for a Sony remote: (URL) go here and scroll down to the section titled "Portable's Remote Control Interface", you (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX controlling minidisc player
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(...) I was about to write a reply to your question when, as I was removing some of the quotes, I read the part about your minidisk player having a "wired" remote. "Wired"?! Do they still make home electronics with remotes connected by wire? I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Firmware loading failure
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I have a repeating failure trying to download the firmware. I'm using RCX Command Center and pbforth 121. It fails in exactly the same spot - record 1638 - each and every time, with two different RCX units. The batteries are new and I can reload the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | RCX controlling minidisc player
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Hello, I am the owner of a minidisc player and thought that it would be cool to have the RCX control it and tell it what to play. Most minidisc players can use a wired remote, which is a little device which allows you to control your player from a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: LEGO remote and LNP (legOS 0.2.4)
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(...) My patch changes both, dll and the legOS kernel, to operate with odd parity. Did you both, reinstall the new kernel and use the new dll afterwards? You should also change the lnp daemon to odd parity if you are using it, I don't use it. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Excuses, but the first thing for me to do was fixing my website problems for Netscape users. Thanks for your reports and, as you said I'm a bit overwhelmed. Look at the websit for info about the actual situation of Visual NQC 2001. Ronald (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) The website is re-designed and available for Netscape users. Ronald Strijbosch. (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Hi Ole, Lego offers, what they call service-packs. Unfortunately I was not able to locate those in their online-shop. You should ask them for a catalogue. Regards Frank (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Dear all, My kids (I...) got the RIS 1.5 box (from me...) for Christmas. I am certain that a lot of the little pins, pegs, wheels, rubber bands etc. will be disappearing in the future with 3 kids and a couple of adults playing around. My question (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I've had similar results. I sent 5 or 6 bug reports to the author, but I suspect he may be a bit overwhelmed at the moment. I haven't heard a peep from him. (: Corey Snipes Boulder, CO, USA csnipes at qwest dot net (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Just following up my own message. I have just tried the instructions with kgcc in redhat 7. It fails with exactly the same problem. All binutils and egcs compiled normally with kgcc except for the one error specified in the HOWTO. Mike Ruelle (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I have gone through the HowTo setup legOS. The only problem I have had is that none of the demo code projects can compile. They all fail with [demo]# make /usr/local/crossgcc/...hi-hms-gcc -O2 -fno-builtin -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Is there some reason you're not using liblnp? It will take care of all this junk for you and you just have to give it the data. (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) 0.2.5 includes the idle timeout code. After 15 minutes of no activity (program isn't running, no buttons pushed) it will turn itself off. I added this feature when I woke up to discover I left the RCX on overnight for the third time. You can (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Yes, but I don't know the API off the top of my head and I'm in a line outside right now so I can't look it up. It should be in the HOWTO, but if you can't find it, please write again later today and I'll find it. Luis (...) ---...--- "Nobody ever (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hey, I am trying to get my computer to talk to 2 rcxs. I have the program and when I send ir messages to the RCX loaded with LegOS, it shows the IR port on. However I do not understand what the packets should look like with the intergrity layer. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I realized that the way the listing appears on the mail is far to be perfect. So here is an URL when you can download the files from : (URL) ! (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Is there any API for switching off the rcx, either immediately or after a givent period of inactivity (i.e a watchdog) ? (already used many batteries by forgetting to switch it off...). Thanx ! (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi there, Few weeks ago, someone's asked if there were any Java handler for LNP. Here we are ! There is one now. Including with this mail is the Java listing. What to do 1) download the JVM 2) download java communication API from Sun (lets you drive (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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hi, thanks for all your help, I'll let you know how I get on nice one Boppyer?;-) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi all The following message (URL) a possible solution to the remote control problem, by "ignoring framing errors". I'm just wondering how this can be accomplished. Does anyone here know? Thanks ROSCO (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) 1. Applying as is caused dll program to not work. 2. I set parity to none, and dll is fixed, but then my handler only gets called when remote key is released - all key-down messages are lost. I'm just wondering what I'm doing wrong? Thanks (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) These two web sites have all of the details about communicating with the RCX. Assuming that you can open a serial port and send/receive some bytes, it shouldn't be very difficult... (URL) posted some more detail on the specific case of sending (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I'm writing a program that use LNP. My addressing handler function is big, so I measured the mean time requiered for executing that function (with a call in for loop, so having sub-ms precision). Mean time: 2.5 ms, with packets of ca. 250 bytes. I (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You've got the args to OnFor() backwards. It should be OnFor(OUT_A + OUT_C, 30); If your original source had the args in the correct order, email it to me and I'll check the assembly listings to see what code is actually being generated. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) You LUCKY guy! Well, since it's yours you can crack it open and have a look. It must be a bad contact or diode in backwards or something like that. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: [tinyvm-discussion] Fwd: Getting lejos running -- anyone advise?
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(...) "/home/simon/notes/p...ejos.srec" (...) It's unusual for lejosfirmdl to be working better than the program downloader :) Anyway, turn the RCX off and on again, then try different ranges. You might want to change the range in the IR tower. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) Google is your friend: (URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) been (...) low (...) stay (...) probably (...) you (...) has (...) out (...) DID (...) anyone knows how I can use the bad one. Chris (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Yesterday evening I was testing some NQC code for an RCX with the new firm0328 installed. A very strange thing happened: motor B was running when motor A was expected to do. I double checked the connections, and the code, and couldn't really (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Hello! Could you please send me the adress of the " eight ball website " . I did not see it ! Stefan (...) -- ***...*** Dipl.Inf. (FH) Stefan Prescher Fachhoschchule Oldenburg/Ostfriesla...helmshaven Fachbereich E+I / Virtuelle Fachhochschule (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Oh, that probably means the web pages were written with Front Page which intentionally does stuff that only IE (usually only on a PC) can read. DLC (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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