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The main advantage of the BAT85 is the lower voltage drop (about 0.3 Volt against 0.7 Volt for the 1N4148). (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Using a multiplexor from (URL) you can hook four touch sensors up to one port. The multiplexor (URL) you to determine if any of three sensors is pressed, when you hook up a forth it masks the other three and but if you assume that only one side at a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) To put it bluntly, the only user visible is in the numbers on the outside. (...) Put more than one on an input and figure out which one was pressed by the direction you were heading. If they can be pressed simultaneously you need resistors to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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hi, is this list still working ? last time i tried to post i got an error 0 ? whatever that means. anyways. if it works, then i have the following question! what does RCX 2.0 bring us that 1.0 and 1.5 doesnt already have ? i have looked at the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: color-coded (by target) HTML NQC API documentation
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hi Mark, that looks very nice. I was looking forward for something like this for a long time, good work. But I'm not always on line, so is it available for download ? I and many others could use it when we're off-line and perhaps John Hansen could (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Hi there, I just came across a micro gyroscopic sensor Development Kit on: (URL) device would make a very nice turn and spin sensor for the RCX. Unfortuantely I don't own a Mindstorms box yet (My kids are still too small) and I just thought you guys (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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"JP Brown" <envcons@ameritech.net> ha scritto nel messaggio news:GK2xHw.9DJ@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) I like them. Very much. Great robots, Jonathan, and very well documented! Mario (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I'm in the middle or working out the circuit for my gray encoder sensor and looking at the various interface schemes. I notice that most examples use 1N4148 diodes, but one site I have visited (but I can't for the life of me remember which :/) (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hi, (...) Well, I considered that, but I wondered why the measurement is so high then? Regards, Martin E. Nielsen (...) ___CODE CUT AWAY___ (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Mass and other spec's for RCX components
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(...) 115g (...) 260g (...) 45g (...) 30g all +/- 5g (...) (URL) Doucette. DoucetteNet LEGO® on Brickbay (URL) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Links and Resources
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Does anyone know how I can get leJOS mentioned in the Links and Resources section of the lugnet.robotics.rcx.java homepage? Thanks, (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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1) If you have a serial tower, there is no reason I can think of to purchase the USB tower. If you use a USB tower, then you will need the USB support that Robolab 2.5 provides. 2) The hardware differences between the 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 bricks are (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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I suspect this is due to the fact that the first sample from the sensor is actually being obtained while the sensor's reservoir capacitor is still charging. Why don't you try a simple test, actually two tests; 1. Initialise as passive sensor Wait 1 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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Hellow! Here a little fact: the first reading on the light sensor _just_ after you have activated it is too high. It seems like one has to wait a little after activating the sensor. The following program shows it rather nicely: ____START OF CODE____ (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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Do I detect a challenge here for someone to build a Technic/RCX based weighing machine :) JB (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | RE: Mass and other spec's for RCX components
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(...) Depending on the relationship you have with your local grocery or butcher shop, they have very accurate scales that will measure to 1 gram = usually for free! You can also find scales at candy stores in malls... Hope this helps, Ralph (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Does anyone has measurements for the mass of Mindstorms components (in grams)? I am particularly interested in the mass of the RCX brick (with batteries), the gearmotors, and the motorcycle-style wheels/tires. I am having a remarkably hard time (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Does the software in RIS 2.0 (set 3804 and upgrade kit set 3805) support the Scout? Just wondering because (URL) says that RoboLab 2.5 supports the Scout. (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Does anyone have an extra usb IR tower for sale?
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Both of you should take a look at (URL) a list of Pitsco ditributors in the UK. By the way, just because it says "school" doesnt necessarily mean that they only sell to schools. (...) /"\ \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign - Say NO to HTML in email and news (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I'm working on a kernel mode driver for Linux for the IR Tower. Overall from everything I've figured out, this is just a USB Serial device; porting code in win32 from COM1 (Serial interface from old serial one) -> LEGOTOWER1 (The USB Tower device (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Proximity sensor ( Was: Re: 8 power levels, and only 8?)
