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I have downloaded and installed Beta 2. I am having a problem that I had with beta 1. When I "Compile" I get a "Runtime Error '380' Invalid Property Value". Am I alone in this problem? If so, what does it mean? Is something missing from my Win98? -- (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: sleep efficientcy
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(...) value (...) There are two issues: 1 do you want to do anything while waiting, 2 how quick do you want to respond to the event. In both cases using an event is better. You can do something else until the event happens (synchronization issuses (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Visual NQC 2001
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I've fixed a lot of problems thanks to your testing and reporting. Beta relase 2 is now available on (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Confusion regarding the POWER_OFF command.
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I'm a little confused with the POWER_OFF word. From reading the documentation, I would have though the following would work: POWER_INIT : test BEGIN DO-WORK POWER_OFF 0 UNTIL ; When 'test' is executed, both 'DO-WORK' and 'POWER_OFF' are executed, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: sleep efficientcy
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(...) value (...) Ross, I can't speak about efficiency - I dont know enogh about embedded programming, but I've had better results using wait_event. I've tried both msleep() and yield() in a loop, and just calling wait_event with a function that (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi again, i would like to know which is more efficient in code? having a while loop which is checking for a condition to be true and sleeping for an arbitary value while it is not, or using a wait_event statement passing a function pointer to a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Parallel sensor problem
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(...) That isn't the problem. I reversed the sensor on one RCX, and they both showed it as being constantly pressed, so that must be the wrong polarity. But I also tried moving it from input 2 to 3. Works fine. Same programs, everything, it works in (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) after (...) old (...) That's true. I've noticed it. I was speaking of PC implementation. (...) semaphore (...) in a (...) instruction (...) wait (...) of the (...) shouldn't (...) Ok, perfect. I vote for the semaphore implementation. I also (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: C++ OverHead
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Hi, The answer here depends on your coding style. If you are using non-derived concrete classes, with simple member data and the default constructor/destructor, then it costs ~10-20 bytes/class. If you are using non-derived concrete classes, with (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Motor Speed value interpretation?
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Rossz Vamos-Wentworth writes: ... (...) hmmm... did your wife figure out what vamos means... you might have to change that one too :-) sorry, but now I don't remember the question about the motor speed (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Cybermaster: Cannot receive though sending works (w/o sprit.ocx)
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Hi, yeah... me I just went through such trouble using Java. The RTS should be 'false'. Then by experimenting I found switching the DTR before and after sending to have some positive effect. I trust you adhere to + starting a session with 'Alive' (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.cybermaster, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Delphi to Robolab
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Hello! We have a project in school, and are going to make a lego robot. Is there anyone out there that can tell me how we can program in Delphi 4, and get the program to robolab? Is this posible? (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Motor Speed value interpretation?
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(...) My birth name is actually Ross, but I changed it to Rossz when I married my Hungarian wife. In her language it means 'bad'. :) Rossz (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hi, unfortunately I am unable to answer your question, however I am very interested in what you are doing with GA. I recently recieved my RCX and have done GA work in the past as part of my schoolwork. I would love to try using some GAs with (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | MacNQC Beta
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Hi all, I have been working on an updated version of MacNQC and am now ready for a public beta. If you are interested in it, it can be found at (URL). There are some new windows to control the RCX and the compiler has been updated to NQC 2.2r2. Rob (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Parallel sensor problem
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Bernardo Dal Seno <piu1759@cdc8g5.cdc.polimi.it> wrote in message news:87d7dd25ge.fsf@...o.bogus... (...) crane, and (...) RCX 2. (...) like: (...) Thanks. I'll try that. (...) happens (...) connected to (...) Nup. I disconnected the motor, but the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Parallel sensor problem
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(...) I don't know if this is your problem, but the input ports have polarity (one lead is connected to ground and the other to +5V through a resistor, if I remember correctly). Have you tried to change polarities? (...) Maybe the problem is not in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.5 and LNP
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(...) On the RCX the LNP handlers are called from an interrupt handler, so after the execution of lnp_*_set_handler() you can safely assume that the old handler will not be called any more. On a PC things are different, there is a problem. I didn't (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | RE: Mindstorms for Dummies (off topic)
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Hi Jeffrey! On 22 Jan 2001, Jeffrey Hazen <jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net> wrote in <01C08491.E5EEA300@northmill1>: (...) Last dummy book I had in my hands (at the Frankfurt Book Trade Fair) was: "Sex for Dummies". I couldn't help but ask--I was at the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: C++ OverHead
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I seem to recall someone doing some testing that showed that C++ programs worked out to take out somewhere around 2 to 3 times the space of comparable C programs. However, I'm sure that varies. Luis (...) ---...--- "Nobody ever said that democracy (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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