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Hi Paul, (...) Hmmm... can you please post your code for that? I tried it this weekend (I found it here: (URL) but I couldn't quite get it to work. Did you activate the sensor? Regards, Martin (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: NQC 2.3 r1 for Win32 W/ USB Support
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A power adapter port? As in an AC/DC plug on the RCX? I've heard the RCX1.0 has them but I didn't see one on my RCX 2.0 (says RCX 2.0 on the top too, all fancy like..heh). I'll check tonite when I get home, but I dont think there is one. "Dean (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Do many people want EmuLegOS Windows LNP support
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I received an e-mail this morning regarding Windows LNP support under EmuLegOS. Currently this is non-existent. I wanted to see if there are many people out there using the Windows version of EmuLegOS, and if they would find LNP support usefull. If (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: NQC 2.3 r1 for Win32 W/ USB Support
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(...) In the LEGO Mania mag it showed an ad for the RIS2.0. But I didn't see a power adapter port. Can you confirm that there is one or not? Dean (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: 8 power levels, and only 8?
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Here is an interesting paper on using NQC to control motor speed. A similar technique could be used in leJOS: (URL) paper has lots of interesing ideas in it besides motor speed control. My favourite being the proximity sensor which I have remodelled (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | USB support added to leJOS 1.0.3.beta1
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I have added USB support to the Win32 version of leJOS. It is in version 1.0.3.beta1 at (URL) thanks to Juergen Stuber for locating the initial modifications to the legos code at (URL) Many thanks to Jin Sato too. You will need to reload the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | IEEE Mindstorms article is now online
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All -- While back ( (URL) ) I reported the September 2001 issue of 'IEEE Spectrum' Magazine had an article on adult Mindstorms builders and coders, but that the text was not online. The text *is* now online at (URL) LEGO: (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx) !!
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| | Re: NQC 2.3 r1 for Win32 W/ USB Support
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There was a slight oversight on my part. You need cygwin1.dll (from Redhat's cygwin package, available at (URL) in order to run the binary. I'll add this to the distribution and make it available on my site. -Brendan "Brendan W. McAdams" (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Execution order.
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B> Does anyone know why a second IF statement in a while(true) loop wont B> execute? Hi, I believe your command structure should look like this: while(true){ command1; command2;} Maybe you forgot the brackets? (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | NQC 2.3 r1 for Win32 W/ USB Support
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Just so everyone knows, I threw together a compiled version of NQC 2.3 r1 for USB on Win32 last nite, it works. If anyone wants it you can grab it at (URL) are unsupported (Other than me supporting it to the point of 'it works on my box, i plugged (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Does anyone have an extra usb IR tower for sale?
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Chris - (...) The last time I asked them, they said they would not ship outside the US under any circumstances. However, you can e- them at <pldcatalog@pitsco.com> and check whether this is still the case. Cheers JP Serious LEGO: (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Does anyone have an extra usb IR tower for sale?
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(...) Do you know if there is anywhere similar in the UK? I've been trying to get my hands on some extra rotation sensors, but finding a supplier in the UK is practically impossible. Does anyone know if Pitsco will ship to the UK? (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Battery status
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(...) Here's a quick little program that will tell you. Make sure it's the 2.x firmware. ---8<--- task main() { while (true) { SetUserDisplay(BatteryLevel(), 3); } } ---8<--- Dean (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | color-coded (by target) HTML NQC API documentation
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I created color-coded (by target) HTML documentation for the API part of the NQC documentation. I also generated 5 index pages: 1. Master Index: all functions and values, color-coded by target 2. Cybermaster only index 3. RCX only index 4. RCX2 only (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Does anyone know why a second IF statement in a while(true) loop wont execute? (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Does anyone have an extra usb IR tower for sale?
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(...) You can order one from Pitsco. See recent posts for details. (URL) the tower doesn't come with drivers. You need to get the RIS 2.0 software upgrade or the ROBOLAB 2.5 software in order for the tower to function. We need to develop a (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Does anyone have an extra usb IR tower for sale?
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(...) Rob, Pitsco has the USB IR Tower available as a seperate unit...$29.00...the product code is: F979783 ...their number is (800) 362-4308, or (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Does anyone have an extra usb IR tower for sale?
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I'm tired of waiting on TLG to make it available. Hell, I haven't even received the 2.0 upgrade I ordered in the first part of August yet!!! Who knows when They will ever make it available... -Rob (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Battery status
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Kalle - (...) In NQC version 2.3r1 (and probably higher), using the RIS2.0 firmware, you can use x = BatteryLevel(); to set variable 'x' equal to the battery level in millivolts. Cheers, JP (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Web site up
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All -- Finally overcame my HTML-blindness (mostly!) and got a web site up. Code and DATs for most of the robots. Hope you like them. (URL) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Battery status
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Hello, can i check the battery status directly in NQC without connecting the PC. Can i use a trick to get the voltage Br Kalle (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: 8 power levels, and only 8?
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(...) Ok, here are some results of my investigation: - There is no general 8ms cycle - When you change motor settings they become effective on the next timer interrupt (occurs every ms), and the rotating pattern for a reduced powerlevel starts anew, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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If you already have a serial IR tower, RCX 1.0, Scouts, and MicroScouts, then what extra benefits would you get from the new RoboLab 2.5 with: 1) new USB IR tower? 2) new RCX 2.0? 3) old Scout, eg, events and VLL output to MicroScout? 4) old (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: StringBuffer and double
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(...) Even better: send them to us and we'll add them to StringBuffer. (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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(...) Jerry We received the software today from Denmark and began shipments to customers. Most of the information you are reading about comes from a fall mailing we recently did for the back-to-school season. From speaking with the warehouse today I (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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(...) Call Pitsco and ask them to send you a catalog. Their website is very poor in comparison to the items available in the new catalog. In a one page addition to their most recent catalog I read: "ROBOLAB 2.5 UPGRADE If you have purchased previous (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: StringBuffer and double
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Hi myself, Gosh, you're stupid... :o) Ok, I didn't take a look into the StringBuffer.java before I answered: ____SNIP____ public StringBuffer append (double aDouble){ return append ("<no str+double>"); } ____SNIP____ Then, I won't delete my own (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | StringBuffer and double
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Hi, I have just tried to do the following: ____SNIP____ double v = 1.23456 StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(); sb.append( v ); char[] cArray = sb.getChars(); ____SNIP____ on my RCX with lejos 1.0.2. The resulting string/char array has the length (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Sending ir packets
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(...) (URL) get you loads of info. Björn (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Sending ir packets
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I am writing a program, and it doesnt work. Right now im just trying to make sure I can interface with the serial port properly. So I am sending: 55 ff 00 51 ae 03 fc 54 ab At 2400 baud, 8 data bits, odd parity, and one stop bit. It doesnt work. The (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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(...) Richard (or others), I wish I knew where this info is coming from. Pitsco LEGO Dacta's web site has nothing I can find. I would like to know when Robolab 2.5 will be available and if there is an upgrade available to users of ver 2.0. And I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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Robolab 2.5 is rich with new features. These new features include support for the Lego camera and USB tower, support for Control Lab and the Scout brick, LASM support, support for the new RCX firmware for functions like events, auto-wire, better (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: 8 power levels, and only 8?
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Hi, (...) Bummer! I was afraid I might get that answer... :o) (...) Sure, but maybe it would be worth it, since I imagine that many/some of us will make some silly, but basic routine that cycles between float/stop and some motor power, anyway... (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: 8 power levels, and only 8?
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(...) This is what the ROM routines support. (...) Yes, but then we'd need our own motor control routines in the lejos VM, and that would cost some precious memory. (...) Yes, the standard LEGO routines make it very hard to control speed. Basically (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | 8 power levels, and only 8?
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Hi there, Inspired by the answer by Juergen Stuber in the lejos/legos thread, I suddenly began to think about the fact that "we" only have eight power levels to choose among. Why is that? And can it be changed? When programming my bot for the W3D, I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Does lejOS has the same functions as legOS?
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(...) No, for example LNP and speedometer are missing, motor control is standard with 8 power levels. In general it uses the standard ROM routines much more than legos. On the good side the rotation sensor problems it had until two months ago are (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Re: Using two RCX bricks in one robot
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As long as there is some surface for the IR to bounce off, the bricks do not have to face each other. Sending messages is the technique that is used and is very effective. You can do this with any of the various programming languages. -- Bob Fay (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | New Java Book
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Amazon announced the publication of a new book: "Programming Lego Mindstorms With Java" by Brian Bagnall, Dario Laverde. Can anyone recommend it? Has anyone read a prepublication copy? Jerry (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | Using two RCX bricks in one robot
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I'm kicking around the idea of building a Mindstorm's based entry for the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest (see (URL) ). I may be mistaken, but it seems impractical to attempt this task with a single brick... there just don't seem (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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(...) According to the one page catalog addition I received: "ROBOLAB 2.5 packs all the benefits of earlier version including Pilot, Inventor, Programmer, and Investigator levels, is USB compatible (with the new USB tower), and works with the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Does lejOS has the same functions as legOS?
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I ma using legOS and NQC, I also viewed lejOS, but I am not sure if lejOS can provide all functions of legOS provides, then does lejOS run in the same speed as legOS? Zhengrong (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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| | new RoboLab 2.5 compatible with old serial IR tower & RCX 1.0
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Pitsco told me that the new RoboLab 2.5 CDROM will still support the old serial port IR tower with RCX 1.0. Other than just the USB support does anyone know what benefits RoboLab 2.5 offers with the new USB IR tower and RCX 2.0? (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | tower not responding
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I have spent the last couple of days compiling and setting up legOS on my 486SX/33 laptop. I am using legOS 0.2.5 which I got from Sourceforge, and binutils 2.11 (i think) and gcc 2.95.3, which I got from the official GNU site. Compiling 2.95.3 took (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | MacNQC 3.0 Beta
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Hi All, I've uploaded a beta version of MacNQC 3.0. New features are: * Added syntax coloring for NQC source code in the Editor Window. * Made the preference window multi-paned. It now has a Compiler Pane, a Communications Pane, an Editor Pane, and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | MacNQC 3.0 Beta
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Hi All, I've uploaded a beta version of MacNQC 3.0. New features are: * Added syntax coloring for NQC source code in the Editor Window. * Made the preference window multi-paned. It now has a Compiler Pane, a Communications Pane, an Editor Pane, and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | MacNQC 3.0a1 beta release
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Hi All, I've uploaded a beta version of MacNQC. New features are: * Added syntax coloring for NQC source code in the Editor Window. * Made the preference window multi-paned. It now has a Compiler Pane, a Communications Pane, an Editor Pane, and a (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCXcc & USB
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(...) I just got a new catalog from Pitsco. Along with it was an extra one page "Mindstorms for Schools" sheet with Robolab 2.5 (F900054 $59) and the USB tower (F979783 $29) on it. 1-800-362-4308. The lady said the tower wouldn't ship until the end (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: monitoring touch sensor
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(...) FYI, Jason and I ended up with this program: int touch_count=0; int release_count=0; task main() { while (true) { // infinite loop // look for first press until(SENSOR_1 == 1); PlaySound(SOUND_CLICK); touch_count = 1; // wait for 1 second for (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: RCXcc & USB
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John, Do you have the Pitsco part number for the USB tower since I cannot find it on their Web site? Thanks for your help. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: New patch for remote and message
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I uploaded this patch at (URL) can use functions as below: unsigned int get_rkey(); // wait for any remote key wait_event(rkey_pressed, rkey); // wait for any remote key pressed wait_event(rkey_released, rkey); // wait for any remote key released (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Ivy Tech State College Evansville - Competition II
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Ivy Tech State College - Southwest (located in Evansville, Indiana) is once again hosting a Lego Robotics Challenge for area high school and middle school students. The challenge will be held November 9, 2001 at the main campus building. For (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.ky, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.events) !
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| | RCXcc & USB
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Is there anyone out there who could contribute Delphi source code that would enable my revised copy of RCXcc to work with the new USB IR tower. I've ordered a USB tower from Pitsco for $29. Once it arrives I'll be commencing work on the necessary (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Need help with RcxCC: I get "The system cannon find the file specified" error.
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(...) This normally means that NQC.EXE is not in a directory on the system path nor is it in the same directory as RCX.EXE. The simplest fix is the put NQC.EXE in the same directory as RCX.EXE. Alternatively you can add the directory where NQC.EXE (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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Hello everybody, there has been a lot of discussion about the Business 2.0 article in their forums, on Slashdot and here at LUGNET. I followed all of them closely until Tuesday afternoon, but rather less so in the days since. I also received several (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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If there are amateurs interested in using trig-functions under legOS have a look at the following page: (URL) algorithms used are called CORDIC. You'll find all the information and explanation on our site. What is especially interesting is the fact (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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(...) Dennis, I do agree that Lego has been very nice about this; in my first post, I stated that their stance on these matters was one of the things that rekindled my Lego addiction. I admired their action (or lack thereof) as far as Mindstorms was (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: RCX_COMPILER define
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(...) references to (...) the CygWin (...) the legOS (...) absence (...) What RCX_COMPILER does is to add an optimization inside GCC for ISR on RCX platform. GCC without RCX_COMPILER patch should compile without problems any project. You should only (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) OK, lets not make a mountain out of a molehill here. LEGO very clearly and often stated in that letter that they encourage the creation and use of our third party OS's and such. What they (rightly) wish to protect is the dillution of their (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO Company position on third-party programs for LEGO MINDSTORMS
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(...) [snipped Clarification from the LEGO(R) MINDSTORMStm team] Thanks for the clarification, Tomas. (...) I'd also suggest visiting legos.sourceforge.net, and sending the letter to the maintainers of that site (if you haven't already), as although (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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FYI, there is now a posting in lugnet.lego.announce that should help to clarify this issue: (URL) set to FUT lugnet.lego.direct because of some rules (that I still don't quite get) about where official messages can be posted and followed-up to, but (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics)
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Ok, I agree with the *possibility* of the name being a problem, but I am more concerned about the hacks themselves being contested instead. However, LegOS is NOT for commercial purposes, so that should be a factor to consider here. I wouldn't be AS (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Robolab 2.0 fails to load when used on a Win2000 PC running several recent v5.x and v6.x versions of PC Duo NetSupport network monitoring package. This has been confirmed by several schools here in the UK. It is a NetSupport problem due to a non MS (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) In the US, at least, a trademark *must* be defended, or the company loses it. If legOS does, in fact, infringe on their trademark, they would have had to defend it pretty quickly or that usage would pass into the public domain. Or something (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I concur. If I manufactured a new extra-cushiony disk storage system that used *really* tiny sponges for support, and I called it Micro-Soft, I'm sure I'd get a letter. This particular case has the added spin of stepping soundly into the "LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) So, if they had sued him 2.5 years ago, you would have supported them? Just wondering. It's because of thinking like this that most companies would have sued him long ago... Troy PS: I thought it was just common sense, atleast around here, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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The way I read the article it didn't seem that they were so much upset that he had come up with the new OS, but rather that he had named it legOS. No matter how you look at it, or what excuse he can come up for choosing that name, it is pushing the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I agree with you, Jürgen. It seems that we have to contend with taht viewpoint though. Hopefully if any of tyhe new product line doesn't do as well as expected, we will not see some genius in the company decide to go after people who add value (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I think this is speculation by the author of the article. Apart from the issue about names and trademarks, for me this article shows an extremely irritating attitude towards customers, sue people as soon as they use something in a different (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Instructions for LegOS USB support
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(...) As for lejos, we are waiting to get our hands on a USB tower. Jürgen (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX 3.0 and legOS 1.2.4
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This is copyied from "Mindstorms Not Just a Kid's Toy" by Paul Wallich in IEEE Spectrum September 2001: "With version 2.0 of the RCX firmware due this fall, the original hardware may have gone as far as its designers can take it, and what directions (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: EmuLegOs lives again
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Hi Luis Is it possible to make legOS homepage better? I think that's too simple and dull, don't you think so? then can you modify something in your HOWTOs when you do this updating? for example, in (URL) this code seems isn't compiled in legOS (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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We can view the image of firm0309 at (URL) the firm0328 is big different from old one, does anyone make a new image for firm0328? Zhengrong (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: EmuLegOs lives again
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This /rocks/. Hopefully I'll update the Lego and legOS HOWTOs to point to this soon. Luis (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) see (...) I think it's similar enough to LEGO that they'd have had a reasonable case if they'd fought it earlier. But now it's debatable whether they'd have any case at all. ROSCO (IANAL) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I'd be interested in tackling Linux, but we can't get the new towers in Australia yet 8?( ROSCO (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yeah, I saw your post on slashdot after I'd posted the link here. As you say, if they don't defend their trademark within a reasonable time, they lose the right to do so. I guess the best course of action in this case is "no action"!! ROSCO (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You ain't just whistlin' Dixie here Ka-On... Off-topic time: Typical "Time Magazine type" twist on the story here...I hate reading Time because every story seems to be written with an antagonistic bent, trying to stir up trouble, instead of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) from that tiny yellow box? So it got a generic CPU that can read voltage from 3 ports and can adjust 3 power outputs. Really cutting-edge stuff there... That article is just full of you-know-what. (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Hmmm, does this mean they're acknowledging that people call them "legos" ? ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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